1977 Oakland Raiders season

1977 Oakland Raiders season
Head Coach	John Madden
Home Field	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	11-3
Place	2nd AFC West
Playoff Finish	Lost Conference Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1976	1978

The 1977 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 18th season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1977 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

Defensive Starters FS Jack Tatum ⋅ WLB ILB ILB SLB Ted Hendricks Willie Hall Monte Johnson Floyd Rice ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS George Atkinson ⋅ CB Skip Thomas ⋅ DE NT DE Otis Sistrunk Dave Rowe John Matuszak ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Willie Brown ⋅ Offensive Starters WR Fred Biletnikoff ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Art Shell Gene Upshaw Dave Dalby George Buehler Henry Lawrence ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Dave Casper ⋅ WR Cliff Branch ⋅ QB Ken Stabler ⋅ RB Clarence Davis ⋅ FB Mark van Eeghen ⋅ Special Teams PK Errol Mann P Ray Guy KR Carl Garrett PR Neal Colzie

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 18, 1977	San Diego Chargers	W 24-0
2	September 25, 1977	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16-7
3	October 3, 1977	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 37-28
4	October 9, 1977	at Cleveland Browns	W 26-10
5	October 16, 1977	Denver Broncos	L 30-7
6	October 23, 1977	at New York Jets	W 28-27
7	October 30, 1977	at Denver Broncos	W 24-14
8	November 6, 1977	Seattle Seahawks	W 44-7
9	November 13, 1977	Houston Oilers	W 34-29
10	November 20, 1977	at San Diego Chargers	L 12-7
11	November 28, 1977	Buffalo Bills	W 34-13
12	December 4, 1977	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20-14
13	December 11, 1977	Minnesota Vikings	W 35-13
14	December 18, 1977	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21-20

Playoffs

Oakland won the wild card playoffs in 1977 and later won the divisional playoffs in a game against the Baltimore Colts when Errol Mann tied the game with a field goal. In the second overtime, Dave Casper caught another touchdown pass for the victory.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Divisional	December 24, 1977	at Baltimore Colts	W 37-31
AFC Championship	January 1, 1978	at Denver Broncos	L 20-17

Results

Week 1: San Diego Chargers

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 0 0 0 0 Raiders 7 10 7 0 24 at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 66°F (24.4°C), wind 11 mph Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP Chargers Raiders 1 Raiders Cliff Branch 7-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good 0 7 2 Raiders 20-yard field goal by Errol Mann 0 10 2 Raiders Dave Casper 1-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good 0 17 3 Raiders Pete Banaszak 2-yard touchdown run, Errol Mann kick good 0 24 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 24

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos	12	2	0	.857	274	148	L-1
Oakland Raiders	11	3	0	.786	351	230	W-2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	222	205	L-2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	282	373	W-2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	225	349	L-6

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Ken Stabler	169	294	2176	20	20

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Ken Stabler	3	-3	–

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Dave Casper	48	584	6
Cliff Branch	33	540	6
Fred Biletnikoff	33	446	5

External Links

• 1977 Raiders on Pro Football Reference
• 1977 Raiders on Database Football