NFL team season
The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 12th season. The Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs , won the division title.
This was the only season between 1966 and 1977 in which the Raiders did not win the AFL /AFC West title.
Offseason [ edit ] [1]
1971 Oakland Raiders roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 at New England Patriots L 6–20 0–1 Shaefer Stadium 55,405 Recap 2 September 26 at San Diego Chargers W 34–0 1–1 San Diego Stadium 54,084 Recap 3 at Cleveland Browns W 34–20 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 84,285 Recap 4 October 10 at Denver Broncos W 27–16 3–1 Mile High Stadium 51,200 Recap 5 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–10 4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,615 Recap 6 October 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–27 5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,699 Recap 7 October 31 Kansas City Chiefs T 20–20 5–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,715 Recap 8 November 7 at New Orleans Saints T 21–21 5–1–2 Tulane Stadium 83,102 Recap 9 November 14 Houston Oilers W 41–21 6–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,705 Recap 10 November 21 San Diego Chargers W 34–33 7–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,681 Recap 11 November 28 Baltimore Colts L 14–37 7–2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,689 Recap 12 December 5 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–24 7–3–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap 13 December 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–16 7–4–2 Municipal Stadium 51,215 Recap 14 December 19 Denver Broncos W 21–13 8–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,651 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game notes [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 3 3 14 14 34 Chargers 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring summary 1 OAK George Blanda 37-yard field goalRaiders 3–0 2 OAK George Blanda 42-yard field goal Raiders 6–0 3 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–0 3 OAK Clarence Davis 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–0 4 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 13-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 27–0 4 OAK Ken Stabler 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 34–0
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1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 3 3 14 7 27 Broncos 3 6 0 7 16
Scoring summary 1 Broncos Jim Turner 43-yard field goalBroncos 3–0 1 Raiders George Blanda 38-yard field goalTie 3–3 2 Broncos Jim Turner 10-yard field goal Broncos 6–3 2 Broncos Jim Turner 24-yard field goal Broncos 9–3 2 Raiders George Blanda 24-yard field goal Broncos 9–6 3 Raiders Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–9 3 Raiders Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–9 4 Raiders Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick)Raiders 27–9 4 Broncos Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)Raiders 27–16
Week 14 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 0 0 10 13 • Raiders 7 7 0 7 21
Standings [ edit ] Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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References [ edit ]
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