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1971 Oakland Raiders season

{{Short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Oakland Raiders

| year = 1971

| record = 8–4–2

| division_place = 2nd AFC West

| owner = F. Wayne Valley

| general manager = Al Davis

| coach = John Madden

| stadium = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Raiders seasons

}}

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.

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

This would be the final season where Wayne Valley was the majority owner of the Raiders the next season, he would be pushed out in favor general manager Al Davis who by 1976 bought out the remaining shares from Valley to become the sole owner.

Offseason

=Draft=

{{main article|1971 NFL Draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year =1971

| teamname =Oakland Raiders

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 19

| player = Jack Tatum

| position = DB

| college = Ohio State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 45

| player = Phil Villapiano

| position = LB

| college = Bowling Green

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 73

| player = Warren Koegel

| position = C

| college = Penn State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 97

| player = Clarence Davis

| position = RB

| college = USC

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 123

| player = Bob Moore

| position = TE

| college = Stanford

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 149

| player = Greg Slough

| position = LB

| college = USC

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 157

| player = Don Martin

| position = DB

| college = Yale

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 9

| pick = 227

| player = Dave Garnett

| position = RB

| college = Pittsburgh

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 238

| player = Bill West

| position = DB

| college = Tennessee State

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 253

| player = Tim Oesterling

| position = DT

| college = UCLA

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 11

| pick = 279

| player = Jim Poston

| position = DT

| college = South Carolina

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 12

| pick = 305

| player = Horace Jones

| position = DE

| college = Louisville

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 13

| pick = 334

| player = Mick Natzel

| position = DB

| college = Central Michigan

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 14

| pick = 357

| player = Tom Gipson

| position = DT

| college = North Texas State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 15

| pick = 383

| player = Andy Giles

| position = LB

| college = William & Mary

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 16

| pick = 412

| player = Tony Stawarz

| position = DB

| college = Miami (FL)

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 17

| pick = 442

| player = Charles Hill

| position = WR

| college = Sam Houston State

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = no}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1971_draft.htm|title=1971 Oakland Raiders Draftees|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=February 19, 2020}}

Roster

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1971

| team = Oakland Raiders

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|16|George Blanda|K/QB}}

{{NFLplayer|3|Daryle Lamonica}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Don Milan|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Ken Stabler}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|40|Pete Banaszak}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Clarence Davis|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Don Highsmith}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Marv Hubbard}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Charlie Smith|d=running back}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|25|Fred Biletnikoff}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Drew Buie}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Eldridge Dickey}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Rod Sherman}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|87|Raymond Chester}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Bob Moore|rookie=y|d=American football}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|76|Bob Brown|d=offensive lineman|T}}

{{NFLplayer|64|George Buehler|G}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Jim Harvey|d=American football|G}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Warren Koegel|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Ron Mix|T}}

{{NFLplayer|00|Jim Otto|C}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Paul Seiler|G}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Art Shell|T}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Gene Upshaw|G}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|84|Tony Cline|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Ben Davidson|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Horace Jones|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Tom Keating|d=American football|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Art Thoms|DT}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|50|Duane Benson}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Dan Conners}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Gerald Irons}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Terry Mendenhall|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Gus Otto}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Greg Slough|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Phil Villapiano|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Carl Weathers}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|43|George Atkinson|d=safety|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Willie Brown|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Tommy Maxwell|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Jack Tatum|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Jimmy Warren}}

{{NFLplayer|48|Nemiah Wilson|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|4|Jerry DePoyster|K/P}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Mike Eischeid|P}}

| reserve_lists ={{NFLplayer|81|Warren Wells|WR|suspended}}

| practice_squad =

}}

Regular season

=Schedule=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background: #fcc;"

! 1

| September 19

| at New England Patriots

| L 6–20

| 0–1

| Shaefer Stadium

| 55,405

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197109190nwe.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 2

| September 26

| at San Diego Chargers

| W 34–0

| 1–1

| San Diego Stadium

| 54,084

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197109260sdg.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|October 4, 1971}}

| at Cleveland Browns

| W 34–20

| 2–1

| Cleveland Municipal Stadium

| 84,285

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197110040cle.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 4

| October 10

| at Denver Broncos

| W 27–16

| 3–1

| Mile High Stadium

| 51,200

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197110100den.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 5

| October 17

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 34–10

| 4–1

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,615

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197110170rai.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 6

| October 24

| Cincinnati Bengals

| W 31–27

| 5–1

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,699

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197110240rai.htm Recap]

style="background: #ffc;"

