Archive-name: raiders-faq Last-modified: 9/13/95 Version: 95.06 Recent changes: 9/13/94 Changed who's who info ever so slightly 9/4/95 Niggling things 5/10/95 Free Agents, draft picks Contents: [0] Who's who in the Raiders mailing list [1] Who's who in the Raiders organization (primarily coaches) [2] Current Raiders roster [3] Statistics about the Raiders [3-1] Monday Night Football record/12 Winningest NFL teams by percentage/ Raiders record vs. other NFL teams [3-2] Raiders Club Records [3-3] Raiders in the Pro Hall of Fame [3-4] Raider Season Records [4] Brief history of the Raiders [5] Famous (and infamous) games of the Raiders [6] How to figure NFL tiebreakers [7] Free Agency and Salary Cap rules [8] What ever happened to...? (+ free agency moves) [9] Sources of Raider Lore [9-1] Radio Stations covering Raider Games [9-2] Raiders "Shrines" [9-3] Where to find out more about the Raiders ------------------------------------------------ [0] Who's who in the Raiders mailing list The administrator of the Raiders mailing list is Adam Fox (raiders-admin@super.org). The previous administrators were Richard Webb (rlwebb@puc.edu), John Andrews (jandrew@sdt.com) and Scott Bryan (bryan@cps.msu.edu). The maintainer of this FAQ is Shawn Wolfe (shawn@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov). Gordon Smith created the html version. Please send mail concerning the FAQ directly to Shawn rather than to the list as a whole. ------------------------------------------------ [1] Who's who in the Raiders organization updated 9/13/95 (not necessarily complete) Al Davis "Big Al"- President of the General Partner, General Manager, owner To many, Al Davis is the personification of the Raiders; he certainly has had more affect on the Raiders organization that any other single person. He has been with the Raiders from almost the beginning, taking over in 1963 as head coach and general manager. The Raiders went 2-12 and 1-13 in the previous two seasons, but went 10-4 that year. Al left the Raiders briefly in 1966 to serve as AFL commissioner and form a merger with the NFL; he was back with the Raiders before the first preseason game as general manager. Several books have been written about Al Davis alone; some are given at the end of this FAQ. Al LoCasale "Little Al"- assistant to Al Davis Mike White-- Head Coach After spending 5 years with the Raiders Mike White was promoted to head coach to replace the deposed Art Shell. Mike has also been head coach at the collegiate level; California 1974-77, Ilinois 1980-87. Joe Bugel- Senior assistant coach and offensive line coach Joe was formerly the head coach of the Phoenix Cardinals. Sometimes referred to as "Boss Hog", a nickname he got while coaching the championship offensive line of the Redskins (nicknamed the Hogs). John Fox- Defense coordinator Jim Fassel- QB coach, offensive play caller Floyd Peters- Defensive line coach Bishop Harris- Running back coach Bob Mischak- Tight ends coach Mike Wilson- Receivers coach Fred Biletnikoff- Offensive quality control Freddy also had a stupendous career as WR with the Raiders; he still holds many of the club's records. Fred Guidici- Defensive quality control Jim Hasslett- Linebackers coach Jim was a linebacker with the Bills from 1979-86. Bill Meyers- offensive line coach Kevin Spencer- Special teams coach Garret Giemont- Strength and conditioning coach Todd Sperber, Doug Wilkerson- weight training Willie Brown- director of squad development Willie Brown played CB for the Raiders 11 seasons and was one of their best. -- Source: list members ------------------------------------------------ [2] Current Raiders roster updated 7/18/95 No Pos Name Ht Wt Yr DOB How Acq S Con College 5 K Cole Ford 5-10 185 95 FA95 P USC 7 P Jeff Gossett 6-2 195 82 1/25/57 T Hou88 S C?? E Illinois 9 QB Billy Joe Hobert 6-3 220 92 1/8/71 D R3/93 Washington 11 QB Vince Evans 6-2 215 79 6/14/55 F 92 FA S California 15 QB Jeff Hostetler 6-3 215 83 4/22/61 F NYG93 S C95 W Virginia 16 WR Sean Foster 6-0 190 94 P Long Beach St. 18 K Jeff Jaeger 5-11 190 86 11/26/64 B Cle89 S Washington 20 S Derrick Hoskins 6-2 205 91 11/14/70 D R5/92 S S Mississippi 22 RB Harvey Williams 6-2 210 90 4/22/67 F KC94 S C95 Louisiana St 23 CB Cladius Wright 5-11 185 95 P Arizona 24 S Patrick Bates 6-3 215 92 11/27/70 D R1/93 ? Texas A&M 25 S Dan Land 6-0 195 87 7/3/65 F 8? Albany St 26 RB Napoleon Kaufman 5-8 189 95 D R1/95 Washington 28 RB Greg Robinson 5-10 205 I NE Louisiana 29 CB Albert Lewis 6-2 195 82 10/6/60 F KC94 S Grambling 31 S Joe King 6-2 195 93 Oklahoma St. 33 S Eddie Anderson 6-1 210 85 7/22/63 F 87 S Fort Valley St 34 RB Derrick Fenner 6-3 245 88 F Cin95 S 35 RB Joe Aska 5-10 230 95 D R3/95 C00 C Oklahoma 36 CB Terry McDaniel 5-10 180 87 2/8/65 D R1/88 S