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1972 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 365 points (26.1/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 248 points (17.7/g), 8th.
Differential of 117 points (8.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by John Madden (10-3-1)
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1972 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* | 31 | 9 | 13 | 149 for 281, 1,998 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 10 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| RB | Charlie H. Smith | 26 | 4 | 13 | 170 rushes for 686 yards, 8 td, & 28 catches for 353 yards and 2 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Marv Hubbard* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 219 rushes for 1,100 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 103 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Fred Biletnikoff+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | 58 catches for 802 yards, 7 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Mike Siani | 22 | Rook | 13 | 28 catches for 496 yards, 5 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| TE | Raymond Chester* | 24 | 2 | 10 | 34 catches for 576 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Art Shell* | 26 | 4 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Gene Upshaw* | 27 | 5 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
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| C | Jim Otto* | 34 | 12 | 14 | ||
| RG | George Buehler | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| RT | Bob Brown | 31 | 8 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tony Cline | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| LDT | Otis Sistrunk | 26 | Rook | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Art Thoms | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| RDE | Horace Jones | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Phil Villapiano | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dan Conners | 31 | 8 | 9 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gerald Irons | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Gus Otto | 29 | 7 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
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| LCB | Nemiah Wilson | 29 | 7 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Willie Brown* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | George Atkinson | 25 | 4 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Jack Tatum | 24 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 45 | 23 | 0 | 17 of 26 field goals & 44 of 44 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Jerry DePoyster | 26 | 4 | 0 | 55 punts for a 36.9 average, 3 blocked | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Cliff Branch | 24 | Rook | 1 | 12 punt returns for a 1.8 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| KR | Clarence Davis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| George Atkinson | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| Pete Banaszak | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| Fred Biletnikoff+ | 29 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| George Blanda | 45 | QB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 23 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Cliff Branch | 24 | WR | 14 | 1 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| Bob Brown | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/8/1941 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Willie Brown* | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 9 | |
| George Buehler | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| Joe Carroll | 22 | LB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/29/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1972 |
| Raymond Chester* | 24 | TE | 13 | 10 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| Tony Cline | 24 | DE | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/25/1948 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| Dan Conners | 31 | LB | 14 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Dalby | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Davis | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | USC | 6/28/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 7/6/1946 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968 |
| Don Highsmith | 24 | RB | 8 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 3/12/1948 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 13th / 336th pick / 1970 |
| Marv Hubbard* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/7/1946 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| Gerald Irons | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| Horace Jones | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Louisville | 7/31/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Keating | 30 | DT | 8 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Michigan | 9/2/1942 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 34th pick / 1964 |
| Daryle Lamonica* | 31 | QB | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1947 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 |
| Terry Mendenhall | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 4/16/1949 | 1 | |
| Bob Moore | 23 | TE | 14 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/12/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| Carleton Oats | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 |
| Gus Otto | 29 | LB | 11 | 5 | 220 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/8/1943 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Otto* | 34 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 12 | |
| Jeff Queen | 26 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 8/15/1946 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 317th pick / 1968 |
| Paul Seiler | 27 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/1/1945 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1967 |
| Art Shell* | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Siani | 22 | WR | 14 | 13 | 195 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/27/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | none | 9/18/1946 | Rook | |
| Greg Slough | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | USC | 2/26/1948 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 149th pick / 1971 |
| Charlie H. Smith | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/18/1946 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Stabler | 27 | QB | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| Jack Tatum | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/18/1948 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Skip Thomas | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 2/7/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1972 |
| Art Thoms | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 10/20/1946 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| Gene Upshaw* | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| John Vella | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | USC | 4/21/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1972 |
| Phil Villapiano | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| Jimmy Warren | 33 | DB | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/20/1939 | 8 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 4/6/1943 | 7 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 223.3 | 6-1.8 | 4.1 |