! 7

| October 31

| Kansas City Chiefs

| T 20–20

| 5–1–1

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,715

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197110310rai.htm Recap]

style="background: #ffc;"

! 8

| November 7

| at New Orleans Saints

| T 21–21

| 5–1–2

| Tulane Stadium

| 83,102

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197111070nor.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 9

| November 14

| Houston Oilers

| W 41–21

| 6–1–2

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,705

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197111140rai.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 10

| November 21

| San Diego Chargers

| W 34–33

| 7–1–2

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,681

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197111210rai.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 11

| November 28

| Baltimore Colts

| L 14–37

| 7–2–2

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,689

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197111280rai.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 12

| December 5

| at Atlanta Falcons

| L 13–24

| 7–3–2

| Atlanta Stadium

| 58,850

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197112050atl.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc;"

! 13

| December 12

| at Kansas City Chiefs

| L 14–16

| 7–4–2

| Municipal Stadium

| 51,215

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197112120kan.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc;"

! 14

| December 19

| Denver Broncos

| W 21–13

| 8–4–2

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 54,651

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197112190rai.htm Recap]

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1971|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

:The sites of the two games with the Denver Broncos were switched.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b5BfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2150%2C2520439 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Raiders may have to move games if A's gain Series |date=August 13, 1971 |page=22}}

=Game notes=

==Week 2==

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Raiders

|V1=3 |V2=3 |V3=14 |V4=14

|Host=Chargers

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0

|Date=September 26

|Location=San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

|StartTime=1:00 p.m.

|TimeZone=PDT

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=54,084

|Weather={{convert|68|F}}, wind {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee=Jack Vest

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event=George Blanda 37-yard field goal |Score= Raiders 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event=George Blanda 42-yard field goal |Score= Raiders 6–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event=Fred Biletnikoff 36-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 13–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event=Clarence Davis 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 20–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event= Fred Biletnikoff 13-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 27–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= OAK|Event= Ken Stabler 1-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 34–0|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197109260sdg.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

{{Clear}}

==Week 4==

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Raiders

|V1= 3|V2= 3|V3= 14|V4=7

|Host=Broncos

|H1= 3|H2= 6|H3= 0|H4=7

|Date=October 10

|Location=Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

|StartTime=2:00 p.m.

|TimeZone=MDT

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=51,200

|Weather={{convert|58|F}}, wind {{convert|9|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee=Jim Tunney

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

  • Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197110100den.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter= 1|Time= |Team=Broncos |Event= Jim Turner 43-yard field goal |Score= Broncos 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team= Raiders|Event=George Blanda 38-yard field goal |Score=Tie 3–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Broncos |Event= Jim Turner 10-yard field goal |Score= Broncos 6–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Broncos |Event= Jim Turner 24-yard field goal |Score= Broncos 9–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Raiders |Event= George Blanda 24-yard field goal |Score= Broncos 9–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team= Raiders |Event= Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 13–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team= Raiders |Event= Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 20–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= Raiders|Event= Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 27–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= Broncos |Event= Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) |Score= Raiders 27–16|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{Clear}}

==Week 14==

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Broncos

|V1=3 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=10

|Host=Raiders

|H1= 7|H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

|Date=December 19

|Location=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

|StartTime=1:00 p.m.

|TimeZone=PST

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=54,651

|Weather={{convert|44|F}}, wind {{convert|4|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee=John McDonough

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

  • Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197112190rai.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= yes|Quarter= 1|Time= |Team= Raiders|Event=Raymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 7–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 1|Time= |Team= Broncos|Event= Jim Turner 14-yard field goal|Score= Raiders 7–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team= Raiders |Event=Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 14–3}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= Broncos |Event= Jim Turner 29-yard field goal |Score= Raiders 14–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= Raiders |Event= Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score=Raiders 21–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team= Broncos |Event= Clem Turner 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) |Score= Raiders 21–13|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{Clear}}

=Standings=

{{1971 AFC West standings}}

Awards and honors

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1971.htm Raiders on Pro Football Reference]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070408121745/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=OAK&lg=nfl&yr=1971 Raiders on Database Football]}}

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