The 2004 Oakland Raiders season was the 45th of professional football for the Oakland Raiders franchise, their 35th season as members of the National Football League (NFL), and their ninth season since returning to Oakland. They were led by head coach Norv Turner in his first season as head coach of the Raiders. They played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum as member of the AFC West. They finished the season 5–11, finishing in last place in the AFC West for the second consecutive year. This was the first time the Raiders suffered from consecutive losing seasons since 1996 and 1997.
Though Rich Gannon began the season as the Raiders starting quarterback, he suffered a neck injury in the third game of the season that would eventually lead to his retirement. For the second consecutive season, the Raiders suffered a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season. They only won one game by a touchdown or more, defeating their Super Bowl XXXVII opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-20.
The team lost two of their starting receivers from the 2002 team: Tim Brown was released and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jerry Rice was traded to the Seattle Seahawks midseason.
Previous season The Raiders finished the 2003 season 4–12 to finish in a tie for last place in the AFC West. Following the season, Raider owner Al Davis fired head coach Bill Callahan after two years as head coach. A month later, the team named Norv Turner head coach.
Offseason
Free Agency
Player Former team Warren Sapp Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ted Washington New England Patriots Bobby Hamilton New England Patriots Danny Clark Jacksonville Jaguars
Player New team Eric Barton New York Jets Rod Coleman Atlanta Falcons
NFL draft
Staff 2004 Oakland Raiders staffHead coaches Head coach – Norv Turner Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye
Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Steve Sarkisian Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight ends – John Morton Offensive line – Aaron Kromer Offensive assistant – Chris Turner Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive line – Sam Clancy Inside linebackers – Don Martindale Outside linebackers – Pat Jones Defensive backs – Clayton Lopez Quality control/defense – Chris Griswold Squad development – Willie Brown
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Joe Avezzano Specials teams assistant – Martin Bayless
Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeff Fish
Roster 2004 Oakland Raiders roster Quarterbacks Kerry Collins Marques Tuiasosopo Running backs Zack Crockett FB Justin Fargas Chris Hetherington J. R. Redmond Amos Zereoué Wide receivers Doug Gabriel Johnnie Morant Jerry Porter John Stone Alvis Whitted Tight ends Courtney Anderson Teyo Johnson Doug Jolley Roland Williams Offensive linemen Brad Badger G Robert Gallery OT Jake Grove C Corey Hulsey G Barry Sims OT Chad Slaughter OT Adam Treu C Langston Walker OT
Defensive linemen Tyler Brayton DE Akbar Gbaja-Biamila DE Bobby Hamilton DE Grant Irons DE Tommy Kelly DE John Parrella DT Terdell Sands DT Warren Sapp DT Ted Washington DT Linebackers Danny Clark MLB DeLawrence Grant OLB Napoleon Harris OLB Tim Johnson MLB Travian Smith OLB Sam Williams OLB
Defensive backs Marques Anderson SS Nnamdi Asomugha CB Ray Buchanan FS Phillip Buchanon CB/PR Jarrod Cooper FS Keyon Nash FS Stuart Schweigert SS David Terrell FS Denard Walker CB Brock Williams CB Charles Woodson CB
Special teams Sebastian Janikowski K Shane Lechler P Reserve lists Ronald Curry WR (IR) Carlos Francis WR (IR) Rich Gannon QB (IR) Derrick Gibson S (IR) Clarence Love CB (IR) Frank Middleton G (IR) Ron Stone G (IR) Tyrone Wheatley RB (IR) Joe Wong G/T (PUP)
Practice squad James Adkisson TE Bret Engemann QB J. P. Foschi TE DeJuan Green RB Jason Jimenez OT Brad Lekkerkerker OT J. R. Niklos FB LaShaun Ward WR rookies in italics
53 active, 9 inactive, 8 practice squad
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–24 0–1 Heinz Field 60,147 2 September 19 Buffalo Bills W 13–10 1–1 Network Associates Coliseum 53,610 3 September 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–20 2–1 Network Associates Coliseum 60,874 4 October 3 at Houston Texans L 17–30 2–2 Reliant Stadium 70,741 5 October 10 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–35 2–3 RCA Dome 57,230 6 October 17 Denver Broncos L 3–31 2–4 Network Associates Coliseum 62,507 7 October 24 New Orleans Saints L 26–31 2–5 Network Associates Coliseum 45,337 8 October 31 at San Diego Chargers L 14–42 2–6 Qualcomm Stadium 66,210 9 November 7 at Carolina Panthers W 27–24 3–6 Bank of America Stadium 73,518 10 Bye 11 November 21 San Diego Chargers L 17–23 3–7 Network Associates Coliseum 46,905 12 November 28 at Denver Broncos W 25–24 4–7 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,936 13 December 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–34 4–8 Network Associates Coliseum 51,292 14 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–35 4–9 Georgia Dome 70,616 15 December 19 Tennessee Titans W 40–35 5–9 Network Associates Coliseum 44,299 16 December 25 at Kansas City Chiefs L 30–31 5–10 Arrowhead Stadium 77,289 17 January 2 Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–13 5–11 Network Associates Coliseum 41,112Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Select game summaries
Week 12
Kerry Collins 26/45, 339 Yds Jerry Porter 6 Rec, 135 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17.
Standings
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