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1969 Oakland Raiders season
The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the last for the AFL, which merged into the NFL in 1970.
| 1969 Oakland Raiders season |
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| F. Wayne Valley |
| Al Davis |
| John Madden |
| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
| 12–1–1 |
| 1st AFL Western |
| Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Oilers) 56–7 Lost AFL Championship(vs. Chiefs) 7–17 |
The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the last for the AFL, which merged into the NFL in 1970.
The Raiders stormed to a 12–1–1 record in 1969 and led the league in wins for a third consecutive season. In doing so, they posted a staggering 37–4–1 (.893) record over their final three years of AFL regular season play. The season ended with an upset loss at home in the AFL Championship Game to division rival Kansas City, the eventual Super Bowl champion.
Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall of Fame head coach John Madden, previously the linebacker coach, promoted after the January departure of John Rauch for Buffalo. Madden led the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games, and a Super Bowl championship before leaving after 1978, his tenth as head coach, with a 112–39–7 (.731) regular season record.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
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| Front office |
Majority Co-Owner - F. Wayne Valley Minority Co-Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner: Ed McGah President of the General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis Senior Executive – John Herrera Head coaches
Head coach – John Madden Offensive coaches
Offensive Backs – John Polonchek Ends Coach – Dick Wood Offensive line – Ollie Spencer | | | Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Tom Dahms Linebackers – Sid Hall Defensive Backfield – Richie McCabe Special teams coaches
Special teams – John Rauch Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning - Marv Marinovich |
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
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| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 16 George Blanda K | ||||||
| 3 Daryle Lamonica | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
40 Pete Banaszak 35 Hewritt Dixon 39 Marv Hubbard 23 Charlie Smith 22 Larry Todd Wide receivers (WR)
25 Fred Biletnikoff 89 Drew Buie 13 Rod Sherman 81 Warren Wells Tight ends (TE)
33 Billy Cannon 36 Lloyd Edwards 30 Roger Hagberg | | Offensive linemen (OL) 64 George Buehler G 70 Jim Harvey G 65 Wayne Hawkins G 00 Jim Otto C 79 Harry Schuh T 78 Art Shell T 76 Bob Svihus T 63 Gene Upshaw G Defensive linemen (DL)
83 Ben Davidson DE
71 Al Dotson DT 74 Tom Keating DT 77 Ike Lassiter DE 85 Carleton Oats DT 80 Art Thoms DT | | Linebackers (LB) 50 Duane Benson OLB 48 Bill Budness MLB 55 Dan Conners MLB 42 Bill Laskey OLB 56 Chip Oliver OLB 34 Gus Otto OLB Defensive backs (DB)
43 George Atkinson SS 24 Willie Brown CB 45 Dave Grayson FS 29 Howie Williams SS 26 Nemiah Wilson CB Special teams (ST)
11 Mike Eischeid P | | Practice squad 20 Jackie Allen CB 46 Ed Hayes S 31 Ken Newfield RB 67 Harold Rice DE Reserve
21 Rodger Bird S (IR) 53 Dan Birdwell DT (IR) 10 Eldridge Dickey WR (IR) 47 Kent McCloughan CB (IR) 12 Ken Stabler QB (Left squad)
Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| September 14 | Houston Oilers | W 21–17 | 1–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 49,361 | Recap | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 20 | Miami Dolphins | W 20–17 | 2–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 50,277 | Recap | |
| September 28 | at Boston Patriots | W 38–23 | 3–0 | Alumni Stadium | 19,069 | Recap | |
| October 4 | at Miami Dolphins | T 20–20 | 3–0–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 35,614 | Recap | |
| October 12 | at Denver Broncos | W 24–14 | 4–0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 49,511 | Recap | |
| October 19 | Buffalo Bills | W 50–21 | 5–0–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,418 | Recap | |
| October 26 | at San Diego Chargers | W 24–12 | 6–0–1 | San Diego Stadium | 54,008 | Recap | |
| November 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–31 | 6–1–1 | Nippert Stadium | 27,927 | Recap | |
| November 9 | Denver Broncos | W 41–10 | 7–1–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,416 | Recap | |
| November 16 | San Diego Chargers | W 21–16 | 8–1–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,372 | Recap | |
| November 23 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–24 | 9–1–1 | Municipal Stadium | 51,982 | Recap | |
| November 30 | at New York Jets | W 27–14 | 10–1–1 | Shea Stadium | 63,865 | Recap | |
| December 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 37–17 | 11–1–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,427 | Recap | |
| December 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 10–6 | 12–1–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,443 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| AFL Western Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 12 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 7–1 | 377 | 242 | W6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–3 | 359 | 177 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2–6 | 288 | 276 | W4 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 3–5 | 297 | 344 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–5 | 280 | 367 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.
- Daryle Lamonica 21/36, 313 Yds, 6 TD
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 21 | Houston Oilers | W 56–7 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,539 | Recap | |
| January 4, 1970 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–17 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,544 | Recap |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7
January 4, 1970, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
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OAK – Smith 3 run (Blanda kick)
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KC – Hayes 1 run (Stenerud kick)
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KC – Holmes 5 run (Stenerud kick)
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KC – Field goal Stenerud 22 Raiders lost and in 1970 the AFL merged with the NFL. Raiders lost to the Baltimore Colts in the AFC Championship Game 27–17.
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Daryle Lamonica, Co-AFL MVP
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1969 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com
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1969 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com
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1969 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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