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1963 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 363 points (25.9/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 282 points (20.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 81 points (5.8/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (1.0/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.1, Offense: 2.4, Defense: 2.7, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Al Davis (10-4-0)
Training Camp: El Rancho Tropicana (Santa Rosa, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tom Flores | 26 | 3 | 9 | 113 for 247, 2,101 yards, 20 td, 13 int, & 12 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Cotton Davidson* | 32 | 9 | 5 | 77 for 194, 1,276 yards, 11 td, 10 int, & 23 rushes for 133 yards and 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| HB | Clem Daniels*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 215 rushes for 1,099 yards, 3 td, & 30 catches for 685 yards and 5 td | |
| FB | Alan Miller | 26 | 3 | 0 | 62 rushes for 270 yards, 3 td, & 34 catches for 404 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 219th pick / 1959 |
| FL | Bo Roberson | 28 | 2 | 0 | 25 catches for 407 yards, 3 td, & 19 rushes for 47 yards and 0 td | |
| FL | Dobie Craig | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7 catches for 196 yards, 2 td | |
| SE | Art Powell*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 73 catches for 1,304 yards, 16 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| TE | Ken Herock | 22 | Rook | 0 | 16 catches for 269 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Bob Mischak | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 catches for 25 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 |
| LT | Proverb Jacobs | 28 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1958 | |
| LG | Wayne Hawkins* | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| C | Jim Otto*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RG | Sonny Bishop | 24 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 18th / 249th pick / 1962 |
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| RG | Ollie Spencer | 32 | 10 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1953 | |
| RT | Dick Klein | 29 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 29th / 347th pick / 1955 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dalva Allen | 28 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957 | |
| LDT | Chuck McMurtry | 26 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Dave Costa* | 22 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Jon Jelacic | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1958 |
| LLB | Jackie Simpson | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 21st / 246th pick / 1958 |
| LLB | Bob Dougherty | 31 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 238th pick / 1954 | |
| MLB | Archie Matsos*+ | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Clancy Osborne | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 315th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Fred Williamson*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Claude Gibson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Jim McMillin | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Joe Krakoski | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 18th / 140th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Tommy Morrow+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Mercer | 28 | 2 | 0 | 8 of 21 field goals & 47 of 47 extra points | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| P | Mike Mercer | 28 | 2 | 0 | 75 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| PR | Claude Gibson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| KR | Bo Roberson | 28 | 2 | 0 | 38 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Dalva Allen | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Houston | 1/13/1935 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957 |
| 82 | Jan Barrett | 24 | E | 3 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Fresno St. | 11/13/1939 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 72nd pick / 1963 Green Bay Packers / 6th / 84th pick / 1963 |
| 53 | Dan Birdwell | 23 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| 66 | Sonny Bishop | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 10/1/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 88th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 18th / 249th pick / 1962 |
| 46 | Dave Costa* | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 10/27/1941 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1963 |
| 42 | Dobie Craig | 25 | FL-WR-HB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-5 | Baylor,Howard Payne | 2/14/1938 | 1 | |
| 36 | Clem Daniels*+ | 26 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 3 | |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson* | 32 | QB | 14 | 5 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| 44 | Bob Dougherty | 31 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati,Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 238th pick / 1954 |
| 15 | Tom Flores | 26 | QB | 14 | 9 | 202 | 6-1 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | 3 | |
| 25 | Claude Gibson | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 5/26/1939 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| 65 | Wayne Hawkins* | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 3 | |
| 86 | Ken Herock | 22 | TE-LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/16/1941 | Rook | |
| 77 | Proverb Jacobs | 28 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | California | 5/25/1935 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1958 |
| 88 | Jon Jelacic | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/19/1936 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1958 |
| 70 | Dick Klein | 29 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Georgia,Iowa | 2/11/1934 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 29th / 347th pick / 1955 |
| 27 | Joe Krakoski | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/18/1937 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 18th / 140th pick / 1961 |
| 56 | Archie Matsos*+ | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 11/22/1934 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| 33 | Doug Mayberry | 26 | FB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | California,Utah St. | 3/23/1937 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 9/18/1939 | 2 | |
| 73 | Chuck McMurtry | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-0 | Whittier | 2/15/1937 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mike Mercer | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Minnesota,Hardin-Simmons,Arizona St. | 11/21/1935 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| 37 | Alan Miller | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 6/19/1937 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 219th pick / 1959 |
| 87 | Bob Mischak | 31 | G-TE | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Army | 10/25/1932 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 |
| 35 | Tommy Morrow+ | 25 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 6/3/1938 | 1 | |
| Jesse Murdock | 25 | HB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | California Western | 9/17/1938 | Rook | ||
| 72 | Jim Norris | 24 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1939 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 128th pick / 1962 |
| 81 | Clancy Osborne | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 11/23/1934 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 315th pick / 1957 |
| 00 | Jim Otto*+ | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 3 | |
| 84 | Art Powell*+ | 26 | SE-DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 2/25/1937 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| 20 | Warren Powers | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/19/1941 | Rook | |
| 48 | Charlie Rieves | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Alabama,Houston | 1/6/1939 | 1 | |
| 40 | Bo Roberson | 28 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Cornell | 7/23/1935 | 2 | |
| 32 | Glenn Shaw | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 7/11/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 129th pick / 1960 |
| 49 | Jackie Simpson | 27 | LB-K | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/20/1936 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 246th pick / 1958 |
| 29 | Mike Sommer | 29 | HB-DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 10/9/1934 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1958 |
| 63 | Ollie Spencer | 32 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Kansas | 4/17/1931 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1953 |
| 39 | Herman Urenda | 25 | E-DB | 2 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Pacific | 4/24/1938 | Rook | |
| 24 | Fred Williamson*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/5/1937 | 3 | |
| 78 | Frank Youso | 27 | T-DT | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/5/1936 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 222.7 | 6-1.7 | 2.8 |