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1979 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachTom Flores
Home fieldOakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1979 Oakland Raiders season was their 10th in the league, and 20th overall. They matched their previous season's output of 9–7.[1] Oakland started off 1–3, rallied to 6–4, then fell to 6–6 after an upset loss to the Kansas City chiefs. Oakland then went on a three-game winning streak that featured a 14–10 defensive struggle in Denver, a comeback win in New Orleans after trailing 35–14 in the 3rd quarter, and a 19–14 win over the Cleveland Browns. In the season finale the Raiders stood at 9–6 in need of a win at home against the Seattle Seahawks to have a shot at a wildcard playoff spot. However, it was not to be, and Seattle quarterback Jim Zorn's 314 yards and 2 TD passes eliminated the Raiders, 29–24.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft
1979 Oakland Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 42 Willie Jones  DE Florida State
6 142 Ira Matthews  RB Wisconsin
6 156 Henry Williams  DB San Diego State
7 175 Jack Matia  DT Drake
8 209 Robert Hawkins  RB Kentucky
9 238 Jim Rourke  OT Boston College
10 259 Ricky Smith  DB Tulane
11 294 Bruce Davis  OT UCLA
12 316 Dirk Abernathy  DB Bowling Green
12 320 Reggie Kinlaw  DT Oklahoma
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Schedule

September 24:00 p.m.at Rams

W 24–17 59,000 September 9at Chargers

L 10–30 50,255 September 16at Seahawks

L 10–27 61,602 September 23at Chiefs

L 7–35 67,821 September 30Broncos

W 27–3 52,632 October 8Dolphins

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

W 13–3 52,419 October 14Falcons

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

W 50–19 52,900 October 21at Jets

L 19–28 55,802 October 25Chargers

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

W 45–22 53,709 November 449ers

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

W 23–10 52,764 November 11at Oilers

L 17–31 48,614 November 18Chiefs

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

L 21–24 53,596 November 254:00 p.m.at Broncos

W 14–10 74,186 December 39:00 p.m.at Saints

ABCW 42–35 65,541 December 9Browns

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

W 19–14 52,641 December 16Seahawks

  • Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
  • Oakland, CA

L 24–29 53,177

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Season summary

Week 1

1 234Total
• Raiders 0 10140 24
Rams 7 1000 17
Scoring summary
Q1LATyler 1 yard run (Corral kick)LA 7–0
Q2LAMiller 17 yard pass from Haden (Corral kick)LA 14–0
Q2OAKBreech 38 yard field goalLA 14–3
Q2OAKRamsey 1 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)LA 14–10
Q2LACorral 46 yard field goalLA 17–10
Q3OAKChester 27 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)Tie 17–17
Q3OAKChester 4 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)OAK 24–17

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Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

1 234Total
Broncos 0 300 3
• Raiders 7 7013 27
Scoring summary
Q1OAKCasper 28 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)OAK 7–0
Q2DENTurner 19 yard field goalOAK 7–3
Q2OAKvan Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)OAK 14–3
Q4OAKBreech 27 yard field goalOAK 17–3
Q4OAKBreech 21 yard field goalOAK 20–3
Q4OAKJohnson recovered fumble in end zone (Breech kick)OAK 27–3

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Week 6

1 234Total
Dolphins 0 030 3
• Raiders 0 0130 13
Scoring summary
Q3OAKChester 14 yard pass from Stabler (kick failed)OAK 6–0
Q3OAKHendricks 23 yard interception return (Breech kick)OAK 13–0
Q3MIAvon Schamann 23 yard field goalOAK 13–3

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Week 7

1 234Total
Falcons 0 0127 19
• Raiders 10 91021 50
Scoring summary
Q1OAKBreech 40 yard field goalOAK 3–0
Q1OAKvan Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)OAK 10–0
Q2OAKBreech 30 yard field goalOAK 13–0
Q2OAKHawkins 20 yard pass from Stabler (kick failed)OAK 19–0
Q3OAKvan Eeghen 6 yard run (Breech kick)OAK 26–0
Q3ATLCain 26 yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed)OAK 26–6
Q3OAKBreech 47 yard field goalOAK 29–6
Q3ATLCain 18 yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed)OAK 29–12
Q4OAKBrunson 8 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)OAK 36–12
Q4OAKHayes 51 yard interception return (Breech kick)OAK 43–12
Q4OAKvan Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)OAK 50–12
Q4ATLCain 3 yard run (Mazzetti kick)OAK 50–19

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Week 8

Week 9

1 234Total
Chargers 0 6160 22
• Raiders 14 10714 45
Scoring summary
1RaidersRaymond Chester 34-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)Raiders 7–0
1RaidersBooker Russell 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)Raiders 14–0
2RaidersMark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Jim Breech kick)Raiders 21–0
2ChargersJohn Jefferson 57-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed)Raiders 21–6
2RaidersJim Breech 38-yard field goalRaiders 24–6
3ChargersMike Wood 28-yard field goalRaiders 24–9
3ChargersDan Fouts 1-yard run (kick failed)Raiders 24–15
3RaidersIra Matthews 104-yard kickoff return (Jim Breech kick)Raiders 31–15
3ChargersBob Klein 7-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)Raiders 31–22
4RaidersBooker Russell 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)Raiders 38–22
4RaidersBooker Russell 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)Raiders 45–22

Week 10

1 234Total
49ers 0 1000 10
• Raiders 9 770 23
Scoring summary
Q1OAKBreech 18 yard field goalOAK 3–0
Q1OAKBranch 9 yard pass from Stabler (kick failed)OAK 9–0
Q2SFWersching 39 yard field goalOAK 9–3
Q2SFFrancis 5 yard run (Wersching kick)SF 10–9
Q2OAKvan Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)OAK 16–10
Q3OAKBranch 8 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)OAK 23–10

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Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

1 234Total
• Raiders 0 770 14
Broncos 0 0010 10
Scoring summary
Q2OAKCasper 3 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)OAK 7–0
Q3OAKRussell 1 yard run (Breech kick)OAK 14–0
Q4DENTurner 30 yard field goalOAK 14–3
Q4DENLytle 1 yard run (Turner kick)OAK 14–10

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Week 14

Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 7 72142
Saints 0 28 7035

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 15

1 234Total
Browns 0 077 14
• Raiders 7 606 19
Scoring summary
Q1OAKBranch 39 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)OAK 7–0
Q2OAKBreech 25 yard field goalOAK 10–0
Q2OAKBreech 38 yard field goalOAK 13–0
Q3CLEPruitt 77 yard run (Cockroft kick)OAK 13–7
Q4OAKBreech 23 yard field goalOAK 16–7
Q4CLEPruitt 2 yard run (Cockroft kick)OAK 16–14
Q4OAKBreech 45 yard field goalOAK 19–14

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Week 16

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers(1) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 411 246 W2
Denver Broncos(5) 10 6 0 .625 4–4 7–5 289 262 L2
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 3–5 6–6 378 372 W2
Oakland Raiders 9 7 0 .563 3–5 5–7 365 337 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 7 9 0 .438 4–4 7–7 238 262 L1

References

  1. ^ 1979 Oakland Raiders
  2. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Dec-16.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-12.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-22.
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-23.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-24.
  7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25.
  8. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
  9. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
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