1979 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season

1979 Oakland Raiders season

Owner| Al Davis
General manager| Al Davis
Head coach| Tom Flores
Home field| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record| 9–7
Division place| 4th AFC West
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

* <- 1978
* Raiders seasons
* 1980 ->

The Raiders hosting the Miami Dolphins at the Coliseum in 1979

The 1979 Oakland Raiders season was their 10th in the league, and 20th overall. They matched their previous season's output of 9–7.[1] Oakland started off 1–3, rallied to 6–4, then fell to 6–6 after an upset loss to the Kansas City chiefs. Oakland then went on a three-game winning streak that featured a 14–10 defensive struggle in Denver, a comeback win in New Orleans after trailing 35–14 in the 3rd quarter, and a 19–14 win over the Cleveland Browns. In the season finale the Raiders stood at 9–6 in need of a win at home against the Seattle Seahawks to have a shot at a wildcard playoff spot. However, it was not to be, and Seattle quarterback Jim Zorn's 314 yards and 2 TD passes eliminated the Raiders, 29–24.

This was the first season since 1964 that the Raiders finished lower than second place in the AFL/AFC West.

## Offseason

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### Draft

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Main article: 1979 NFL draft

1979 Oakland Raiders draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
2  | 42  | Willie Jones | DE | Florida State |
6  | 142  | Ira Matthews | RB | Wisconsin |
6  | 156  | Henry Williams | DB | San Diego State |
7  | 175  | Jack Matia | DT | Drake |
8  | 209  | Robert Hawkins | RB  | Kentucky |
9  | 238  | Jim Rourke | OT | Boston College |
10  | 259  | Ricky Smith | DB  | Tulane |
11  | 294  | Bruce Davis | OT  | UCLA |
12  | 316  | Dirk Abernathy | DB  | Bowling Green |
12  | 320  | Reggie Kinlaw | DT  | Oklahoma |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Roster

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1979 Oakland Raiders roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 11 David Humm

* 16 Jim Plunkett

* 12 Ken Stabler

Running backs (RB)

* 26 Clarence Hawkins

* 31 Derrick Jensen

* 43 Ira Matthews

* 34 Booker Russell

* 30 Mark van Eeghen FB

* 22 Arthur Whittington

Wide receivers (WR)

* 21 Cliff Branch

* 82 Larry Brunson

* 89 Rich Martini

Tight ends (TE)

* 87 Dave Casper

* 88 Raymond Chester

* 46 Todd Christensen

* 84 Derrick Ramsey

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 50 Dave Dalby C

* 79 Bruce Davis T

* 70 Henry Lawrence T

* 78 Art Shell T

* 66 Steve Sylvester G

* 63 Gene Upshaw G

* 75 John Vella T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 68 Joe Bell DE

* 73 Dave Browning DE

* 90 Willie Jones DE

* 62 Reggie Kinlaw DT

* 72 John Matuszak DE

* 74 Dave Pear DT

* 77 Charles Philyaw DE

* 67 Pat Toomay DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 83 Ted Hendricks

* 57 John Huddleston

* 58 Monte Johnson

* 53 Rod Martin

* 41 Phil Villapiano

Defensive backs (DB)

* 38 Rufus Bess CB

* 36 Mike Davis SS

* 37 Lester Hayes CB

* 47 Charlie Phillips SS

* 32 Jack Tatum FS

* 45 Henry Williams CB

Special teams

* 5 Jim Breech K

* 8 Ray Guy P

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Reserve

* 81 Morris Bradshaw WR (IR)

* 42 Monte Jackson CB (IR)

* \-- Alva Liles DT (IR)

* 65 Mickey Marvin G (IR)

* 71 Lindsey Mason T (IR)

* \-- Jim Rourke T (IR)

* 80 Joe Stewart WR (IR)

Rookies in italics

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## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Recap

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1  | September 2  | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17  | 1–0  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap
2  | September 9  | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–30  | 1–1  | San Diego Stadium | Recap
3  | September 16  | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–27  | 1–2  | Kingdome | Recap
4  | September 23  | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–35  | 1–3  | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap
5  | September 30  | Denver Broncos | W 27–3  | 2–3  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap
6  | October 8 | Miami Dolphins | W 13–3  | 3–3  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
7  | October 14  | Atlanta Falcons | W 50–19  | 4–3  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
8  | October 21  | at New York Jets | L 19–28  | 4–4  | Shea Stadium | Recap
9  | October 25 | San Diego Chargers | W 45–22  | 5–4  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
10  | November 4  | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–10  | 6–4  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
11  | November 11  | at Houston Oilers | L 17–31  | 6–5  | Astrodome | Recap
12  | November 18  | Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–24  | 6–6  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
13  | November 25  | at Denver Broncos | W 14–10  | 7–6  | Mile High Stadium | Recap
14  | December 3 | at New Orleans Saints | W 42–35  | 8–6  | Louisiana Superdome | Recap
15  | December 9  | Cleveland Browns | W 19–14  | 9–6  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
16  | December 16  | Seattle Seahawks | L 24–29  | 9–7  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum  | Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Season summary

