1975 Oakland Raiders
1975 AFC Western Division Champions!
1975 Record: 11-3 (Reg. Season), 1-1 (Playoffs)
Head Coach: John Madden
Points Scored: 375 (4th out of 26 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 255 (7th out of 26 NFL teams)
Home Stadium: Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, CA.
Wide Receiver Cliff Branch finished tied for third in the NFL with 9 receiving TDs in 1975. His 893 receiving yards were 4th best in the league and his 51 catches were 9th in the NFL in 1975. He earned his second career Pro Bowl selection and was selected 1st team All-NFL by the AP, Pro Football Writers, and Pro Football Ent. for his 1975 performance.
1975 Oakland Raiders Game-by-Game Results
Regular Season
Date Opponent Result
9/22/75 at Miami W 31-21
9/28/75 at Baltimore W 31-20
10/ 5/75 at San Diego W 6- 0
10/12/75 at Kansas City L 10-42
10/19/75 at Cincinnati L 10-14
10/26/75 San Diego W 25- 0
11/ 2/75 at Denver W 42-17
11/ 9/75 New Orleans W 48-10
11/16/75 Cleveland W 38-17
11/23/75 at Washington W 26-23 (OT)
11/30/75 Atlanta W 37-34 (OT)
12/ 8/75 Denver W 17-10
12/14/75 Houston L 26-27
12/21/75 Kansas City W 28-20
Playoffs
Round Opponent Result
AFC Div. Playoff Cincinnati W 31-28
AFC Championship at Pittsburgh L 10-16
Linebacker Phil Villapiano epitimized the Raiders' tough guy demeanor on defense in the 1970s. He earned All-NFL 1st team honors from Pro Football Weekly and 2nd team All-NFL by the Associated Press along with earning a Pro Bowl selection for the third consecutive season in 1975.
Left Tackle Art Shell pancakes a blitzing Doug Nettles of the Colts in a 31-20 early season victory. He earned a Pro Bowl selection for a fourth straight year in 1975 and was voted second team All-NFL by the Associated Press, the Pro Football Writers, and the Football Ent. Assoc.
1975 Oakland Raiders Depth Chart / Roster:
# Player Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Face Shape Hair Equipment
Quarterbacks
1. 12 Ken Stabler (lefty) 6-3 215 30 6 Alabama 77 7
l. brn long style 2 helmet, 2 bar,
wt wristbands, wt sleeves, tc shoes, bk sleeves (turf)
2. 11 David Humm (lefty) 6-1 180 23 R Nebraska 55 4 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar
3. 13 Larry Lawrence 6-1 208 26 1 Iowa style 2 helmet, bk wristbands, bk shoes
Halfbacks
1. 28 Clarence Davis 5-10 195 26 4 USC 173 7 blk afro style
2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt tc elbowpads, fingers taped, wt sleeves,
bk elbowpads (turf), wt wrist double (turf)
2. 40 Pete Banaszak 5-11 210 31 9 Miami 12 3 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, eye paint, wt tc elbowpads, bk elbowpads (turf)
3. 35 Jess Phillips 6-1 208 28 7 Arkansas 150 3 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), bk elbowpads, bk wristbands, bk sleeves, wt gloves (grass), wt elbowpads (turf), wt wristbands (turf)
# 36 Bob Hudson 5-11 204 27 3 N/A dk skin 256 8 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
Fullbacks
1. 30 Mark Van Eeghen 6-1 215 23 1 Colgate 37 5
brn crop style 2 helmet, half
cage, bk elbowpads
2. 44 Mark Hubbard 6-1 225 29 6 Colgate 43 10 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, eye paint, bk elbowpads, left qb wristband
Wide Receivers
1. 25 Fred Biletnikoff 6-1 190 32 10 Florida State 39 2 blo long style
2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), eye paint, wt wrist double, wt elbowpads (turf)
2. 21 Clliff Branch 5-11 170 27 3 Colorado 50 2
blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar
(thin), bk elbowpads, bk wristbands, bk sleeves, bk gloves (grass)
3. 49 Mike Siani 6-2
195 25 3 Villanova 73 2
brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar
(thin), eye paint, wt wristbands, wt sleeves, bk shoes, wt gloves (grass)
4. 81 Morris Bradshaw 6-0 198 22 1
Ohio State 221 3 blk crop style
