1975 Oakland Raiders season

{{main|1975 NFL draft}}

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1975

| team = Oakland Raiders

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|15|Pete Beathard}}

{{NFLplayer|11|David Humm|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Larry Lawrence|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Ken Stabler}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|40|Pete Banaszak}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Louis Carter|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Clarence Davis}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Harold Hart}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Marv Hubbard}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Mark van Eeghen|FB}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|81|Morris Bradshaw}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Fred Biletnikoff}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Cliff Branch}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Mike Siani|d=American football}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|46|Warren Bankston}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Dave Casper}}

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

| offensive_linemen =

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

{{NFLplayer|50|Dave Dalby|C}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Henry Lawrence|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Dan Medlin|G}}

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

{{NFLplayer|66|Steve Sylvester|d=American football|rookie=y|G}}

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

{{NFLplayer|75|John Vella|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

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

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

{{NFLplayer|71|Kelvin Korver|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Dave Rowe|d=American football|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Otis Sistrunk|DE}}

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

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|54|Mike Dennery}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Ted Hendricks}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Gerald Irons}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Monte Johnson}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Phil Villapiano}}

| defensive_back =

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

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

{{NFLplayer|20|Neal Colzie|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Charlie Phillips|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Jack Tatum|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Skip Thomas|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|8|Ray Guy|P}}

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

| reserve_lists =

| practice_squad =

}}

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Raiders

|V1=6 |V2=14 |V3=0 |V4= 3|VOT=3

|Host=Redskins

|H1= 0|H2= 9|H3= 7|H4=7|HOT=0

|Date=November 23

|Location=RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

|StartTime=4:00 p.m.

|TimeZone=EST

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=

|Weather={{convert|41|F}} • Wind {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee= Pat Haggerty

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event=Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed) |Score= Raiders 6–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=WSH |Event=Charley Taylor 8-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed) |Score= Tie 6–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=WSH |Event=Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal |Score= Redskins 9–6}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event= Pete Banaszak 27-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 13–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event= Pete Banaszak 7-yard run (George Blanda kick) |Score= Raiders 20–9}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=WSH |Event=Mike Thomas 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick) |Score= Raiders 20–16}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=OAK |Event=George Blanda 22-yard field goal |Score= Raiders 23–16}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=WSH |Event=Frank Grant 33-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) |Score= Tie 23–23}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=OT |Time= |Team= OAK|Event=George Blanda 27-yard field goal |Score= Raiders 26–23|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197511230was.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

{{Clear}}

{{1975 AFC West standings}}

The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the divisional round in Oakland. The following Sunday, they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16–10 in the AFC Championship Game.

{{Americanfootballbox | titlestyle=text-align:center; background:#eee

| title=Game summary|

|Road=Bengals

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=14

|Home=Raiders

|H1=3

|H2=14

|H3=7

|H4=7

|date=December 28, 1975

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

|time= 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST

|TV= NBC

|TVAnnouncers= Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis

|attendance= 53,030

|referee= Jim Tunney

|scoring=

• Scoring
• OAK – field goal Blanda 31 OAK 3–0
• OAK – Siani 9 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 10–3
• CIN – Fritts 1 run (Green kick) OAK 10–7
• OAK – Moore 8 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 17–7
• OAK – Banaszak 6 run (Blanda kick) OAK 24–7
• CIN – Elliott 6 run (Green kick) OAK 24–14
• OAK – Casper 2 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 31–14
• CIN – Joiner 25 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–21
• CIN – Curtis 14 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–28

}} Raiders go to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Steelers 16-10.

{{Americanfootballbox | titlestyle=text-align:center; background:#eee

| title=Game summary|

|Road=Raiders

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=10

|Home=Steelers

|H1=0

|H2=3

|H3=0

|H4=13

|date=January 4, 1976

|stadium= Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|time= 1:00 p.m. EST

|TV= NBC

|TVAnnouncers= Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, and Don Meredith

|attendance= 50,609

|referee= Ben Dreith

|scoring=

• Scoring
• PIT – field goal Gerela 36 PIT 3–0
• PIT – Harris 25 run (Gerela kick) PIT 10–0
• OAK – Siani 14 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) PIT 10–7
• PIT – Stallworth 20 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) PIT 16–7
• OAK – field goal Blanda 41 PIT 16–10

}} Raiders lost and in 1976 finished 13-1 they win to the New England Patriots 24-21 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship Game win over the Steelers 24-7. And win in Super Bowl XI to the Minnesota Vikings 32-14.

• George Blanda, most seasons in American professional football (26)
• George Blanda, most games played, (340)

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1975.htm Raiders on Pro Football Reference]
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205221533/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=OAK&yr=1975&lg=nfl Raiders on Database Football]}}

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