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### Week 1

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• Raiders | 0 | 10| 14| 0 | 24
Rams | 7 | 10| 0| 0 | 17

* Date: September 2
* Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Game start: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 59,000
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h)

| Scoring summary

Q1| | LA| Tyler 1 yard run (Corral kick)| LA 7–0
Q2| | LA| Miller 17-yard pass from Haden (Corral kick)| LA 14–0
Q2| | OAK| Breech 38-yard field goal| LA 14–3
Q2| | OAK| Ramsey 1 yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| LA 14–10
Q2| | LA| Corral 46-yard field goal| LA 17–10
Q3| | OAK| Chester 27-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| Tie 17–17
Q3| | OAK| Chester 4-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| OAK 24–17

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Raiders | 0 | 3| 7| 0 | 10
• Chargers | 14 | 7| 2| 7 | 30

* Date: September 9
* Location: San Diego Stadium
* TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and John Brodie

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Raiders | 0 | 0| 7| 3 | 10
• Seahawks | 7 | 3| 10| 7 | 27

* Date: September 16
* Location: Kingdome
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)
* Referee: Gordon McCarter
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner

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Raiders | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Chiefs | 14 | 0| 7| 14 | 35

* Date: September 23
* Location: Arrowhead Stadium

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Broncos | 0 | 3| 0| 0 | 3
• Raiders | 7 | 7| 0| 13 | 27

* Date: September 30
* Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game start: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

| Scoring summary

Q1| | OAK| Casper 28-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| OAK 7–0
Q2| | DEN| Turner 19-yard field goal| OAK 7–3
Q2| | OAK| van Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)| OAK 14–3
Q4| | OAK| Breech 27-yard field goal| OAK 17–3
Q4| | OAK| Breech 21-yard field goal| OAK 20–3
Q4| | OAK| Johnson recovered fumble in end zone (Breech kick)| OAK 27–3

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Dolphins | 0 | 0| 3| 0 | 3
• Raiders | 0 | 0| 13| 0 | 13

* Date: October 8
* Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and Don Meredith

| Scoring summary

Q3| | OAK| Chester 14-yard pass from Stabler (kick failed)| OAK 6–0
Q3| | OAK| Hendricks 23-yard interception return (Breech kick)| OAK 13–0
Q3| | MIA| von Schamann 23-yard field goal| OAK 13–3

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Falcons | 0 | 0| 12| 7 | 19
• Raiders | 10 | 9| 10| 21 | 50

* Date: October 14
* Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game start: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 52,900
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier and John Madden for the 2nd half

| Scoring summary

Q1| | OAK| Breech 40-yard field goal| OAK 3–0
Q1| | OAK| van Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)| OAK 10–0
Q2| | OAK| Breech 30-yard field goal| OAK 13–0
Q2| | OAK| Hawkins 20-yard pass from Stabler (kick failed)| OAK 19–0
Q3| | OAK| van Eeghen 6-yard run (Breech kick)| OAK 26–0
Q3| | ATL| Cain 26-yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed)| OAK 26–6
Q3| | OAK| Breech 47-yard field goal| OAK 29–6
Q3| | ATL| Cain 18-yard pass from Bartkowski (kick failed)| OAK 29–12
Q4| | OAK| Brunson 8-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| OAK 36–12
Q4| | OAK| Hayes 51-yard interception return (Breech kick)| OAK 43–12
Q4| | OAK| van Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)| OAK 50–12
Q4| | ATL| Cain 3-yard run (Mazzetti kick)| OAK 50–19

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Raiders | 0 | 10| 3| 6 | 19
• Jets | 7 | 0| 7| 14 | 28

* Date: October 21
* Location: Shea Stadium

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Chargers | 0 | 6| 16| 0 | 22
• Raiders | 14 | 10| 7| 14 | 45

* Date: October 25
* Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (ABC): Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford and Don Meredith

* Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

| Scoring summary

1| | Raiders| Raymond Chester 34-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)| Raiders 7–0
1| | Raiders| Booker Russell 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)| Raiders 14–0
2| | Raiders| Mark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Jim Breech kick)| Raiders 21–0
2| | Chargers| John Jefferson 57-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed)| Raiders 21–6
2| | Raiders| Jim Breech 38-yard field goal| Raiders 24–6
3| | Chargers| Mike Wood 28-yard field goal| Raiders 24–9
3| | Chargers| Dan Fouts 1-yard run (kick failed)| Raiders 24–15
3| | Raiders| Ira Matthews 104-yard kickoff return (Jim Breech kick)| Raiders 31–15
3| | Chargers| Bob Klein 7-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)| Raiders 31–22
4| | Raiders| Booker Russell 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)| Raiders 38–22
4| | Raiders| Booker Russell 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)| Raiders 45–22

### Week 10

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49ers | 0 | 10| 0| 0 | 10
• Raiders | 9 | 7| 7| 0 | 23

