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1979 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 365 points (22.8/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 337 points (21.1/g), 17th.
Differential of 28 points (1.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 6th.
Coached by Tom Flores (9-7-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 2 | 42 | OAK | Willie Jones | DE | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Florida State | |||||||||||
| 6 | 142 | OAK | Ira Matthews | RB | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||
| 6 | 156 | OAK | Henry Williams | DB | 2 | 1979 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | San Diego State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 175 | OAK | Jack Matia | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drake | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 209 | OAK | Robert Hawkins | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 238 | OAK | Jim Rourke | T | 8 | 1980 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | Boston College | |||||||||||
| 10 | 259 | OAK | Ricky Smith | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulane | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 294 | OAK | Bruce E. Davis | T | 11 | 1979 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 160 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 12 | 316 | OAK | Dirk Abernathy | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bowling Green | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 320 | OAK | Reggie Kinlaw | NT | 8 | 1979 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 98 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||