1969 Oakland Raiders season

The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the last for the AFL, which merged into the NFL in 1970.

1969 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
Head coachJohn Madden
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record12–1–1
Division place1st AFL Western
Playoff finishWon Divisional playoffs (Oilers) 56–7
Lost AFL Championship Game
(Chiefs) 7–17

The Raiders stormed to a 12–1–1 record in 1969. They led the league in wins for a third consecutive season; in doing so, they posted a staggering 37–4–1 record over their final three years of AFL play. The season would end with an upset loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFL Championship Game.

Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall-of-Fame head coach John Madden, previously the linebacker coach,[1][2] promoted after the January departure of John Rauch for Buffalo.[3][4] Madden led the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games, and a Super Bowl championship before leaving after 1978, his tenth as head coach, with a 112–39–7 (.731) regular season record.

Regular season
Main article: 1969 American Football League season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 14 Houston Oilers W 21–17 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 49,361 Recap
2 September 20 Miami Dolphins W 20–17 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,277 Recap
3 September 28 at Boston Patriots W 38–23 3–0 Alumni Stadium 19,069 Recap
4 October 4 at Miami Dolphins T 20–20 3–0–1 Miami Orange Bowl 35,614 Recap
5 October 12 at Denver Broncos W 24–14 4–0–1 Mile High Stadium 49,511 Recap
6 October 19 Buffalo Bills W 50–21 5–0–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,418 Recap
7 October 26 at San Diego Chargers W 24–12 6–0–1 San Diego Stadium 54,008 Recap
8 November 2 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–31 6–1–1 Nippert Stadium 27,927 Recap
9 November 9 Denver Broncos W 41–10 7–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,416 Recap
10 November 16 San Diego Chargers W 21–16 8–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,372 Recap
11 November 23 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–24 9–1–1 Municipal Stadium 51,982 Recap
12 November 30 at New York Jets W 27–14 10–1–1 Shea Stadium 63,865 Recap
13 December 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 37–17 11–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,427 Recap
14 December 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 10–6 12–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,443 Recap

Note:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Saturday night (September 20, October 4), Saturday (December 13)

Standings
AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 1211.9237–1377242W6
Kansas City Chiefs 1130.7865–3359177L1
San Diego Chargers 860.5712–6288276W4
Denver Broncos 581.3853–5297344W1
Cincinnati Bengals 491.3083–5280367L5

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

Week 1
1 234Total
Oilers 0 0107 17
• Raiders 14 007 21

[5]

Week 6
1 234Total
Bills 0 7014 21
• Raiders 14 2862 50

[6]

Week 14
1 234Total
Chiefs 0 006 6
• Raiders 0 307 10

[7]

Postseason
Main article: 1969 American Football League playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Divisional December 21 Houston Oilers W 56–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,539 Recap
AFL Championship January 4, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–17 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,544 Recap

AFL championship game
1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 0 7 7 3 17
Raiders 7 0 0 0 7

Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7

January 4, 1970, at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

Scoring Summary
  • OAK – Smith 3 run (Blanda kick)
  • KC – Hayes 1 run (Stenerud kick)
  • KC – Holmes 5 run (Stenerud kick)
  • KC – Field goal Stenerud 22

Personnel
1969 Oakland Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#Name
RB 40 Pete Banaszak
FL 25 Fred Biletnikoff
QB, K 16 George Blanda
OG 64 George Buehler (R)
WR 89 Drew Buie (R)
TE 33 Billy Cannon
FB 35 Hewritt Dixon
TE 36 Lloyd Edwards
FB 30 Roger Hagberg
OG 70 Jim Harvey
OG 65 Wayne Hawkins
RB 39 Marv Hubbard (R)
QB 3 Daryle Lamonica
C 00 Jim Otto
OT 74 Harry Schuh
OT 78 Art Shell
WR 13 Rod Sherman
HB 23 Charlie Smith
OT 76 Bob Svihus
RB 22 Larry Todd
OG 63 Gene Upshaw
SE 81 Warren Wells
 Defense
Pos.#Name
DB 20 Jackie Allen
S 43 George Atkinson
LB 50 Duane Benson
DL 53 Dan Birdwell
CB 24 Willie Brown
LB 48 Bill Budness
LB 55 Dan Conners
DE 83 Ben Davidson
DT 71 Al Dotson
S 45 Dave Grayson
DT 74 Tom Keating
LB 42 Bill Laskey
DE 77 Ike Lassiter
DB 47 Kent McCloughan
DT 85 Carleton Oats
LB 56 Chip Oliver
LB 34 Gus Otto
DT 80 Art Thoms
DB 29 Howie Williams
CB 26 Nemiah Wilson
 Special teams
Pos.#Name
P 11 Mike Eischeid
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2013

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Madden is named new Raider coach". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. February 5, 1969. p. 21, part 2.
  2. "Ex-Duck Madden takes Raider reins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 5, 1969. p. 1D.
  3. "Oakland's Rauch shuffles off to Buffalo - stealthily". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 17, 1969. p. 15, part 2.
  4. "Raiders' Rauch leaves, accepts job with Bills". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 17, 1969. p. 3B.
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
  6. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  7. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-15.
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