* Date: November 4
* Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game start: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
* Referee: Chuck Heberling
* TV announcers (CBS): Bob Costas, Roman Gabriel

| Scoring summary

Q1| | OAK| Breech 18-yard field goal| OAK 3–0
Q1| | OAK| Branch 9-yard pass from Stabler (kick failed)| OAK 9–0
Q2| | SF| Wersching 39-yard field goal| OAK 9–3
Q2| | SF| Francis 5-yard run (Wersching kick)| SF 10–9
Q2| | OAK| van Eeghen 1 yard run (Breech kick)| OAK 16–10
Q3| | OAK| Branch 8-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| OAK 23–10

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Raiders | 7 | 7| 0| 3 | 17
• Oilers | 7 | 7| 14| 3 | 31

* Date: November 11
* Location: Astrodome

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• Chiefs | 7 | 3| 14| 0 | 24
Raiders | 0 | 7| 7| 7 | 21

* Date: November 18
* Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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• Raiders | 0 | 7| 7| 0 | 14
Broncos | 0 | 0| 0| 10 | 10

* Date: November 25
* Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Game start: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C); wind 13 mph (21 km/h)

| Scoring summary

Q2| | OAK| Casper 3-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| OAK 7–0
Q3| | OAK| Russell 1 yard run (Breech kick)| OAK 14–0
Q4| | DEN| Turner 30-yard field goal| OAK 14–3
Q4| | DEN| Lytle 1 yard run (Turner kick)| OAK 14–10

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See also: 1979 New Orleans Saints season

Week Fourteen: Oakland Raiders (7–6) at New Orleans Saints (7–6)

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Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7| 21| 42
Saints | 0 | 28 | 7| 0| 35

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

* Date: December 3, 1979
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)
* Game attendance: 71,323
* Referee: Bob Frederic
* TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

* OAK – Raymond Chester 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick). – Raiders 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards.

Second quarter

* NO – Tony Galbreath 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). – Tie 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards.
* NO – Tony Galbreath 17-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick). – Saints 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards.
* NO – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick). – Saints 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards.
* NO – Henry Childs 28-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick). – Saints 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 28 yards.
* OAK – Arthur Whittington 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick). – Saints 28–14. Drive:

Third quarter

* NO – Ken Bordelon 19-yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick), 6:24. – Saints 35–14.
* OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick). – Saints 35–21. Drive:

Fourth quarter

* OAK – Derrick Ramsey 17-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick). – Saints 35–28. Drive:
* OAK – Cliff Branch 66-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick). – Tie 35–35. Drive:
* OAK – Cliff Branch 8-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 1:54. – Raiders 42–35. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards.

Top passers

* OAK – Ken Stabler – 26/44, 295 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
* NO – Archie Manning – 12/23, 154 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

* OAK – Arthur Whittington – 14 rushes, 67 yards, TD
* NO – Chuck Muncie – 21 rushes, 128 yards, TD

Top receivers

* OAK – Cliff Branch – 7 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
* NO – Tony Galbreath – 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD

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Browns | 0 | 0| 7| 7 | 14
• Raiders | 7 | 6| 0| 6 | 19

* Date: December 9
* Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Game start: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie

| Scoring summary

Q1| | OAK| Branch 39-yard pass from Stabler (Breech kick)| OAK 7–0
Q2| | OAK| Breech 25-yard field goal| OAK 10–0
Q2| | OAK| Breech 38-yard field goal| OAK 13–0
Q3| | CLE| Pruitt 77-yard run (Cockroft kick)| OAK 13–7
Q4| | OAK| Breech 23-yard field goal| OAK 16–7
Q4| | CLE| Pruitt 2-yard run (Cockroft kick)| OAK 16–14
Q4| | OAK| Breech 45-yard field goal| OAK 19–14

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• Seahawks | 10 | 7| 9| 3 | 29
Raiders | 7 | 10| 0| 7 | 24

* Date: December 16
* Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

### Standings

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AFC West

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
San Diego Chargers(1) | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 6–2  | 9–3  | 411  | 246  | W2
Denver Broncos(5) | 10  | 6  | 0  | .625  | 4–4  | 7–5  | 289  | 262  | L2
Seattle Seahawks | 9  | 7  | 0  | .563  | 3–5  | 6–6  | 378  | 372  | W2
Oakland Raiders | 9  | 7  | 0  | .563  | 3–5  | 5–7  | 365  | 337  | L1
Kansas City Chiefs | 7  | 9  | 0  | .438  | 4–4  | 7–7  | 238  | 262  | L1

## References

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1. ^ "1979 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
2. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Dec-16.
3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-12.
4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-22.
5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-23.
6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-24.
7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25.
8. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
9. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.

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Baltimore | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
Buffalo | Cleveland| Kansas City| NY Giants| Detroit| Los Angeles
Miami | Houston| Oakland| Philadelphia| Green Bay| New Orleans
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