Tennessee 37 CB James Trapp 6-0 180 92 12/28/69 D R3/93 Clemson 39 CB Bruce Pickens 5-11 190 90 F KC95 Nebraska 44 RB Calvin Jones 5-11 205 94 11/27/70 D R3/94 Nebraska 45 RB Eric Ball 6-2 225 F Cin95 UCLA 46 S Carl Kidd 6-1 195 95 F Arkansas 48 CB Najee Mustaffa 6-1 190 F Georgia Tech 50 LB Mike Morton 6-4 235 95 D R4/95 N Carolina 51 LB Aaron Wallace 6-3 240 89 4/17/67 D R2/90 Texas A&M 52 LB Mike Jones 6-1 230 90 4/15/69 F 91 S Missouri 53 LB Rob Fredrickson 6-4 240 94 5/13/71 D R1/94 S Michigan St 54 LB Greg Biekert 6-2 240 92 3/14/69 D R7/93 S Colorado 55 LB James Folston 6-3 240 94 8/14/71 D R2/94 NE Louisiana 56 DE Pat Swilling 6-3 245 85 F Det95 S 57 LB Rob Holmberg 6-3 225 94 5/6/71 D R7/94 Penn St 59 DE Matt Dyson 6-4 270 95 D R5/95 Michigan 63 C Barret Robbins 6-3 300 95 D R2/95 TX Christian 64 T Robert Jenkins 6-5 290 85 12/30/63 F Ram94 S C97 UCLA 66 G Kevin Gogan 6-7 310 86 11/2/64 F Dal94 S Washington 67 C Dan Turk 6-4 290 84 8/25/62 F 89 S Wisconsin 68 T Russel Freeman 6-4 295 88 71 T Gerald Perry 6-6 300 88 11/12/64 F Ram93 Southern 72 C Don Mosebar 6-6 295 82 9/11/65 D R1/83 I So California 74 DT Nolan Harrison 6-5 290 90 1/25/69 D R6/91 S Indiana 76 G Steve Wisniewski 6-4 290 88 4/7/67 D R2/89 S C97 Penn St 77 G Rich Stephens 6-7 295 92 1/1/65 F 92 Tulsa 78 T Greg Skrepenak 6-6 300 92 1/31/70 D R2/92 S Michigan 79 T Jeff Kysar 6-7 320 95 D R6/95 Arizona St 80 WR Daryl Hobbs 6-2 175 92 5/23/68 F 93 RFA Pacific 81 WR Tim Brown 6-0 195 87 7/22/66 D R1/88 S C97 Notre Dame 82 WR James Jett 5-10 165 92 12/28/70 F 93 RFA W Virginia 85*TE Marcus Hinton 6-4 250 95 P Alcorn St 83 TE Kevin Smith 6-4 250 92 7/25/69 ??? UCLA 86 WR Raghib Ismail 5-11 180 92 11/18/69 D R4/91 S RFA Notre Dame 87 TE Andrew Glover 6-6 245 90 8/12/67 D R1091 Grambling 88 TE Kerry Cash 6-4 245 90 F Ind95 S 91 DT Chester McGlockton 6-4 310 91 9/16/69 D R1/92 S Clemson 93 DT Jerry Ball 6-1 315 86 12/15/64 F Cle94 S S Methodist 94 DE Anthony Smith 6-3 265 89 6/28/67 D R1/90 Arizona 95 DE Austin Robbins 6-6 285 94 3/1/71 D R4/94 N Carolina 99 DE Aundray Bruce 6-5 265 87 4/30/66 B Atl92 FA Auburn -- OT Eli Herring D R6/95 Brigham Young No Player's number Ht Height Yr Year of entry into NFL Pos Position played Wt Weight DOB Date of Birth Acquired How acquired (D=draft, T=trade, B=Plan B, F=Free Agency) S Status(S=projected starter, I=injured reserve, P=Practice Squad, ?=Flake) Con Contract(FA=free agent, RFA=restricted free agent, C=contract ending after year given) --Source: DBrooks@aol.com, mannyb@urpsd.ucla.edu, list members ---------------------------------------------- [3] Statistics about the Raiders ---------------------------------------------- [3-1] Monday Night Football record: Total: 31-11-1, pf 1030 pa 871 (Raiders' score first) Year Team pf. pa. ----------------------------------------- 1970 Washington Redskins 34 20 w 1971 at Cleveland Browns 34 20 w 1972 at Houston Oilers 34 0 w New York Jets 24 16 w 1973 at Denver Broncos 23 23 t 1974 at Buffalo Bills 20 21 l 1975 at Miami Dolphins 31 21 w Denver Broncos 17 10 w 1976 at Kansas City Chiefs 24 21 w Cincinnati Bengals 35 20 w 1977 at Kansas City Chiefs 37 28 w Buffalo Bills 34 13 w 1978 at Cincinnati Bengals 34 21 w 1979 Miami Dolphins 13 3 w at New Orleans Saints 42 35 w 1980 at Pittsburgh Steelers 45 34 w at Seattle Seahawks 19 17 w Denver Broncos 9 3 w 1981 at Minnesota Vikings 36 10 w Pittsburgh Steelers 30 27 w at San Diego Chargers 10 23 l 1982 San Diego Chargers 28 24 w 1983 Miami Dolphins 27 14 w 1984 San Diego Chargers 33 30 w at Seattle Seahawks 14 17 l at Detroit Lions 24 3 w 1985 San Diego Chargers 34 21 w at Los Angeles Rams 16 6 w 1986 at Seattle Seahawks 0 37 l 1987 at Denver Broncos 14 30 l at Seattle Seahawks 37 14 w 1988 at Denver Broncos 30 27 w (OT) at Seattle Seahawks 27 35 l 1989 at New York Jets 14 7 w 1990 at Miami Dolphins 13 10 w at Detroit Lions 38 31 w 1991 at Kansas City Chiefs 21 24 l at New Orleans Saints 0 27 l 1992 at Kansas City Chiefs 7 27 l at Miami Dolphins 7 20 l 1993 at Denver Broncos 23 20 w 1994 at San Francisco 14 44 l at San Diego 24 17 w Sadly, the Raiders have not had a home game in the last few years because the generally don't sell out their games, which would require a blackout in LA- not good business for ABC (who covers MNF) 12 Winningest NFL teams by percentage: Team Percentage -------------------------- 1) Raiders .625 2) Bears .615 3) Dolphins .612 4) Browns .596 5) Cowboys .586 6) Rams .566 7) Giants .560 8) Redskins .552 9) Vikings .543 10) Packers .539 11) 49ers .537 12) Chiefs .513 --Source: 1993 Green Bay Packer Yearbook, p. 73 Raiders record vs. other NFL teams: updated 9/4/95 Regular season record: Team: W L T Pct. Pf. Pa. Diff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Falcons 4 3 0 0,571 195 148 +47 w Buffalo Bills 15 14 0 0,517 630 576 +54 w Chicago Bears 5 3 0 0,625 136 137 -1 w Cincinnati Bengals 14 7 0 0,667 520 389 +131 w Cleveland Browns 8 4 0 0,667 280 217 +63 w Dallas Cowboys 3 2 0 0,600 110 121 -11 w Denver Broncos 46 19 2 0,701 1517 1171 +346 w Detroit Lions 5 2 0 0,714 167 115 +52 w Green Bay Packers 5 2 0 0,714 130 95 +35 w Houston Oilers 19 13 0 0,594 720 765 -45 w Indianapolis Colts 4 2 0 0,667 140 115 +25 w Kansas City Chiefs 35 30 2 0,537 1310 1344 -34 w Los Angeles Rams 5 2 0 0,714 173 130 +43 w Miami Dolphins 14 4 1 0,763 422 330 +92 w Minnesota Vikings 6 2 0 0,750 209 149 +60 w New England Patriots 12 12 1 0,500 638 537 +101 t New Orleans Saints 3 2 1 0,583 140 126 +14 w New York Giants 4 2 0 0,667 141 87 +54 w New York Jets 14 9 2 0,600 592 551 +41 w Philadelphia Eagles 2 4 0 0,333 111 101 +10 l Phoenix Cardinals 2 1 0 0,667 57 58 -1 w Pittsburgh Steelers 7 3 0 0,700 234 177 +57 w San Diego Chargers 42 25 2 0,618 1627 1466 +161 w San Francisco 49ers 5 2 0 0,714 119 132 -13 w Seattle Seahawks 18 14 0 0,563 691 658 +33 w Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 0 0 1,000 94 52 +42 w Washington Redskins 6 2 0 0,714 203 163 +40 w Alltime record 304 185 11 0,619 11269 9895 +1374 w Total games played: 500 regular season. Post season record: Team: W L Pf. Pa. Diff. -------------------------------------------------------- Buffalo Bills 0 2 26 80 -54 Cincinnati Bengals 2 0 51 38 +13 Cleveland Browns 2 0 41 22 +19 Denver Broncos 1 1 59 44 +15 Green Bay Packers 0 1 14 33 -19 Houston Oilers 3 0 123 21 +102 Indianapolis Colts 1 1 54 58 -4 Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 54 33 +21 Miami Dolphins 2 1 59 67 -8 Minnesota Vikings 1 0 32 14 +18 New England Patriots 1 1 44 48 -4 New York Jets 0 2 37 44 -7 Philadelphia Eagles 1 0 27 10 +17 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 3 125 84 +41 San Diego Chargers 1 0 34 27 +7 Seattle Seahawks 1 1 37 27 +10 Washington Redskins 1 0 38 9 +29 Alltime record 21 15 855 659 +196 Total games played: 36 post season. Total games played: 536 regular and post season. -- Source: Ernst H. Sandjord (EHA@stud.hsn.no) ---------------------------------------------- [3-2] Raiders Club Records updated 3/28/95 Individual records - career: Category Name Performance Rushing (yds), Marcus Allen, 1982-1992............8545 Passing (yds), Ken Stabler, 1970-1979............19078 Passing (TDs), Ken Stabler, 1970-1979..............150 Receiving (no), Fred Biletnikoff, 1965-1978.........589 Receiving (yds), Fred Biletnikoff, 1965-1978........8974 Interceptions, Willie Brown, 1967-1978..............39 Lester Hayes, 1977-1986..............39 Punting (avg), Ray Guy, 1973-1986.................42.5 Punt return (avg), Claude Gibson, 1963-1965...........12.6 Kickoff return (avg), Jack Larscheid, 1960-1961..........28.4 Field goals, George Blanda, 1967-1975............156 Touchdowns (tot), Marcus Allen, 1982-1992..............98 Points, George Blanda, 1967-1975............863 Individual records - season: Category Name Performance Rushing (yds), Marcus Allen, 1985.................1759 Passing (yds), Ken Stabler, 1979..................3615 Passing (TDs), Daryle Lamonica, 1969................34 Receiving (no), Todd Christensen, 1986...............95 Receiving (yds), Art Powell, 1964...................1361 Interceptions, Lester Hayes, 1980...................13 Punting (avg), Ray Guy, 1973......................45.3 Punt return (avg), Claude Gibson, 1964................14.4 Kickoff return (avg), Harold Hart, 1975..................30.3 Field goals, Jeff Jaeger, 1993....................35 Touchdowns (tot), Marcus Allen, 1984...................18 Points, Jeff Jaeger, 1993...................132 Individual records - game: Category Name Performance Rushing (yds), Bo Jackson, 11-30-87................221 Passing (yds), Jeff Hostetler 10-18-93.............424 Passing (TDs), Tom Flores, 12-22-63..................6 Daryle Lamonica, 10-19-69.............6 Receiving (no), Dave Casper, 10-3-76.................12 Receiving (yds), Art Powell, 12-22-63................247 Interceptions, Many times............................3 Last time by Terry McDaniel, 10-09-94 Field goals, Jeff Jaeger 12-11-94..................5 Touchdowns (tot), Art Powell, 12-22-63..................4 Marcus Allen, 9-24-84.................4 Points, Art Powell, 12-22-63.................24 Marcus Allen, 9-24-84................24 Individual records - 1994 season Category Name Performance Rushing (yds), Harvey Williams (282 attempts)......983 Passing (yds), Jeff Hostetler (454 attempts)......3334 Passing (TDs), Jeff Hostetler.......................20 Receiving (no), Tim Brown............................89 Receiving (yds), Tim Brown..........................1309 Interceptions, Terry