1971_Oakland_Raiders_season

1971 Oakland Raiders season
1971 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	John Madden
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	8–4–2
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1970; Raiders seasons; 1972 →;

1971 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season

The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 12th season. The Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the division title.

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This was the only season between 1966 and 1977 in which the Raiders did not win the AFL/AFC West title.

Regular season

Game notes

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1971 Oakland Raiders draft
1	19	Jack Tatum *	DB	Ohio State
2	45	Phil Villapiano *	LB	Bowling Green
3	73	Warren Koegel	C	Penn State
4	97	Clarence Davis	RB	USC
5	123	Bob Moore	TE	Stanford
6	149	Greg Slough	LB	USC
7	157	Don Martin	DB	Yale
9	227	Dave Garnett	RB	Pittsburgh
10	238	Bill West	DB	Tennessee State
10	253	Tim Oesterling	DT	UCLA
11	279	Jim Poston	DT	South Carolina
12	305	Horace Jones	DE	Louisville
13	334	Mick Natzel	DB	Central Michigan
14	357	Tom Gipson	DT	North Texas State
15	383	Andy Giles	LB	William & Mary
16	412	Tony Stawarz	DB	Miami (FL)
17	442	Charles Hill	WR	Sam Houston State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda K/QB 3 Daryle Lamonica 15 Don Milan 12 Ken Stabler Running backs 40 Pete Banaszak 28 Clarence Davis 32 Don Highsmith 44 Marv Hubbard 23 Charlie Smith Wide receivers 25 Fred Biletnikoff 89 Drew Buie 10 Eldridge Dickey 13 Rod Sherman Tight ends 87 Raymond Chester 88 Bob Moore		Offensive linemen 76 Bob Brown T 64 George Buehler G 70 Jim Harvey G 56 Warren Koegel C 77 Ron Mix T 00 Jim Otto C 65 Paul Seiler G 78 Art Shell T 63 Gene Upshaw G Defensive linemen 84 Tony Cline DE 83 Ben Davidson DE 82 Horace Jones DE 74 Tom Keating DT 80 Art Thoms DT		Linebackers 50 Duane Benson 55 Dan Conners 86 Gerald Irons 54 Terry Mendenhall 34 Gus Otto 58 Greg Slough 41 Phil Villapiano 49 Carl Weathers Defensive backs 43 George Atkinson FS 24 Willie Brown CB 42 Tommy Maxwell CB 31 Jack Tatum FS 20 Jimmy Warren 48 Nemiah Wilson CB Special teams 4 Jerry DePoyster K/P 11 Mike Eischeid P		Reserve lists 81 Warren Wells WR (suspended) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 19	at New England Patriots	L 6–20	0–1	Shaefer Stadium	55,405	Recap
2	September 26	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–0	1–1	San Diego Stadium	54,084	Recap
3	October 4	at Cleveland Browns	W 34–20	2–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	84,285	Recap
4	October 10	at Denver Broncos	W 27–16	3–1	Mile High Stadium	51,200	Recap
5	October 17	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–10	4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,615	Recap
6	October 24	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–27	5–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,699	Recap
7	October 31	Kansas City Chiefs	T 20–20	5–1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,715	Recap
8	November 7	at New Orleans Saints	T 21–21	5–1–2	Tulane Stadium	83,102	Recap
9	November 14	Houston Oilers	W 41–21	6–1–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,705	Recap
10	November 21	San Diego Chargers	W 34–33	7–1–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,681	Recap
11	November 28	Baltimore Colts	L 14–37	7–2–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,689	Recap
12	December 5	at Atlanta Falcons	L 13–24	7–3–2	Atlanta Stadium	58,850	Recap
13	December 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–16	7–4–2	Municipal Stadium	51,215	Recap
14	December 19	Denver Broncos	W 21–13	8–4–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	54,651	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Kansas City Chiefs	10	3	1	.769	4–1–1	8–2–1	302	208	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	4	2	.667	4–1–1	7–3–1	344	278	W1
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–4	4–7	311	341	L1
Denver Broncos	4	9	1	.308	1–5	3–6–1	203	275	L2

1971_Oakland_Raiders_season

1971 Oakland Raiders season

Offseason

Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game notes

Week 2

Week 4

Week 14

Standings

Awards and honors

References

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