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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.7, Offense: 4.8, Defense: -1.1, SoS: -1.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Madden
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 | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| LCB | Nemiah Wilson | 28 | 6 | 13 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Willie Brown*+ | 31 | 8 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| PR | George Atkinson | 24 | 3 | 14 | 20 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td | 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | George Atkinson | 24 | PR | 14 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | 3 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| 40 | Pete Banaszak | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 5 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| 50 | Duane Benson | 26 | rlb | 14 | 5 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | 4 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| 25 | Fred Biletnikoff* | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/23/1943 | 6 | 15 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| 16 | George Blanda | 44 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 22 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 76 | Bob Brown* | 30 | RT | 10 | 10 | 280 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/8/1941 | 7 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| 24 | Willie Brown*+ | 31 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/2/1940 | 8 | 12 | |
| 64 | George Buehler | 24 | RG | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 2 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| 89 | Drew Buie | 24 | wr | 14 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | Catawba | 7/12/1947 | 2 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 234th pick / 1969 |
| 87 | Raymond Chester* | 23 | TE | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan St. | 6/28/1948 | 1 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| 84 | Tony Cline | 23 | lde | 13 | 6 | 244 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/25/1948 | 1 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| 55 | Dan Conners | 30 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 7 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 5th / 70th pick / 1964 |
| 83 | Ben Davidson | 31 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-8 | Washington | 6/14/1940 | 10 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 46th pick / 1961 |
| 28 | Clarence Davis | 22 | KR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | USC | 6/28/1949 | Rook | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| 4 | Jerry DePoyster | 25 | P | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 7/6/1946 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968 |
| 10 | Eldridge Dickey | 26 | wr | 7 | 2 | 198 | 6-2 | Tennessee St. | 12/24/1945 | 3 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 25th pick / 1968 |
| 11 | Mike Eischeid | 31 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Upper Iowa | 9/29/1940 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Glenn Ellison | 24 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 3/9/1947 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 46 | Bill Enyart | 24 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 4/28/1947 | 2 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1969 | |
| 73 | Thomas Gipson | 23 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | North Texas | 7/28/1948 | Rook | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 357th pick / 1971 | |
| 70 | Jim Harvey | 28 | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/20/1943 | 5 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 59th pick / 1965 | |
| 32 | Don Highsmith | 23 | rb | 14 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 3/12/1948 | 1 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 13th / 336th pick / 1970 |
| 44 | Marv Hubbard* | 25 | FB | 14 | 11 | 225 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/7/1946 | 2 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 1 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 | |
| 82 | Horace Jones | 22 | LDE | 14 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | Louisville | 7/31/1949 | Rook | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | 29 | 7 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Michigan | 9/2/1942 | 7 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 53rd pick / 1964 |
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| 56 | Warren Koegel | 22 | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 11/1/1949 | Rook | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1971 | |
| 3 | Daryle Lamonica | 30 | QB | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 8 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 24th / 188th pick / 1963 |
| 42 | Tommy Maxwell | 24 | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1947 | 2 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 | |
| 54 | Terry Mendenhall | 22 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 4/16/1949 | Rook | 3 | ||
| 77 | Ron Mix | 33 | t | 12 | 4 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 3/10/1938 | 11 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
| 88 | Bob Moore | 22 | te | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/12/1949 | Rook | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| 85 | Carleton Oats | 29 | RDT | 12 | 8 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 6 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 215th pick / 1964 |
| 34 | Gus Otto | 28 | RLB | 8 | 8 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | 6 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 00 | Jim Otto* | 33 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 11 | 9 | |
| 67 | Harold Rice | 26 | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee St. | 6/23/1945 | Rook | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 284th pick / 1969 | |
| 65 | Paul Seiler | 26 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/1/1945 | 4 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1967 | |
| 78 | Art Shell | 25 | LT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 3 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| 13 | Rod Sherman | 27 | WR | 12 | 5 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA,USC | 12/25/1944 | 4 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| 58 | Greg Slough | 23 | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | USC | 2/26/1948 | Rook | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 149th pick / 1971 | |
| 23 | Charlie H. Smith | 25 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/18/1946 | 3 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 | |
| 12 | Ken Stabler | 26 | qb | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 1 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| 31 | Jack Tatum | 23 | FS | 14 | 14 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 11/18/1948 | Rook | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| 80 | Art Thoms | 25 | LDT | 14 | 11 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 10/20/1946 | 2 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | 26 | LG | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 4 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | 22 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | Rook | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| 20 | Jimmy Warren | 32 | db | 14 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/20/1939 | 7 | 2 | |
| 49 | Carl Weathers | 23 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 1/14/1948 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson | 28 | LCB | 13 | 13 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 4/6/1943 | 6 | 6 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 224.9 | 6-2.1 | 3.8 |
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