RAIDERS CHRONOLOGY
1969 Jan. 28-29—1969 AFL Draft held, Raiders take Syracuse defensive end Art Thoms in the first round. Feb. 4—John Madden appointed Raiders head coach to replace John Rauch, who left to go with Buffalo Bills. May 10—Pro football realignment finds Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers moving to new American Football Conference as part of 1970 merger. Colts join Boston, Buffalo, Miami and New York in one division. Browns and Steelers join Houston and Cincinnati in another, and Kansas City, Denver, San Diego and Oakland remain in third division. June 1—Veteran AFL player personnel director and administrator Al LoCasale named executive assistant for Raiders. June 26—ABC acquires rightsto televise NFL regular- season Monday night games. Oct. 19—Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica sets pro record with six touchdown passes in first half to direct 50-21 win over Buffalo. Oct. 26—Raiders defeat San Diego, 24-12, to equal AFL record of unbeaten games at 15. Dec. 13—Raiders beat Kansas City, 10-6, in regular- season finale and win record-tying third straight AFL Western Division title. Dec. 21—Raiders win playoff, set club scoring mark in 56-7 win over Houston. QB Daryle Lamonica named AFL MVP (UPI, The Sporting News) for the second time in three years. 1970 Jan. 4—Raiders bow to Kansas City, 17-7, in AFL Championship before record Coliseum crowd of 54,544. March 16-21—Pro football owners meet in Honolulu. Uniform rules adopted, including discarding of AFL’s two-point conversion option in favor of the one-point kick, acceptance of the NFL game ball and use of players’ names on the back of team jerseys. Dec. 12—Raiders become first AFC club ever to capture four consecutive Western Division crowns with a 20-6 triumph over Kansas City Chiefs. Dec. 27—Raiders win third straight playoff by defeating AFC Eastern Conference runner-up Miami Dolphins, 21-14, at Coliseum. 1971 Jan. 3—Baltimore Colts defeat Raiders, 27-17, in AFC title game at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. Sept. 26—Raiders commence nine-week unbeaten string by blanking Chargers, 34-0, in San Diego. Dec. 12—Field goal with 1:34 left provides Chiefs 16-14 victory over visiting Raiders to end Oakland string of four division titles. 1972 March 20-24—Owners move hash marks to 23 yards, 21 inches from sideline, narrowing field-goal angles. Dec. 3—Raiders return to glory by capturing fifth AFC West title in six seasons with 21-19 victory over Chargers in San Diego. Dec. 17—Raiders boast winningest record of 1963-72 10-year period (94-36-10) with 10-3-1 finish. Dec. 23—Controversial pass deflection on fourth down in final 22 seconds provides Pittsburgh with 13-7 playoff decision over Raiders, who had taken 7-6 lead with 1:13 left to play. 1973 Sept. 23—Largest Bay Area crowd to attend a pro game (74,121) fills California Memorial Stadium as Raiders stun Super Bowl champion Miami, 12-7, on four George Blanda field goals. Dolphins win streak stopped at 18. Dec. 16—Raiders down Denver Broncos, 21-17, to capture third consecutive AFC West title and sixth in seven seasons. Dec. 22—Oakland returns to AFC Championship with 33-14 playoff triumph against Pittsburgh. Dec. 30—Miami wins third consecutive AFC title, topping Raiders, 27-10.
1974 April 25—Rule changes, culminating three years of study, are announced at NFL owners meeting in New York. Preseason and regular-season games tied after regulation time will be allotted a single 15-minute or sudden- death overtime. Goal posts moved to end line, kickoffs moved to 35-yard line, missed field goals are returned to line of scrimmage or 20-yard line, whichever is farther from goal line; and members of team kicking from scrimmage (punt or field goal) cannot cross line of scrimmage until ball is kicked. Offensive-holding penalty, illegal use of hands, and tripping infractions occurring in area of line of scrimmage and 3 yards beyond are reduced from 15 to 10 yards. Wide receivers blocking back toward the ball 3 yards from line of scrimmage cannot block below the waist. Sept. 22—Raiders begin nine-game winning streak with 27-7 victory over rival Kansas City. Nov. 18—Oakland captures seventh AFC West title after only 10 regular-season games as Kansas City topples Denver in Monday night clash, following Raiders’ 17-10 Sunday victory over San Diego. Dec. 14—Raiders complete 1974 campaign with 27-23 victory over Dallas, register best record in NFL (12-2). Dec. 21—Miami’s fourth consecutive Super Bowl bid is ended as Raiders defeat world champions, 28-26, at Coliseum in AFC playoffs. Dec. 29—Pittsburgh defeats Oakland, 24-13, and advances to Super Bowl. DEC. 21, 1974, VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS
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1975 Feb. 7—Long Island Athletic Club selects Al Davis as NFL Executive of the Year. March 17—Pro football owners meet in Honolulu. Rule changes include: Penalties for having illegal player downfield and offensive-pass interference are reduced from 15 to 10 yards. Sept. 3—Jim Otto, last original Raider, retires after 15 years as Raiders starting center. Sept. 22—Raiders snap Miami’s 31-game Orange Bowl winning streak with 31-21 Monday night victory. Nov. 3—Raiders become pro football’s all-time winningest team since 1960 with victory over New Orleans to up team’s all-time record to 129-77-11 (.626). Nov. 23—Raiders go into overtime for first time in history, defeating Washington Redskins, 26-23, at 7:13 of extra period. Nov. 30—Raiders clinch eighth AFC West title in past nine seasons with 37-34 overtime victory over Atlanta. Dec. 21—George Blanda’s second of four extra-point kicks against Kansas City makes the 26-year veteran first player in pro football history to score 2,000 points. Dec. 28—Raiders advance to AFC title game with 31-28 win over Cincinnati at home.
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