1979 Oakland Raiders Statistics

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 Roster
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. Dave Casper, Raymond Chester and Mark van Eeghen each were targeted regularly 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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ken Stabler	498	304	61.0	3615	7.3	26	5.2	22	4.4	66	34	284	82.2
Jim Plunkett	15	7	46.7	89	5.9	1	6.7	1	6.7	39	2	9	60.1
Totals	513	311	60.6	3704	7.2	27	5.3	23	4.5	66	36	293

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark van Eeghen	223	818	3.7	19	7
Arthur Whittington	109	397	3.6	22	2
Derrick Jensen	73	251	3.4	15	0
Booker Russell	33	190	5.8	72	4
Clarence Hawkins	21	72	3.4	34	0
Jim Plunkett	3	18	6.0	15	0
Terry Robiskie	10	14	1.4	16	0
Cliff Branch	1	4	4.0	4	0
Ira Matthews	2	3	1.5	3	0
Ken Stabler	16	-4	-0.2	13	0
Totals	491	1763	3.6	72	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cliff Branch	59	844	14.3	66	6
Raymond Chester	58	712	12.3	39	8
Dave Casper	57	771	13.5	42	3
Mark van Eeghen	51	474	9.3	36	2
Rich Martini	24	259	10.8	22	2
Arthur Whittington	19	240	12.6	39	0
Derrick Ramsey	13	161	12.4	40	3
Derrick Jensen	7	23	3.3	7	1
Booker Russell	6	79	13.2	26	0
Larry Brunson	5	49	9.8	17	1
Terry Robiskie	5	36	7.2	11	0
Morris Bradshaw	3	28	9.3	12	0
Clarence Hawkins	2	24	12.0	20	1
Joe Stewart	1	3	3.0	3	0
Dave Dalby	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	311	3704	11.9	66	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Breech	45	41	91.1	27	18	66.7	95
Totals	45	41	91.1	27	18	66.7	95

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Guy	69	2939	42.6	71
Totals	69	2939	42.6	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ira Matthews	32	165	5.2	20
Larry Brunson	2	8	4.0	7
Mike Davis	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	35	179	5.1	20

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ira Matthews	35	873	24.9	104	1
Larry Brunson	17	441	25.9	89	0
Joe Stewart	2	63	31.5	53	0
Arthur Whittington	5	46	9.2	19	0
Clarence Hawkins	1	25	25.0	25	0
Booker Russell	3	21	7.0	9	0
Terry Robiskie	1	6	6.0	6	0
Derrick Jensen	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	65	1475	22.7	104	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lester Hayes	7	100	14.3	52	2
Charlie Phillips	4	92	23.0	30	0
Henry Williams	3	37	12.3	33	0
Jack Tatum	2	26	13.0	13	0
Mike Davis	2	22	11.0	11	0
Monte Jackson	2	5	2.5	5	0
Ted Hendricks	1	23	23.0	23	1
Jeff Barnes	1	8	8.0	8	0
Monte Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rufus Bess	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	313	13.0	52	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ken Stabler			10	5	-30	0
Phil Villapiano			0	4	0	0
Mike Davis		0	0	3	14	0
Ira Matthews			4	3	0
Derrick Jensen			6	3	0
Monte Jackson		0	0	2	0	0
Dave Browning			0	2	0	0
Todd Christensen			0	2	1	0
Charlie Phillips		0	0	1	32	0
Dave Casper			1	1	0
Monte Johnson		0	0	1	0	1
Henry Lawrence			0	1	0	0
Gene Upshaw			0	1	0	0
Rod Martin			0	1	0	0
Steve Sylvester			1	1	-16	0
Pat Toomay			0	1	0	0
Rufus Bess		0	0	1	0	0
Clarence Hawkins			1	1	0
Mark van Eeghen			3	1	0
Henry Williams		0	0	1	0	0
Arthur Whittington			3	1	0
Terry Robiskie			2	1	2	0
Art Shell			0	1	5	0
Dave Dalby			0	1	0	0
Larry Brunson			1	0	0
Cliff Branch			1	0	0
Booker Russell			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	40	8	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Breech									18	41	0			95
Mark van Eeghen	7	2							0	0	0			54
Raymond Chester		8							0	0	0			48
Cliff Branch	0	6							0	0	0			36
Booker Russell	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Dave Casper		3							0	0	0			18
Derrick Ramsey		3							0	0	0			18
Lester Hayes						2			0	0	0			12
Arthur Whittington	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Rich Martini		2							0	0	0			12
Clarence Hawkins	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Derrick Jensen	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Larry Brunson		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Ted Hendricks						1			0	0	0			6
Monte Johnson						0	1		0	0	0			6
Ira Matthews	0		0	1					0	0	0			6
Totals	13	27	0	1	0	3	1	0	18	41	0	0	0	365