McDaniel........................7 Sacks, Chester McGlockton..................9.5 Punting (avg), Jeff Gossett.......................35.2 Punt return (avg), Tim Brown..........................12.2 Kickoff return (avg), Alexander Wright (10 attempts).....28.2 Field goals, Jeff Jaeger (34 attempts)............28 Touchdowns (tot), Tim Brown.............................9 Points, Jeff Jaeger..........................97 -- Source: The Official NFL 1993 Record & Fact Book, 1994 Raiders media guide, NAndO.net (http://www.nando.net/welcome) ---------------------------------------------- [3-3] Raiders in the Pro Hall of Fame Fred Biletnikoff Wide receiver, 6-1, 190, Florida St., inducted 1988, with Raiders 1965-78 George Blanda Kicker-quarterback, 6-2, 215, Kentucky, inducted 1981, with Raiders 1967-75 Willie Brown Defensive back, 6-1, 210, Grambling, inducted 1984, with Raiders 1967-78 Al Davis Team owner, inducted 1992 Ted Hendricks Linebacker, 6-7, 235, Miami, inducted 1990, with Raiders 1975-83 Ron Mix Tackle, 6-4, 250, Southern California, inducted 1979, with Raiders 1971 Jim Otto Center, 6-2, 255, Miami, inducted 1980, with Raiders 1960-74 Art Shell Tackle, 6-5, 285, Maryland St., inducted 1989, with Raiders 1968-82 Gene Upshaw Guard, 6-5, 255, Texas A&I, inducted 1987, with Raiders 1967-81 -- Source: The Official NFL 1993 Record & Fact Book. ---------------------------------------------- [3-4] Raider Season Records Season W L T Pf. Pa. Post-season performance 1960 6 8 0 319 388 1961 2 12 0 237 458 1962 1 13 0 213 370 1963 10 4 0 363 288 1964 5 7 2 303 350 1965 8 5 1 298 239 1966 8 5 1 315 288 1967 13 1 0 468 233 AFL Champion, lost SB II 1968 12 2 0 453 233 AFL Western Division Champion 1969 12 1 1 377 242 AFL Western Division Champion 1970 8 4 2 300 293 AFC Western Division Champion 1971 8 4 2 344 278 1972 10 3 1 365 248 AFC Western Division Champion 1973 9 4 1 292 175 AFC Western Division Champion 1974 12 2 0 355 228 AFC Western Division Champion 1975 11 3 0 375 255 AFC Western Division Champion 1976 13 1 0 350 237 Super Bowl XI Champion 1977 11 3 0 351 230 AFC Wild Card Qualifier 1978 9 7 0 311 283 1979 9 7 0 365 337 1980 11 5 0 364 306 Super Bowl XV Champion 1981 7 9 0 273 343 1982 8 1 0 260 200 AFC Western Division Champion 1983 12 4 0 442 338 Super Bowl XVIII Champion 1984 11 5 0 368 278 AFC Wild Card Qualifier 1985 12 4 0 354 308 AFC Western Division Champion 1986 8 8 0 323 346 1987 5 10 0 301 289 1988 7 9 0 325 369 1989 8 8 0 315 297 1990 12 4 0 337 268 AFC Western Division Champion 1991 9 7 0 298 297 AFC Wild Card Qualifier 1992 7 9 0 249 281 1993 10 6 0 306 326 AFC Wild Card Qualifier 1994 9 7 0 -- Source: The Official NFL 1993 Record & Fact Book. ---------------------------------------------- [4] Brief history of the Raiders 1960- the Raiders are added to the AFL as an afterthought and subsequently have to draft from the other team's rejects. At first, they were named the Senors, the name picked by a raffle winner- after throwing a celebration for the winner, they quietly changed then name to the Raiders the following day. 1963- Al Davis leaves his post as an assistant coach with San Diego to become the head coach of the Raiders. He changed their colors from orange and black to silver and black and lead them to their first ever winning season. 1966- Al Davis serves as AFL commissioner for 3 months, and John Rauch takes over as head coach. 1968- Raiders lose to Green Bay in Superbowl II (from the 1967 season). 1969- John Madden becomes the head coach of the Raiders. 1977- Raiders defeat Minnesota in Superbowl XI (from the 1976 season) 1979- Tom Flores succeeds John Madden as head coach. 1980- The Raiders bring their proposed move to Los Angeles to the NFL owners who vote against it. The Raiders take the NFL to court. 1981- Raiders defeat Philadelphia in Superbowl XV (from the 1980 season). The Raiders anti-trust suit results in a hung jury, voting 8-2 in favor of the move. A second trial is scheduled for 1982. 1982- Raiders win litigation which enables their move to Los Angeles, signing a 10 year lease with the Los Angeles Coliseum, playing their first game there on August 29. The season is shortened by an NFL strike. 1984- Raiders defeat Washington in Superbowl XVIII (from the 1983 season) 1988- Mike Shanahan becomes head coach of the Raiders 1989- Art Shell becomes head coach of the Raiders 1990- City leaders of Oakland agree to a $500 million deal to renovate the Coliseum and bring the Raiders back to Oakland. Local opposition kills the deal. The Raiders remain in Los Angeles. -- Source: list members, various books ---------------------------------------------- [5] Famous (and infamous) games of the Raiders 11/17/68 the "Heidi" game NBC had planned to have the Raiders-Jets game serve as a lead-in for their premiere of "Heidi" on the east coast. It was turning out to be a thrilling competitive game, but unfortunately it was running a bit over. With 65 seconds left in the game, the Jets kicked a field goal to take the lead 32-29 as the seven o'clock hour arrived. NBC made the mistake of showing the beginning of Heidi instead of the final minutes of the game. During those final seconds the Raiders scored a touchdown on a 43-yard TD pass and another touchdown on a fumbled kickoff return to put the game away 43-32. 