1978 Oakland Raiders season
| 1978 Oakland Raiders season | |
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| Owner | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1978 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 19th season, and ninth as an NFL member.
1978 would prove to be an up and down year for the silver and black. Two new offensive line and defensive starts were named in the pre-season and All-Pro player,
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–14 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,092 |
| 2 | September 10 | at San Diego Chargers | W 21–20 | 1–1 | San Diego Stadium | 51,653 |
| 3 | September 17 | at Green Bay Packers | W 28–3 | 2–1 | Lambeau Field | 55,903 |
| 4 | September 24 | New England Patriots | L 14–21 | 2–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
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52,904 |
| 5 | October 1 | at Chicago Bears | W 25–19 (OT) | 3–2 | Soldier Field | 52,848 |
| 6 | October 8 | Houston Oilers | W 21–17 | 4–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 52,550 |
| 7 | October 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 28–6 | 5–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 50,759 |
| 8 | October 22 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 7–27 | 5–3 | Kingdome | 62,529 |
| 9 | October 29 | San Diego Chargers | L 23–27 | 5–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 52,612 |
| 10 | November 5 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–10 | 6–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,418 |
| 11 | November 13 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–21 | 7–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 51,374 |
| 12 | November 19 | Detroit Lions | W 29–17 | 8–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 44,517 |
| 13 | November 26 | Seattle Seahawks | L 16–17 | 8–5 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 52,978 |
| 14 | December 3 | Denver Broncos | L 6–21 | 8–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 53,932 |
| 15 | December 10 | at Miami Dolphins | L 6–23 | 8–7 | Miami Orange Bowl | 73,003 |
| 16 | December 17 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–20 | 9–7 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 44,643 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||
Game summaries
Week 2
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The Holy Roller
During this game, one of the most famous plays known as the Holy Roller occurred. Kenny Stabler fumbled the ball and Pete Banaszak moved it forward allowing Dave Casper to finish the job for a touchdown. It is one of the most controversial plays in the history of the NFL.
Week 3
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Week 6
- TV Network: NBC
- Announcers: Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
This game started with nearly all Oilers as future Raider Dan Pastorini throw touchdown passes of 58 yards to Mike Renfro and 17 yards to Mike Barber and Toni Fritsch kicked a 35-yard field goal. The only Raiders points in the first 3 quarters was a 4-yard touchdown run by Arthur Whittington. Then with the Oilers leading 17-7 lead and driving deep in Raiders' territory, Oiler running back Earl Campbell ran around left tackle and lost the ball when Oakland's Dave Browning hit him, and Charles Phillips picked up the ball and ran it 96 yards to cut the Oilers lead to 3. Then in quarter four, and late Ken Stabler who had 3 interceptions prior to this drive suddenly came to life as he successfully passes 71 of the 80 yards ending with a pass to Dave Casper. Oiler defender Greg Stemrick got his hands on the short winning pass, but Casper yanked the ball loose and held on for the score. His four-yard touchdown reception helped the Raiders go to 4-2 and a tie for first with Denver in the AFC West standings.
Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Denver Broncos(3) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 282 | 198 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 311 | 283 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 345 | 358 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 355 | 309 | W3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 4–10 | 243 | 327 | L2 |
Awards and honors
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References
- ^ Padecky, Bob (1978), Raider Future Bright Again Unless, web: The Sacramento Bee, retrieved March 13, 2023
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-17.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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