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
Football Database. Retrieved 2023-Jul-19.
Personnel Staff / Coaches
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 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 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
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Week 14
Standings
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
References
External links 1972 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com 1972 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com 1972 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com