RAIDERS CHRONOLOGY
1976 Jan. 4—Raiders bow 16-10 at Pittsburgh in AFC Championship. March 15— Pro football owners meet in Coronado, Calif. Rule changes adopted include: Official coin toss moved to three minutes before kickoff, and two 30-second time clocks will be placed in each end zone so fans can see how long offense has to put ball in play. March 30—Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks complete their selection of veteran players in NFL expansion draft. Raiders lose Bob Moore, Harold Hart and Louis Carter. 1977 Jan. 9—Raiders defeat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14, in Super Bowl Xl at Rose Bowl in Pasadena before record crowd of 103,424, plus a world-wide television audience of over 130 million. Jan. 10—Over 20,000 fans turn out at the Coliseum to greet world champions on their return to Oakland. Jan. 29— Raiders Head Coach John Madden named the Washington Touchdown Club’s Coach of the Year. March 5—Al Davis, Raiders managing general partner, named NFL Executive of the Year. March 29—At NFL meetings in Phoenix, owners adopt schedule beginning In 1978 with four preseason contests and 16 regular-season games; Seattle assigned to AFC West. June 8—Raiders players and staff receive world championship rings. Oct. 9—Raiders down Cleveland, 26-10, to win 17th consecutive game, a streak topped only seven times in NFL history. Dec. 11—Raiders clinch 10th playoff appearance in 11 years with 35-13 win over Minnesota in Coliseum. Dec. 18—Raiders beat Kansas City, 21-20, to become first NFL team to win 150 league games since 1960. Dec. 24—Raiders defeat Colts at Baltimore, 37-31, in second overtime period to win AFC playoff and advance to conference championship. At 75 minutes and 43 seconds, game is longest in Raiders history. 1978 Jan. 1—Raiders lose, 20-17, at Denver in AFC Championship. March 13— NFL owners meet in Palm Springs. Rule changes include: Liberalized pass- protection blocking, elimination of defenders bumping eligible pass receivers more than 5 yards downfield, and addition of seventh game official. June 7—NFL owners vote to increase active rosters to 45 players. Oct. 1—Raiders record in overtime games goes to 4-0 with 25-19 fifth-quarter win over Bears in Chicago. Nov. 5—John Madden becomes 13th coach in NFL history with 100 victories as Oakland wins in Kansas City, 20-10. Dec. 17—Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings in Coliseum, 27-20, to wrap up 14th consecutive winning season. 1979 Jan. 4—John Madden retires from football coaching after 12 years with Raiders (two as linebackers coach and 10 as head coach). Feb. 8—Tom Flores named as head coach of Raiders by managing general partner Al Davis. March 12—NFL owners meet in Honolulu. Rule changes include eliminating blocking below the waist on punt and kickoff returns, and officials instructed to blow the play dead as soon as the quarterback is in the grasp of any tackler. Active roster for 1979 will be 45 players. May 11—RB Pete Banaszak retires after 13 seasons with Raiders. July 1—CB Willie Brown retires after 12 seasons with Raiders and 16 seasons in the league. July 9—Raiders close season-ticket sales at an all-time high of 51,825. July 28—Raiders play in Pro Football Hall of Fame Game for first time, defeating Dallas, 20-13. Sept. 2—New Head Coach Tom Flores gets first league win as Raiders down Rams, 24-17, at L.A. Coliseum. Oct. 14—Raiders score 50 points for fifth time in team history, defeating Atlanta, 50-19. Dec. 3—Raiders run Monday night record to 13-1-1 with great comeback win against Saints in New Orleans, 42-35. Dec. 9— Win over Cleveland, 19-14, earns Raiders 15th straight winning season, tying all-time NFL record set 35 years earlier by Chicago Bears. Dec. 16—Raiders complete 1979 season having scored in 198 consecutive games.
1980 April 29—Raiders select BYU quarterback Marc Wilson, nation’s leading passer, in first round of college player draft. Aug. 2—Original Raider Jim Otto, starting center for 210 consecutive league games from 1960 through 1974, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Sept. 7—Raiders open 21st season with 27-14 win over Chiefs in Kansas City. Dec. 1—Raiders become first team in NFL history to earn 16 consecutive winning seasons. The 9-3 win over Denver runs Monday Night Football record to 16-1-1, best in NFL. Dec. 21—With 33-17 victory over N.Y. Giants, Raiders conclude league season with 11-5 record, tied for first place in AFC West, and enter the playoffs for 11th time since 1967. Raiders now have scored in 214 consecutive league games. Dec. 28—Raiders defeat Houston, 27-7, in AFC Wild Card playoff. JAN. 25, 1981, VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – SUPER BOWL XV
1981 Jan. 4—Mike Davis Intercepts Brian Sipe on “Red Right 88” to defeat Cleveland, 14-12, in AFC playoff, in sub-zero weather. Jan. 11—Raiders win AFC Championship against Chargers in San Diego, 34-27. Jan. 25—Raiders win second world championship in five years by downing Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, in Super Bowl XV at the Superdome in New Orleans before a crowd of 75,500, plus a world-wide television audience of over 125 million. March 15—NFL owners meet in Hawaii. Rule changes include prohibition against use of adhesive or slippery substances on the body, equipment or uniform of any player. April 28—With two first-round draft choices for first time in club history, Raiders select Texas Tech defensive back Ted Watts and University of Washington offensive tackle Curt Marsh. Aug. 1—Raider QB/K George Blanda, leading scorer in both NFL and Raiders history, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Aug. 2—Raiders players and staff receive world championship rings in ceremony at Kaiser Center. Sept. 20—Raiders score in 217th consecutive game, downing Seattle, 20-10. Dec. 7—Raiders down Pittsburgh, 30-27, to run Monday Night Football record to 18-1-1. AUG. 29, 1982 VS.
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