1967 Oakland Raiders season
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With only one game played during the AFL's opening week, the Raiders' season began on September 10, 1967, with a 51–0 wipeout of the Denver Broncos
in front of a home crowd of just more than 25,000. Running back Hewritt Dixon
caught one touchdown pass and ran for another. Warren Powers
capped the scoring with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown.
threw three touchdowns and ran for another as Oakland's high-powered offense easily handled the Boston Patriots
. Former Raiders quarterback Babe Parilli
connected with Art Graham
on a 19-yard touchdown pass for Boston's only score.
. A late touchdown run by Mike Garrett
was not enough for Kansas City, who lost their first game of the season.
, the New York Jets
spoiled Oakland's perfect season. New York's running game provided three touchdowns—two by Emerson Boozer
and one by Bill Mathis
. Daryle Lamonica connected with Bill Miller
and Warren Wells
for two second-half touchdowns.
in War Memorial Stadium
. The Raiders built a 17–7 halftime lead on a George Blanda field goal, a Fred Biletnikoff
touchdown catch, and a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Dan Conners
. Daryle Lamonica found Billy Cannon
for a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, which provided the margin of victory.
the Raiders once again easily defeated the Patriots. Daryle Lamonica threw for four touchdowns, while George Blanda accounted for one touchdown pass and two field goals. Roger Hagberg
caught one touchdown and ran for another for Oakland.
in their first meeting of the season. Daryle Lamonica and George Blanda combined for three touchdown passes, while Lamonica ran for two more scores. Lance Alworth
caught a 71-yard touchdown for the Chargers.
. The Raiders built an 18–7 halftime lead on the strength of two touchdown receptions by Bill Miller, but could only manage one field goal in the second half. Jim LeClair ran for a 1-yard Denver touchdown in the final period.
. Daryle Lamonica connected with Billy Cannon for three scores, while Clem Daniels ran for another. Bob Griese
threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Doug Moreau in the second quarter to give the Dolphins a three-point lead at halftime.
. Five different Raiders (Fred Biletnikoff, Willie Brown, Pete Banaszak
, Warren Powers, and Larry Todd) scored touchdowns, while the Chiefs got touchdown receptions from Frank Pitts
and Otis Taylor
.
passed for two scores and ran for another.
to just one touchdown. The game was played at Rice Stadium
.
to Don Maynard
. Daryle Lamonica threw for three touchdowns, while Roger Hagberg and Hewritt Dixon ran for one touchdown each.
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Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in front of a home crowd of just more than 25,000. Running back Hewritt Dixon
Hewritt Dixon
Hewritt Dixon was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the American Football League's Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders, and one season for the Raiders in the National Football League. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966, 1967, and 1968, and an AFC-NFC...
caught one touchdown pass and ran for another. Warren Powers
Warren Powers
Warren Anthony Powers is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Missouri Tigers football program from 1978 to 1984. Prior to coming to Missouri, Powers was an assistant coach under both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne at Nebraska...
capped the scoring with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Week 3: vs. Boston Patriots
Newly acquired quarterback Daryle LamonicaDaryle Lamonica
Daryle Pat Lamonica is a former American collegiate and professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL....
threw three touchdowns and ran for another as Oakland's high-powered offense easily handled the Boston Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. Former Raiders quarterback Babe Parilli
Babe Parilli
-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
connected with Art Graham
Art Graham
Arthur William Graham III is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League. He played six seasons for the Boston Patriots. He was named Patriots player of the year in 1963 after averaging 26.2 yards per catch and scoring five touchdowns...
on a 19-yard touchdown pass for Boston's only score.
Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Raiders stayed undefeated on the young season on the strength of two Daryle Lamonica touchdown passes and three field goals from 40-year-old George BlandaGeorge Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...
. A late touchdown run by Mike Garrett
Mike Garrett
Michael Lockett Garrett is a former American collegiate and professional football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett also played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers...
was not enough for Kansas City, who lost their first game of the season.
