On opening day of the 1976 nfl season, the patriots looked back on a postseason drought that began in 1964. The team had gone just 311 the previous season, and was considered a cinderella team in 1976. Former raiders star doesnt think players would have left. Analyst omits 76 raiders team from alltime best list. The raiders 1976 season is unarguably the best season in franchise history. The historys raiders episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. The as on thursday outscored the raiders in 10 of their 16 games from last season. For the most part, the core of the raiders roster was the same. G oakland raiders moved to the las vegas area 2020 season. The official site of the oakland raiders 1976 schedule.
Both the raiders and 49ers are traveling east this weekend. Tom flores was the raiders head coach for their second and third super bowl wins. Mark davis has final message for city prior to home finale. The raiders franchise began in 1960 as part of the american football league, then joined the nfl in 1970 when the divisions merged. Oct 22, 2019 al davis acquired brown for the raiders in a trade from denver in 1967 in one of the best moves he made during his hall of fame career running the raiders. Oakland raiders, american professional football team based in oakland, california, that plays in the national football league. Titansregular season 1960 houston 37, at oakland 22 1972 oakland 34, at houston 0 oakland 14, at houston 1973 oakland 17, at houston 6 1961 at houston 55, oakland 0 1975 houston 27, at oakland 26 houston 47, at oakland 16 1976 oakland 14, at houston. Aug 03, 20 at the tender age of 10 years old i watched this game on tv from my home on chicagos south side. The list documents the season by season records of the raiders franchise from 1960 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The silver and black will unveil its full regular and preseason games at 4. What did the raiders do with 12th and 19th picks in past. Pt raiders 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Las vegas raiders inaugural season schedule released at 4.
When humm died in 2018 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, davis attended his. The pittsburgh steelers at the oakland raiders without franco harris and rocky bleier, the steelers lacked any ground game and struggled to put their offense together, failing to make a first down until the halfway through the second quarter. The 1976 oakland raiders knocked the competition around and. The oakland raiders began play in 1960 in the american football league, which would later merge with the national football league in 1970. Oct 18, 2015 the 1976 season for the raiders started with a big win on september 12 against the steelers and would end with the very biggest win in super bowl xi on january 9, 1977. Ken stabler, swashbuckling qb of 1970s oakland raiders. Nfls greatest teams bracket moves on to second round. It marked their first winning season as an nfl team their last winning season came in 1966, when the team was still in the afl. Ken stabler epitomized badass raiders of the 1970s after taking over as the raiders starting quarterback in 1973, ken stabler went 50111 in the regular season and 7. Mar 30, 2012 while the 1976 raiders rampaged to a 1 regular season finish and ransacked the minnesota vikings in super bowl xi, glory for the silver and black through a 64team tournament of the greatest. After a nineyear stretch in which they posted just one nonlosing season amid eight losing years, the patriots turned around their fortunes, going 1. View the 1976 oakland raiders schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason nfl games. In the 2014 nfl draft, the raiders selected linebacker khalil mack in the first round and quarterback derek carr in the second round hoping each would anchor their side of the ball. As expected, both defenses dominated the opening phase of their season opener before the game erupted late into a free flowing display of offensive might.
The list documents the seasonbyseason records of the raiders franchise from 1960 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. Since then they have been a force to be reckoned with and are considered one of the most polarizing teams in football people either love or hate them. The 1976 oakland raiders season was the teams 17th season, and 7th in the national football league. A trio of exservicemen begin smuggling innocuous black market items into postwar britain, but through greed they graduate to more sinister cargo. Oaklandalameda county coliseum 1966 capacitysurface. Mark davis, with his raiders getting ready for their final home game in oakland, has delivered a parting message to oaklands diehard fans. As offense is apparently better in the red zone than raiders. The roster was filled with alltime greats and hall of famers or players who should be in the hall. Entering 20, the cowboys and raiders both have at least 421 regu. The 1976 new england patriots season was the franchises 7th season in the national football league and 17th overall after a nineyear stretch in which they posted just one nonlosing season amid eight losing years, the patriots turned around their fortunes, going 1. The oakland raiders opened their 1976 regular season against the defending super bowl champion pittsburgh steelers. This john madden led squad was littered with halloffame talent from top to bottom. Pre 1933 all winners are the best performing team in the regular season.
With richard attenborough, george baker, bill owen, virginia mckenna. Notre dame defensive tackle steve niehaus, the seattle seahawks first draft choice in team history in seattle, wash. They have been named the greatest team of all time in the bracket contest as voted by the fans. The discontent grew and bates chose to retire and sat out the entire 1995 season rather than suit up for the raiders. The raiders won super bowls after the 1976 and 1980 seasons and a third while in l.
