The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 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 Raiders' last in the AFL (they would, along with all the other AFL teams, join the NFL in 1970.
The Raiders stormed to a 12–1–1 record in 1969. They led the league in wins for a third consecutive season; in doing so, they posted a staggering 37–4–1 record over their final three years of AFL play. The season would end with an upset loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 1969 AFL Championship Game.
Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall-of-Fame head coach John Madden . Madden would lead the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games , and a Super Bowl championship before leaving in 1978. He would post a 112–39–7 regular season record over this span.
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 14, 1969
Houston Oilers
W 21–17
49,361
2
September 20, 1969
Miami Dolphins
W 20–17
50,277
3
September 28, 1969
at Boston Patriots
W 38–23
19,069
4
October 4, 1969
at Miami Dolphins
T 20–20
35,614
5
October 12, 1969
at Denver Broncos
W 24–14
49,511
6
October 19, 1969
Buffalo Bills
W 50–21
54,418
7
October 26, 1969
at San Diego Chargers
W 24–12
54,008
8
November 2, 1969
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 31–17
27,927
9
November 9, 1969
Denver Broncos
W 41–10
54,416
10
November 16, 1969
San Diego Chargers
W 21–16
54,372
11
November 23, 1969
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 27–24
51,982
12
November 30, 1969
at New York Jets
W 27–14
63,865
13
December 7, 1969
Cincinnati Bengals
W 37–17
54,427
14
December 13, 1969
Kansas City Chiefs
W 10–6
54,443
Standings [ edit ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Game summaries [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bills
0
7
0
14
21
• Raiders
14
28
6
2
50
Scoring summary
1
OAK
Billy Cannon 53 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
Raiders 7–0
1
OAK
Pete Banaszak 10 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
Raiders 14–0
2
OAK
Pete Banaszak 1 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
Raiders 21–0
2
OAK
Warren Wells 13 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
Raiders 28–0
2
OAK
Fred Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
Raiders 35–0
2
OAK
Fred Biletnikoff 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
Raiders 42–0
2
BUF
Haven Moses 39 yard pass from James Harris (Bruce Alford kick)
Raiders 42–7
3
OAK
George Blanda 20 yard field goal
Raiders 45–7
3
OAK
George Blanda 36 yard field goal
Raiders 48–7
4
BUF
Bill Enyart 30 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick)
Raiders 48–14
4
BUF
Marlin Briscoe 50 yard pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick)
Raiders 48–21
4
OAK
Safety, Kemp tackled by Dotson in end zone
Raiders 50–21
[ 1]
Week 14 [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chiefs
0
0
0
6
6
• Raiders
0
3
0
7
10
[ 2]
Postseason [ edit ]
AFL championship game [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chiefs
0
7
7
3
17
Raiders
7
0
0
0
7
Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7
January 4, 1970 at Oakland Coliseum , Oakland, California
Scoring Summary [ edit ]
OAK – Smith 3 run (Blanda kick)
KC – Haynes 1 run (Stenerud kick)
KC – Holmes 5 run (Stenerud kick)
KC – Field goal Stenerud 22
Personnel [ edit ]
1969 Oakland Raiders football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
RB
40
Banaszak, Pete Pete Banaszak
FL
25
Biletnikoff, Fred Fred Biletnikoff
QB , K
16
Blanda, George George Blanda
OG
64
Buehler, George George Buehler (R)
WR
89
Buie, Drew Drew Buie (R)
TE
33
Cannon, Billy Billy Cannon
FB
35
Dixon, Hewritt Hewritt Dixon
TE
36
Edwards, Lloyd Lloyd Edwards
FB
30
Hagberg, Roger Roger Hagberg
OG
70
Harvey, Jim Jim Harvey
OG
65
Hawkins, Wayne Wayne Hawkins
RB
39
Hubbard, Marv Marv Hubbard (R)
QB
3
Lamonica, Daryle Daryle Lamonica
C
00
Otto, Jim Jim Otto
OT
74
Schuh, Harry Harry Schuh
OT
78
Shell, Art Art Shell
WR
13
Sherman, Rod Rod Sherman
HB
23
Smith, Charlie Charlie Smith
OT
76
Svihus, Bob Bob Svihus
RB
22
Todd, Larry Larry Todd
OG
63
Upshaw, Gene Gene Upshaw
SE
81
Wells, Warren Warren Wells
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
DB
20
Allen, Jackie Jackie Allen
S
43
Atkinson, George George Atkinson
LB
50
Benson, Duane Duane Benson
DL
53
Birdwell, Dan Dan Birdwell
CB
24
Brown, Willie Willie Brown
LB
48
Budness, Bill Bill Budness
LB
55
Conners, Dan Dan Conners
DE
83
Davidson, Ben Ben Davidson
DT
71
Dotson, Al Al Dotson
S
45
Grayson, Dave Dave Grayson
DT
74
Keating, Tom Tom Keating
LB
42
Laskey, Bill Bill Laskey
DE
77
Lassiter, Ike Ike Lassiter
DB
47
McCloughan, Kent Kent McCloughan
DT
85
Oats, Carleton Carleton Oats
LB
56
Oliver, Chip Chip Oliver
LB
34
Otto, Gus Gus Otto
DT
80
Thoms, Art Art Thoms
DB
29
Williams, Howie Howie Williams
CB
26
Wilson, Nemiah Nemiah Wilson
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Last update: January 16, 2013
Awards and honors [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Franchise
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Personnel
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Media
Playoff appearances (21)
Division championships (16)
Wild cards (5)
Conference championships (4)
Super Bowl appearances (5)
League championships (4)
Current league affiliations
1960s
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