2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk sleeves, wt gloves
(grass)
5. n/a (switch position to HB)
Tight Ends
1. 88 Bob Moore 6-3
220 26 4 Stanford 28 5
brn long style 2 helmet, 2 bar,
wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)
2. 87 Dave Casper 6-4 250 24 1 Notre Dame 33 7 brn long style 2 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, bk sleeves, wt gloves (grass), bk elbowpads (turf), bk wristbands (turf)
3. 89 Ted Kwalick 6-4 235 28 6 Penn State 63 11 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, bk sleeves, wt gloves (grass)
# 46
Warren Bankston 6-4 235 28 6 Tulane 30 6
brn crop style 2 helmet, half
cage, eye paint, bk sleeves, bk gloves (grass), bk elbowpads (turf)
Left Tackles
1. 78 Art Shell 6-5
265 29 7 N/A 100
13 blk crop style 2 helmet, half
cage, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, fingers taped, wt elbowpads (turf)
2. 70 Henry Lawrence 6-4 268 24 1 Florida A&M 126 15 blk buzz style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves
Left Guards
1. 63 Gene Upshaw 6-5 255 30 8
N/A 126
11 blk crop style 2 helmet, half
cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double
2. 79 Dan Medlin 6-3 260 26 3 N.C. State 50 9 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, right bk elbowpad, left wt elbowpad, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt sleeves
Centers
1. 66 Steve Sylvester 6-4 262 22 R
Notre Dame 50 15 brn balding style 2 helmet, half cage
2. 50 Dave Dalby 6-2 240 26 3 UCLA 25 19 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt tc elbowpads, fingers taped, bk elbowpads (turf)
Right Guards
1. 64 George Buehler 6-2 270 28 6
Stanford 2 13 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wrist double, wt gloves, wt
elbowpads (turf)
2. n/a (switch position to DT)
Right Tackles
1. 75 John Vella 6-4
255 25 3 USC 70 17 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double,
wt gloves, bk sleeves
2. n/a (switch position to LE)
Left Defensive Ends
1. 82 Horace Jones 6-3 255 26 4
Louisville 178 16
blk crop style 2 helmet, half
cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, bk elbowpads (turf)
2. n/a (switch position to ROLB)
# 74
Dave Rowe 6-7 271 30 8 Penn State 50 11 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt tc elbowpads, wt wristbands,
wt gloves, bk elbowpads (turf)
Right Defensive Ends
1. 84 Tony Cline 6-3
244 27 5 Miami 55 3
brn crop style 2 helmet, half
cage, wt wrist double, wt elbowpads (turf)
2. n/a (switch position to TE)
Defensive Tackles
1. 60 Otis Sistrunk 6-4 255 28 3
No College 124 11
blk bald style 2 helmet, half
cage, wt wrist double, wt gloves, bk elbowpads (turf)
2. 80 Art Thoms 6-5 260 29 6 Arizona St. lt skin 50 11 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt tc elbowpads, wt wristbands
3. 71 Kelvin Korver 6-6 270 26 3 N/A 9 15 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads
# 61 Ray Carr 6-5 248 24 1 N/A style 2 helmet,
Left Outside Linebackers
1. 41 Phil Villapiano 6-2 222 26 4
Bowl. Green 61 14 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt tc elbowpads, wt
wrist double, wt gloves, fingers taped (turf)
2. 39 Willie Hall 6-2 225 24 2 USC 233 7 blk afro style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk sleeves
Middle Linebackers
1. 58 Monte Johnson 6-4 235 24 2
Nebraska 77 4
brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar,
eye paint, tc extended, wt gloves, bk sleeves, bk elbowpads (turf), wt
wristbands (turf), right fingers taped (turf)
2. 54 Mike Dennery 6-0 222 25 1 Southern Miss style 2 helmet, half cage, wt tc elbowpads, wt sleeves, wt gloves (grass)
3. 55 Dan Conners 6-1 230 33 11 Miami lt skin 76 10 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
Right Outside Linebackers
1. 83 Ted Hendricks 6-7 220 28 6
Miami 107 6 blo crop style
