The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League.
The 1975 season was George Blanda's final season in the NFL. Blanda retired with two significant records: the most seasons in American professional football (26), and most games played (340).NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 340 The Raiders finished the season with an 11–3 record and won the AFC West for the 4th straight year. They also made the playoffs for the 4th straight season. In the playoffs, the Raiders stunned the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship game, their third straight, they lost to the Steelers for the second straight season 16–10.
Opposing quarterbacks had a passer rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era.Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history, the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers have the best defensive passer rating total. The Raiders defeated the Dolphins to win their season opener for the first time since 1969.
Offseason
NFL draft
1975 Oakland Raiders Draft Round Selection Selection Player Position College 1 24 24 Neal Colzie Ohio State DB 2 19 45 Charlie Phillips USC DB 3 24 76 Louis Carter Maryland RB 5 24 128 David Humm Nebraska QB 7 24 180 James Daniels Texas A&M DB 9 24 232 Harry Knight Richmond QB 10 25 259 Steve Sylvester Notre Dame T 12 24 310 Jack Magee Boston College C 14 24 362 Tom Doyle Yale QB 15 25 389 Paul Careathers Tennessee RB
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap 1 at Miami Dolphins W 31–21 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 2 September 28 at Baltimore Colts W 31–20 2–0 Memorial StadiumRecap 3 October 5 at San Diego Chargers W 6–0 3–0 San Diego StadiumRecap 4 October 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–42 3–1 Arrowhead StadiumRecap 5 October 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–14 3–2 Riverfront StadiumRecap 6 October 26 San Diego Chargers W 25–0 4–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 7 November 2 at Denver Broncos W 42–17 5–2 Mile High StadiumRecap 8 November 9 New Orleans Saints W 48–10 6–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 9 November 16 Cleveland Browns W 38–17 7–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 10 November 23 at Washington Redskins W 26–23 8–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumRecap 11 November 30 Atlanta Falcons W 37–34 9–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 12 Denver Broncos W 17–10 10–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 13 December 14 Houston Oilers L 26–27 10–3 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 14 December 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–20 11–3 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 10
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Standings
Playoffs The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the divisional round in Oakland. The following Sunday, they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16–10 in the AFC Championship Game.
Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28 Raiders go to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Steelers 16-10.
Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10
Raiders lost and in 1976 finished 13-1 they win over the New England Patriots 24-21 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship Game win over the Steelers 24-7. And win in Super Bowl XI over the Minnesota Vikings 32-14.
Awards and honors George Blanda, most seasons in American professional football (26) George Blanda, most games played, (340)
References
External links 1975 Oakland Raiders at Pro Football Reference 1975 Oakland Raiders at JT-SW.com