1970 Oakland Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: John Madden (8-4-2)
Location: Oakland, California
1970 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 8-4-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: John Madden (8-4-2)
Location: Oakland, California
1970 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses and 2 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Raiders scored 300 points, and the defense surrendered 293. Daryle Lamonica threw for 2,516 yards. Fred Biletnikoff paced pass catchers, hauling in 45 passes, while Warren Wells accumulated 935 receiving yards. Raymond Chester contributed to the receiving game as well.
Hewritt Dixon ran for a team-best 861 yards for Oakland, while Charlie Smith also buoyed the ground attack.
Kent McCloughan intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
John Madden coached the team. The 1970 Oakland Raiders lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | George Atkinson | KR | January 4, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Morris Brown | Savannah, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Pete Banaszak | RB | May 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Crivitz, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Duane Benson | LB | August 5, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | Hamline | Belmond, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Fred Biletnikoff | WR | February 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Florida St. | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | George Blanda | K | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | RCB | December 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 8 | 7 |
| 48 | Bill Budness | MLB | January 30, 1943 | 6'2" | 218 | Boston Univ. | Chicopee, MA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 64 | George Buehler | G | August 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 260 | Stanford | Whittier, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Drew Buie | WR | July 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Catawba | Council, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 232 | Morgan St. | Cambridge, MD USA | 14 | 13 |
| 84 | Tony Cline | LDE | July 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 244 | Miami (FL) | Michigan, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 55 | Dan Conners | MLB | February 6, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Miami (FL) | St. Mary's, PA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 83 | Ben Davidson | RDE | June 14, 1940 | 6'8" | 275 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Hewritt Dixon | FB | January 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida A&M | Alachua, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Al Dotson | DT | February 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Grambling St. | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Mike Eischeid | P | September 29, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Upper Iowa | Orange City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Dave Grayson | FS | June 6, 1939 | 5'10" | 187 | Oregon | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Jim Harvey | RG | August 20, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Mississippi | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Don Highsmith | RB | March 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Marv Hubbard | RB | May 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Colgate | Salamanca, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | LB | May 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | RDT | September 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 247 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 38 | Ted Koy | TE-RB-LB | September 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Bill Laskey | LLB | February 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Jacque MacKinnon | TE | November 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 235 | Colgate | Dover, NJ USA | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Kent McCloughan | LCB | February 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Nebraska | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 13 | 10 |
| 85 | Carleton Oats | LDT | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 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 | 14 |
| 79 | Harry Schuh | RT | September 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Memphis | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 78 | Art Shell | LT | November 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Rod Sherman | WR | December 25, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | UCLA | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | Charlie Smith | RB | January 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Utah | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Bob Svihus | T | June 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 80 | Art Thoms | DT | October 20, 1946 | 6'5" | 260 | Syracuse | Teaneck, NJ USA | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Larry Todd | RB | October 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Arizona St. | Memphis, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | LG | August 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Robstown, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Jimmy Warren | DB | July 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Illinois | Ferriday, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | Carl Weathers | LB | January 14, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | San Diego St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Warren Wells | WR | November 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Southern | Franklin, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 26 | Nemiah Wilson | RCB | April 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 41 | Alvin Wyatt | PR | December 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 184 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