Week 6: at New York Jets
In front of a crowd of more than 63,000 at Shea StadiumShea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
, the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
spoiled Oakland's perfect season. New York's running game provided three touchdowns—two by Emerson Boozer
Emerson Boozer
Emerson Boozer is a former running back in the American Football League and in the NFL. In the last year of separate drafts by the AFL and the NFL, Boozer signed with the AFL's New York Jets, rather than with an NFL team. He played his entire professional career with the Jets...
and one by Bill Mathis
Bill Mathis
Bill Mathis was an American college and professional football player. A halfback, he is in the Clemson University Hall of Fame, South Carolina Hall of Fame, and the Georgia Hall of Fame...
. Daryle Lamonica connected with Bill Miller
Bill Miller (American football)
William Joseph Miller is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League. He played six seasons for the Dallas Texans , the Buffalo Bills , and the Oakland Raiders...
and Warren Wells
Warren Wells
Warren Wells is a former American college and Professional Football player, who played wide receiver for five seasons, one for the NFL's Detroit Lions and, after spending two years in the U.S...
for two second-half touchdowns.
Week 7: at Buffalo Bills
Oakland rebounded from the previous week's defeat by edging the Buffalo BillsBuffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)
War Memorial Stadium is the name of a stadium that formerly stood in Buffalo, New York. The stadium was on a rectangular block near the downtown area. Its main entrance was at Jefferson Avenue to the east and Best Street to the south...
. The Raiders built a 17–7 halftime lead on a George Blanda field goal, a Fred Biletnikoff
Fred Biletnikoff
Frederick S. "Fred" Biletnikoff is a former American football wide receiver and coach. He spent the majority of his professional playing and coaching days with the Oakland Raiders...
touchdown catch, and a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Dan Conners
Dan Conners
Dan Conners is a graduate of St. Marys Area High School and a former American college and professional football player who played linebacker for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1964 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders from 1970 through 1974...
. Daryle Lamonica found Billy Cannon
Billy Cannon
William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved...
for a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, which provided the margin of victory.
Week 8: at Boston Patriots
In a Week 3 rematch at Fenway ParkFenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
the Raiders once again easily defeated the Patriots. Daryle Lamonica threw for four touchdowns, while George Blanda accounted for one touchdown pass and two field goals. Roger Hagberg
Roger Hagberg
Roger Hagberg was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Oakland Raiders-References:...
caught one touchdown and ran for another for Oakland.
Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Oakland broke the 50-point mark for the second time in 1967, as the Raiders crushed the San Diego ChargersSan Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in their first meeting of the season. Daryle Lamonica and George Blanda combined for three touchdown passes, while Lamonica ran for two more scores. Lance Alworth
Lance Alworth
Lance Dwight Alworth is a former American collegiate and Professional Football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
caught a 71-yard touchdown for the Chargers.
Week 10: at Denver Broncos
Oakland held off a late comeback by the Broncos to preserve a narrow victory at Bears StadiumMile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...
. The Raiders built an 18–7 halftime lead on the strength of two touchdown receptions by Bill Miller, but could only manage one field goal in the second half. Jim LeClair ran for a 1-yard Denver touchdown in the final period.
Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins
The Raiders scored 17 points in the final period to pull away from the expansion Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Daryle Lamonica connected with Billy Cannon for three scores, while Clem Daniels ran for another. Bob Griese
Bob Griese
Robert Allen "Bob" Griese is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins...
threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Doug Moreau in the second quarter to give the Dolphins a three-point lead at halftime.
Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland improved to 9–1 by doubling up on the Chiefs in front of more than 44,000 in Municipal StadiumMunicipal Stadium (Kansas City)
Kansas City Municipal Stadium was a baseball and football stadium that formerly stood in Kansas City, Missouri. It hosted the minor league Kansas City Blues of the American Association from 1923 to 1954 and the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues during the same period...
. Five different Raiders (Fred Biletnikoff, Willie Brown, Pete Banaszak
Pete Banaszak
Pete Banaszak is a former player of college and professional American football. A running back, he played college football at the University of Miami, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders through...
