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1965 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 298 points (21.3/g), 5th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 239 points (17.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 59 points (4.2/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.8-5.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Al Davis (8-5-1)
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1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tom Flores | 28 | 5 | 11 | 122 for 269, 1,593 yards, 14 td, 11 int, & 11 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Dick Wood | 29 | 3 | 3 | 69 for 157, 1,003 yards, 8 td, 6 int, & 4 rushes for 16 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| HB | Clem Daniels* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 219 rushes for 884 yards, 5 td, & 36 catches for 568 yards and 7 td | |
| FB | Alan Miller | 28 | 5 | 0 | 73 rushes for 272 yards, 1 td, & 21 catches for 208 yards and 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 219th pick / 1959 |
| FL | Fred Biletnikoff | 22 | Rook | 7 | 24 catches for 331 yards, 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| FL | Roger Hagberg | 26 | Rook | 0 | 12 catches for 121 yards, 0 td, & 48 rushes for 171 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Bo Roberson* | 30 | 4 | 0 | 15 catches for 220 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| SE | Art Powell* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 52 catches for 800 yards, 12 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| TE | Billy Cannon | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7 catches for 127 yards, 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| TE | Ken Herock | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 catches for 221 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Bob Svihus | 22 | Rook | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Ken Rice | 26 | 4 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
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| C | Jim Otto*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | ||
| RG | Wayne Hawkins* | 27 | 5 | 0 | ||
| RT | Harry Schuh | 23 | Rook | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
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| RT | Frank Youso | 29 | 7 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ike Lassiter | 25 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
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| LDT | Rex Mirich | 24 | 1 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 |
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| LDT | Dan Birdwell | 25 | 3 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Dave Costa | 24 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Ben Davidson | 25 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
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| LLB | J.R. Williamson | 24 | 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 |
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| MLB | Archie Matsos | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Bill Budness | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gus Otto | 22 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Kent McCloughan | 25 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Dave Grayson*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Joe Krakoski | 28 | 4 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 |
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| LS | Warren Powers | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Howie Williams | 29 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Mercer | 30 | 4 | 0 | 9 of 15 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| P | Mike Mercer | 30 | 4 | 0 | 75 punts for a 41.1 average, 0 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| PR | Claude Gibson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| KR | Larry Todd | 23 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 44th pick / 1965 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Pervis Atkins | 30 | FL-HB-WR | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | New Mexico State,San Francisco State | 11/24/1935 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 22 | WR-FL | 14 | 7 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| Dan Birdwell | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 |
| Bill Budness | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Boston University | 1/30/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| Billy Cannon | 28 | TE-HB-FB | 10 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| Dan Conners | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Costa | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 10/27/1941 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 |
| Clem Daniels* | 28 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 5 | |
| Ben Davidson | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| Cotton Davidson | 34 | QB | 2 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| John Diehl | 29 | DT | 8 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Virginia | 1/27/1936 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 82nd pick / 1958 |
| Tom Flores | 28 | QB | 14 | 11 | 202 | 6-1 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | 5 | |
| Claude Gibson | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 5/26/1939 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| Dave Grayson*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 4 | |
| Roger Hagberg | 26 | FB-FL | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/28/1939 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| Wayne Hawkins* | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 5 | |
| Dick Hermann | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida State | 7/11/1942 | Rook | |
| Ken Herock | 24 | TE-LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/16/1941 | 2 | |
| Joe Krakoski | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/18/1937 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 |
| Ike Lassiter | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| Marv Marinovich | 26 | G | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 8/6/1939 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 156th pick / 1962 |
| Archie Matsos | 31 | LB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 11/22/1934 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| Kent McCloughan | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/12/1940 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 |
| Mike Mercer | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona State,Florida State,Hardin-Simmons,Minnesota | 11/21/1935 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| Alan Miller | 28 | FB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Boston College | 6/19/1937 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 219th pick / 1959 |
| Gene Mingo | 27 | HB-K | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 5 | |
| Rex Mirich | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 3/11/1941 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 |
| Bob Mischak | 33 | G-TE | 8 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Army | 10/25/1932 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 |
| Carleton Oats | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 |
| Gus Otto | 22 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Otto*+ | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 5 | |
| Art Powell* | 28 | SE-DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/25/1937 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| Warren Powers | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/19/1941 | 2 | |
| Ken Rice | 26 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/14/1939 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| Bo Roberson* | 30 | FL-HB-WR | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Cornell | 7/23/1935 | 4 | |
| Harry Schuh | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/25/1942 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| Bob Svihus | 22 | T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| Larry Todd | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 10/7/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 44th pick / 1965 |
| Howie Williams | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 3 | |
| J.R. Williamson | 24 | LB-C | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 10/9/1941 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 |
| Dick Wood | 29 | QB | 14 | 3 | 205 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/29/1936 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| Frank Youso | 29 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/5/1936 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
| Rich Zecher | 22 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Utah State | 10/14/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 67th pick / 1965 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 224.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.0 |