1979 Oakland Raiders season

1979 Oakland Raiders season
Head Coach	Tom Flores
Home Field
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The 1979 Oakland Raiders season was their 10th in the league, and 20th overall. They matched their previous season's output of 9–7.

Season

Oakland started off 1–3, rallied to be 6–4, then following an upset lost to the Kansas City chiefs and were at 6–6. Oakland went on a 3 game winning streak featuring a defensive struggle in Denver 14- 10,a comeback win in New Orleans after trailing 35–14 in the 3rd quarter,& and a 19–14 win over the Browns. The Raiders were 9–6, and needed a win at home in the season final to have a shot at a wildcard playoff spot. Jim Zorn's 314 yards and 2 TD passes eliminated the Raiders, 29–24.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–17	59,000
2	September 9, 1979	at San Diego Chargers	L 30–10	50,255
3	September 16, 1979	at Seattle Seahawks	L 27–10	61,602
4	September 23, 1979	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 35–7	67,821
5	September 30, 1979	Denver Broncos	W 27–3	52,632
6	October 8, 1979	Miami Dolphins	W 13–3	52,419
7	October 14, 1979	Atlanta Falcons	W 50–19	52,900
8	October 21, 1979	at New York Jets	L 28–19	55,802
9	October 25, 1979	San Diego Chargers	W 45–22	53,709
10	November 4, 1979	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–10	52,764
11	November 11, 1979	at Houston Oilers	L 31–17	48,614
12	November 18, 1979	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–21	53,596
13	November 25, 1979	at Denver Broncos	W 14–10	74,186
14	December 3, 1979	at New Orleans Saints	W 42–35	65,541
15	December 9, 1979	Cleveland Browns	W 19–14	52,641
16	December 16, 1979	Seattle Seahawks	L 29–24	53,177

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	411	246
Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	289	262
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	378	372
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	365	337
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	238	262