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1974 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 355 points (25.4/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 228 points (16.3/g), 9th.
Differential of 127 points (9.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 10.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by John Madden (12-2-0)
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1974 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*+ | 29 | 4 | 13 | 178 for 310, 2,469 yards, 26 td, 12 int, & 12 rushes for -2 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| RB | Clarence Davis | 25 | 3 | 7 | 129 rushes for 554 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 145 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Charlie H. Smith | 28 | 6 | 7 | 64 rushes for 194 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 100 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Marv Hubbard | 28 | 5 | 13 | 188 rushes for 865 yards, 4 td, & 11 catches for 95 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Fred Biletnikoff* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 42 catches for 593 yards, 7 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Cliff Branch*+ | 26 | 2 | 14 | 60 catches for 1,092 yards, 13 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Bob Moore | 25 | 3 | 14 | 30 catches for 356 yards, 2 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| LT | Art Shell*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Gene Upshaw*+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
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| C | Jim Otto | 36 | 14 | 14 | ||
| RG | George Buehler | 27 | 5 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | John Vella | 24 | 2 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1972 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bubba Smith | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| LDT | Otis Sistrunk* | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Art Thoms | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| RDE | Horace Jones | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Phil Villapiano* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dan Conners | 33 | 10 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| RLB | Gerald Irons | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Skip Thomas | 24 | 2 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Willie Brown | 34 | 11 | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Nemiah Wilson | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | George Atkinson | 27 | 6 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Jack Tatum* | 26 | 3 | 10 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 47 | 25 | 0 | 11 of 17 field goals & 44 of 46 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Ray Guy* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 74 punts for a 42.2 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Ron Smith | 31 | 9 | 0 | 41 punt returns for a 11.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ron Smith | 31 | 9 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| George Atkinson | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| Pete Banaszak | 30 | RB | 14 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| Warren Bankston | 27 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Tulane | 7/22/1947 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1969 |
| Fred Biletnikoff* | 31 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/23/1943 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 |
| George Blanda | 47 | QB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 25 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/19/1952 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| Cliff Branch*+ | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| Willie Brown | 34 | DB | 9 | 9 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 11 | |
| George Buehler | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Casper | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/26/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| Tony Cline | 26 | DE | 5 | 1 | 244 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/25/1948 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 102nd pick / 1970 |
| Dan Conners | 33 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 2/6/1941 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Dalby | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Davis | 25 | RB | 11 | 7 | 195 | 5-10 | USC | 6/28/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Dennery | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 6/26/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 13th / 330th pick / 1974 |
| Ray Guy* | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| Harold Hart | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 7/13/1952 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 279th pick / 1974 |
| Marv Hubbard | 28 | RB | 14 | 13 | 225 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/7/1946 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Hudson | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Northeast State (OK) | 3/21/1948 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 147th pick / 1972 |
| Gerald Irons | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| George Jakowenko | 26 | K | 6 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Syracuse | 6/26/1948 | Rook | |
| Monte Johnson | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/26/1951 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1973 |
| Horace Jones | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Louisville | 7/31/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| Kelvin Korver | 25 | DT | 9 | 0 | 267 | 6-6 | Northwestern College (IA),Texas A&M | 2/21/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1972 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 33 | QB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1941 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 168th pick / 1963 |
| Henry Lawrence | 23 | T-G | 14 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Lawrence | 25 | QB | 7 | 1 | 208 | 6-1 | Iowa,Miami (FL) | 4/11/1949 | Rook | |
| Dan Medlin | 25 | G | 6 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 10/12/1949 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 131st pick / 1972 |
| Bob Moore | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/12/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| Jim Otto | 36 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | 14 | |
| Frank Pitts | 31 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Bob Prout | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Knox | 5/11/1951 | Rook | |
| Art Shell*+ | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Siani | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/27/1950 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| Otis Sistrunk* | 28 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | none | 9/18/1946 | 2 | |
| Bubba Smith | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 2/28/1945 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| Charlie H. Smith | 28 | RB | 13 | 7 | 205 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/18/1946 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1968 |
| Ron Smith | 31 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1943 | 9 | |
| Ken Stabler*+ | 29 | QB | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| Jack Tatum* | 26 | DB | 10 | 10 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/18/1948 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Skip Thomas | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 2/7/1950 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1972 |
| Art Thoms | 28 | DT | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 10/20/1946 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| Gene Upshaw*+ | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| John Vella | 24 | T | 13 | 13 | 258 | 6-4 | USC | 4/21/1950 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1972 |
| Phil Villapiano* | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| Jimmy Warren | 35 | DB | 14 | 4 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/20/1939 | 10 | |
| Gary Weaver | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/13/1949 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 31 | DB | 12 | 5 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 4/6/1943 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 221.3 | 6-1.9 | 4.5 |