April 8, 1976 rounds 17 april 9, 1976 rounds 817 expansion teams buccaneers and seahawks received the first picks in each round, and also 2 picks each at the end of rounds 25. Gruden officially returns to the raiders sidelines for the first time since the 2001 season, and the crowd greets him warmly before a season opening 33 loss to the rams, a game in which the. Team view of the schedules including links to tickets, broadcast channels, and printable views. The oakland raiders finished the 20 season with a record of 412. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Type the winner of each season s superbowl for each year. Cincinnati bengals at oakland raiders, there was some talk in the ohio river valley that the raiders, owners of footballs best record, would let cincinnati win. Take a look back and relive all the touchdowns from the raiders 2019 season. They won doubledigit games in a 14game season five times in that decade, highlighted by winning super bowl xi over minnesota to conclude the 1976 season. Mar 30, 2012 the 1976 raiders took their rightful place atop the all time list. Speed was the allconsuming obsession of al davis raiders. Raiders hall of fame cornerback willie brown died at age 78. Brown went on to have a brilliant career over 12 years with oakland, highlighted by his 75yard interception return for a touchdown against minnesota that helped the raiders win their first. The nfl announced the oakland raiders 2019 regular season schedule wednesday.
Coming into the 1976 playoffs, the raiders, under legendary head coach john madden, had won their fifth consecutive division title, steamrolling the league with a 1 regular season record. Ken stabler epitomized badass oakland raiders of the. The raiders maintained their standing as an elite nfl team for most of the 1970s, even winning the super bowl to end the 1976 season. John madden, davis irrepressible coach who guided the raiders to their first super bowl title after the 1976 season and later made his name as one of the top analysts in broadcasting, was third. The buccaneers moved to the nfc central after their inaugural season, and departed for the newly formed nfc south after the 2001 season. However, according to fox sports analyst colin cowherd, the 1976. Week, day, date, ot, rec, opp, tm, opp, 1std, totyd, passy, rushy, to, 1std, totyd, passy. Nfl great teams great years 1976 oakland raiders part 1. Raiders announce dates and times for 2019 regular season schedule. You can buy las vegas raiders license plates next month. The 2020 raiders schedule will be released on, the raiders app, and all social platforms on thursday at 4. Raiders best team to never win a championship silver and. Coming off a 311 record in 1975, the 76 pats rolled to an 1 record that included a 4817 whooping of john maddens raiders in the fourth game of the season in foxborough. Mar 30, 2020 the first round of polling closes at 1 p.
The raiders have won three super bowl championships 1977, 1981, and 1984, one american football league championship 1967, and four american football conference titles. They would be back to the super bowl three times in an eightyear stretch starting with the 1976 season. Raiders lb kevin burnett was originally selected by the cowboys in the second round of the 2005 nfl draft and played for dallas from 200508. While the 1976 raiders rampaged to a 1 regularseason finish and. On the second night of the 2020 nfl draft, the seattle seahawks selected defensive end darrell taylor from tennessee no. Carr was given control early as he was chosen as the starter for the opener of the 2014 season. Raiders cb mike jenkins is a former firstround selection of the cowboys and played in dallas from 200812. A year after winning the afc title, a season gone wrong hit a low point when the raiders had 11 penalties for 89 yards in a loss to the broncos and fell to. This is a list of seasons completed by the las vegas raiders american football franchise of the national football league nfl. Raiders 31, pittsburgh 28 this season opener against the twotime defending super bowlchampion steelers who had beaten the raiders in the previous two afc championship games. As for the 49ers, they outscored the as in just nine of their 18 games dating back to the start of last season. Jul 10, 2015 ken stabler, the charismatic quarterback who propelled the oakland raiders to prominence in the 1970s and led his team to a super bowl victory in 1977, died july 8 in gulfport, miss.
Oakland raiders players listed alphabetically or numerically. Nfl 100 greatest ranks the top 100 teams in nfl history, and the 1976 oakland raiders, who finished the regular season 1 and defeated the minnesota vikings 3214 in super bowl xi, land at no. The 1976 oakland raiders team was dominant in every sense of the word. Banaszak was part of the holy roller play that eventually led to the league changing the rule about advancing a fumble. Dec 06, 2018 hall of famer kenny stabler quarterbacked the raiders for most of the 1970s, including the 1976 title team, which went 1 and is considered one of the greatest teams in nfl history. Ken stabler, the charismatic quarterback who propelled the oakland raiders to prominence in the 1970s and led his team to a super bowl victory in 1977, died july 8 in gulfport, miss. His is the only name that appears on the raiders 1976 and 1983 super bowl championship rosters. Top 50 oakland raiders of all time bleacher report. The 1976 oakland raiders season was the teams 17th season, and 7th in the national football league after having appeared in the three previous afc championship games and having lost all threethe 1976 raiders finally won the conference championship, and went on to win their first super bowl.
He spent 10 seasons with the bears, part of one with the baltimore colts. Blanda retired a month shy of his 49th birthday before the 1976 season. Plunkett, linebacker matt millen and hall of fame guard, gene upshaw recount the raiders season of 1980. Raiders t alex barron played with the cowboys during the 2010 season. The story of the 1976 raiders is told by hall of fame head coach, john madden, quarterback ken stabler and linebacker phil villapiano. This is a list of seasons completed by the las vegas raiders american football. Oakland raiders 2nd 11th pick 1965, detroit lions 3rd 39th pick 1965. F seattle seahawks moved from the nfc west division 1977 season. Ship 1087 is the british equivalent of an american mtb, operating in the english channel as a patrol boat, rescue vessel, escort, and what have you. The 1976 oakland raiders had thundered into the super bowl with a 1 regularseason record and a 20 mark in the playoffs. After having appeared in the three previous afc championship games and having lost all threethe 1976 raiders finally won the conference championship, 1 and went on to win their first super bowl.
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