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AFL team season
The
1963
Oakland Raiders season was the team's fourth in
Oakland . The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its abysmal 1962 record of 1–13.
In his first year with the organization, Raiders legend
Al Davis , formerly a receivers coach with the
San Diego Chargers , replaced the team's original gold and black uniforms with the current "silver and black" scheme. Under his leadership as head coach and general manager, the Raiders stunned the rest of the
AFL by winning ten games. They finished with a record of 10–4, which was good for second place in the Western Division, one game behind the
eventual AFL champion
Chargers , whom they had defeated twice. The Raiders swept the Western division in 1963, winning all six games. For his role in the Raiders' miraculous turnaround, Al Davis was named the AFL's "Coach of the Year".
Season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 7
at
Houston Oilers
W 24–13
1–0
Jeppesen Stadium
24,749
Recap
2
September 15
Buffalo Bills
W 35–17
2–0
Frank Youell Field
17,568
Recap
3
September 22
Boston Patriots
L 14–20
2–1
Frank Youell Field
17,131
Recap
4
September 28
at
New York Jets
L 7–10
2–2
Polo Grounds
17,100
Recap
5
October 5
at
Buffalo Bills
L 0–12
2–3
War Memorial Stadium
24,846
Recap
6
October 11
at
Boston Patriots
L 14–20
2–4
Fenway Park
26,494
Recap
7
October 20
New York Jets
W 49–26
3–4
Frank Youell Field
15,557
Recap
8
October 27
at
San Diego Chargers
W 34–33
4–4
Balboa Stadium
30,182
Recap
9
November 3
Kansas City Chiefs
W 10–7
5–4
Frank Youell Field
18,919
Recap
10
November 8
at
Kansas City Chiefs
W 22–7
6–4
Municipal Stadium
24,879
Recap
11
November 17
November 24
Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22
12
November 28
at
Denver Broncos
W 26–10
7–4
Bears Stadium
14,763
Recap
13
December 8
San Diego Chargers
W 41–27
8–4
Frank Youell Field
20,249
Recap
14
December 15
Denver Broncos
W 35–31
9–4
Frank Youell Field
15,223
Recap
15
December 22
Houston Oilers
W 52–49
10–4
Frank Youell Field
17,401
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Roster
1963 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
36
Clem Daniels
33 Doug Mayberry
37 Alan Miller
Jesse Murdock
32 Glenn Shaw
29 Mike Sommer
Wide receivers
Tight ends
82 Jan Barrett
86 Ken Herock
Offensive linemen
66 Sonny Bishop
65 Wayne Hawkins
77 Proverb Jacobs
70 Dick Klein
87 Bob Mischak
00
Jim Otto
63 Ollie Spencer
78 Frank Youso
Defensive linemen
80 Dalva Allen
53 Dan Birdwell
46 Dave Costa
88 Jon Jelacic
73 Chuck McMurtry
72 Jim Norris
Linebackers
44 Bob Dougherty
56 Archie Matsos
81 Clancy Osborne
48 Charlie Rieves
49 Jackie Simpson
Defensive backs
25 Claude Gibson
27 Joe Krakoski
45 Jim McMillin
35 Tommy Morrow
20 Warren Powers
39 Herman Urenda
24
Fred Williamson
Special teams
Rookies in italics
Game summaries
Week 1 at Oilers
Game information
First quarter
HOU –
George Blanda 30-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0.
HOU – George Blanda 46-yard field goal. Oilers 6–0.
Second quarter
Third quarter
OAK –
Clem Daniels 2-yard run (
Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 7–6.
