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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.

Simple Rating System: Total 3.8, Offense: 3.8, Defense: -0.0, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Tom Flores

Training Camp: El Rancho Tropicana (Santa Rosa, California)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 5 40 Florida St.
6 142 OAK Ira Matthews RB 3 1979 1981 0 0 0 1 37 7 14 0 3 33 0 Wisconsin
6 156 OAK Henry Williams DB 2 1979 1983 0 0 1 6 22 San Diego St.
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 13 77 Boston Col.
10 259 OAK Ricky Smith DB 0 0 0 Tulane
11 294 OAK Bruce E. Davis T 11 1979 1989 0 0 8 53 160 UCLA
12 316 OAK Dirk Abernathy DB 0 0 0 Bowling Green
12 320 OAK Reggie Kinlaw NT 8 1979 1986 0 0 4 29 98 Oklahoma