1971 Oakland Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Madden (8-4-2)
Location: Oakland, California
1971 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 8-4-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Madden (8-4-2)
Location: Oakland, California
1971 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Raiders moved the ball well, scoring 344 points, while the defensive squad conceded 278. Marv Hubbard ran for a team-best 867 yards for Oakland.
Daryle Lamonica threw for 1,717 yards. Fred Biletnikoff paced the receiving corps, hauling in 61 passes for 929 yards.
Nemiah Wilson intercepted 5 opponent throws.
John Madden coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | George Atkinson | PR | 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 | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Duane Benson | RLB | August 5, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | Hamline | Belmond, IA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 76 | Bob Brown | RT | December 8, 1941 | 6'4" | 280 | Nebraska | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | RCB | December 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | George Buehler | RG | August 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 260 | Stanford | Whittier, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Drew Buie | WR | July 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Catawba | Council, NC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 87 | Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 232 | Morgan St. | Cambridge, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Tony Cline | LDE | July 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 244 | Miami (FL) | Michigan, IN USA | 13 | 6 |
| 55 | Dan Conners | MLB | February 6, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Miami (FL) | St. Mary's, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Ben Davidson | RDE | June 14, 1940 | 6'8" | 275 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Clarence Davis | KR | June 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 195 | USC | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Jerry DePoyster | P | July 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | Wyoming | Omaha, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Eldridge Dickey | WR | December 24, 1945 | 6'2" | 198 | Tennessee St. | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Mike Eischeid | K | September 29, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Upper Iowa | Orange City, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Glenn Ellison | RB | March 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 215 | Arkansas | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Bill Enyart | RB-LB | April 28, 1947 | 6'4" | 235 | Oregon St. | Pawhuska, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Thomas Gipson | DT | July 28, 1948 | 6'7" | 280 | North Texas | Refugio, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Harvey | G-T | August 20, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Mississippi | Jackson, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Don Highsmith | RB | March 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 14 | 3 |
| 44 | Marv Hubbard | FB | May 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Colgate | Salamanca, NY USA | 14 | 11 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | LB | May 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Gary, IN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | Horace Jones | LDE | July 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Louisville | Pensacola, FL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | DT | September 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 247 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Warren Koegel | C | November 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 253 | Penn St. | Mineola, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 42 | Tommy Maxwell | DB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Terry Mendenhall | LB | April 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Ron Mix | T | March 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 250 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 88 | Bob Moore | TE | February 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 1 |
| 85 | Carleton Oats | RDT | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 12 | 8 |
| 34 | Gus Otto | RLB | December 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 220 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 8 |
| 00 | Jim Otto | C | January 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Miami (FL) | Wausau, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Harold Rice | DE | June 23, 1945 | 6'2" | 235 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Paul Seiler | C-T | November 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Notre Dame | Algona, IA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 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 | 12 | 5 |
| 58 | Greg Slough | LB | February 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 230 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Charlie Smith | RB | January 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Utah | Natchez, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 31 | Jack Tatum | FS | November 18, 1948 | 5'10" | 200 | Ohio St. | Cherryville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Art Thoms | LDT | October 20, 1946 | 6'5" | 260 | Syracuse | Teaneck, NJ USA | 14 | 11 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | LG | August 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Robstown, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | LLB | February 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Bowling Green | Long Branch, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Jimmy Warren | DB | July 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Illinois | Ferriday, LA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 49 | Carl Weathers | LB | January 14, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | San Diego St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson | LCB | April 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
