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1966 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 6th of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 288 points (20.6/g), 5th.
Differential of 27 points (1.9/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.1, Offense: -0.8, Defense: 1.9, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Rauch (8-5-1)
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* | 29 | 6 | 10 | 151 for 306, 2,638 yards, 24 td, 14 int, & 5 rushes for 50 yards and 1 td | |
| QB | Cotton Davidson | 35 | 12 | 4 | 59 for 139, 770 yards, 2 td, 11 int, & 6 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| HB | Clem Daniels*+ | 29 | 6 | 0 | 204 rushes for 801 yards, 7 td, & 40 catches for 652 yards and 3 td | |
| FB | Roger Hagberg | 27 | 1 | 0 | 62 rushes for 282 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 248 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Hewritt Dixon* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 68 rushes for 277 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 345 yards and 4 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 151st pick / 1963 |
| FL | Fred Biletnikoff | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 catches for 272 yards, 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Art Powell* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 53 catches for 1,026 yards, 11 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| TE | Billy Cannon | 29 | 6 | 0 | 14 catches for 436 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| TE | Tom Mitchell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 23 catches for 301 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Bob Svihus | 23 | 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 53rd pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Wayne Hawkins* | 28 | 6 | 0 | ||
| C | Jim Otto* | 28 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RG | Jim Harvey | 23 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 | |
| RT | Harry Schuh | 24 | 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ike Lassiter* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Dan Birdwell | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| RDT | Tom Keating* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 53rd pick / 1964 |
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| RDE | Ben Davidson* | 26 | 5 | 14 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 | |
| LLB | J.R. Williamson | 25 | 2 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 106th pick / 1964 |
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| MLB | Bill Budness | 23 | 2 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 | |
| MLB | Dan Conners* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gus Otto | 23 | 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 | |
| LCB | Kent McCloughan*+ | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 11th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Dave Grayson* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Warren Powers | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Joe Krakoski | 29 | 5 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 18th / 140th pick / 1961 |
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| RS | Howie Williams | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Eischeid | 26 | Rook | 0 | 11 of 26 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Mike Eischeid | 26 | Rook | 0 | 65 punts for a 41.6 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Rodger Bird | 23 | Rook | 0 | 37 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| KR | Pervis Atkins | 31 | 5 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Pervis Atkins | 31 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | San Francisco St.,New Mexico St. | 11/24/1935 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| 40 | Pete Banaszak | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| 14 | Fred Biletnikoff | 23 | WR-FL | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/23/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| 21 | Rodger Bird | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/2/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| 53 | Dan Birdwell | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| 48 | Bill Budness | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 1/30/1943 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| 33 | Billy Cannon | 29 | TE-HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| 55 | Dan Conners* | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964 |
| 36 | Clem Daniels*+ | 29 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 6 | |
| 75 | Dave Daniels | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/5/1941 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 13th / 172nd pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Ben Davidson* | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | 35 | QB | 14 | 4 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| 35 | Hewritt Dixon* | 26 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 151st pick / 1963 |
| 11 | Mike Eischeid | 26 | K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Upper Iowa | 9/29/1940 | Rook | |
| 15 | Tom Flores* | 29 | QB | 14 | 10 | 202 | 6-1 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | 6 | |
| 45 | Dave Grayson* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 5 | |
| 12 | Charlie Green | 23 | QB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Wittenberg | 3/14/1943 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 13th / 103rd pick / 1965 |
| 30 | Roger Hagberg | 27 | FB-FL | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/28/1939 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| 70 | Jim Harvey | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/20/1943 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| 65 | Wayne Hawkins* | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 6 | |
| 32 | Rich Jackson | 25 | DE-LB | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/22/1941 | Rook | |
| 74 | Tom Keating* | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Michigan | 9/2/1942 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 53rd pick / 1964 |
| 73 | Greg Kent | 23 | T-DE | 7 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | Wisconsin,Utah | 7/18/1943 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 92nd pick / 1965 |
| 27 | Joe Krakoski | 29 | DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/18/1937 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 72nd pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 18th / 140th pick / 1961 |
| 42 | Bill Laskey | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/10/1943 | 1 | |
| 77 | Ike Lassiter* | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| 47 | Kent McCloughan*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/12/1940 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 11th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
| 10 | Mike Mercer | 31 | K | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Minnesota,Hardin-Simmons,Arizona St. | 11/21/1935 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961 |
| 89 | Bill Miller | 26 | SE-WR | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1940 | 4 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 30th pick / 1962 |
| 78 | Rex Mirich | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 3/11/1941 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 212th pick / 1963 |
| 82 | Tom Mitchell | 22 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| 85 | Carleton Oats | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 215th pick / 1964 |
| 34 | Gus Otto | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 00 | Jim Otto* | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 6 | |
| 84 | Art Powell* | 29 | SE-DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 2/25/1937 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| 20 | Warren Powers | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/19/1941 | 3 | |
| 68 | Palmer Pyle | 29 | G | 13 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 6/12/1937 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 72nd pick / 1959 |
| 31 | Ray Schmautz | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | San Diego | 1/26/1943 | Rook | |
| 79 | Harry Schuh | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/25/1942 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 53rd pick / 1965 |
| 22 | Larry Todd | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 10/7/1942 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 44th pick / 1965 |
| 71 | Dick Tyson | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/5/1943 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 34th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 4th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| 29 | Howie Williams | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 4 | |
| 49 | Willie Williams | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 12/29/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| 52 | J.R. Williamson | 25 | LB-C | 13 | 13 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 10/9/1941 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 106th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 223.4 | 6-1.9 | 2.7 |