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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 354 points (22.1/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 308 points (19.2/g), 9th.
Differential of 46 points (2.9/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 24th.
Coached by Tom Flores (12-4-0)
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1985 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Marc Wilson | 28 | 5 | 13 | 193 for 388, 2,608 yards, 16 td, 21 int, & 24 rushes for 98 yards and 2 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Marcus Allen*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 380 rushes for 1,759 yards, 11 td, & 67 catches for 555 yards and 3 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Frank Hawkins | 26 | 4 | 16 | 84 rushes for 269 yards, 4 td, & 27 catches for 174 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 276th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Jessie Hester | 22 | Rook | 16 | 32 catches for 665 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1985 |
| WR | Dokie Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 48 catches for 925 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 1983 |
| TE | Todd Christensen*+ | 29 | 6 | 16 | 82 catches for 987 yards, 6 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Bruce E. Davis | 29 | 6 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
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| LG | Charley Hannah | 30 | 8 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| C | Don Mosebar | 24 | 2 | 14 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 26th pick / 1983 |
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| RG | Mickey Marvin | 30 | 8 | 15 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Henry Lawrence | 34 | 11 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Howie Long*+ | 25 | 4 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Bill Pickel | 26 | 2 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Lyle Alzado | 36 | 14 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LOLB | Brad Van Pelt | 34 | 12 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| LILB | Matt Millen | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Reggie McKenzie | 22 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 275th pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | Rod Martin | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Lester Hayes | 30 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Mike Haynes*+ | 32 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Mike Davis | 29 | 7 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Stacey Toran | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 168th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Vann McElroy | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 64th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Bahr | 32 | 9 | 0 | 20 of 32 field goals & 40 of 42 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| P | Ray Guy | 36 | 12 | 0 | 89 punts for a 40.8 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Fulton Walker | 27 | 4 | 0 | 62 punt returns for a 11.2 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 154th pick / 1981 |
| KR | Sam Seale | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Marcus Allen*+ | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | USC | 3/26/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982 |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | 36 | DE-DT | 11 | 11 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| 10 | Chris Bahr | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 2/3/1953 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | 30 | LB | 16 | 1 | 223 | 6-2 | California | 3/1/1955 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| 76 | Kevin L. Belcher | 24 | T | 4 | 0 | 310 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 11/9/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 186th pick / 1985 |
| 47 | Don Bessillieu | 29 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 5/4/1956 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1979 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch | 37 | WR | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| 57 | Tony Caldwell | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/1/1961 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1983 |
| 46 | Todd Christensen*+ | 29 | TE-FB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/3/1956 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby | 35 | C | 16 | 2 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| 79 | Bruce E. Davis | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-6 | UCLA | 6/21/1956 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
| 45 | James Davis | 28 | DB | 15 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Southern | 6/12/1957 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 118th pick / 1981 |
| 36 | Mike Davis | 29 | DB | 11 | 10 | 203 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/15/1956 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| 94 | Elvis Franks | 28 | DE | 3 | 1 | 252 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 7/9/1957 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980 |
| 8 | Ray Guy | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| 73 | Charley Hannah | 30 | G-T-DE | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| 27 | Frank Hawkins | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-9 | Nevada-Reno | 7/3/1959 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 276th pick / 1981 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes | 30 | DB | 16 | 13 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/22/1955 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| 22 | Mike Haynes*+ | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 7/1/1953 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| 84 | Jessie Hester | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida State | 1/21/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1985 |
| 12 | Rusty Hilger | 23 | QB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/9/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 143rd pick / 1985 |
| 31 | Derrick Jensen | 29 | RB-TE | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 4/27/1956 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 57th pick / 1978 |
| 99 | Sean Jones | 23 | DE | 15 | 4 | 270 | 6-7 | Northeastern | 12/19/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 51st pick / 1984 |
| 74 | Shelby Jordan | 33 | T | 16 | 2 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington (MO) | 1/23/1952 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 |
| 87 | Trey Junkin | 24 | TE-LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 1/23/1961 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983 |
| 33 | Kenny King | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 3/7/1957 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | 34 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| 75 | Howie Long*+ | 25 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | Villanova | 1/6/1960 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981 |
| 60 | Curt Marsh | 26 | G | 7 | 0 | 273 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/25/1959 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1981 |
| 53 | Rod Martin | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-2 | USC | 4/7/1954 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | 30 | G | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/5/1955 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| 26 | Vann McElroy | 25 | DB | 12 | 12 | 193 | 6-2 | Baylor | 1/13/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 64th pick / 1982 |
| 54 | Reggie McKenzie | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 2/8/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 275th pick / 1985 |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | 28 | DB | 10 | 3 | 187 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/19/1957 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Matt Millen | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/12/1958 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| 83 | Tim Moffett | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 2/8/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 79th pick / 1985 |
| 28 | Cleo Montgomery | 30 | WR | 4 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 7/1/1955 | 5 | |
| 72 | Don Mosebar | 24 | C-T-G | 16 | 14 | 285 | 6-6 | USC | 9/11/1961 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 26th pick / 1983 |
| 81 | Andy Parker | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Utah | 9/8/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1984 |
| 71 | Bill Pickel | 26 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 11/5/1959 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1983 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | 38 | QB | 3 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 14 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| 57 | Jerry Robinson | 29 | LB | 11 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | UCLA | 12/18/1956 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979 |
| 43 | Sam Seale | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Western State (CO) | 10/6/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| 86 | Jim Smith | 30 | WR | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/20/1955 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1977 |
| 58 | Jack Squirek | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Illinois | 2/16/1959 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1982 |
| 61 | Dave Stalls | 30 | DE-DT-NT | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 9/19/1955 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| 39 | Steve Strachan | 22 | RB | 4 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Boston College | 3/22/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 11th / 303rd pick / 1985 |
| 30 | Stacey Toran | 24 | DB | 16 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/10/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 168th pick / 1984 |
| 93 | Greg Townsend | 24 | DE-LB-DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | TCU | 11/3/1961 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1983 |
| 91 | Brad Van Pelt | 34 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 4/5/1951 | 12 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| 41 | Fulton Walker | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/30/1958 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 154th pick / 1981 |
| 85 | Dokie Williams | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | UCLA | 8/25/1960 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 1983 |
| 49 | Ricky Williams | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Langston | 4/27/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 9th / 233rd pick / 1983 |
| 98 | Mitch Willis | 23 | NT-DT | 11 | 0 | 278 | 6-8 | SMU | 3/16/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1984 |
| 6 | Marc Wilson | 28 | QB | 16 | 13 | 205 | 6-6 | BYU | 2/15/1957 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 27.9 | 16 | 225.7 | 6-2.4 | 5.2 |