1977 Oakland Raiders season

1977 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	John Madden
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Championship

The 1977 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 18th season overall, and 8th season since joining the NFL. The Raiders entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions.

The 1977 Raiders reached the AFC Championship Game for the fifth consecutive season, and their sixth time in eight years. They lost the AFC Championship, however, to the division rival Denver Broncos.

The 1977 Raiders set a professional football record with 681 rushing attempts.^[1] Fullback Mark van Eeghen 324 times for 1273 yards, and running back Clarence Davis ran 194 times for 787 yards.^[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1977 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	35	Mike Davis	DB	Colorado
2	56	Ted McKnight	RB	Minnesota-Duluth
4	112	Mickey Marvin	OG	Tennessee
5	126	Lester Hayes	DB	Texas A&M
5	139	Jeff Barnes	LB	California
7	190	Rich Martini	WR	California-Davis
8	223	Terry Robiskie	RB	Louisiana State
12	317	Rod Martin	LB	Southern California
12	334	Rolf Benirschke	PK	California-Davis

Roster

Defense

FS
Jack Tatum
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WLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
Ted Hendricks	Willie Hall	Monte Johnson	Floyd Rice
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SS
George Atkinson
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CB
Skip Thomas
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DE	NT	DE
Otis Sistrunk	Dave Rowe	John Matuszak
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CB
Willie Brown
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Offense

WR
Fred Biletnikoff
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Art Shell	Gene Upshaw	Dave Dalby	George Buehler	Henry Lawrence
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Dave Casper
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WR
Cliff Branch
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QB
Ken Stabler
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RB
Clarence Davis
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FB
Mark van Eeghen
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Special Teams
PK Errol Mann
P Ray Guy
KR Carl Garrett
PR Neal Colzie

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	San Diego Chargers	W 24–0	51,022
2	September 25, 1977	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–7	50,398
3	October 3, 1977	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 37–28	60,684
4	October 9, 1977	at Cleveland Browns	W 26–10	80,236
5	October 16, 1977	Denver Broncos	L 30–7	53,616
6	October 23, 1977	at New York Jets	W 28–27	56,734
7	October 30, 1977	at Denver Broncos	W 24–14	75,007
8	November 6, 1977	Seattle Seahawks	W 44–7	50,929
9	November 13, 1977	Houston Oilers	W 34–29	53,667
10	November 20, 1977	at San Diego Chargers	L 12–7	50,887
11	November 28, 1977	Buffalo Bills	W 34–13	51,558
12	December 4, 1977	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20–14	67,075
13	December 11, 1977	Minnesota Vikings	W 35–13	52,771
14	December 18, 1977	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–20	50,304

Playoffs

Oakland made the playoffs as a wild card in 1977 and won the divisional playoffs in a game against the Baltimore Colts when Errol Mann tied the game with a field goal. In the second overtime, Dave Casper caught another touchdown pass for the victory. The following week, they lost the AFC Championship Game 20–17 in Denver.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 24, 1977	at Baltimore Colts	W 37–31	60,763
AFC Championship	January 1, 1978	at Denver Broncos	L 20–17	74,982

Results

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	7	10	7	0	24

at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66°F (24.4°C), wind 11 mph
Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Chargers	Raiders
1					Raiders	Cliff Branch 7-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good	0	7
2					Raiders	20-yard field goal by Errol Mann	0	10
2					Raiders	Dave Casper 1-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good	0	17
3					Raiders	Pete Banaszak 2-yard touchdown run, Errol Mann kick good	0	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	24

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	9	0	7	16
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 25
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 67°F, wind 9

Scoring summary

2	OAK	Errol Mann 21 yard field goal	Raiders 3–0

2	OAK	Errol Mann 40 yard field goal	Raiders 6–0

2	OAK	Errol Mann 41 yard field goal	Raiders 9–0

4	OAK	Mark van Eeghen 8 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 16–0

4	PIT	Bennie Cunningham 43 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)	Raiders 16–7

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	7	6	21	3	37
Chiefs	0	21	0	7	28

Date: October 3
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 21 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann) kick	Raiders 7–0

2	OAK	Errol Mann 42 yard field goal	Raiders 10–0

2	KC	Walter White 48 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick)	Raiders 10–7

2	KC	Walter White 1 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick)	Chiefs 14–10

2	KC	Henry Marshall 41 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick)	Chiefs 21–10

2	OAK	Errol Mann 34 yard field goal	Chiefs 21–13

3	OAK	Pete Banaszak 1 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Chiefs 21–20

3	OAK	Clarence Davis 37 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 27–21

3	OAK	Clarence Davis 2 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 34–21

4	KC	Lawrence Williams 13 yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)	Raiders 34–28

4	OAK	Errol Mann 22 yard field goal	Raiders 37–28

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	14	0	0	14	28
Jets	13	14	0	0	27

Date: October 23
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 56,734

Scoring summary

Q1	OAK	Mark van Eeghen 3 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	OAK 7–0

Q1	NYJ	Jerome Barkum 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	OAK	Dave Casper 19 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)	OAK 14–7

Q1	NYJ	Wesley Walker 87 yard pass from Richard Todd (kick failed)	OAK 14–13

Q2	NYJ	Rich Caster 14 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	NYJ 20–14

Q2	NYJ	Clark Gaines 14 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	NYJ 27–14

Q4	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 7 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)	NYJ 27–21

Q4	OAK	Mike Siani 24 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)	OAK 28–27

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	7	3	0	13
• Raiders	13	7	14	0	34

Date: November 28
Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 51,558
Game weather: 56°F • Wind 6
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	OAK	Cliff Branch 28 yard pass from Ken Stabler (kick failed)	Raiders 6–0

1	BUF	Carson Long 33 yard field goal	Raiders 6–3

1	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 44 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 13–3

2	BUF	John Kimbrough 29 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick)	Raiders 13–10

2	OAK	Pete Banaszak 1 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 20–10

3	BUF	Carson Long 40 yard field goal	Raiders 20–13

3	OAK	Cliff Branch 12 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 27–13

3	OAK	Pete Banaszak 1 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 34–13

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	12	2	0	.857	6–1	11–1	274	148	L1
Oakland Raiders⁽⁴⁾	11	3	0	.786	5–2	10–2	351	230	W2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	3–4	6–6	222	205	L2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	1–3	4–9	282	373	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	1–6	1–11	225	349	L6

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Ken Stabler	169	294	2176	20	20

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Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Ken Stabler	3	−3	–

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Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Dave Casper	48	584	6
Cliff Branch	33	540	6
Fred Biletnikoff	33	446	5

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References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Rushing Att
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1977 Oakland Raiders
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-10.
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External links

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Alameda Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Raiders Stadium (proposed)

Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis General manager: Reggie McKenzie Head coach: Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Television: Comcast SportsNet California Comcast SportsNet Bay Area KTVU Radio: KGMZ KITS Other: Compass Media Networks The Raider Cast Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

League championships (3^†)	1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) ^† does not include 1967 AFL championship

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (55)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders seasons

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Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1977 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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