11/8/70 the "Miracle Season" With 11:24 remaining and the Raiders trailing 17-13 in Oakland against the Browns, Raider starting QB Daryle Lamonica was knocked out of the game with an injured shoulder and 21-year veteran George Blanda came in the game to replace him. Cleveland later scored to go ahead 20-13 with just 4:24 to play. Blanda then lead the Raiders on a 69-yard TD drive culminating with a 14-yard TD to Warren Wells to tie the game, 20-20, with 1:34 left to play. Kent McCloughan's interception at the Oakland 46 with 34 seconds left gave the Raiders a chance to go for the win. After penalties on both teams ate up some time, Blanda hooked up with Hewritt Dixon to get down to the Cleveland 37. With just seven seconds left, Blanda nailed the 52-yard field goal (longer than any other he'd made as a Raider) to win the game with a Monday Night Football audience looking on. One sequence during this 1970 season saw the Raiders win or tie four games with a TOTAL of only eleven seconds remaining when the deciding points were scored. 12/23/72 "Immaculate reception" It was an AFC playoff game, and the Raiders had fought a close battle with the Steelers in a low scoring game. But they had victory in their grasp; they lead the Steelers 7-6, there was but 22 seconds left in the game, and the Steelers were 4th and 10 at their own 40 yard line. But the Steelers lucked out on probably the most freakish play in NFL history. Terry Bradshaw threw the ball to John Fuqua, who was hit so hard by Jack Tatum that the ball flew back 15 yards. Miraculously, the ball landed in Franco Harris' hands, who ran 60 yards for the touchdown. The Raiders complained that the ball bounced off Fuqua and not Tatum and therefore was an not a legal reception by 1972 rules but the play stood, allowing the Steelers advance to the conference championship. The referees, however, took a very long time to come to this decision- no one even signaled a touchdown when Franco crossed the goal line. It has been rumored that the referees made a call to the police before ruling it a touchdown to see if they would be protected from an angry Pittsburgh mob of fans. The police replied that they only had a few policemen available, and the referees signaled "touchdown". Again, only a rumor. 12/21/74 "Sea of Hands" It's the 1974 AFC playoffs, and the Raiders are playing the two-time defending champion Miami Dolphins in Oakland. With the Dolphins leading 19-14 in the fourth quarter, Raider QB Ken Stabler hit Cliff Branch for a 72-yard bomb to give Oakland a 21-19 lead. Bob Griese and Miami rebounded with a scoring drive ending on a Benny Malone 23-yard run... Miami 26, Oakland 21, 2:08 remaining. Stabler went back to work, leading the Raiders to the Miami eight-yard-line, where he called their final timeout. On first down, Stabler rolled to his left and while falling forward, flipped a pass to the left side of the end zone as Dolphin lineman Vern Den Herder clung to his ankles. Running back Clarence Davis, not known for his receiving, outfought several Dolphins for the ball before crashing to the turf with sole possession of the ball and the winning touchdown, leaving just 24 seconds on the clock. ??/??/?? "The Ghost to the Post" That is named after Dave "The Ghost" Casper in the 1977 playoff game Raiders vs Colts in double OT. Casper was running a post pattern made an over-the shoulder catch from Snake Stabler to set up a FG that sent the game into the first OT. THe win came when Casper caught a pass for TD to win the game 37-31. 9/10/78 "Holy Roller" The Raiders were trailing the San Diego Chargers 20-14. They were on the Charger 23 yard line with only 5 seconds left. Ken Stabler faded back to pass, but was caught by Woodrow Lowe before he could get rid of the ball. In desperation he intentionally fumbled the ball forward. The ball bounced forward to Pete Banaszak at the 11 yard line. Surrounded by Chargers, Pete decided to kick the ball forward himself rather than try to cover it. It reached Dave Casper at the 5 yard line. Casper kicked it into the end-zone and pounced on it, recovering the 23 yard fumble for the winning touchdown. The Chargers were furious but the play was legal and stood. It was quickly made illegal, though, and the rule outlawing it is often called "the Raider rule". 