1963 Oakland Raiders season

The 1963 Oakland Raiders season was the team's fourth in Oakland. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its abysmal 1962 record of 1–13.

1963 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
Head coachAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Home fieldFrank Youell Field
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

In his first year with the organization, Raiders legend Al Davis, formerly a receivers coach with the San Diego Chargers, replaced the team's original gold and black uniforms with the current "silver and black" scheme. Under his leadership as head coach and general manager, the Raiders stunned the rest of the AFL by winning ten games. They finished with a record of 10–4, which was good for second place in the Western Division, one game behind the eventual AFL champion Chargers, whom they had defeated twice. The Raiders swept the Western division in 1963, winning all six games. For his role in the Raiders' miraculous turnaround, Al Davis was named the AFL's "Coach of the Year".

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
Recap
1 September 7 at Houston Oilers W 24–13 1–0 Jeppesen Stadium 24,749 Recap
2 September 15 Buffalo Bills W 35–17 2–0 Frank Youell Field 17,568 Recap
3 September 22 Boston Patriots L 14–20 2–1 Frank Youell Field 17,131 Recap
4 September 28 at New York Jets L 7–10 2–2 Polo Grounds 17,100 Recap
5 October 5 at Buffalo Bills L 0–12 2–3 War Memorial Stadium 24,846 Recap
6 October 11 at Boston Patriots L 14–20 2–4 Fenway Park 26,494 Recap
7 October 20 New York Jets W 49–26 3–4 Frank Youell Field 15,557 Recap
8 October 27 at San Diego Chargers W 34–33 4–4 Balboa Stadium 30,182 Recap
9 November 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 10–7 5–4 Frank Youell Field 18,919 Recap
10 November 8 at Kansas City Chiefs W 22–7 6–4 Municipal Stadium 24,879 Recap
11 November 17
Bye week
November 24
Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22
12 November 28 at Denver Broncos W 26–10 7–4 Bears Stadium 14,763 Recap
13 December 8 San Diego Chargers W 41–27 8–4 Frank Youell Field 20,249 Recap
14 December 15 Denver Broncos W 35–31 9–4 Frank Youell Field 15,223 [ Recap]
15 December 22 Houston Oilers W 52–49 10–4 Frank Youell Field 17,401 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Roster

1963 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 36 Clem Daniels
  • 33 Doug Mayberry
  • 37 Alan Miller
  •     Jesse Murdock
  • 32 Glenn Shaw
  • 29 Mike Sommer

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 82 Jan Barrett
  • 86 Ken Herock
Offensive linemen
  • 66 Sonny Bishop
  • 65 Wayne Hawkins
  • 77 Proverb Jacobs
  • 70 Dick Klein
  • 87 Bob Mischak
  • 00 Jim Otto
  • 63 Ollie Spencer
  • 78 Frank Youso

Defensive linemen

  • 80 Dalva Allen
  • 53 Dan Birdwell
  • 46 Dave Costa
  • 88 Jon Jelacic
  • 73 Chuck McMurtry
  • 72 Jim Norris
Linebackers
  • 44 Bob Dougherty
  • 56 Archie Matsos
  • 81 Clancy Osborne
  • 48 Charlie Rieves
  • 49 Jackie Simpson

Defensive backs

  • 25 Claude Gibson
  • 27 Joe Krakoski
  • 45 Jim McMillin
  • 35 Tommy Morrow
  • 20 Warren Powers
  • 39 Herman Urenda
  • 24 Fred Williamson

Special teams

  • 10 Mike Mercer
Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Oilers

Week One: Oakland Raiders at Houston Oilers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 101424
Oilers 6 0 0713

at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 7
  • Game weather: 88 F, wind 6 mph
  • Box Score

Week 2

1 234Total
Bills 0 1070 17
Raiders 0 2177 35

[1]

Week 7

1 234Total
Jets 7 6013 26
Raiders 21 1477 49

[2]

Week 8

1 234Total
Raiders 7 7713 34
Chargers 10 797 33

[3]

Week 9

1 234Total
Chiefs 0 700 7
Raiders 0 307 10

[4]

Week 10

1 234Total
Raiders 3 1900 22
Chiefs 0 070 7

[5]

Week 12

1 234Total
Raiders 2 01410 26
Broncos 0 307 10

[6]

Week 13

1 234Total
Chargers 7 1370 27
Raiders 3 7031 41

[7]

Week 14

1 234Total
Broncos 7 3147 31
Raiders 14 777 35

[8]

Week 15

1 234Total
Oilers 14 21140 49
Raiders 7 28710 52

[9]

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers 1130.7863–3399255W2
Oakland Raiders 1040.7146–0363282W8
Kansas City Chiefs 572.4172–4347263W3
Denver Broncos 2111.1541–5301473L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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