1969 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJohn Madden
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record12–1–1
Division place1st AFL Western
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Oilers) 56–7
Lost AFL Championship
(vs. Chiefs) 7–17

The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the last for the AFL, which merged into the NFL in 1970.

The Raiders stormed to a 12–1–1 record in 1969 and led the league in wins for a third consecutive season. In doing so, they posted a staggering 37–4–1 (.893) record over their final three years of AFL regular season play. The season ended with an upset loss at home in the AFL Championship Game to division rival Kansas City, the eventual Super Bowl champion.

Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall of Fame head coach John Madden, previously the linebacker coach,[1][2] promoted after the January departure of John Rauch for Buffalo.[3][4] Madden led the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games, and a Super Bowl championship before leaving after 1978, his tenth as head coach, with a 112–39–7 (.731) regular season record.

Roster

1969 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Main article: 1969 American Football League season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 14 Houston Oilers W 21–17 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 49,361 Recap
2 September 20 Miami Dolphins W 20–17 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,277 Recap
3 September 28 at Boston Patriots W 38–23 3–0 Alumni Stadium 19,069 Recap
4 October 4 at Miami Dolphins T 20–20 3–0–1 Miami Orange Bowl 35,614 Recap
5 October 12 at Denver Broncos W 24–14 4–0–1 Mile High Stadium 49,511 Recap
6 October 19 Buffalo Bills W 50–21 5–0–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,418 Recap
7 October 26 at San Diego Chargers W 24–12 6–0–1 San Diego Stadium 54,008 Recap
8 November 2 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–31 6–1–1 Nippert Stadium 27,927 Recap
9 November 9 Denver Broncos W 41–10 7–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,416 Recap
10 November 16 San Diego Chargers W 21–16 8–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,372 Recap
11 November 23 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–24 9–1–1 Municipal Stadium 51,982 Recap
12 November 30 at New York Jets W 27–14 10–1–1 Shea Stadium 63,865 Recap
13 December 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 37–17 11–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,427 Recap
14 December 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 10–6 12–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,443 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 12 1 1 .923 7–1 377 242 W6
Kansas City Chiefs 11 3 0 .786 5–3 359 177 L1
San Diego Chargers 8 6 0 .571 2–6 288 276 W4
Denver Broncos 5 8 1 .385 3–5 297 344 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 4 9 1 .308 3–5 280 367 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Oilers 0 0107 17
• Raiders 14 007 21
Scoring summary
Q1OAKSmith 5 yard run (Blanda kick)OAK 7–0
Q1OAKSmith 5 yard run (Blanda kick)OAK 14–0
Q3HOUGranger 1 yard run (Gerela kick)OAK 14–7
Q3HOUGerela 28 yard field goalOAK 14–10
Q4HOULeVias 15 yard pass from Beathard (Gerela kick)HOU 17–14
Q4OAKWells 64 yard pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)OAK 21–17

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Week 6

1 234Total
Bills 0 7014 21
• Raiders 14 2862 50
Scoring summary
1OAKBilly Cannon 53 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 7–0
1OAKPete Banaszak 10 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 14–0
2OAKPete Banaszak 1 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 21–0
2OAKWarren Wells 13 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 28–0
2OAKFred Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 35–0
2OAKFred Biletnikoff 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 42–0
2BUFHaven Moses 39 yard pass from James Harris (Bruce Alford kick)Raiders 42–7
3OAKGeorge Blanda 20 yard field goalRaiders 45–7
3OAKGeorge Blanda 36 yard field goalRaiders 48–7
4BUFBill Enyart 30 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick)Raiders 48–14
4BUFMarlin Briscoe 50 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick)Raiders 48–21
4OAKSafety, Kemp tackled by Dotson in end zoneRaiders 50–21

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Week 14

1 234Total
Chiefs 0 006 6
• Raiders 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q2OAKGeorge Blanda 30 yard field goalOAK 3–0
Q4OAKCharlie Smith 8 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)OAK 10–0
Q4KCWendell Hayes 1 yard run (kick failed)OAK 10–6

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Postseason

Main article: 1969 American Football League playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Divisional December 21 Houston Oilers W 56–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,539 Recap
AFL Championship January 4, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–17 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,544 Recap

AFL championship game

1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 0 7 7 3 17
Raiders 7 0 0 0 7

Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7

January 4, 1970, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Scoring Summary

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Madden is named new Raider coach". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. February 5, 1969. p. 21, part 2.
  2. ^ "Ex-Duck Madden takes Raider reins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 5, 1969. p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Oakland's Rauch shuffles off to Buffalo - stealthily". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 17, 1969. p. 15, part 2.
  4. ^ "Raiders' Rauch leaves, accepts job with Bills". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 17, 1969. p. 3B.
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-15.
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