11/30/87 "Bo knows Seattle" This was the defining game in Bo Jackson's short but spectacular career with the Raiders. Before a Monday Night Football audience, Bo rushed for 221 yards and 2 TD's against the Seattle Seahawks. On third and six from their own nine- yard line in the second quarter, Bo takes the handoff, heads around the left end, bursts past All-Pro safety Kenny Easley, and cruises en route to a 91-yard TD run, continuing into the tunnel behind the end zone in the Kingdome. Later in the game, Bo swept left again, this time from the Seattle two-yard line, and plowed through over-hyped linebacker Brian Bosworth for the score. Final score, Raiders 37, Seahawks 14. -- Source: Patrick MacBeath, various books ---------------------------------------------- [6] How to figure NFL tiebreakers updated 5/93 Note that for Wild-Card Tiebreakers you only use the highest teams from each division of the teams that have similar records. Tie-Breaking Procedures ----------------------- The following procedures will be used to break standings ties for postseason playoffs and to determine regular season schedules. To Break a Tie Within a Division -------------------------------- If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical won-loss-tied percentages, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined. Two Clubs: 1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs). 2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division. 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. 4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, if applicable. 5. Best net points in division games. 6. Best net points in all games. 7. Strength of schedule. 8. Best net touchdowns in all games. 9. Coin toss. Three or More Clubs: (Note: If two clubs remain after a third club has been eliminated during any step, the tiebreaker reverts back to step one of the two-club format). (Note: If one team wins multiple-team tiebreaker to advance to playoff round, remaining teams revert to step 1 of applicable format, i.e., either in division tiebreaker or Wild Card tiebreaker. If two teams in a multiple team tie posses superior marks in a tiebreaking step, the pair of teams revert to top of applicable two-club format to break tie. One team advances to playoff round, while other returns to original group and step 1 of applicable tiebreaker). 1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs). 2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division. 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. 4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games. 5. Best net points in division games. 6. Best net points in all games. 7. Strength of schedule. 8. Best net touchdowns in all games. 9. Coin toss. To Break a Tie for the Wild Card Teams -------------------------------------- If it is necessary to break ties to determine the three Wild Card teams from each conference, the following steps will be taken. 1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tiebreaker. 2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps. Two Clubs: 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. 4. Best average net points in conference games. 5. Best net points in all games. 6. Strength of schedule. 7. Best net touchdowns in all games. 8. Coin toss. Three or More Clubs: (Note: If two clubs remain after a third or other clubs are eliminated, tiebreaker reverts back to step one of the applicable two-club format). When the first Wild Card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second Wild Card, i.e., eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2, and repeated a third time, if necessary to identify the third Wild Card. In situations where three or more teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of the teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tiebreaker if the top ranked team in that division qualifies for a Wild Card berth. 1. Apply division tiebreakers to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie-breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the Wild Card participants. 2. Head-to-head sweep (applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others, or if one club has lost to each of the others). 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. 4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. 5. Best average net points in conference games. 6. Best net points in all games. 7. Strength of schedule. 8. Best net touchdowns in all games. 