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.
Oakland moved the ball well, scoring 344 points, while the defensive squad conceded 278. Marv Hubbard ran for a team-best 867 yards for the Raiders.
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 |
