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1977 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 351 points (25.1/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (16.4/g), 14th.
Differential of 121 points (8.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 10.4, Offense: 8.8, Defense: 1.6, SoS: 1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Madden (11-3-0)
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 | Ken Stabler* | 32 | 7 | 13 | 169 for 294, 2,176 yards, 20 td, 20 int, & 3 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| RB | Clarence Davis | 28 | 6 | 14 | 194 rushes for 787 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 124 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| FB | Mark van Eeghen | 25 | 3 | 14 | 324 rushes for 1,273 yards, 7 td, & 15 catches for 135 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Fred Biletnikoff | 34 | 12 | 14 | 33 catches for 446 yards, 5 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Cliff Branch* | 29 | 5 | 13 | 33 catches for 540 yards, 6 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Dave Casper*+ | 26 | 3 | 14 | 48 catches for 584 yards, 6 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Art Shell*+ | 31 | 9 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 | |
| LG | Gene Upshaw*+ | 32 | 10 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 | |
| C | Dave Dalby* | 27 | 5 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 | |
| RG | George Buehler | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| RT | Henry Lawrence | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Matuszak | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| NT | Dave Rowe | 32 | 10 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 | |
| RDE | Otis Sistrunk | 31 | 5 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LOLB | Floyd Rice | 28 | 6 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 212th pick / 1971 |
| LILB | Monte Johnson | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1973 |
| RILB | Willie Hall | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1972 |
| ROLB | Ted Hendricks | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| LCB | Skip Thomas | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Willie Brown | 37 | 14 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | George Atkinson | 30 | 9 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Jack Tatum | 29 | 6 | 11 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Errol Mann | 36 | 9 | 0 | 20 of 28 field goals & 39 of 42 extra points | |
| P | Ray Guy*+ | 28 | 4 | 0 | 59 punts for a 43.3 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Neal Colzie | 23 | 2 | 3 | 32 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Carl Garrett | 30 | 8 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | George Atkinson | 30 | DB | 12 | 11 | 180 | 6-0 | Morris Brown | 1/4/1947 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1968 |
| 40 | Pete Banaszak | 33 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 5/21/1944 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 59th pick / 1966 |
| 46 | Warren Bankston | 30 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Tulane | 7/22/1947 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1969 |
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | 22 | LB | 14 | 1 | 223 | 6-2 | California | 3/1/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| 25 | Fred Biletnikoff | 34 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/23/1943 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 11th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1965 |
| 81 | Morris Bradshaw | 25 | WR | 14 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 10/19/1952 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch* | 29 | WR | 13 | 13 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | 37 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/2/1940 | 14 | |
| 64 | George Buehler | 30 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| 87 | Dave Casper*+ | 26 | TE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/26/1951 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| 20 | Neal Colzie | 23 | DB | 13 | 3 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 2/28/1954 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby* | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| 28 | Clarence Davis | 28 | RB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 5-10 | USC | 6/28/1949 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 97th pick / 1971 |
| 31 | Carl Garrett | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mex. Highlands | 8/31/1947 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| 29 | Hubert Ginn | 30 | RB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| 8 | Ray Guy*+ | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| 39 | Willie Hall | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-2 | USC | 9/30/1949 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 31st pick / 1972 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/22/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| 11 | David Humm | 25 | QB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/2/1952 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1975 |
| 42 | Steve Jackson | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | LSU | 4/6/1955 | Rook | |
| 33 | Rick Jennings | 24 | RB-WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Maryland | 4/17/1953 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 313th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Monte Johnson | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/26/1951 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1973 |
| 88 | Ted Kwalick | 30 | TE | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 4/15/1947 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 7th pick / 1969 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | 26 | T-G | 14 | 11 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| 14 | Errol Mann | 36 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 9 | |
| 53 | Rod Martin | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | USC | 4/7/1954 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | 22 | G | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/5/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| 72 | John Matuszak | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 272 | 6-8 | Missouri,Tampa | 10/25/1950 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1954 | Rook | |
| 76 | Mike McCoy | 29 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| 47 | Charlie Phillips | 25 | DB | 7 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 12/22/1952 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1975 |
| 77 | Charles Philyaw | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 276 | 6-9 | Texas Southern | 2/25/1954 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 34th pick / 1976 |
| 15 | Mike Rae | 26 | QB | 10 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | USC | 7/26/1951 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 205th pick / 1973 |
| 52 | Floyd Rice | 28 | LB-TE | 13 | 11 | 223 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 8/31/1949 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 212th pick / 1971 |
| 35 | Terry Robiskie | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/12/1954 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 223rd pick / 1977 |
| 74 | Dave Rowe | 32 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn St. | 6/20/1945 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| 78 | Art Shell*+ | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| 49 | Mike Siani | 27 | WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/27/1950 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| 60 | Otis Sistrunk | 31 | DT-DE-NT | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-4 | none | 9/18/1946 | 5 | |
| 12 | Ken Stabler* | 32 | QB | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/25/1945 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1968 |
| 66 | Steve Sylvester | 24 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 3/4/1953 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975 |
| 32 | Jack Tatum | 29 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 11/18/1948 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1971 |
| 26 | Skip Thomas | 27 | DB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 2/7/1950 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1972 |
| 67 | Pat Toomay | 29 | DE | 14 | 2 | 247 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 5/17/1948 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw*+ | 32 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| 30 | Mark van Eeghen | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| 75 | John Vella | 27 | T | 5 | 3 | 258 | 6-4 | USC | 4/21/1950 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1972 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | 28 | LB | 2 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| 22 | Jimmy Warren | 38 | DB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/20/1939 | 13 | |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 14 | 222.5 | 6-2.3 | 5.2 |