2 helmet, half cage, wt gloves, wt sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf), wt wristbands
(turf)
2. n/a (switch position to FS)
# 86
Gerald Irons 6-2 230 28 5 N/A dk
skin 218 13 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, tc
extended, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves
Cornerbacks
1. 24 Willie Brown 6-1
195 35 12 Grambling St. med skin 48 3
blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar,
bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk gloves (turf)
2. 26 Skip Thomas 6-1 205 25 3 USC 154 4 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, tc extended, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands, bk gloves (turf)
3. 45 Neal Colzie 6-2 205 21 R Florida State 177 19 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wrist double, right fingers taped, bk sleeves, bk elbowbands (turf)
4. 20 Jimmy Warren 5-11 175 36 11 Illinois dk skin 264 2 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, bk elbowpads, qb wristbands, wt sleeves
Free Safeties
1. 32 Jack Tatum 5-11 200 27 4 Ohio State 110 2 blk afro style
2 helmet, 2 bar, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt half sleeves (grass)
2. 47 Charlie Phillips 6-2 215 23 R USC 211 3 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar, tc extended, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, bk sleeves, bk gloves (grass)
# 27 Ron Smith 6-1 195 32 10 Wisconsin 46 3 blk crop style 2 helmet, 1 bar, bk elbowpads
Strong Safeties
1. 43 George Atkinson 6-0 180 28 7 Morris Brown 163 1 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, bk sleeves, wt tc elbowpads (turf)
2. 37 Mike Reinfeldt 6-2 178 22 R N/A 50 5 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, wt wrist double, wt rb gloves
Kicker
1. 16 George Blanda 6-2 215 47 25 Kentucky 17 5 grey crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), bk
sleeves, bk shoes
Punter
1. 8
Ray Guy 6-3 190 26 2 Southern Miss. 49 4 brn crop style
2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), bk sleeves, left wt glove (grass)
Player Not Included
1. 43 George Atkinson 6-0 180 28 7 Morris Brown 163 1 blk crop style 2 helmet,
# 10 Pete Beathard QB 6-2 205 33 10 USC lt skin style 2 helmet,
Player Ratings spd-str-awr-agi-acc-cth-car-jmp-btk-tck-tpw-tac-pbk-rbk-kpw-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh
Stabler 57-62-86-65-68-25-48-55-47-19-95-89-24-26-27-22-0-87-92-74
Humm 54-67-59-58-59-26-41-51-37-28-89-85-24-23-33-25-0-85-75-74
L. Lawrence 49-59-60-62-60-27-75-38-51-22-87-80-26-27-30-24-0-80-74-70
C. Davis 94-74-85-92-95-74-85-79-76-22-27-21-39-39-36-29-86-87-75-74
P. Banaszak 72-74-90-75-82-75-85-59-82-23-38-22-52-53-26-20-10-76-75-79
J. Phillips 88-66-83-86-83-66-78-63-65-57-24-20-46-44-32-19-78-77-87-75
B. Hudson 87-64-61-83-86-69-75-69-70-28-34-31-28-32-25-23-77-80-86-78
Van Eeghen 71-74-72-79-88-74-86-60-79-28-34-27-61-58-32-24-64-93-96-89
M. Hubbard 78-75-95-70-81-66-77-58-82-33-42-25-61-50-27-24-20-84-75-66
L. Carter 71-64-53-70-75-70-74-72-76-23-46-38-57-53-32-26-74-83-82-74
H. Hart 90-69-64-83-93-72-80-70-75-32-44-28-42-40-27-22-86-81-73-77
Biletnikoff 84-76-97-93-91-99-90-81-76-17-26-22-35-42-23-19-54-95-80-95
C. Branch 97-61-83-97-96-89-92-86-73-20-22-24-31-36-24-20-76-90-89-75
Siani 95-61-71-93-91-85-74-80-74-16-21-21-35-32-25-20-10-87-75-66
M. Bradshaw 99-54-62-88-91-75-74-86-55-18-26-25-25-28-25-24-60-78-81-63
B. Moore 66-71-75-74-74-79-72-56-60-26-36-26-72-67-32-24-8-84-86-87
Casper 71-71-68-67-79-82-73-54-73-26-40-31-77-67-27-25-8-88-86-86
Kwalick 69-68-80-65-74-78-66-44-59-23-31-24-51-53-29-23-8-82-78-71
W. Bankston 68-70-71-60-74-83-71-70-61-23-23-20-56-57-23-19-10-85-89-80
A. Shell 63-95-95-62-73-22-31-49-37-27-30-18-96-98-28-18-0-81-94-90
H. Lawrence 57-85-63-60-58-22-27-63-23-24-34-22-82-84-28-24-0-68-75-60
G. Upshaw 66-97-98-75-74-23-25-56-35-28-29-20-96-98-27-21-0-87-98-90
Medlin 58-84-60-56-71-28-29-54-28-22-27-24-77-80-32-19-0-75-72-70
Dalby 63-93-73-85-60-28-25-56-25-30-33-26-91-91-29-24-0-88-98-85
S. Sylvester 61-83-53-57-66-26-23-56-25-27-26-22-79-86-26-24-0-76-77-75
G. Buehler 55-90-84-69-70-15-17-48-36-30-30-20-88-87-28-22-0-80-84-83
Vella 67-86-73-64-76-25-26-60-34-27-26-18-92-90-26-20-0-75-85-84
H. Jones 72-86-80-72-70-24-27-68-28-81-30-24-25-29-30-27-0-88-77-66
D. Rowe 68-85-79-74-67-24-27-60-26-81-23-22-27-31-28-22-0-76-75-82
T. Cline 72-78-79-76-72-45-48-62-30-77-24-22-25-30-25-23-0-79-55-77
O. Sistrunk 75-90-81-73-78-33-30-64-24-87-29-19-24-34-28-18-0-82-91-89
Thoms 67-89-86-69-61-29-29-61-42-83-29-20-23-33-26-18-0-85-81-87
Korver 57-77-57-57-58-27-25-57-31-74-26-22-24-33-26-18-0-76-64-73
R. Carr 62-75-53-71-60-28-24-61-31-72-25-20-22-34-28-20-0-74-78-67
Villapiano 84-79-85-83-86-45-51-69-33-93-27-24-24-34-29-20-0-88-90-91
W. Hall 77-78-66-80-71-56-52-69-31-86-25-23-24-42-25-24-0-77-70-86
M. Johnson 83-78-72-79-75-55-49-65-31-93-28-27-24-41-27-24-0-69-75-86
Dennery 69-68-55-68-66-41-30-51-31-78-25-20-23-33-26-19-0-78-73-68
D. Conners 69-88-98-72-64-61-58-63-34-79-37-25-29-44-36-23-0-80-87-82
T. Hendricks 84-80-84-81-80-47-43-77-32-90-25-21-22-32-24-21-0-90-97-92
G. Irons 80-81-80-80-75-55-50-69-31-89-27-20-23-20-25-19-0-88-90-90
W. Brown 90-54-97-90-91-70-62-79-53-78-24-20-17-22-25-21-60-87-75-83
S. Thomas 93-69-82-90-95-70-64-84-29-87-26-20-16-28-23-21-10-88-90-93
Colzie 94-54-58-91-93-74-75-87-25-63-24-20-18-24-24-26-88-87-79-77
J. Warren 89-49-85-87-86-52-44-70-29-67-25-20-16-20-23-20-10-72-77-62
J. Tatum 90-75-85-87-89-55-47-79-30-95-23-22-19-22-22-21-10-86-79-94
C. Phillips 85-49-57-87-90-72-63-73-30-78-26-23-23-31-26-22-10-86-79-75
R. Smith 90-65-84-85-85-75-72-73-60-68-27-23-25-32-26-25-85-83-90-85
G. Atkinson 87-65-88-88-85-70-66-85-65-89-24-22-14-18-22-20-79-90-90-95
Reinfeldt 84-54-52-86-80-72-63-79-27-74-24-22-23-27-26-23-10-85-87-80
Blanda 44-58-96-57-48-27-56-30-29-28-81-82-24-26-78-87-0-66-98-77
R. Guy 50-36-81-48-48-39-36-51-17-68-88-82-13-14-98-96-0-78-92-55
Outside Linebacker Ted Hendricks hurries the Colts' Bert Jones. He would only start five games, but he took advantage of his opportunities on passing downs in his first year with Oakland after coming over from Green Bay.
1975 Oakland Raiders Individual Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Ken Stabler, 2296 yards, 58.6 comp. pct., 16 TDs, 67.4 rating
Rushing: Pete Banaszak, 672 yards, 16 TDs, 3.6 yards / carry
Receiving: Cliff Branch, 51 receptions, 893 yards, 9 TDs
Touchdowns: Pete Banaszak, 16 (16 rush., 0 rec.)
Interceptions: Skip Thomas & Charlie Phillips, 6
Points: Pete Banaszak, 96 (16 TDs)
Cornerback Alonzo "Skip" Thomas' hard hitting ability is displayed here as he breaks up a pass intended for the Dolphins' Nat Moore in the opening night clash with Miami. He intercepted six passes in the regular season for the second straight year, which tied him with Charlie Phillips for the club lead in that category.
1975 AFC WESTERN DIVISION STANDINGS:
1st Place - OAKLAND (11-3)
2nd Place - Denver (6-8)
3rd Place - Kansas City (5-9)
4th Place - San Diego (2-12)
Quarterback Ken Stabler lets a pass fly in the AFC Championship Game. He was second in the NFL with 7.8 yards per pass and his 58.6 completion pct. in 1975 was 4th highest in the league in 1975.
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Halfback Pete Banaszak hurdles over a Bengal defender in the Raider playoff triumph. He came off the bench in all 14 games, but still led the Raiders in rushing yards (672), overall TDs scored and rushing TDs (16) in 1975. His 16 touchdowns, both on the ground and overall, led the NFL in 1975.
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