The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 12th season. The Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the division title.
This was the only season between 1966 and 1977 in which the Raiders did not win the AFL/AFC West title.
This would be the final season where Wayne Valley was the majority owner of the Raiders the next season, he would be pushed out in favor of general manager Al Davis who by 1976 bought out the remaining shares from Valley to become the sole owner.
Offseason
Draft
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 at New England Patriots L 6–20 0–1 Shaefer Stadium 55,405 Recap 2 September 26 at San Diego Chargers W 34–0 1–1 San Diego Stadium 54,084 Recap 3 at Cleveland Browns W 34–20 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 84,285 Recap 4 October 10 at Denver Broncos W 27–16 3–1 Mile High Stadium 51,200 Recap 5 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–10 4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,615 Recap 6 October 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–27 5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,699 Recap 7 October 31 Kansas City Chiefs T 20–20 5–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,715 Recap 8 November 7 at New Orleans Saints T 21–21 5–1–2 Tulane Stadium 83,102 Recap 9 November 14 Houston Oilers W 41–21 6–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,705 Recap 10 November 21 San Diego Chargers W 34–33 7–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,681 Recap 11 November 28 Baltimore Colts L 14–37 7–2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,689 Recap 12 December 5 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–24 7–3–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap 13 December 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–16 7–4–2 Municipal Stadium 51,215 Recap 14 December 19 Denver Broncos W 21–13 8–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,651 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. The sites of the two games with the Denver Broncos were switched.
Game notes
Week 2
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Week 4
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Week 14
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Standings
References
External links 1971 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com 1971 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com 1971 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com