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1971 Oakland Raiders: 8-4-2
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Home record: 5-1-1 (195 points scored, 161 allowed) Road record: 3-3-1 (149 points scored, 117 allowed) Head Coach: John Madden

344 points scored (2nd of 26 teams), 278 points allowed (14th) NFL Averages: 19.4 points/game (271.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   174   348   2,128   (13)   5.72   21   26    473   2,130   ( 8)    4.5   19    4,258    ( 7)      39
Defense:   184   359   2,386   (22)   6.10   16   23    480   1,751   (12)    3.6   14    4,137    (16)      40

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
00  Jim Otto             C     14   6'2   248   33   12   Miami
 3  Daryle Lamonica      QB    14   6'2   215   30    9   Notre Dame
 4  Jerry DePoyster      P     12   6'1   205   25    2   Wyoming
10  Eldridge Dickey      WR     7   6'2   198   25    2   Tennessee State
11  Mike Eischeid        K      2   6'0   190   31    6   Upper Iowa
12  Ken Stabler          QB    14   6'3   194   25    2   Alabama
13  Rod Sherman          WR    12   6'0   190   26    5   Southern California
16  George Blanda        K     14   6'1   215   44   22   Kentucky
20  Jimmy Warren         DB    14   5'11  175   32    8   Illinois
23  Charlie Smith        RB     8   6'1   205   25    4   Utah
24  Willie Brown         DB    14   6'1   190   30    9   Grambling
25  Fred Biletnikoff     WR    14   6'1   190   28    7   Florida State
27  Glenn Ellison        RB     1   6'1   215   24    1   Arkansas
28  Clarence Davis       RB    14   5'10  190   22    R   Southern California
31  Jack Tatum           DB    14   5'10  200   22    R   Ohio State
32  Don Highsmith        RB    14   6'0   200   23    2   Michigan State
34  Gus Otto             LB     8   6'2   220   27    7   Missouri
40  Pete Banaszak        RB    14   5'11  210   27    6   Miami
41  Phil Villapiano      LB    14   6'1   210   22    R   Bowling Green
42  Tommy Maxwell        DB    13   6'2   195   24    3   Texas A&M
43  George Atkinson      DB    14   6'0   180   24    4   Morris Brown
44  Marv Hubbard         RB    14   6'1   215   25    3   Colgate
46  Bill Enyart          RB     1   6'4   235   24    3   Oregon State
48  Nemiah Wilson        DB    13   6'0   160   28    7   Grambling
50  Duane Benson         LB    14   6'2   215   26    5   Hamline
51  Carl Weathers        LB     1   6'2   220   23    2   San Diego State
54  Terry Mendenhall     LB    14   6'1   210   22    R   San Diego State
55  Dan Conners          LB    14   6'1   230   30    8   Miami
56  Warren Koegel        C      1   6'3   250   21    R   Penn State
58  Greg Slough          LB    13   6'3   230   23    R   Southern California
63  Gene Upshaw          OG    14   6'5   255   26    5   Texas A&I
64  George Buehler       OG    14   6'2   260   24    3   Stanford
65  Paul Seiler          OT     8   6'4   260   25    3   Notre Dame
67  Harold Rice          DE    12   6'2   230   26    1   Tennessee State
70  Jim Harvey           OG    12   6'5   250   28    6   Mississippi
73  Tom Gipson           DT     4   6'6   290   23    R   North Texas State
74  Tom Keating          DT     7   6'3   247   29    7   Michigan
76  Bob Brown            OT    10   6'4   290   29    8   Nebraska
77  Ron Mix              OT    12   6'4   250   33   11   Southern California
78  Art Shell            OT    14   6'5   255   24    4   Maryland Eastern Shore
80  Art Thoms            DT    14   6'5   250   25    3   Syracuse
82  Horace Jones         DE    14   6'3   240   22    R   Louisville
83  Ben Davidson         DE    14   6'8   280   31   11   Washington
84  Tony Cline           DE    13   6'2   230   23    2   Miami
85  Carleton Oats        DT    12   6'2   260   29    7   Florida A&M
86  Gerald Irons         LB     7   6'2   230   24    2   Maryland Eastern Shore
87  Raymond Chester      TE    14   6'3   220   23    2   Morgan State
88  Bob Moore            TE    14   6'3   220   22    R   Stanford
89  Drew Buie            WR    14   6'2   178   24    3   Catawba

