2012 Oakland Raiders

The 2012 Oakland Raiders season will be the franchise's upcoming 43rd season in the National Football League and the 53rd overall. It will also mark the first full season under the ownership of the family of longtime owner Al Davis, who died on October 8, 2011. It was supposed to be the second season under head coach Hue Jackson, however, he was fired on January 10, 2012, one week after the 2011 season ended. His firing was the first act of new general manager Reggie McKenzie, who was announced at a press conference after Jackson's firing. The Raiders hope to improve on their 8–8 record in 2011 and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The team currently has only two selections in the 2012 NFL Draft.

2012 draft class
The Raiders current have only two draft selections&mdash;a fifth and a sixth-rounder&mdash;due to the following transactions that the team made during the previous season: Note: Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined later in the spring after compensatory selections are awarded.
 * Trading its first-round selection and a conditional 2013 selection to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for QB Carson Palmer.
 * Trading its second-round selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for third and fourth-round selections in 2011.
 * Forfeiting its third-round selection after selecting QB Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.
 * Trading its fourth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for QB Jason Campbell.
 * Trading its seventh-round selection and a conditional 2013 selection to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for LB Aaron Curry.

Schedule
The Raiders' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

2012 Opponents
Listed below are the Raiders' opponents for 2012. Exact dates and times will be announced in April.