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1972 Oakland Raiders season
Head Coach John Madden
Home Field Oakland Coliseum
Results
Record 10–3–1
Place 1st AFC West
Playoff Finish Lost Divisional Round (Steelers) 7-13
Timeline
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1971 1973

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[]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 21 Mike Siani Wide receiver Villanova
2 33 Kelvin Korver Defensive tackle NW Iowa
2 43 John Vella Tackle USC
3 72 Mel Lunsford Defensive end Central St
4 98 Cliff Branch Wide receiver Colorado
4 100 Dave Dalby Center UCLA

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[]

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 10 3 1 .750 365 248 W-6
Kansas City Chiefs 8 6 0 .571 287 254 W-3
Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 325 350 W-2
San Diego Chargers 4 9 1 .321 264 344 L-3

Playoffs[]

Week Date Opponent Result Score Attendance
Division December 23 at Pittsburgh L 13–7 50,350

Awards and honors[]

References[]

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