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Daryle Lamonica      242  118   48.8  1,717   7.10  14.6  16   6.6   16   6.6    18   172    66.8
George Blanda         58   32   55.2    378   6.52  11.8   4   6.9    6  10.3     2    26    58.6
Ken Stabler           48   24   50.0    268   5.58  11.2   1   2.1    4   8.3     4    37    39.2
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Fred Biletnikoff       61    929   15.2    9
Raymond Chester        28    442   15.8    7
Marv Hubbard           22    167    7.6    1
Clarence Davis         15     97    6.5    0
Pete Banaszak          13    128    9.8    0
Rod Sherman            12    187   15.6    1
Don Highsmith          10    109   10.9    0
Drew Buie               5    133   26.6    2
Eldridge Dickey         4     78   19.5    1
Charlie Smith           2     67   33.5    0
Bob Moore               2     26   13.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Marv Hubbard          181    867    4.8    5
Pete Banaszak         137    563    4.1    8
Clarence Davis         54    321    5.9    2
Don Highsmith          76    307    4.0    1
Drew Buie               2     32   16.0    0
Ken Stabler             4     29    7.2    2
Daryle Lamonica         4     16    4.0    0
Raymond Chester         3      5    1.7    0
Charlie Smith          11      4    0.4    1
Jerry DePoyster         1    -14  -14.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Clarence Davis         27    734   27.2    0
Don Highsmith          21    454   21.6    0
Marv Hubbard            3     46   15.3    0
Pete Banaszak           1      0    0.0    0
Paul Seiler             1      0    0.0    0
Charlie Smith           1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
George Atkinson        20    159    8.0    0    0
Tommy Maxwell           6     21    3.5    7    0
Rod Sherman             2      2    1.0    3    0
Don Highsmith           1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Jerry DePoyster 51 2,013 39.5 0 0 0 0 0 39.5 Mike Eischeid 11 461 41.9 0 0 0 0 0 41.9 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts George Blanda 4/4 5/7 4/7 2/3 0/1 15/22 41/42 86 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD George Atkinson 4 70 0 Willie Brown 2 2 0 Tony Cline 5.5 1 0 0 Dan Conners 3 36 0 Ben Davidson 6.0 Horace Jones 4.0 Tom Keating 1.5 Carleton Oats 3.5 Harold Rice 3.0 Jack Tatum 4 136 0 Art Thoms 6.5 Phil Villapiano 1.0 2 25 0 Jimmy Warren 2 114 2 Nemiah Wilson 5 70 0

1971 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 19 DB Jack Tatum 136 Ohio State 2 45 LB Phil Villapiano 163 Bowling Green 3 73 C Warren Koegel 6 Penn State 4 97 RB Clarence Davis 89 USC 5 123 TE Bob Moore 93 Stanford 6 149 LB Greg Slough 22 USC 7 157 DB Don Martin 29 Yale [pick acquired from NE] 9 227 RB Dave Garnett Pittsburgh 10 238 DB Bill West 8 Tennessee State [pick acquired from BUF] 10 253 DT Tim Oesterling UCLA 11 279 DT Jim Poston South Carolina 12 305 DT Horace Jones 71 Louisville 13 334 DB Mick Natzel Central Michigan 14 357 DT Tom Gipson 4 North Texas 15 383 DE Andy Giles William & Mary 16 412 DB Tony Stawarz Miami 17 442 WR Charles Hill Sam Houston State

Traded draft picks: #7 to GB (James Johnson), #8 to NO (Bob Gresham)


Transactions:

01-28-1971traded Alvin Wyatt and New England's #3 pick in the 1971 draft to Bills for Bill Enyart and Buffalo's #10 pick in the 1971 draft
06-01-1971traded a draft pick to Saints for Elijah Nevett
06-23-1971traded Kent McCloughan and Harry Schuh to Rams for Bob Brown and Los Angeles' #2 and #7 picks in the 1972 draft
07-07-1971traded Bill Laskey and Oakland's #2 pick in the 1972 draft to Colts for Tommy Maxwell and Baltimore's #4 and #7 picks in the 1972 draft
07-24-1971Bill Budness retired
07-27-1971traded a draft pick to Bears for Bob Cutburth
08-26-1971traded Bob Svihus to Jets for the Jets' #2 pick in the 1972 draft
09-13-1971traded Ted Koy to Bills for Buffalo's #6 and #15 picks in the 1972 draft
09-16-1971traded Oakland's #5 pick in the 1972 draft to Patriots for Warren Koegel


1971 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/19/71 at New England Patriots L 6-20 0-1-0 09/26/71 at San Diego Chargers W 34-0 1-1-0 10/04/71 at Cleveland Browns W 34-20 2-1-0 10/10/71 at Denver Broncos W 27-16 3-1-0 10/17/71 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 34-10 4-1-0 10/24/71 vs Cincinnati Bengals W 31-27 5-1-0 10/31/71 vs Kansas City Chiefs T 20-20 5-1-1 11/07/71 at New Orleans Saints T 21-21 5-1-2 11/14/71 vs Houston Oilers W 41-21 6-1-2 11/21/71 vs San Diego Chargers W 34-33 7-1-2 11/28/71 vs Baltimore Colts L 14-37 7-2-2 12/05/71 at Atlanta Falcons L 13-24 7-3-2 12/12/71 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14-16 7-4-2 12/19/71 vs Denver Broncos W 21-13 8-4-2

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