1968 Oakland Raiders Statistics
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: John Rauch (12-2)
Location: Oakland, California
1968 Oakland Raiders RosterTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: John Rauch (12-2)
Location: Oakland, California
1968 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, the Raiders topped the league with 453 points. Meanwhile, the stingy defense surrendered 233 points. Daryle Lamonica triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,245 yards. Fred Biletnikoff paced pass catchers, hauling in 61 passes, while Warren Wells accumulated 1,137 receiving yards.
Hewritt Dixon ran for a team-best 865 yards.
Dave Grayson picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
John Rauch coached the team. The 1968 Oakland Raiders lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryle Lamonica | 416 | 206 | 49.5 | 3245 | 7.8 | 25 | 6.0 | 15 | 3.6 | 82 | 80.9 |
| George Blanda | 49 | 30 | 61.2 | 522 | 10.7 | 6 | 12.2 | 2 | 4.1 | 94 | 120.1 |
| Cotton Davidson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56.3 |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 468 | 237 | 50.6 | 3771 | 8.1 | 31 | 6.6 | 18 | 3.8 | 94 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewritt Dixon | 206 | 865 | 4.2 | 28 | 2 |
| Charlie Smith | 95 | 504 | 5.3 | 65 | 5 |
| Pete Banaszak | 91 | 362 | 4.0 | 43 | 4 |
| Roger Hagberg | 39 | 164 | 4.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 28 | 1 |
| Larry Todd | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 31 | 2 |
| Mike Eischeid | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Warren Wells | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 41 | 1 |
| Preston Ridlehuber | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 471 | 2168 | 4.6 | 65 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Biletnikoff | 61 | 1037 | 17.0 | 82 | 6 |
| Warren Wells | 53 | 1137 | 21.5 | 94 | 11 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 38 | 360 | 9.5 | 41 | 2 |
| Billy Cannon | 23 | 360 | 15.7 | 48 | 6 |
| Charlie Smith | 22 | 321 | 14.6 | 43 | 2 |
| Pete Banaszak | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 49 | 1 |
| Bill Miller | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 42 | 1 |
| Roger Hagberg | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Larry Todd | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 237 | 3771 | 15.9 | 94 | 31 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 54 | 54 | 100.0 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 117 |
| Totals | 54 | 54 | 100.0 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 117 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 64 | 2788 | 43.6 | 72 |
| Totals | 64 | 2788 | 43.6 | 72 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 36 | 490 | 13.6 | 86 | 2 |
| Rodger Bird | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 666 | 12.1 | 86 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 32 | 802 | 25.1 | 60 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 8 | 167 | 20.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Roger Hagberg | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Kruse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Otto | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1092 | 22.3 | 60 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Grayson | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 54 | 1 |
| George Atkinson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Rodger Bird | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Howie Williams | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Dan Conners | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Powers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kent McCloughan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 424 | 17.0 | 54 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Birdwell | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Roderick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Banaszak | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Preston Ridlehuber | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Hopkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ben Davidson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Powers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schuh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rodger Bird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 5 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |||
| Daryle Lamonica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hewritt Dixon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Billy Cannon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Otto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Eischeid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Grayson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Dan Conners | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Wells | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Art Shell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| George Blanda | 21 | 54 | 0 | 117 | ||||||||||
| Warren Wells | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Charlie Smith | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Billy Cannon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Pete Banaszak | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Hewritt Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| George Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Roger Hagberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Larry Todd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Rodger Bird | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dave Kocourek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Willie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Preston Ridlehuber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bill Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Daryle Lamonica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 449 |
