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Record: 5-7-2, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 303 points (21.6/g), 6th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 350 points (25.0/g), 6th.
Differential of -47 points (-3.4/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.1/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.9, Offense: -1.4, Defense: -1.6, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Al Davis
Training Camp: El Rancho Tropicana (Santa Rosa, California)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tom Flores | 27 | 4 | 7 | 98 for 200, 1,389 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 11 rushes for 64 yards and 0 td | |
| HB | Clem Daniels* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 173 rushes for 824 yards, 2 td, & 42 catches for 696 yards and 6 td | |
| FB | Billy Cannon | 27 | 4 | 0 | 89 rushes for 338 yards, 3 td, & 37 catches for 454 yards and 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| FL | Bo Roberson | 29 | 3 | 0 | 44 catches for 624 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| SE | Art Powell* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 76 catches for 1,361 yards, 11 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| TE | Ken Herock | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 catches for 360 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Ken Rice | 25 | 3 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Bob Mischak | 32 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 | |
| C | Jim Otto*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RG | Wayne Hawkins* | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RT | Dick Klein | 30 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 29th / 347th pick / 1955 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dalva Allen | 29 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957 | |
| LDT | Rex Mirich | 23 | Rook | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 212th pick / 1963 |
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| RDT | Dave Costa | 23 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Dan Birdwell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Bill Budness | 21 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Archie Matsos | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Clancy Osborne | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 315th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Fred Williamson | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Howie Williams | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Joe Krakoski | 27 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 18th / 140th pick / 1961 |
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| RS | Tommy Morrow | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Mercer | 29 | 3 | 0 | 15 of 24 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| K | Mike Mercer | 29 | 3 | 0 | 15 of 24 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| PR | Claude Gibson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 29 punt returns for a 14.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Bo Roberson | 29 | 3 | 0 | 44 catches for 624 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Dalva Allen | 29 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Houston | 1/13/1935 | 4 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957 |
| 82 | Jan Barrett | 25 | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Fresno St. | 11/13/1939 | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 72nd pick / 1963 Green Bay Packers / 6th / 84th pick / 1963 |
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| 53 | Dan Birdwell | 24 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 2 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| 74 | Doug Brown | 26 | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 5/31/1938 | 2 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 134th pick / 1960 | |
| 48 | Bill Budness | 21 | LLB | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 1/30/1943 | Rook | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| 33 | Billy Cannon | 27 | FB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 4 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| 60 | Dan Conners | 23 | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | Rook | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964 |
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| 46 | Dave Costa | 23 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 10/27/1941 | 1 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1963 |
| 36 | Clem Daniels* | 27 | HB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 4 | 12 | |
| 83 | Ben Davidson | 24 | 12 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 3 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 | |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | 33 | qb | 14 | 7 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 10 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| 23 | Bo Dickinson | 29 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/18/1935 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 72nd pick / 1957 | |
| 15 | Tom Flores | 27 | QB | 14 | 7 | 202 | 6-1 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | 4 | 4 | |
| 25 | Claude Gibson | 25 | PR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 5/26/1939 | 3 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| 44 | Fred Gillett | 28 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Los Angeles St. | 12/16/1936 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 19th / 261st pick / 1962 | |
| 22 | Louis Guy | 23 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 5/26/1941 | 1 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 40th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 7th / 51st pick / 1963 |
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| 65 | Wayne Hawkins* | 26 | RG | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 4 | 9 | |
| 86 | Ken Herock | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/16/1941 | 1 | 5 | |
| 32 | Bobby Jackson | 24 | 8 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | New Mexico St. | 3/16/1940 | 2 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 19th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 56th pick / 1962 |
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| 77 | Proverb Jacobs | 29 | 6 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | California | 5/25/1935 | 6 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1958 | |
| 88 | Jon Jelacic | 28 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/19/1936 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1958 | |
| Mark Johnston | 26 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 3/4/1938 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 70 | Dick Klein | 30 | RT | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Georgia,Iowa | 2/11/1934 | 6 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 29th / 347th pick / 1955 |
| 27 | Joe Krakoski | 27 | LS | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/18/1937 | 3 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 18th / 140th pick / 1961 |
| 56 | Archie Matsos | 30 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 11/22/1934 | 4 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | 25 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 9/18/1939 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Mike Mercer | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Minnesota,Hardin-Simmons,Arizona St. | 11/21/1935 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| 89 | Bill Miller | 24 | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1940 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 30th pick / 1962 |
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| 21 | Gene Mingo | 26 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Rex Mirich | 23 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 3/11/1941 | Rook | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 212th pick / 1963 |
| 67 | Bob Mischak | 32 | LG | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Army | 10/25/1932 | 6 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 |
| 35 | Tommy Morrow | 26 | RS | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 6/3/1938 | 2 | 6 | |
| 72 | Jim Norris | 25 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1939 | 2 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 128th pick / 1962 |
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| 81 | Clancy Osborne | 30 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 11/23/1934 | 5 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 315th pick / 1957 |
| 00 | Jim Otto*+ | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 4 | 11 | |
| 84 | Art Powell* | 27 | SE | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 2/25/1937 | 5 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| 20 | Warren Powers | 23 | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/19/1941 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 75 | Ken Rice | 25 | LT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/14/1939 | 3 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1961 |
| 40 | Bo Roberson | 29 | FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Cornell | 7/23/1935 | 3 | 6 | |
| 32 | Glenn Shaw | 26 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 7/11/1938 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 129th pick / 1960 | |
| 50 | Jackie Simpson | 28 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/20/1936 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 21st / 246th pick / 1958 | |
| 29 | Howie Williams | 28 | RCB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 2 | 5 | |
| 24 | Fred Williamson | 27 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/5/1937 | 4 | 7 | |
| 52 | J.R. Williamson | 23 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 10/9/1941 | Rook | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 106th pick / 1964 |
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| 78 | Frank Youso | 28 | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/5/1936 | 6 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 223.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |