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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