1966 Oakland Raiders season

The 1966 Oakland Raiders season was their seventh season in Oakland and in the American Football League. Led by first-year head coach John Rauch, the Raiders played their home games in the new Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum,[1][2] and finished at 8–5–1, second place in the Western division.[3]

1966 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
Head coachJohn Rauch
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record8–5–1
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

In April 1966, AFL commissioner Joe Foss resigned and was succeeded by Al Davis, the head coach and general manager of the Raiders. Offensive backs coach Rauch was promoted to head coach and Scotty Stirling became the general manager.[4] After the AFL–NFL merger agreement in June was made without his involvement, Davis resigned in late July;[5] he returned to the team, but did not coach again.

Schedule
Main article: 1966 American Football League season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 2 at Miami Dolphins W 23–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 26,776 Recap
2 September 10 at Houston Oilers L 0–31 1–1 Rice Stadium 31,763 Recap
3 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–32 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,746 Recap
4 September 25 San Diego Chargers L 20–29 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 37,183 Recap
5 Bye
6 October 9 Miami Dolphins W 21–10 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 30,787 Recap
7 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 34–13 3–3 Municipal Stadium 33,057 Recap
8 October 23 at New York Jets W 24–21 4–3 Shea Stadium 58,135 Recap
9 October 30 at Boston Patriots L 21–24 4–4 Fenway Park 26,941 Recap
10 November 6 Houston Oilers W 38–23 5–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 34,102 Recap
11 November 13 at San Diego Chargers W 41–19 6–4 Balboa Stadium 26,230 Recap
12 November 20 at Denver Broncos W 17–3 7–4 Bears Stadium 26,703 Recap
13 November 24 Buffalo Bills L 10–31 7–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 36,781 Recap
14 December 3 New York Jets T 28–28 7–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 32,144 Recap
15 December 11 Denver Broncos W 28–10 8–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 31,765 Recap
16 Bye

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 1121.8465–1448276W3
Oakland Raiders 851.6154–2315288W1
San Diego Chargers 761.5382–4335284L1
Denver Broncos 4100.2861–5196381L2

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

References
  1. Stevenson, Jack (September 19, 1966). "Chiefs turn blocked punt into rout of Oakland". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  2. "Chiefs rout Oakland in 32-10 win". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. September 19, 1966. p. 11.
  3. "American Football League standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 19, 1966. p. 2C.
  4. "Appoint Davis as AFL czar". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 1, part 2.
  5. "Woodard in, Davis out in AFL". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 26, 1966. p. 2, part 2.
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