1965 Oakland Raiders Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Al Davis (8-5-1)
Location: Oakland, California
1965 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Al Davis (8-5-1)
Location: Oakland, California
1965 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AFL's West Division.
The Raiders netted 298 points, and the defense gave up 239. Tom Flores passed for 1,593 yards, and Dick Wood spent time under center as well. Art Powell hauled in 52 passes for 800 yards.
Clem Daniels ran for a team-best 884 yards for Oakland.
Warren Powers intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Al Davis coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Pervis Atkins | FL-HB-WR | November 24, 1935 | 6'1" | 230 | San Francisco St. | Ruston, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Biletnikoff | FL | February 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Florida St. | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 53 | Dan Birdwell | DT-DE | October 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Big Spring, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Bill Budness | LB | January 30, 1943 | 6'2" | 218 | Boston Univ. | Chicopee, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Billy Cannon | TE | August 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Philadelphia, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Dan Conners | LB | February 6, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Miami (FL) | St. Mary's, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Dave Costa | RDT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Clem Daniels | HB | July 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | Prairie View | McKinney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ben Davidson | RDE | June 14, 1940 | 6'8" | 275 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | QB | November 30, 1931 | 6'1" | 182 | Baylor | Gatesville, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | John Diehl | DT | January 27, 1936 | 6'7" | 265 | Virginia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Tom Flores | QB | March 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Pacific | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 25 | Claude Gibson | PR | May 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Spruce Pine, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Dave Grayson | RCB | June 6, 1939 | 5'10" | 187 | Oregon | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Roger Hagberg | FB-FL | February 28, 1939 | 6'2" | 216 | Minnesota | Winnebago, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Wayne Hawkins | RG | June 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 240 | Pacific | Fort Peck, MT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Dick Hermann | LB | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 215 | Florida St. | Marianna, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Ken Herock | TE-LB | July 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | West Virginia | Munhall, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Joe Krakoski | LS | December 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | Illinois | Danville, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Ike Lassiter | LDE | November 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | St. Augustine's | Wilson, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Marv Marinovich | G | August 6, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | USC | Watsonville, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Archie Matsos | MLB | November 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 217 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Kent McCloughan | LCB | February 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Nebraska | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Mercer | K | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Minnesota | Algona, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Alan Miller | FB | June 19, 1937 | 6'0" | 219 | Boston Col. | Mount Kisco, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Gene Mingo | HB-K | September 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 216 | none | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Rex Mirich | LDT | March 11, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | Northern Arizona | Florence, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Mischak | G-TE | October 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 237 | Army | Newark, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Carleton Oats | DT-DE | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Gus Otto | RLB | December 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 220 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 00 | Jim Otto | C | January 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Miami (FL) | Wausau, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Art Powell | SE | February 25, 1937 | 6'3" | 211 | San Jose St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Warren Powers | DB | February 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Rice | LG | September 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 240 | Auburn | Bainbridge, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Bo Roberson | FL-HB-WR | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cornell | Blakely, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Harry Schuh | RT | September 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Memphis | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | LT | June 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Larry Todd | KR | October 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Arizona St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Howie Williams | RS | December 4, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Howard | Spartanburg, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | J.R. Williamson | LLB | October 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Louisiana Tech | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Dick Wood | QB | February 29, 1936 | 6'5" | 205 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 78 | Frank Youso | T-DT | July 5, 1936 | 6'4" | 257 | Minnesota | International Falls, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Rich Zecher | DT-T | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 255 | Utah St. | Alameda, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
