1969 Oakland Raiders season

1969 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	John Madden
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
Home field	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	12–1–1
Division place	1st AFL Western
Playoff finish	Lost AFL Championship

The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 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 Raiders' last in the AFL (they would, along with all the other AFL teams, join the NFL in 1970.

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 1969 AFL Championship Game.

Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall-of-Fame head coach John Madden. Madden would lead the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games, and a Super Bowl championship before leaving in 1978. He would post a 112–39–7 regular season record over this span.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 14, 1969	Houston Oilers	W 21–17	49,361
2	September 20, 1969	Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	50,277
3	September 28, 1969	at Boston Patriots	W 38–23	19,069
4	October 4, 1969	at Miami Dolphins	T 20–20	35,614
5	October 12, 1969	at Denver Broncos	W 24–14	49,511
6	October 19, 1969	Buffalo Bills	W 50–21	54,418
7	October 26, 1969	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–12	54,008
8	November 2, 1969	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–17	27,927
9	November 9, 1969	Denver Broncos	W 41–10	54,416
10	November 16, 1969	San Diego Chargers	W 21–16	54,372
11	November 23, 1969	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–24	51,982
12	November 30, 1969	at New York Jets	W 27–14	63,865
13	December 7, 1969	Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–17	54,427
14	December 13, 1969	Kansas City Chiefs	W 10–6	54,443

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	1	1	.923	7–1	377	242	W6
Kansas City Chiefs	11	3	0	.786	5–3	359	177	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	6	0	.571	2–6	288	276	W4
Denver Broncos	5	8	1	.385	3–5	297	344	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	9	1	.308	3–5	280	367	L5

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

Game summaries

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 7 0 14 21 • Raiders 14 28 6 2 50 Date: October 19 Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California Game attendance: 54,418 Game weather: 56°F • Wind 8

Scoring summary 1 OAK Billy Cannon 53 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 7–0 1 OAK Pete Banaszak 10 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 14–0 2 OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 21–0 2 OAK Warren Wells 13 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 28–0 2 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 35–0 2 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 42–0 2 BUF Haven Moses 39 yard pass from James Harris (Bruce Alford kick) Raiders 42–7 3 OAK George Blanda 20 yard field goal Raiders 45–7 3 OAK George Blanda 36 yard field goal Raiders 48–7 4 BUF Bill Enyart 30 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick) Raiders 48–14 4 BUF Marlin Briscoe 50 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick) Raiders 48–21 4 OAK Safety, Kemp tackled by Dotson in end zone Raiders 50–21

• Daryle Lamonica 21/36, 313 Yds, 6 TD

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 0 0 6 6 • Raiders 0 3 0 7 10 Date: December 13 Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California Game attendance: 54,443 Game weather: 55°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q2 OAK George Blanda 30 yard field goal OAK 3–0 Q4 OAK Charlie Smith 8 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) OAK 10–0 Q4 KC Wendell Hayes 1 yard run (kick failed) OAK 10–6

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Playoff	December 21, 1969	Houston Oilers	W 56–7	54,539
AFL Championship	January 4, 1970	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–7	54,544

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 – Haynes 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 John Madden – 1st Year Coordinators/assistant coaches Tom Dahms (Defensive Line) Sid Hall (Linebackers) Marv Marinovich (Strength & Conditioning) Richie McCabe (Defensive Backs) John Polonchek (Running Backs) Ollie Spencer (Offensive Line) Dick Wood (Wide Receivers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2013

Awards and honors

• Daryle Lamonica, Co-AFL MVP