1975 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJohn Madden
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Bengals) 31–28
Lost AFC Championship
(at Steelers) 10–16

The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League.

The 1975 season was George Blanda's final season in the NFL. Blanda retired with two significant records: the most seasons in American professional football (26), and most games played (340).[1] The Raiders finished the season with an 11–3 record and won the AFC West for the 4th straight year. They also made the playoffs for the 4th straight season. In the playoffs, the Raiders stunned the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship game, their third straight, they lost to the Steelers for the second straight season 16–10.

Opposing quarterbacks had a passer rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era.[2] The Raiders defeated the Dolphins to win their season opener for the first time since 1969.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
1975 Oakland Raiders Draft
Round Selection Selection Player Position College
1 24 24 Neal Colzie Ohio State DB
2 19 45 Charlie Phillips USC DB
3 24 76 Louis Carter Maryland RB
5 24 128 David Humm Nebraska QB
7 24 180 James Daniels Texas A&M DB
9 24 232 Harry Knight Richmond QB
10 25 259 Steve Sylvester Notre Dame T
12 24 310 Jack Magee Boston College C
14 24 362 Tom Doyle Yale QB
15 25 389 Paul Careathers Tennessee RB

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Roster

1975 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

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 22 at Miami Dolphins W 31–21 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
2 September 28 at Baltimore Colts W 31–20 2–0 Memorial Stadium Recap
3 October 5 at San Diego Chargers W 6–0 3–0 San Diego Stadium Recap
4 October 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–42 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
5 October 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–14 3–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
6 October 26 San Diego Chargers W 25–0 4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
7 November 2 at Denver Broncos W 42–17 5–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
8 November 9 New Orleans Saints W 48–10 6–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
9 November 16 Cleveland Browns W 38–17 7–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
10 November 23 at Washington Redskins W 26–23 8–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
11 November 30 Atlanta Falcons W 37–34 9–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
12 December 8 Denver Broncos W 17–10 10–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
13 December 14 Houston Oilers L 26–27 10–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
14 December 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–20 11–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Season summary

Week 10

1 234OTTotal
• Raiders 6 14033 26
Redskins 0 9770 23
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
Scoring summary
1OAKPete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed)Raiders 6–0
2WSHCharley Taylor 8-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)Tie 6–6
2WSHMark Moseley 34-yard field goalRedskins 9–6
2OAKPete Banaszak 27-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–9
2OAKPete Banaszak 7-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–9
3WSHMike Thomas 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)Raiders 20–16
4OAKGeorge Blanda 22-yard field goalRaiders 23–16
4WSHFrank Grant 33-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)Tie 23–23
OTOAKGeorge Blanda 27-yard field goalRaiders 26–23

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Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders(2) 11 3 0 .786 5–1 8–3 375 255 W1
Denver Broncos 6 8 0 .429 3–3 4–7 254 307 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 3–3 3–8 282 341 L4
San Diego Chargers 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 189 345 L1

Playoffs

The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the divisional round in Oakland. The following Sunday, they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16–10 in the AFC Championship Game.

Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28

Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 71428
Raiders 3 14 7731

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
  • Scoring
    • OAK – field goal Blanda 31 OAK 3–0
    • OAK – Siani 9 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 10–3
    • CIN – Fritts 1 run (Green kick) OAK 10–7
    • OAK – Moore 8 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 17–7
    • OAK – Banaszak 6 run (Blanda kick) OAK 24–7
    • CIN – Elliott 6 run (Green kick) OAK 24–14
    • OAK – Casper 2 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 31–14
    • CIN – Joiner 25 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–21
    • CIN – Curtis 14 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–28

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10

Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 01010
Steelers 0 3 01316

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
  • Scoring
    • PIT – field goal Gerela 36 PIT 3–0
    • PIT – Harris 25 run (Gerela kick) PIT 10–0
    • OAK – Siani 14 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) PIT 10–7
    • PIT – Stallworth 20 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) PIT 16–7
    • OAK – field goal Blanda 41 PIT 16–10

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 340
  2. ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history, the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers have the best defensive passer rating total.
  3. ^ 1975 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Archived March 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "1975 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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