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1968 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 453 points (32.4/g), 1st of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 233 points (16.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 220 points (15.7/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total 14.3, Offense: 10.0, Defense: 4.3, SoS: -1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Rauch (12-2-0)
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 | Daryle Lamonica | 27 | 5 | 13 | 206 for 416, 3,245 yards, 25 td, 15 int, & 19 rushes for 98 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 24th / 188th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Pete Banaszak | 24 | 2 | 11 | 91 rushes for 362 yards, 4 td, & 15 catches for 182 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| FB | Hewritt Dixon*+ | 28 | 5 | 13 | 206 rushes for 865 yards, 2 td, & 38 catches for 360 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 151st pick / 1963 |
| FL | Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | 3 | 14 | 61 catches for 1,037 yards, 6 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Warren Wells* | 26 | 4 | 12 | 53 catches for 1,137 yards, 11 td, & 2 rushes for 38 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 12th / 160th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Billy Cannon | 31 | 8 | 13 | 23 catches for 360 yards, 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| LT | Bob Svihus | 25 | 3 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 53rd pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Gene Upshaw*+ | 23 | 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 | |
| C | Jim Otto*+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jim Harvey | 25 | 2 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 | |
| RT | Harry Schuh | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ike Lassiter | 28 | 6 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 | |
| LDT | Dan Birdwell*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| RDT | Carleton Oats | 26 | 3 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 215th pick / 1964 |
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| RDE | Ben Davidson* | 28 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| LLB | Chip Oliver | 24 | Rook | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 298th pick / 1968 | |
| LLB | Duane Benson | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Dan Conners* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gus Otto | 25 | 3 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 | |
| LCB | Kent McCloughan | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 11th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
| LCB | George Atkinson* | 21 | Rook | 6 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| RCB | Willie Brown*+ | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Rodger Bird | 25 | 2 | 8 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| RS | Dave Grayson+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | 10 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 41 | 19 | 1 | 21 of 34 field goals & 54 of 54 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Mike Eischeid | 28 | 2 | 0 | 64 punts for a 43.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | George Atkinson* | 21 | Rook | 6 | 36 punt returns for a 13.6 average and 2 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| KR | George Atkinson* | 21 | Rook | 6 | 32 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | George Atkinson* | 21 | DB | 14 | 6 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| 40 | Pete Banaszak | 24 | RB | 13 | 11 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| 50 | Duane Benson | 23 | LB | 12 | 6 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| 25 | Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/23/1943 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| 21 | Rodger Bird | 25 | DB | 10 | 8 | 200 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/2/1943 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 63rd pick / 1966 |
| 53 | Dan Birdwell*+ | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1962 |
| 16 | George Blanda | 41 | QB | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 19 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 24 | Willie Brown*+ | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/2/1940 | 5 | |
| 48 | Bill Budness | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 1/30/1943 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| 33 | Billy Cannon | 31 | TE-HB-FB | 14 | 13 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| 55 | Dan Conners* | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964 |
| 83 | Ben Davidson* | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 7 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | 37 | QB | 1 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| 10 | Eldridge Dickey | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Tennessee St. | 12/24/1945 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 25th pick / 1968 |
| 35 | Hewritt Dixon*+ | 28 | RB-TE | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 151st pick / 1963 |
| 71 | Al Dotson | 25 | DT | 13 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 2/25/1943 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| 82 | John Eason | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 7/30/1945 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 244th pick / 1968 |
| 11 | Mike Eischeid | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Upper Iowa | 9/29/1940 | 2 | |
| 86 | Bill Fairband | 27 | LB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Colorado | 6/11/1941 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1967 |
| 45 | Dave Grayson+ | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 7 | |
| 30 | Roger Hagberg | 29 | FB-FL | 14 | 1 | 216 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/28/1939 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| 70 | Jim Harvey | 25 | G-T | 14 | 11 | 255 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/20/1943 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| 65 | Wayne Hawkins | 30 | G | 10 | 3 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 8 | |
| 52 | Jerry Hopkins | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/24/1941 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| 88 | Dave Kocourek | 31 | TE-FL | 7 | 1 | 240 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/20/1937 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| 62 | Bob Kruse | 26 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 259 | 6-2 | Colorado St.,Wayne State (NE) | 2/10/1942 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 306th pick / 1967 |
| 3 | Daryle Lamonica | 27 | QB | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 24th / 188th pick / 1963 |
| 77 | Ike Lassiter | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| 47 | Kent McCloughan | 28 | DB | 8 | 8 | 190 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/12/1940 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 11th / 82nd pick / 1965 |
| 89 | Bill Miller | 28 | SE-WR | 9 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1940 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 11th pick / 1962 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 30th pick / 1962 |
| 85 | Carleton Oats | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 215th pick / 1964 |
| 61 | Dave Ogas | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 7/23/1946 | Rook | |
| 56 | Chip Oliver | 24 | LB | 14 | 10 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/24/1944 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 298th pick / 1968 |
| 34 | Gus Otto | 25 | LB | 13 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 00 | Jim Otto*+ | 30 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 8 | |
| 20 | Warren Powers | 27 | DB | 8 | 4 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/19/1941 | 5 | |
| 37 | Preston Ridlehuber | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Georgia | 11/2/1943 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 166th pick / 1966 New York Jets / 19th / 168th pick / 1966 |
| 41 | John Roderick | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | SMU | 8/21/1944 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 62nd pick / 1966 |
| 80 | Karl Rubke | 33 | LB-C-DT-DE | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| 79 | Harry Schuh | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/25/1942 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| 78 | Art Shell | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| 23 | Charlie H. Smith | 22 | RB | 14 | 3 | 205 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/18/1946 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 53rd pick / 1965 |
| 22 | Larry Todd | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 10/7/1942 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 44th pick / 1965 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw*+ | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| 81 | Warren Wells* | 26 | SE-WR | 14 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 11/14/1942 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 160th pick / 1964 |
| 29 | Howie Williams | 32 | DB | 13 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 6 | |
| 26 | Nemiah Wilson | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 4/6/1943 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-2.0 | 4.1 |