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1975 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJohn Madden
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishLost AFC Championship Game

The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League.

The 1975 season would be George Blanda's final season in the NFL. Blanda retired with two significant records: the most seasons in American professional football (26), and most games played (340).[1]

Opposing quarterbacks had a passer-rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
Round Pick Overall Pick Player School/Club Team Position
1 24 24 Neil Colzie Ohio State DB
2 19 45 Charles Phillips USC DB
3 24 76 Louis Carter Maryland RB
5 24 128 David Humm Nebraska QB
7 24 180 James Daniels Texas A&M DB
9 24 232 Harry Knight Richmond QB
10 25 259 Steve Sylvester Notre Dame T
12 24 310 Jack Magee Boston College C
14 24 362 Tom Doyle Yale QB
15 25 389 Paul Careathers Tennessee RB

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Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Raiders points Opponents Raiders first downs Record Attendance
1 Sep 22 at Miami Dolphins Win 31 21 17 1–0
78,744
2 Sep 28 at Baltimore Colts Win 31 20 18 2–0
40,657
3 Oct 5 at San Diego Chargers Win 6 0 17 3–0
31,095
4 Oct 12 at Kansas City Chiefs Loss 10 42 23 3–1
60,425
5 Oct 19 at Cincinnati Bengals Loss 10 14 18 3–2
48,122
6 Oct 26 San Diego Chargers Win 25 0 23 4–2
42,796
7 Nov 2 at Denver Broncos Win 42 17 21 5–2
52,505
8 Nov 9 New Orleans Saints Win 48 10 34 6–2
51,267
9 Nov 16 Cleveland Browns Win 38 17 22 7–2
50,461
10 Nov 23 at Washington Redskins Win 26 23 26 8–2
53,582
11 Nov 30 Atlanta Falcons Win 37 34 33 9–2
50,860
12 Dec 8 Denver Broncos Win 17 10 16 10–2
51,075
13 Dec 14 Houston Oilers Loss 26 27 23 10–3
50,719
14 Dec 21 Kansas City Chiefs Win 28 20 24 11–3
48,604

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Season summary

Week 10

1 234OTTotal
• Raiders 6 14033 26
Redskins 0 9770 23
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 41°F • Wind 10
Scoring summary
1OAKPete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed)Raiders 6–0
2WSHCharley Taylor 8-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)Tie 6–6
2WSHMark Moseley 34-yard field goalRedskins 9–6
2OAKPete Banaszak 27-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–9
2OAKPete Banaszak 7-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–9
3WSHMike Thomas 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)Raiders 20–16
4OAKGeorge Blanda 22-yard field goalRaiders 23–16
4WSHFrank Grant 33-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)Tie 23–23
OTOAKGeorge Blanda 27-yard field goalRaiders 26–23

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Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders(2) 11 3 0 .786 5–1 8–3 375 255 W1
Denver Broncos 6 8 0 .429 3–3 4–7 254 307 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 3–3 3–8 282 341 L4
San Diego Chargers 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 189 345 L1

Roster

Playoffs

The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the divisional round in Oakland. The following Sunday, they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16–10 in the AFC Championship Game.

Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28

Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 71428
Raiders 3 14 7731

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
  • Scoring
    • OAK – field goal Blanda 31 OAK 3–0
    • OAK – Siani 9 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 10–3
    • CIN – Fritts 1 run (Green kick) OAK 10–7
    • OAK – Moore 8 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 17–7
    • OAK – Banaszak 6 run (Blanda kick) OAK 24–7
    • CIN – Elliott 6 run (Green kick) OAK 24–14
    • OAK – Casper 2 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 31–14
    • CIN – Joiner 25 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–21
    • CIN – Curtis 14 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–28

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10

Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 01010
Steelers 0 3 01316

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
  • Scoring
    • PIT – field goal Gerela 36 PIT 3–0
    • PIT – Harris 25 run (Gerela kick) PIT 10–0
    • OAK – Siani 14 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) PIT 10–7
    • PIT – Stallworth 20 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) PIT 16–7
    • OAK – field goal Blanda 41 PIT 16–10

Awards and honors

  • George Blanda, most seasons in American professional football (26)
  • George Blanda, most games played, (340)

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 340
  2. ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history, the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers have the best defensive passer rating total.
  3. ^ 1975 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com
  4. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1975.htm
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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