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Record: 13-1-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
1967 Champions
Scored 468 points (33.4/g), 1st of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 233 points (16.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 235 points (16.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.7-2.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by John Rauch (13-1-0)
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1967 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Daryle Lamonica*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 220 for 425, 3,228 yards, 30 td, 20 int, & 22 rushes for 110 yards and 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Clem Daniels | 30 | 7 | 0 | 130 rushes for 575 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 222 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Hewritt Dixon* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 153 rushes for 559 yards, 5 td, & 59 catches for 563 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| FB | Pete Banaszak | 23 | 1 | 0 | 68 rushes for 376 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 192 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| FL | Rod Sherman | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 catches for 61 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| FL | Fred Biletnikoff* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 40 catches for 876 yards, 5 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Bill Miller | 27 | 5 | 0 | 38 catches for 537 yards, 6 td | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 |
| TE | Billy Cannon+ | 30 | 7 | 0 | 32 catches for 629 yards, 10 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| LT | Bob Svihus | 24 | 2 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Gene Upshaw | 22 | Rook | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| C | Jim Otto*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | ||
| RG | Wayne Hawkins* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Harry Schuh* | 25 | 2 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ike Lassiter | 27 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
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| LDT | Dan Birdwell | 27 | 5 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Tom Keating*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 |
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| RDE | Ben Davidson*+ | 27 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
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| LLB | Bill Laskey | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Dan Conners* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gus Otto | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Kent McCloughan*+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Willie Brown* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Howie Williams | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Rodger Bird | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| RS | Warren Powers | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda* | 40 | 18 | 0 | 20 of 30 field goals & 56 of 57 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Mike Eischeid | 27 | 1 | 0 | 76 punts for a 44.3 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Rodger Bird | 24 | 1 | 0 | 46 punt returns for a 13.3 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| KR | Dave Grayson | 28 | 6 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Archer | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Oregon | 9/29/1944 | Rook | |
| Pete Banaszak | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| Estes Banks | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/18/1945 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 188th pick / 1967 |
| Duane Benson | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Biletnikoff* | 24 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| Rodger Bird | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/2/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| Dan Birdwell | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 |
| George Blanda* | 40 | QB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 18 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Willie Brown* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 4 | |
| Bill Budness | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Boston University | 1/30/1943 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| Billy Cannon+ | 30 | TE-HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| Dan Conners* | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Clem Daniels | 30 | HB-DB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | 7 | |
| Ben Davidson*+ | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 6 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| Hewritt Dixon* | 27 | RB-TE | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Eischeid | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Upper Iowa | 9/29/1940 | 1 | |
| Bill Fairband | 26 | LB | 7 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Colorado | 6/11/1941 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1967 |
| Dave Grayson | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 6 | |
| Roger Hagberg | 28 | FB-FL | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/28/1939 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Harvey | 24 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/20/1943 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| Wayne Hawkins* | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 7 | |
| Ken Herock | 26 | TE-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/16/1941 | 4 | |
| Tom Keating*+ | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Michigan | 9/2/1942 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Kocourek | 30 | TE-FL | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/20/1937 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| Bob Kruse | 25 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 259 | 6-2 | Colorado State,Wayne State (NE) | 2/10/1942 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 306th pick / 1967 |
| Daryle Lamonica*+ | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| Bill Laskey | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/10/1943 | 2 | |
| Ike Lassiter | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| Kent McCloughan*+ | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/12/1940 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 |
| Bill Miller | 27 | SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1940 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 |
| Carleton Oats | 25 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 |
| Gus Otto | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Otto*+ | 29 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 7 | |
| Warren Powers | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/19/1941 | 4 | |
| Harry Schuh* | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/25/1942 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| Rod Sherman | 23 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA,USC | 12/25/1944 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| Richard Sligh | 23 | DT | 8 | 0 | 300 | 7-0 | North Carolina Central | 8/18/1944 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 253rd pick / 1967 |
| Bob Svihus | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| Larry Todd | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 10/7/1942 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 44th pick / 1965 |
| Gene Upshaw | 22 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| Warren Wells | 25 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 11/14/1942 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 160th pick / 1964 |
| Howie Williams | 31 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 5 | |
| J.R. Williamson | 26 | LB-C | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 10/9/1941 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 224.8 | 6-2.3 | 3.3 |