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1973 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 292 points (20.9/g), 10th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 175 points (12.5/g), 3rd.
Differential of 117 points (8.4/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 10.8-3.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by John Madden (9-4-1)
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1973 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 | Ken Stabler* | 28 | 3 | 11 | 163 for 260, 1,997 yards, 14 td, 10 int, & 21 rushes for 101 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| RB | Charlie H. Smith | 27 | 5 | 14 | 173 rushes for 682 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 260 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Marv Hubbard* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 193 rushes for 903 yards, 6 td, & 15 catches for 116 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Fred Biletnikoff* | 30 | 8 | 14 | 48 catches for 660 yards, 4 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Mike Siani | 23 | 1 | 14 | 45 catches for 742 yards, 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| TE | Bob Moore | 24 | 2 | 14 | 34 catches for 375 yards, 4 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| LT | Art Shell* | 27 | 5 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Gene Upshaw* | 28 | 6 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
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| C | Jim Otto | 35 | 13 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | George Buehler | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| RT | Bob Brown | 32 | 9 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bubba Smith | 28 | 6 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
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| LDT | Otis Sistrunk | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Art Thoms | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| RDE | Tony Cline | 25 | 3 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
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| RDE | Horace Jones | 24 | 2 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
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| LLB | Phil Villapiano* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dan Conners | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gerald Irons | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Nemiah Wilson | 30 | 8 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Willie Brown*+ | 33 | 10 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | George Atkinson | 26 | 5 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Jack Tatum* | 25 | 2 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 46 | 24 | 0 | 23 of 33 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Ray Guy* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 69 punts for a 45.3 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | George Atkinson | 26 | 5 | 13 | 41 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Clarence Davis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 26.5 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 | 26 | DB | 14 | 13 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| Pete Banaszak | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| Warren Bankston | 26 | RB-TE | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Tulane | 7/22/1947 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1969 |
| Fred Biletnikoff* | 30 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| George Blanda | 46 | QB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 24 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Cliff Branch | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| Bob Brown | 32 | T | 10 | 8 | 280 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/8/1941 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Willie Brown*+ | 33 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 10 | |
| George Buehler | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| Joe Carroll | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/29/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1972 |
| Tony Cline | 25 | DE | 14 | 11 | 244 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/25/1948 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| Dan Conners | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Dalby | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Davis | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | USC | 6/28/1949 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| Ray Guy* | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| Marv Hubbard* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/7/1946 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Hudson | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Northeast State (OK) | 3/21/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 147th pick / 1972 |
| Gerald Irons | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| Monte Johnson | 22 | LB | 13 | 0 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/26/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1973 |
| Horace Jones | 24 | DE | 14 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Louisville | 7/31/1949 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| Kelvin Korver | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-6 | Northwestern College (IA),Texas A&M | 2/21/1949 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1972 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 32 | QB | 8 | 3 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1947 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 |
| Bob Moore | 24 | TE | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/12/1949 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| Jim Otto | 35 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 13 | |
| Jeff Queen | 27 | RB-TE | 9 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 8/15/1946 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 317th pick / 1968 |
| Paul Seiler | 28 | C-T | 4 | 1 | 258 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/1/1945 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1967 |
| Art Shell* | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Siani | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/27/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 27 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | none | 9/18/1946 | 1 | |
| Bubba Smith | 28 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 2/28/1945 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| Charlie H. Smith | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/18/1946 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Stabler* | 28 | QB | 14 | 11 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| Steve Sweeney | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | California | 9/6/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 231st pick / 1973 |
| Jack Tatum* | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/18/1948 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Skip Thomas | 23 | DB | 14 | 3 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 2/7/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1972 |
| Art Thoms | 27 | DT | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 10/20/1946 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| Gene Upshaw* | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| John Vella | 23 | T | 14 | 4 | 258 | 6-4 | USC | 4/21/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1972 |
| Phil Villapiano* | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| Jimmy Warren | 34 | DB | 10 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/20/1939 | 9 | |
| Gary Weaver | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/13/1949 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 30 | DB | 13 | 12 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 4/6/1943 | 8 | |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 14 | 224.0 | 6-2.1 | 4.4 |