1978 Oakland Raiders season

1978 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	John Madden
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 19th season. During a pre-season game, Jack Tatum paralyzed New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley from the chest down while making a hit.

1978 would prove to be an up and down year for the silver and black. The Raiders were plagued by one of quarterback Kenny Stabler's worst seasons, tossing 16 TD's, while throwing 30 interceptions. The running game also fall off from seasons past. Even the great wide receiver Cliff Branch, only caught one TD. The season started off with a 14 to 6 loss in Denver. The Raiders would rally to a 5 – 3 start, then climbed to 8 – 4. After a last minute loss to the Seattle Seahawks 17 – 16, a team beat the Raiders twice in the same season for the first time since 1965. Then the Broncos completed their sweep of the Raiders with a 21 – 6 victory in Oakland, followed by a 23 – 6 defeat in Miami. A meaningless 27 – 20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings kept the Raiders consecutive seasons with a winning record streak alive. This was head coach John Madden's last season as head coach of the team. He was replaced by new coach Tom Flores.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1978 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1978	at Denver Broncos	L 14–6	75,092
2	September 10, 1978	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–20	51,653
3	September 17, 1978	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–3	55,903
4	September 24, 1978	New England Patriots	L 21–14	52,904
5	October 1, 1978	at Chicago Bears	W 25–19	52,848
6	October 8, 1978	Houston Oilers	W 21–17	52,550
7	October 15, 1978	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–6	50,759
8	October 22, 1978	at Seattle Seahawks	L 27–7	62,529
9	October 29, 1978	San Diego Chargers	L 27–23	52,612
10	November 5, 1978	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–10	75,418
11	November 13, 1978	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–21	51,374
12	November 19, 1978	Detroit Lions	W 29–17	44,517
13	November 26, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–16	52,978
14	December 3, 1978	Denver Broncos	L 21–6	53,932
15	December 10, 1978	at Miami Dolphins	L 23–6	73,003
16	December 17, 1978	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–20	44,643

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	7	0	14	21
Chargers	0	13	0	7	20

Date: September 10
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny; 71°F; wind 11
Referee: Jerry Markbreit

Scoring summary

Q2		SD	Curran 14 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)	SD 7–0

Q2		OAK	Casper 6 yard pass from Stabler (Mann kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2		SD	Bauer 1 yard run (kick failed)	SD 13–7

Q4		SD	Bauer 2 yard run (Benirschke kick)	SD 20–7

Q4		OAK	Bradshaw 44 yard pass from Stabler (Mann kick)	SD 20–14

Q4	:00	OAK	Casper recovered fumble in end zone (Mann kick)	OAK 21–20

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The Holy Roller

During this game, one of the most famous plays known as the Holy Roller occurred. Kenny Stabler fumbled the ball and Pete Banaszak moved it forward allowing Dave Casper to finish the job for a touchdown. It is one of the most controversial plays in the history of the NFL.

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	14	0	14	28
Packers	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 17
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 59°F • Wind 13

Scoring summary

2	OAK	Dave Casper 11 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 7–0

2	OAK	Terry Robiskie 11 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 14–0

2	GB	Chester Marcol 34 yard field goal	Raiders 14–3

4	OAK	Arthur Whittington 7 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 21–3

4	OAK	Arthur Whittington 10 yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Raiders 28–3

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	7–1	8–4	282	198	L1
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	345	358	W1
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	311	283	W1
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	355	309	W3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	1–7	4–10	243	327	L2

Roster

1978 Oakland Raiders Team Starters

Offense

12    Ken Stabler         QB
22    Arthur Whittington  RB/KR
30    Mark van Eeghen     FB
21    Cliff Branch        WR
81    Morris Bradshaw     WR
87    Dave Casper         TE

78    Art Shell           LT
63    Gene Upshaw         LG
50    Dave Dalby          C
65    Mickey Marvin       RG
70    Henry Lawrence      RT

Defense

72    John Matuszak      LDE
60    Otis Sistrunk      NT
73    Dave Browning      RDE

83    Ted Hendricks     LB
58    Monte Johnson     LB
39    Willie Hall       LB
41    Phil Villapiano   LB

37    Lester Hayes      LCB
42    Monte Jackson     RCB
47    Charlie Phillips  SS
32    Jack Tatum        FS

Kicking Team

14    Errol Mann       K
8     Ray Guy          P
20    Neal Colzie      PR

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-17.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Alameda Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Raiders Stadium (proposed)

Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis General manager: Reggie McKenzie Head coach: Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Television: Comcast SportsNet California Comcast SportsNet Bay Area KTVU Radio: KGMZ KITS Other: Compass Media Networks The Raider Cast Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

League championships (3^†)	1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) ^† does not include 1967 AFL championship

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (55)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders seasons

Oakland 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Los Angeles 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Oakland 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1978 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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