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1971 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 8-4-2, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 344 points (24.6/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 278 points (19.9/g), 14th.
 Differential of 66 points (4.7/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 8.7-5.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.

Coached by John Madden (8-4-2)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Daryle Lamonica 30 8 13 118 for 242, 1,717 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 4 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 24th / 188th pick / 1963

RB Pete Banaszak 27 5 14 137 rushes for 563 yards, 8 td, & 13 catches for 128 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966

FB Marv Hubbard* 25 2 11 181 rushes for 867 yards, 5 td, & 22 catches for 167 yards and 1 td

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968

WR Fred Biletnikoff* 28 6 14 61 catches for 929 yards, 9 td

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965
Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965

WR Rod Sherman 27 4 5 12 catches for 187 yards, 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966

WR Drew Buie 24 2 6 5 catches for 133 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 234th pick / 1969

TE Raymond Chester* 23 1 14 28 catches for 442 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970

LT Art Shell 25 3 14 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968

LG Gene Upshaw 26 4 14

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967

C Jim Otto* 33 11 14
RG George Buehler 24 2 14

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969

RT Bob Brown* 30 7 10 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964

 Defensive Starters
LDE Horace Jones 22 Rook 12

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971

LDE Tony Cline 23 1 6 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970

LDT Art Thoms 25 2 11 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969

RDT Carleton Oats 29 6 8

Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964
Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 215th pick / 1964

RDE Ben Davidson 31 10 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961

LLB Phil Villapiano 22 Rook 14 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971

MLB Dan Conners 30 7 14 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964
Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964

RLB Gus Otto 28 6 8

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965

RLB Duane Benson 26 4 5

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967

LCB Nemiah Wilson 28 6 13 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Willie Brown*+ 31 8 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
SS George Atkinson 24 3 14 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968

FS Jack Tatum 23 Rook 14 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971

 Special Teams Starters
K George Blanda 44 22 0 15 of 22 field goals & 41 of 42 extra points

Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949

P Jerry DePoyster 25 3 0 51 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968

PR George Atkinson 24 3 14 20 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968

KR Clarence Davis 22 Rook 0 27 kick returns for a 27.2 average and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
George Atkinson 24 DB 14 14 180 6-0 Morris Brown 1/4/1947 3

Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968

Pete Banaszak 27 RB 14 14 210 5-11 Miami (FL) 5/21/1944 5

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966

Duane Benson 26 LB 14 5 215 6-2 Hamline 8/5/1945 4

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967

Fred Biletnikoff* 28 WR-FL 14 14 190 6-1 Florida State 2/23/1943 6

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965
Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965

George Blanda 44 QB 14 0 215 6-2 Kentucky 9/17/1927 22

Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949

Bob Brown* 30 T 10 10 280 6-4 Nebraska 12/8/1941 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964

Willie Brown*+ 31 DB 14 14 195 6-1 Grambling State 12/2/1940 8
George Buehler 24 G 14 14 260 6-2 Stanford 8/10/1947 2

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969

Drew Buie 24 WR 14 6 185 6-0 Catawba 7/12/1947 2

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 234th pick / 1969

Raymond Chester* 23 TE 14 14 232 6-3 Morgan State 6/28/1948 1

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970

Tony Cline 23 DE 13 6 244 6-3 Miami (FL) 7/25/1948 1

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970

Dan Conners 30 LB 14 14 230 6-2 Miami (FL) 2/6/1941 7

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964
Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964

Ben Davidson 31 DE-DT 14 14 275 6-8 Washington 6/14/1940 10

New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961

Clarence Davis 22 RB 14 0 195 5-10 USC 6/28/1949 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971

Jerry DePoyster 25 K 12 0 200 6-1 Wyoming 7/6/1946 3

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968

Eldridge Dickey 26 WR 7 2 198 6-2 Tennessee State 12/24/1945 3

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 25th pick / 1968

Mike Eischeid 31 K 2 0 190 6-0 Upper Iowa 9/29/1940 5
Glenn Ellison 24 RB 1 0 215 6-1 Arkansas 3/9/1947 Rook
Bill Enyart 24 RB-LB 1 0 235 6-4 Oregon State 4/28/1947 2

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1969

Thomas Gipson 23 DT 4 0 280 6-7 North Texas 7/28/1948 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 14th / 357th pick / 1971

Jim Harvey 28 G-T 12 0 255 6-5 Mississippi 8/20/1943 5

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965

Don Highsmith 23 RB 14 3 210 6-0 Michigan State 3/12/1948 1

Oakland Raiders / 13th / 336th pick / 1970

Marv Hubbard* 25 RB 14 11 225 6-1 Colgate 5/7/1946 2

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968

Gerald Irons 24 LB 7 0 230 6-2 Md-Eastern Shore 5/2/1947 1

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970

Horace Jones 22 DE 14 12 255 6-3 Louisville 7/31/1949 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971

Tom Keating 29 DT 7 0 247 6-2 Michigan 9/2/1942 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 53rd pick / 1964

Warren Koegel 22 C 16 0 253 6-3 Penn State 11/1/1949 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1971

Daryle Lamonica 30 QB 14 13 215 6-3 Notre Dame 7/17/1941 8

Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 24th / 188th pick / 1963

Tommy Maxwell 24 DB 13 0 195 6-2 Texas A&M 5/5/1947 2

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969

Terry Mendenhall 22 LB 14 0 210 6-1 San Diego State 4/16/1949 Rook
Ron Mix 33 T-G 12 4 250 6-4 USC 3/10/1938 11

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960

Bob Moore 22 TE 14 1 220 6-3 Stanford 2/12/1949 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971

Carleton Oats 29 DT-DE 12 8 260 6-3 Florida A&M 4/24/1942 6

Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964
Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 215th pick / 1964

Gus Otto 28 LB 8 8 220 6-1 Missouri 12/8/1943 6

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965

Jim Otto* 33 C 14 14 255 6-2 Miami (FL) 1/5/1938 11
Harold Rice 26 DE 12 0 235 6-2 Tennessee State 6/23/1945 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 11th / 284th pick / 1969

Paul Seiler 26 C-T 8 0 258 6-4 Notre Dame 11/1/1945 4

New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1967

Art Shell 25 T 14 14 265 6-5 Md-Eastern Shore 11/26/1946 3

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968

Rod Sherman 27 WR-FL 12 5 190 6-0 UCLA,USC 12/25/1944 4

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966

Greg Slough 23 LB 13 0 230 6-3 USC 2/26/1948 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 149th pick / 1971

Charlie H. Smith 25 RB 8 0 205 6-0 Utah 1/18/1946 3

Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968

Ken Stabler 26 QB 14 1 215 6-3 Alabama 12/25/1945 1

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968

Jack Tatum 23 DB 14 14 200 5-10 Ohio State 11/18/1948 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971

Art Thoms 25 DT 14 11 260 6-5 Syracuse 10/20/1946 2

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969

Gene Upshaw 26 G 14 14 255 6-5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 8/15/1945 4

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967

Phil Villapiano 22 LB 14 14 225 6-2 Bowling Green 2/26/1949 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971

Jimmy Warren 32 DB 14 1 175 5-11 Illinois 7/20/1939 7
Carl Weathers 23 LB 1 0 220 6-2 San Diego State 1/14/1948 1
Nemiah Wilson 28 DB 13 13 165 6-0 Grambling State 4/6/1943 6
Team Total 26.3 14 224.9 6-2.1 3.8