1972 Oakland Raiders season

1972 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJohn Madden
Home stadiumOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record10–3–1
Division place1st AFC West
PlayoffsLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Steelers) 7–13

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 13–7 when Franco Harris scored the game-winning touchdown on the Immaculate Reception. The Raiders still dispute that this was an illegal touchdown.

This was the only season that the Raiders made the playoffs between 1967 and 1977 that the Raiders failed to advance to the AFL or AFC Championship Game.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1972 NFL draft
1972 Oakland Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Mike Siani  Wide receiver Villanova
2 33 Kelvin Korver  Offensive tackle Northwestern (Iowa)
2 43 John Vella  Offensive tackle Southern California
3 72 Mel Lunsford  Defensive tackle Central State (Ohio)
4 98 Cliff Branch * †  Wide receiver Colorado
4 100 Dave Dalby *  Center UCLA
6 131 Dan Medlin  Defensive tackle North Carolina State
7 173 Ray Jamieson  Running back Memphis
7 176 Skip Thomas  Defensive back Southern California
7 178 Dennis Pete  Defensive back San Francisco State
8 202 Jackie Brown  Running back Stanford
9 228 Dave Bigler  Running back Morningside
10 254 Phillip Price  Defensive back Idaho State
11 277 Joe Carroll  Linebacker Pittsburgh
12 306 Kent Gaydos  Tight end Florida State
13 333 Ted Covington  Wide receiver San Fernando Valley
14 358 Dennis Cambal  Running back William & Mary
15 365 Charles Hester  Running back Central State (Ohio)
15 384 Dave Snesrud  Linebacker Hamline
16 410 Willie Wright  Tight end North Carolina A&T State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1972 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–34 0–1 Three Rivers Stadium 50,141
2 September 24 at Green Bay Packers W 20–14 1–1 Lambeau Field 56,263
3 October 1 San Diego Chargers T 17–17 1–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,455
4 October 9 at Houston Oilers W 34–0 2–1–1 Houston Astrodome 51,378
5 October 15 Buffalo Bills W 28–16 3–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,501
6 October 22 Denver Broncos L 23–30 3–2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,551
7 October 29 Los Angeles Rams W 45–17 4–2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,660
8 November 5 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–27 4–3–1 Arrowhead Stadium 82,094
9 November 12 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–14 5–3–1 Riverfront Stadium 59,485
10 November 19 at Denver Broncos W 37–20 6–3–1 Mile High Stadium 51,656
11 November 26 Kansas City Chiefs W 26–3 7–3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,801
12 December 3 at San Diego Chargers W 21–19 8–3–1 San Diego Stadium 54,611
13 December 11 New York Jets W 24–16 9–3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,843
14 December 17 Chicago Bears W 28–21 10–3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,711
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Team 1 234Total
Raiders 0 7021 28
• Steelers 14 3107 34

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Week 2

Team 1 234Total
• Raiders 10 0100 20
Packers 7 700 14

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Week 3

Team 1 234Total
Chargers 0 7010 17
Raiders 14 003 17

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Week 4

Team 1 234Total
• Raiders 3 7321 34
Oilers 0 000 0

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Week 5

Team 1 234Total
Bills 3 1003 16
• Raiders 0 0721 28

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Week 6

Team 1 234Total
• Broncos 7 1706 30
Raiders 0 31010 23

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Week 7

Team 1 234Total
Rams 0 377 17
• Raiders 28 7010 45

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Week 8

Team 1 234Total
Raiders 0 077 14
• Chiefs 0 1737 27

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Week 9

Team 1 234Total
• Raiders 0 3710 20
Bengals 0 707 14

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Week 10

Team 1 234Total
• Raiders 7 13314 37
Broncos 10 307 20

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Week 11

Team 1 234Total
Chiefs 0 300 3
• Raiders 10 1303 26

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Week 12

Team 1 234Total
• Raiders 7 707 21
Chargers 0 1063 19

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Week 13

Team 1 234Total
Jets 7 603 16
• Raiders 3 777 24

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Week 14

Team 1 234Total
Bears 7 077 21
• Raiders 7 0714 28
Scoring summary
1CHIRon Smith 94-yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)CHI 7–0
1OAKCharlie Smith 14-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Tie 7–7
3OAKCharlie Smith 19-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)OAK 14–7
3CHIRoss Brupbacher recovered fumble in end zone (Mac Percival kick)Tie 14–14
4OAKPete Banaszak 1 yard run (George Blanda kick)OAK 21–14
4OAKClarence Davis 45-yard run (George Blanda kick)OAK 28–14
4CHIDon Shy 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)OAK 28–21

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Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
10 3 1 .750 3–2–1 7–3–1 365 248 W6
Kansas City Chiefs 8 6 0 .571 4–2 6–5 287 254 W3
Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 2–4 4–6 325 350 W2
San Diego Chargers 4 9 1 .321 2–3–1 4–6–1 264 344 L3

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Divisional December 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–13 0–1 Three Rivers Stadium 50,350

Game summaries

Team 1 234Total
Raiders 0 007 7
• Steelers 0 0310 13

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Awards and honors

References

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