1973 Oakland Raiders season
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The 1973 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 14th season, and fourth in the National Football League.
In Week Two of the regular season, the Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins, ending 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
1973 Oakland Raiders draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16–24 | 0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,818 |
2 | September 23 | Miami Dolphins | W 12–7 | 1–1 | California Memorial Stadium | 74,121 |
3 | September 30 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–16 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 72,631 |
4 | October 7 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 17–10 | 2–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,051 |
5 | October 14 | at San Diego Chargers | W 27–17 | 3–2 | San Diego Stadium | 50,672 |
6 | October 22 | at Denver Broncos | T 23–23 | 3–2–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,270 |
7 | October 28 | at Baltimore Colts | W 34–21 | 4–2–1 | Memorial Stadium | 59,008 |
8 | November 4 | New York Giants | W 42–0 | 5–2–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 51,200 |
9 | November 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–17 | 5–3–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 47,535 |
10 | November 18 | Cleveland Browns | L 3–7 | 5–4–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 47,398 |
11 | November 25 | San Diego Chargers | W 31–3 | 6–4–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 40,195 |
12 | December 2 | at Houston Oilers | W 17–6 | 7–4–1 | Houston Astrodome | 25,801 |
13 | December 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 37–7 | 8–4–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 53,945 |
14 | December 16 | Denver Broncos | W 21–17 | 9–4–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 51,910 |
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Season summary
Week 1 at Vikings
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Vikings | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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
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Week 2 vs. Dolphins
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Raiders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,121
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The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI.
Week 3 at Chiefs
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
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
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Week 4 at Cardinals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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
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Week 5 at Chargers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Chargers | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
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
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Week 6 at Broncos
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Broncos | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
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
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Week 7 at Colts
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Colts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 2:00 pm. EST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,008
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Week 8 vs. Giants
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
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
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Week 9 vs. Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 1:00 pm. PST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 47,535
- Referee: Bernie Ulman
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Week 10 vs. Browns
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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
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Week 11 vs. Chargers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Raiders | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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
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Week 12 at Oilers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 1:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 25,801
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Week 13 vs. Chiefs
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Raiders | 7 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
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
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Week 14 vs. Broncos
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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
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Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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| 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
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 33–14 | 1–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 51,110 |
AFC Championship | December 30 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–27 | 1–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 75,105 |
Divisional
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Raiders | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
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
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Conference Championship
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 4:00 pm. EST
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,105
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
- Raiders on Pro Football Reference
- Raiders on Database Football