AFL team season
The 1966 Oakland Raiders season was their seventh season in Oakland and in the American Football League . Led by first-year head coach John Rauch , the Raiders played their home games in the new Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum ,[1] [2] and finished at 8–5–1, second place in the Western division.[3]
In April 1966, AFL commissioner Joe Foss resigned and was succeeded by Al Davis , the head coach and general manager of the Raiders. Offensive backs coach Rauch was promoted to head coach and Scotty Stirling became the general manager.[4] After the AFL–NFL merger agreement in June was made without his involvement, Davis resigned in late July;[5] he returned to the team, but did not coach again.
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
at Miami Dolphins
W 23–14
1–0
Miami Orange Bowl
26,776
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2
at Houston Oilers
L 0–31
1–1
Rice Stadium
31,763
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3
September 18
Kansas City Chiefs
L 10–32
1–2
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
50,746
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4
September 25
San Diego Chargers
L 20–29
1–3
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
37,183
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5
Bye
6
October 9
Miami Dolphins
W 21–10
2–3
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
30,787
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7
October 16
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 34–13
3–3
Municipal Stadium
33,057
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8
October 23
at New York Jets
W 24–21
4–3
Shea Stadium
58,135
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9
October 30
at Boston Patriots
L 21–24
4–4
Fenway Park
26,941
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10
November 6
Houston Oilers
W 38–23
5–4
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
34,102
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11
November 13
at San Diego Chargers
W 41–19
6–4
Balboa Stadium
26,230
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12
November 20
at Denver Broncos
W 17–3
7–4
Bears Stadium
26,703
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13
November 24
Buffalo Bills
L 10–31
7–5
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
36,781
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14
New York Jets
T 28–28
7–5–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
32,144
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15
December 11
Denver Broncos
W 28–10
8–5–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
31,765
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16
Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.[6] [7]
References
^ Stevenson, Jack (September 19, 1966). "Chiefs turn blocked punt into rout of Oakland" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
^ "Chiefs rout Oakland in 32-10 win" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). UPI. September 19, 1966. p. 11.
^ "American Football League standings" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). December 19, 1966. p. 2C.
^ "Appoint Davis as AFL czar" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Woodard in, Davis out in AFL" . Milwaukee Sentinel . UPI. July 26, 1966. p. 2, part 2.
^ "Chargers' tie jolt to Raiders" . Oakland Tribune . November 26, 1965. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
^ "AFL standings" . Lompoc Records . December 19, 1966. p. 2-B – via newspapers.com.
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