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1976 Oakland Raiders season
Head Coach John Madden
Home Field Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record 13–1–0
Place 1st AFC West
Playoff Finish Won Divisional Playoff (vs. Patriots) 24-21
Won AFC Championship (vs. Steelers) 24-7
Won Super Bowl XI (vs. Vikings) 32-14
Timeline
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1975 1977

The 1976 Oakland Raiders season finally achieved the ultimate goal of every NFL franchise: winning the Super Bowl. After posting a 13–1 regular season record and winning their sixth AFC West championship in seven seasons, the Raiders rolled to victories against the New England Patriots and getting revenge against Pittsburgh Steelers to reach their second Super Bowl appearance. Then on January 11, 1977 at the Rose Bowl, the Raiders won Super Bowl XI by defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 32–14.

Offseason[]

1976 Raiders Draft Selections[1]
Round Overall Player Position College
2 34 Charles Philyaw DE Texas Southern
2 50 Jeb Blount QB Tulsa
3 84 Rik Bonness LB Nebraska
4 110 Herb McMath DE Morningside
5 146 Fred Steinfort K Boston College
7 204 Clarence Chapman WR Eastern Michigan
8 220 Jerome Dove DB Colorado State
8 231 Terry Kunz HB Colorado
10 286 Dwight Lewis DB Purdue
11 313 Rich Jennings HB Maryland
12 343 Cedric Brown S Kent State
13 367 Craig Crnick DE Idaho
13 370 Mark Young G Washington State
14 397 Calvin Young HB Fresno State
15 427 Carl Hargrave DB Upper Iowa
16 454 Doug Hogan DB USC
17 478 Buddy Tate DB Tulsa
17 481 Nate Beasley HB Delaware

Players[]

Template:Gridiron football roster


Defense
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CB
Skip Thomas


CB
Willie Brown
Offense
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WR
Fred Biletnikoff
LT LG C RG RT
Art Shell Gene Upshaw Dave Dalby George Buehler John Vella
TE
Dave Casper
WR
Cliff Branch
QB
Ken Stabler
RB
Clarence Davis
FB
Mark van Eeghen
Special Teams
PK Errol Mann
P Ray Guy
KR Carl Garrett
PR Neal Colzie


Season[]

The Road to their first World Championship began on opening day as they faced the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. In their home opener, Oakland trailed 28–14 with just over five minutes to play, yet orchestrated what many to this day refer to as their Comeback Classic of 1976. They won 31–28 on a 21-yard Fred Steinfort field goal with 18 seconds left.

What followed was a mammoth 5-game road trip, featuring wins over each of the Raiders' three divisional foes. It also included Oakland's lone loss on the year, a 48–17 shocker in New England. However, this would just be a preview of things to come between the Raiders and the Patriots.

Oakland became virtually unbeatable after the defeat. Upon returning home, the Raiders cruised to big victories, like a 49–16 stomping of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and had nail biters like the 28–27 victory against a competitive Chicago Bear team at Soldier Field. They closed out the season with a 24–0 shutout of the San Diego Chargers in Oakland.

The Raiders would end the 1976 season with a 64.3% pass completion. Ken Stabler would complete 66.7% of his passes. Mark van Eeghan would reach the 1000 yard mark with 1,012 yards. Dave Casper would lead the team in receptions with 53 while Cliff Branch would lead the team in reception yards (1,111), touchdowns (12), and yards per reception for receivers who caught more than one pass (24.2).

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Score Record Game site
1 September 12 Pittsburgh W 31–28 1-0 Oakland Coliseum
2 September 20 (Mon) at Kansas City W 24–21 2-0 Arrowhead Stadium
3 September 26 at Houston W 14–13 3-0 Houston Astrodome
4 October 3 at New England L 17–48 3-1 Foxboro Stadium
5 October 10 at San Diego W 27–17 4-1 San Diego Stadium
6 October 17 at Denver W 17–10 5-1 Mile High Stadium
7 October 24 Green Bay W 18–14 6-1 Oakland Coliseum
8 October 31 Denver W 19–6 7-1 Oakland Coliseum
9 November 7 at Chicago W 28–27 8-1 Soldier Field (I)
10 November 14 Kansas City W 21–10 9-1 Oakland Coliseum
11 November 21 at Philadelphia W 26–7 10-1 Veterans Stadium
12 November 28 Tampa Bay W 49–16 11-1 Oakland Coliseum
13 December 6 (Mon) Cincinnati W 35–20 12-1 Oakland Coliseum
14 December 12 San Diego W 24–0 13-1 Oakland Coliseum

Standings[]

AFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Oakland Raiders 13 1 0 .929 350 237
Denver Broncos 9 5 0 .643 315 206
San Diego Chargers 6 8 0 .429 248 285
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 290 376
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 14 0 .000 125 412

Playoffs[]

Week Opponent Result Score Game site
AFC Divisional New England W 24–21 Oakland Coliseum
AFC Championship Pittsburgh W 24–7 Oakland Coliseum
Super Bowl XI Minnesota W 32–14 Rose Bowl

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