9. Coin toss. -- Source: The Official NFL 1993 Record & Fact Book. ---------------------------------------------- [7] Free Agency and Salary Cap rules updated 1/1/94 ----------- Free Agency ----------- There are 3 types of free agent, which is determined by years of pro play: Years Played Free Agency Type ------------ ---------------- 0-2 Exclusive (XFA) 3 Restricted (RFA) 4+ Unrestricted (UFA) UFAs do not have any rules to restrict their free agency, and so are free to sign with any team that they want to without restriction. RFAs are similar to UFAs but the team who they used to play under has the right to match any offer made by another team, in which case the player must stay with his previous team. XFA are like players were previous to the free agency agreement. The team which had a contract with the player owns the rights to the player and the player can only sign with another team if those rights are dropped (ie the rights are waived by the team). XFAs may also be traded. Franchise players are FAs with additional restrictions which make them similar to RFAs. If an offer is made by another team for a franchise player, the team which made the designation has a week to match the offer. If the offer is matched, the players stays with the original team; if not, the new team who signs the player must give up a 1st and a 3rd draft pick to the old team. Franchise players are guaranteed to have a salary that is the average of the top 5 salaries in their position. Each team can designate one franchise player per year. Transition players are similar to franchise players. As with franchise players, the original team has a week to match any offer. However, if the original team does not match the offer, no draft compensation is given. Transition players are guaranteed to have a salary that is the average of the top 10 salaries in their position. The transition designation is a temporary one, and there will be no transition designations will be allowed in 1995. ---------- Salary Cap ---------- The salary cap will be determined each year. It will be set at 67% of the expected NFL team revenue for the next year, as determined by the NFL's auditors. The salary cap remains in effect at all times. A team may not exceed this cap with the salaries of the players that are under contract and on their roster. If a team does exceed the salary cap at any time, the NFL will begin waiving players from the team starting with those of the lowest salaries, until the salary cap is met. In addition, the NFL may fine the team for exceeding the cap. Only players that are under contract count toward the salary cap. All FAs (XFAs, RFAs and UFAs) do not count towards the cap until they sign a contract with the team. For 1994, the salary cap has been set at $34,600,000. -- Source: Steven Osborne (osborne@unbsj.ca) [edited by the FAQ maintainer] ---------------------------------------------- [8] What ever happened to...? (+ free agency moves) updated 4/4/95 1995 Free agents --------------- Jeff Gossett- re-signed with LA Raiders Harvey Williams- re-signed with LA Raiders Steve Wisniewski- re-signed with LA Raiders Robert Jenkins- re-signed with LA Raiders Kerry Cash(TE)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly with Indianapolis Derrick Fenner(FB)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly with Cincinnati Bruce Pickens(CB)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly with Kansas City Najee Mustafaa(CB)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly unemployed Hassan Jones(WR)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly unemployed Phillip Bobo(WR)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly unemployed Pat Swilling(LB)- signed with the LA Raiders, formerly with Detroit Lionel Washington- signed with Denver Alexander Wright- signed with LA Rams Winston Moss- signed with Seattle Torin Dorn- signed with LA Rams Donald Frank- signed with Minnesota Steve Ortmayer- accepted position with the LA? Rams Art Shell, Tom Walsh, Ray Hamilton, Odis McKinney, Jack Stanton- all fired Art Shell and Gunther Cunningham are now coaching with the KC Chiefs Jack Reilly- left for the Rams Todd Marinovich- After a failed attempt to have a career in the CFL, Todd has apparently given up football for good and is wandering around the San Francisco as a singer and guitarist in a local band. Howie Long- Retired at the end of the 93-94 season -- Source: list members, with special thanks to Donald P Boell (boell@hpcc01.corp.hp.com) ---------------------------------------------- [9] Sources of Raider Lore ---------------------------------------------- [9-1] Radio Stations covering Raider Games update 9/4/95 C A L I F O R N I A H A W A I I -------------------- --------------- KSAN 94.9FM San Francisco KGU 760AM Honolulu KNEW 910AM San Francisco KLSX 97.1FM Los Angeles O R E G O N KERN 1440AM Bakersfield ---------------- KMET 1490AM Banning KTMT 93.7FM Medford KAMP 1430AM El Centro KEYQ 980AM Fresno KAVL 610AM Lancaster KCLL 960AM Lompoc KORV 