1973 Oakland Raiders season

The 1973 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 14th season, and fourth in the National Football League.

1973 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
Head coachJohn Madden
General managerAl Davis
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record9–4–1
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 33–14
Lost AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 10–27

In Week Two of the regular season, the Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins, snapping Miami's 18-game winning-streak including a perfect season in 1972.

For the third time in four seasons, the Raiders won the AFC West title. They exacted a measure of revenge by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Division Round game, one year following the Immaculate Reception loss. But the Raiders failed to reach the Super Bowl as they lost to Miami in the AFC Championship Game.

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1973 NFL Draft
1973 Oakland Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Ray Guy * †  P Southern Miss
2 49 Monte Johnson  LB Nebraska
4 92 Perry Smith  DB Colorado State
4 101 Joe Wylie  RB Oklahoma
5 124 Louis Neal  WR Prairie View A&M
5 127 Ron Mikolajczyk  OT Tampa
6 153 Brent Myers  OT Purdue
7 179 Gary Weaver  LB Fresno State
8 205 Mike Rae  QB USC
9 231 Steve Sweeney  WR California
10 257 Leo Allen  WR Tuskegee
11 283 Jerry List  RB Nebraska
12 309 Jim Krapf  OG Alabama
14 361 Bruce Polen  DB William Penn
15 387 Dave Leffers  OG Vanderbilt
16 413 Jerry Gadlin  WR Wyoming
17 439 Michael Ryan  OG USC
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster
1973 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1973 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–24
44,818
2 September 23, 1973 Miami Dolphins (at Berkeley, California) W 12–7
74,121
3 September 30, 1973 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–16
72,631
4 October 7, 1973 at St. Louis Cardinals W 17–10
49,051
5 October 14, 1973 at San Diego Chargers W 27–17
50,672
6 October 22, 1973 at Denver Broncos T 23–23
51,270
7 October 28, 1973 at Baltimore Colts W 34–21
59,008
8 November 4, 1973 New York Giants W 42–0
51,200
9 November 11, 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–17
47,535
10 November 18, 1973 Cleveland Browns L 3–7
47,398
11 November 25, 1973 San Diego Chargers W 31–3
40,195
12 December 2, 1973 at Houston Oilers W 17–6
25,801
13 December 8, 1973 Kansas City Chiefs W 37–7
53,945
14 December 16, 1973 Denver Broncos W 21–17
51,910

Week 1 at Vikings
Week One: Oakland Raiders (0–0) at Minnesota Vikings (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 13 3016
Vikings 10 0 7724

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,818
  • Referee: Tommy Bell
  • Box Score
External video
NFL Films – 1973 Raiders at Vikings, Week 1

Week 2 vs. Dolphins
Week Two: Miami Dolphins (1–0) at Oakland Raiders (0–1)
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 077
Raiders 3 3 3312

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,121
  • Box Score

The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI.

Week 3 at Chiefs
Week Three: Oakland Raiders (1–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (1–1)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 003
Chiefs 0 6 3716

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 3:00 pm. CST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,631
  • Box Score
External video
NFL Films – 1973 Raiders at Chiefs, Week 3

Week 4 at Cardinals
Week Four: Oakland Raiders (1–2) at St. Louis Cardinals (2–1)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 7717
Cardinals 7 0 3010

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,051
  • Box Score

Week 5 at Chargers
Week Five: Oakland Raiders (2–2) at San Diego Chargers (1–3)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 6 71427
Chargers 3 0 14017

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 2:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,672
  • Box Score

Week 6 at Broncos
Week Six: Oakland Raiders (3–2) at Denver Broncos (2–3)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 13 7323
Broncos 7 0 10623

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 7:00 pm. MST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,270
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
  • Box Score

Week 7 at Colts
Week Seven: Oakland Raiders (3–2–1) at Baltimore Colts (2–4)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 10 71434
Colts 0 0 71421

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 2:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,008
  • Box Score

Week 8 vs. Giants
Week Eight: New York Giants (1–5–1) at Oakland Raiders (4–2–1)
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Raiders 14 14 7742

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,200
  • Box Score

Week 9 vs. Steelers
See also: Raiders–Steelers rivalry
Week Nine: Pittsburgh Steelers (7–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–2–1)
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 7 7317
Raiders 0 3 069

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Week 10 vs. Browns
Week Ten: Cleveland Browns (5–3–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–3–1)
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 7 007
Raiders 0 0 033

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,398
  • Box Score

Week 11 vs. Chargers
Week Eleven: San Diego Chargers (2–7–1) at Oakland Raiders (5–4–1)
1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 0 003
Raiders 7 17 7031

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,195
  • Box Score

Week 12 at Oilers
Week Twelve: Oakland Raiders (6–4–1) at Houston Oilers (1–10)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 31417
Oilers 0 3 036

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 25,801
  • Box Score

Week 13 vs. Chiefs
Week Thirteen: Kansas City Chiefs (6–4–2) at Oakland Raiders (7–4–1)
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 707
Raiders 7 13 31437

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,945
  • Box Score

Week 14 vs. Broncos
Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos (7–4–2) at Oakland Raiders (8–4–1)
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 7717
Raiders 7 7 0721

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,910
  • Box Score

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 9 4 1 .679 4–1–1 7–3–1 292 175 W4
Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 .571 4–2 6–4–1 231 192 W1
Denver Broncos 7 5 2 .571 3–2–1 7–2–1 354 296 L1
San Diego Chargers 2 11 1 .179 0–6 1–9–1 188 386 L4

Playoffs
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Divisional December 22, 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers W 33–14
51,110
Conference Championship December 30, 1973 at Miami Dolphins L 27–10
75,105

Divisional
AFC Divisional Round: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–4) at Oakland Raiders (9–4–1)
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 7 0714
Raiders 7 3 131033

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,110
  • Box Score

Conference Championship
AFC Championship: Oakland Raiders (9–4–1) at Miami Dolphins (12–2)
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 10010
Dolphins 7 7 31027

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 4:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,105
  • Box Score

References
  1. Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
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