, Warren Powers, and Larry Todd) scored touchdowns, while the Chiefs got touchdown receptions from Frank Pitts
Frank Pitts
Frank H. Pitts is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League and the National Football League...
and Otis Taylor
Otis Taylor (American football)
Otis Taylor was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs...
.
Week 14: at San Diego Chargers
The Raiders' offense continued to pile up points on the season, as Daryle Lamonica threw for four more touchdowns. Billy Cannon caught two, while Bill Miller and Fred Biletnikoff caught one each. Charger quarterback John HadlJohn Hadl
John Willard Hadl is a former collegiate and professional football player.Hadl was born in Lawrence, Kansas. After playing halfback on both offense and defense at the University of Kansas as a sophomore, Hadl played quarterback for his last two years at Kansas, and was selected as the school's...
passed for two scores and ran for another.
Week 15: at Houston Oilers
Four George Blanda field goals and a 27-yard touchdown run by Hewritt Dixon lifted Oakland to its eleventh win of the season, while the Raiders defense held the Houston OilersTennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
to just one touchdown. The game was played at Rice Stadium
Rice Stadium
Rice Stadium is a football stadium located on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. It has been the home of the Rice University football team since its completion in 1950 and hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974....
.
Week 16: vs. New York Jets
The Raiders avenged their only loss of the season in front of a home crowd of 53,011. The Jets scored first on a 28-yard pass from Joe NamathJoe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...
to Don Maynard
Don Maynard
Donald Rogers Maynard is a former American football player who played collegiately for Texas Western College and professionally with the National Football League's New York Giants and the American Football League's New York Jets and the World Football League's Shreveport Steamer.After having been...
. Daryle Lamonica threw for three touchdowns, while Roger Hagberg and Hewritt Dixon ran for one touchdown each.
Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills
A 6-yard touchdown run by Hewritt Dixon broke a 21–21 tie in the fourth quarter, as the Raiders edged the Bills to end their regular season with a 13–1 mark, the best in franchise history. The Oakland defense capitalized on Buffalo turnovers, converting two fumble recoveries into touchdowns in the second and third quarters. Daryle Lamonica found Billy Cannon for a 23-yard touchdown pass in the first period.Regular season team statistics
In the 1967 regular season, the defense led the league with 67 sacks and 665 yards lost, the latter still an all-time record, the Raiders leading the league in sacks from 1966 to 1968, also an all-time record.Postseason
With a 13–1 record, the Raiders captured their first AFL Western Division title and advanced to the 1967 AFL Championship against the Eastern Division champion Houston Oilers. Oakland edged Houston in a Week 15 matchup on December 10. By virtue of the game's annual rotation, the game was played in Oakland.AFL championship game
Oakland RaidersOakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
40, Houston Oilers 7
- December 31, 1967 at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumMcAfee ColiseumO.co Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Oakland, California, in the Coliseum Industrial area...
, Oakland, CaliforniaOakland, CaliforniaOakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
Scoring Summary
- OAK – FG Blanda 37
- OAK – Dixon 69 run (Blanda kick)
- OAK – Kocourek 17 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- OAK – Lamonica 1 run (Blanda kick)
- OAK – FG Blanda 40
- OAK – FG Blanda 42
- HOU – Frazier 5 pass from Beatherd (Wittenborn kick)
- OAK – FG Blanda 36
- OAK – Miller 12 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
Super Bowl II
Green Bay PackersGreen Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
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Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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- January 14, 1968 at Miami Orange BowlMiami Orange BowlThe Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
, Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
Scoring summary
- GB – FG Chandler 39
- GB – FG Chandler 20
- GB – Dowler 62 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)
- OAK – Miller 23 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
- GB – FG Chandler 43
- GB – Anderson 2 run (Chandler kick)
- GB – FG Chandler 31
- GB – Adderley 60 interception return (Chandler kick)
- OAK – Miller 23 pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick)
Sources
- AFL line scores
- 1967 Oakland Raiders at databaseFootball.com
- SI Vault
- NFL team records