1971 Oakland Raiders season

1971 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	John Madden
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
Home field	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	8–4–2
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 12th season. After winning the AFC West in 1970, the Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, would win the division title.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1971 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	at New England Patriots	L 20–6	55,405
2	September 26, 1971	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–0	54,084
3	October 4, 1971	at Cleveland Browns	W 34–20	84,285
4	October 10, 1971	at Denver Broncos	W 27–16	51,200
5	October 17, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–10	54,615
6	October 24, 1971	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–27	54,699
7	October 31, 1971	Kansas City Chiefs	T 20–20	54,715
8	November 7, 1971	at New Orleans Saints	T 21–21	83,102
9	November 14, 1971	Houston Oilers	W 41–21	54,705
10	November 21, 1971	San Diego Chargers	W 34–33	54,681
11	November 28, 1971	Baltimore Colts	L 37–14	54,689
12	December 5, 1971	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24–13	58,850
13	December 12, 1971	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–14	51,215
14	December 19, 1971	Denver Broncos	W 21–13	54,651

Game notes

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 3 3 14 14 34 Chargers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 26 Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 68°F, wind 10

Scoring summary 1 OAK George Blanda 37 yard field goal Raiders 3–0 2 OAK George Blanda 42 yard field goal Raiders 6–0 3 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 13–0 3 OAK Clarence Davis 2 yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 20–0 4 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 13 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 27–0 4 OAK Ken Stabler 1 yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 34–0

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 3 3 14 7 27 Broncos 3 6 0 7 16 Date: October 10 Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Game start: 2:00 p.m. MST Game weather: 58°F, wind 9 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Broncos Jim Turner 43-yard field goal Broncos 3–0 1 Raiders George Blanda 38-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 Broncos Jim Turner 10-yard field goal Broncos 6–3 2 Broncos Jim Turner 24-yard field goal Broncos 9–3 2 Raiders George Blanda 24-yard field goal Broncos 9–6 3 Raiders Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 13–9 3 Raiders Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) Raiders 20–9 4 Raiders Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick) Raiders 27–9 4 Broncos Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) Raiders 27–16

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 0 0 10 13 • Raiders 7 7 0 7 21 Date: December 19 Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 44°F, wind 4 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Raiders Raymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 7–0 1 Broncos Jim Turner 14-yard field goal Raiders 7–3 2 Raiders Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 14–3 4 Broncos Jim Turner 29-yard field goal Raiders 14–6 4 Raiders Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 21–6 4 Broncos Clem Turner 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) Raiders 21–13

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Kansas City Chiefs	10	3	1	.769	4–1–1	8–2–1	302	208	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	4	2	.667	4–1–1	7–3–1	344	278	W1
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–4	4–7	311	341	L1
Denver Broncos	4	9	1	.308	1–5	3–6–1	203	275	L2

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

References

• Raiders on Pro Football Reference
• Raiders on Database Football