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1969 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 12-1-1, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 377 points (26.9/g), 1st of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 242 points (17.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 135 points (9.6/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by John Madden (12-1-1)
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1969 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 | Daryle Lamonica*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | 221 for 426, 3,302 yards, 34 td, 25 int, & 13 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Charlie H. Smith | 23 | 1 | 14 | 177 rushes for 600 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 322 yards and 2 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Hewritt Dixon | 29 | 6 | 10 | 107 rushes for 398 yards, 0 td, & 33 catches for 275 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| FL | Fred Biletnikoff*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 54 catches for 837 yards, 12 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Warren Wells | 27 | 5 | 14 | 47 catches for 1,260 yards, 14 td, & 3 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 12th / 160th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Billy Cannon* | 32 | 9 | 11 | 21 catches for 262 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| LT | Bob Svihus | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| LG | Gene Upshaw+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| C | Jim Otto*+ | 31 | 9 | 14 | ||
| RG | Jim Harvey | 26 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 |
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| RT | Harry Schuh*+ | 27 | 4 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ike Lassiter | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Carleton Oats | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Tom Keating | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | Ben Davidson | 29 | 8 | 14 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
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| LLB | Bill Laskey | 26 | 4 | 8 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Chip Oliver | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 298th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Dan Conners | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gus Otto* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Nemiah Wilson | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Willie Brown*+ | 29 | 6 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | George Atkinson* | 22 | 1 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| RS | Dave Grayson*+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 42 | 20 | 0 | 20 of 37 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Mike Eischeid | 29 | 3 | 0 | 69 punts for a 42.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | George Atkinson* | 22 | 1 | 12 | 25 punt returns for a 6.1 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| KR | George Atkinson* | 22 | 1 | 12 | 16 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jackie Allen | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/24/1947 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 153rd pick / 1969 |
| George Atkinson* | 22 | DB | 14 | 12 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| Pete Banaszak | 25 | RB | 12 | 4 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| Duane Benson | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Biletnikoff*+ | 26 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| Dan Birdwell | 29 | DT-DE | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 10/14/1940 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1962 |
| George Blanda | 42 | QB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 20 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Willie Brown*+ | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 6 | |
| Bill Budness | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Boston University | 1/30/1943 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 31st pick / 1964 |
| George Buehler | 22 | G | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| Drew Buie | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Catawba | 7/12/1947 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 234th pick / 1969 |
| Billy Cannon* | 32 | TE-HB-FB | 13 | 11 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| Dan Conners | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Ben Davidson | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 8 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 29 | RB-TE | 11 | 10 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| Al Dotson | 26 | DT | 13 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 2/25/1943 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| Lloyd Edwards | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 11/26/1946 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1969 |
| Mike Eischeid | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Upper Iowa | 9/29/1940 | 3 | |
| Dave Grayson*+ | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/6/1939 | 8 | |
| Roger Hagberg | 30 | FB-FL | 14 | 3 | 216 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/28/1939 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 128th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Harvey | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/20/1943 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| Wayne Hawkins | 31 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | 9 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/7/1946 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| Tom Keating | 27 | DT | 14 | 13 | 247 | 6-2 | Michigan | 9/2/1942 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 |
| Daryle Lamonica*+ | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| Bill Laskey | 26 | LB | 12 | 8 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/10/1943 | 4 | |
| Ike Lassiter | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| Kent McCloughan | 29 | DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/12/1940 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 34th pick / 1965 |
| Carleton Oats | 27 | DT-DE | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 |
| Chip Oliver | 25 | LB | 14 | 6 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/24/1944 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 298th pick / 1968 |
| Gus Otto* | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Otto*+ | 31 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 9 | |
| Harry Schuh*+ | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/25/1942 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| Art Shell | 23 | T | 14 | 1 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| Rod Sherman | 25 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA,USC | 12/25/1944 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| Charlie H. Smith | 23 | RB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/18/1946 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Svihus | 26 | T | 13 | 13 | 245 | 6-4 | USC | 6/21/1943 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| Art Thoms | 23 | DT | 12 | 1 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 10/20/1946 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| Larry Todd | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 10/7/1942 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 44th pick / 1965 |
| Gene Upshaw+ | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| Warren Wells | 27 | SE-WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 11/14/1942 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 160th pick / 1964 |
| Howie Williams | 33 | DB | 14 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | Howard | 12/4/1936 | 7 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 26 | DB | 14 | 12 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 4/6/1943 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-2.0 | 4.3 |