1340AM Oroville N E V A D A KPRL 1230AM Paso Robles ----------------- KPSL 1010AM Palm Springs KVEG 840AM Las Vegas KLOA 1240AM Ridgecrest KPLR 1010AM Reno KKAL 1280AM San Luis Obispo KMEN 1290AM San Bernadino KSMJ 1380AM Sacramento KQSB 990AM Santa Barbara N E W M E X I C O KUHL 1440AM Santa Maria -------------------- KAXX 107.1FM Ventura KYVA 1230AM Gallup KEYX 1400AM Visalia KATM 103.3FM Modesto KSCO 1080AM Santa Cruz A R I Z O N A W A S H I N G T O N ----------------- -------------------- KNNS 1360AM Phoenix KLKI 1340AM Anacortes KJAA 1240AM Globe KJR 950AM Seattle T E X A S W Y O M I N G ---------- --------------- KFTX 97.5FM Corpus Christi KRAE 1480AM Cheyenne E N E S P A N O L -------------------------- KLOK 1170AM San Francisco KWKW 1300AM Los Angeles KRCX 1110AM Sacramento KGST 1600AM Fresno KTRO 1520AM Ventura KTRB 860AM Modesto [9-2] Raider "Shrines" updated 1/20/95 AUBURN, CALIFORNIA "Burger King" Address Unknown Phone Number Unknown Jim Otto's fast food restaurant. Just off the Foresthill exit on I-80 between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. Decorated entirely in Silver-n-Black, with rare memorabilia including Jim's Super Bowl ring. You may catch 00 himself making your Whopper! CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA "The Raider Lockeroom" Address Unknown (510) 727-0750 Sports store owned by John Vella. Directions: take 880 towards Alameda and take the Castro Valley exit, then take the Castro Valley Blvd exit. John is sometimes there early morning, and his dad is around most of the time. EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA "Raiders Team Shop" Address Unknown (310) 322-3451 Team shop for Raider paraphernalia. Actually may not be in El Segundo, but that is the Raider's headquarters. There may be an 800 number as well. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA "Inglewood Public Library" 101 W Manchester Blvd (310) 412-5613 Public Library. Ask for Sue Kamm, a walking cornucopia of pointers to Raider sources. Rumor has it that she may have a floppy disk full of references to Raider literature hidden somewhere on her desk. SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA "Rickeys Bar" 15028 Hesperian Blvd (510) 253-0200 Sports bar. Call for directions. WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA "Sports Inc." Address Unknown (510) 946-1313 John Vella's office. Info about booster club available. -- Source: list members, with special thanks to Adam Fox (adamfox@super.org) ---------------------------------------------- [9-3] Where to find out more about the Raiders Several books have been written about the Raiders (in whole or in part); Books by former Raiders players/coaches Hey, Wait a Minute, I Wrote a Book! - - - - - - - - - - John Madden One Knee Equals Two Feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John Madden One Size Doesn't Fit All - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John Madden First Book of Football (actually kid's book) - - - - - John Madden The Jim Plunkett Story - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jim Plunkett They Call Me Assassin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jack Tatum They Still Call Me Assassin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jack Tatum Snake - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ken Stabler Cruzin' with the Tooz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John Matuszak Tooz - - - - (May be the same book as above) - - - - - John Matuszak Al Davis/League History Books Black Knight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ira Simmons Slick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Ribowsky Just Win Baby - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Glenn Dickey The $400,000 Quarterback- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ??? The League that Came in from the Cold - - - - - - - - - ??? The League - The Rise and Fall of the NFL - - - - - - - David Harris The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, The Modern Era - ??? Books on great Raider teams Crowning Glories- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CWS Sports Pub. Domination (the Story of the 1984 Champs) - - - - - - - Lou Sahadi The Raiders: Cinderella Champions of Pro Football - - - Lou Sahadi Raiders: From Oakland to Los Angeles - - - - - - - - - Joseph Hession Super!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Murray Olderman World Champions Oakland Raiders: An Illustrated History of the 1976 Season - - - Steve Cassady Raiders Newspaper subscriptions: 1-800-334-3266 Silver & Black Illustrated P.O. Box 2744-705 Huntington Beach, Ca 92647 fax number:714-897-8775 -- Source: list members, with special thanks to Richard Webb (webb@phys3.physics.wsu.edu)