The 1972 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 13th season. The Raiders won the AFC West for the second time in three seasons. They lost in the AFC Division Round to the Pittsburgh Steelers when Franco Harris scored the game-winning touchdown on the Immaculate Reception . The Raiders still dispute that this was a legal touchdown to this day.
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Pre-Season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Record
Attendance
August 5
New England
W
31–24
1-0
53,661
August 14
Baltimore
W
16-0
2-0
53,627
August 19
at Los Angeles
W
34-9
3-0
60,762
August 26
Buffalo at Berkeley
W
31–13
4-0
60,046
September 3
at San Francisco
L
34–21
4-1
61,237
September 9
at Dallas
L
16-10
4-2
62,607
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Record
Attendance
1
September 17
at Pittsburgh
L
34–28
0-1
50,141
2
September 24
at Green Bay
W
20–14
1-1
56,263
3
October 1
San Diego
T
17–17
1-1-1
53,455
4
October 9
at Houston
W
34–0
2-1-1
51,378
5
October 15
Buffalo
W
28–16
3-1-1
53,501
6
October 22
Denver
L
30–23
3-2-1
53,551
7
October 29
Los Angeles
W
45–17
4-2-1
54,660
8
November 5
at Kansas City
L
27–14
4-3-1
82,094
9
November 12
at Cincinnati
W
20–14
5-3-1
59,485
10
November 19
at Denver
W
37–20
6-3-1
51,656
11
November 26
Kansas City
W
26–3
7-3-1
54,801
12
December 3
at San Diego
W
21–19
8-3-1
54,611
13
December 11
NY Jets
W
24–16
9-3-1
54,843
14
December 17
Chicago
W
28–21
10-3-1
54,711
Standings [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Attendance
Division
December 23
at Pittsburgh
L
13–7
50,350
Awards and honors [ ]
References [ ]