1979 Oakland Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Flores (9-7)
Location: Oakland, California
1979 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Flores (9-7)
Location: Oakland, California
1979 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Oakland chalked up 365 points, while the defensive squad conceded 337. Ken Stabler led the charge, passing for 3,615 yards. Cliff Branch hauled in 59 passes for 844 yards. Mark van Eeghen, Dave Casper and Raymond Chester each provided receiving help as well.
Mark van Eeghen ran for a team-best 818 yards for the Raiders.
The sticky-fingered defense created 46 turnovers. Lester Hayes picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Flores coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | LB | March 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 223 | California | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Joe Bell | DE | April 20, 1956 | 6'3" | 250 | Norfolk St. | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | Rufus Bess | DB | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Morris Bradshaw | WR | October 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio St. | Highland, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch | WR | August 1, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 5 | Jim Breech | K | April 11, 1956 | 5'6" | 161 | California | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Browning | RDE | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Larry Brunson | WR | August 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 240 | Notre Dame | Bemidji, MN USA | 15 | 12 |
| 88 | Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 232 | Morgan St. | Cambridge, MD USA | 14 | 13 |
| 46 | Todd Christensen | TE-FB | August 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 230 | BYU | Bellefonte, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby | C | October 19, 1950 | 6'3" | 247 | UCLA | Alexandria, MN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 79 | Bruce Davis | T-G | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Mike Davis | SS | April 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 8 | Ray Guy | P | December 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Southern Miss | Swainsboro, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Clarence Hawkins | RB | July 15, 1956 | 6'0" | 205 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes | LCB | January 22, 1955 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | LOLB | November 1, 1947 | 6'7" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | John Huddleston | LB | April 10, 1954 | 6'3" | 231 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | David Humm | QB | April 2, 1952 | 6'2" | 188 | Nebraska | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Monte Jackson | DB | July 14, 1953 | 5'11" | 193 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 8 | 3 |
| 31 | Derrick Jensen | RB | April 27, 1956 | 6'1" | 221 | Texas-Arlington | Waukegan, IL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 58 | Monte Johnson | LILB | October 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 239 | Nebraska | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 90 | Willie Jones | DE | November 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 240 | Florida St. | Dublin, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 62 | Reggie Kinlaw | NT | January 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | RT | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 272 | Florida A&M | Danville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Rod Martin | ROLB | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | USC | Welch, WV USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Rich Martini | WR | November 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | California-Davis | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | G | October 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Tennessee | Pisgah Forest, NC USA | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Ira Matthews | KR | August 23, 1957 | 5'8" | 175 | Wisconsin | Rockford, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | John Matuszak | DE | October 25, 1950 | 6'8" | 272 | Missouri | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 2 |
| 68 | Dan Medlin | G | October 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 260 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 15 | 4 |
| 74 | Dave Pear | NT | June 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Washington | Vancouver, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Charlie Phillips | DB | December 22, 1952 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greenville, MS USA | 16 | 3 |
| 77 | Charles Philyaw | DE | February 25, 1954 | 6'9" | 276 | Texas Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 35 | Terry Robiskie | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Booker Russell | RB | February 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas St. | Belton, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Art Shell | LT | November 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama | Foley, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Joe Stewart | WR | November 18, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Missouri | Evanston, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Steve Sylvester | RG | March 4, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Jack Tatum | FS | November 18, 1948 | 5'10" | 200 | Ohio St. | Cherryville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Pat Toomay | LDE | May 17, 1948 | 6'5" | 247 | Vanderbilt | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | LG | August 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Robstown, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Mark van Eeghen | FB | April 19, 1952 | 6'2" | 223 | Colgate | Cambridge, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | John Vella | T | April 21, 1950 | 6'4" | 258 | USC | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | RILB | February 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Bowling Green | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Mesa | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Arthur Whittington | RB | September 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 9 | 7 |
| 45 | Henry Williams | RCB | December 2, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego St. | Greensboro, AL USA | 16 | 13 |