OAK – Mike Mercer 11-yard field goal. Raiders 10–6.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
10 7 0
17
• Raiders
0
21 7 7
35
Scoring summary Q2 OAK
Powell 5-yard pass from
Davidson (
Mercer kick) OAK 7–0
Q2 BUF Yoho 32-yard field goal OAK 7–3
Q2 OAK
Daniels 73-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 14–3
Q2 OAK
Miller 2-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 21–3
Q2 BUF
Dubenion 17-yard pass from
Kemp (Yoho kick) OAK 21–10
Q3 OAK Davidson 5-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 28–10
Q3 BUF Dubenion 58-yard pass from Kemp (Yoho kick) OAK 28–17
Q4 OAK
Jelacic 1-yard interception return (Mercer kick) OAK 35–17
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Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
7
6 0 13
26
• Raiders
21
14 7 7
49
Scoring summary Q1 NYJ
Heeter 34-yard pass from
Wood (
Guesman kick) NYJ 7–0
Q1 OAK
Miller 3-yard run (
Mercer kick) Tie 7–7
Q1 OAK Craig 93-yard pass from
Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 14–7
Q1 OAK
Daniels 8-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 21–7
Q2 NYJ Guesman 51-yard field goal OAK 21–10
Q2 NYJ Guesman 16-yard field goal OAK 21–13
Q2 OAK
Herock 38-yard pass from
Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 28–13
Q2 OAK Daniels 56-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 35–13
Q3 OAK Miller 8-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 42–13
Q4 OAK Daniels 74-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 49–13
Q4 NYJ
Smolinski 49-yard pass from
Hall (Guesman kick) OAK 49–20
Q4 NYJ Hall 6-yard run OAK 49–26
[2]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
7
7 7 13
34
Chargers
10
7 9 7
33
Scoring summary Q1 OAK
Powell 20-yard pass from
Flores (
Mercer kick) OAK 7–0
Q1 SD
Blair 23-yard field goal OAK 7–3
Q1 SD
Alworth 32-yard pass from
Rote (Blair kick) SD 10–7
Q2 OAK
Miller 5-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 14–10
Q2 SD
MacKinnon 69-yard pass from
Hadl (Blair kick) SD 17–14
Q3 SD
Harris 23-yard interception return (kick failed) SD 23–14
Q3 OAK Craig 39-yard pass from
Davidson (Mercer kick) SD 23–21
Q3 SD Blair 36-yard field goal SD 26–21
Q4 OAK Powell 46-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 28–26
Q4 SD
Lincoln 51-yard run (Blair kick) SD 33–28
Q4 OAK Shaw 9-yard pass from Davidson (run failed) OAK 34–33
[3]
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
7 0 0
7
• Raiders
0
3 0 7
10
Scoring summary Q2 OAK
Mercer 10-yard field goal OAK 3–0
Q2 KC
Haynes 1-yard run (
Brooker kick) KC 7–3
Q4 OAK
Gibson 85-yard punt return (Mercer kick) OAK 10–7
[4]
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
3
19 0 0
22
Chiefs
0
0 7 0
7
Scoring summary Q1 OAK
Mercer 14-yard field goal OAK 3–0
Q2 OAK Mercer 41-yard field goal OAK 6–0
Q2 OAK
Powell 24-yard pass from
Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 13–0
Q2 OAK
Wilson tackled in end zone OAK 15–0
Q2 OAK Powell 34-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 22–0
Q3 KC
McClinton 4-yard run (
Spikes kick) OAK 22–7
[5]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
2
0 14 10
26
Broncos
0
3 0 7
10
Scoring summary Q1 OAK Safety,
Joe tackled in end zone OAK 2–0
Q2 DEN
Mingo 52-yard field goal DEN 3–2
Q3 OAK
Roberson 39-yard pass from
Davidson (
Mercer kick) OAK 9–3
Q3 OAK
Jelacic 19-yard fumble return (Mercer kick) OAK 16–3
Q4 OAK Mercer 16-yard field goal OAK 19–3
Q4 OAK Shaw 1-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 26–3
Q4 DEN Joe 34-yard pass from
Breaux (Mingo kick) OAK 26–10
[6]
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
7
13 7 0
27
• Raiders
3
7 0 31
41
Scoring summary Q1 SD
Norton 32-yard pass from
Rote (
Blair kick) SD 7–0
Q1 OAK
Mercer 37-yard field goal SD 7–3
Q2 SD
Jackson 14-yard run (Blair kick) SD 14–3
Q2 OAK
Powell 44-yard pass from
Flores (Mercer kick) SD 14–10
Q2 SD
MacKinnon 5-yard pass from Rote (kick failed) SD 20–10
Q3 SD
Alworth 15-yard pass from Rote (Blair kick) SD 27–10
Q4 OAK Powell 10-yard pass from
Davidson (Mercer kick) SD 27–17
Q4 OAK Mercer 30-yard field goal SD 27–20
Q4 OAK Davidson 9-yard run (Mercer kick) Tie 27–27
Q4 OAK Powell 41-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 34–27
Q4 OAK
Miller 2-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 41–27
[7]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
7
3 14 7
31
• Raiders
14
7 7 7
35
Scoring summary Q1 OAK
Roberson 32-yard pass from
Flores (
Mercer kick) OAK 7–0
Q1 OAK
Powell 18-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 14–0
Q1 DEN
Joe 9-yard run (
Mingo kick) OAK 14–7
Q2 OAK
Daniels 26-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 21–7
Q2 DEN Mingo 35-yard field goal OAK 21–10
Q3 OAK Daniels 43-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 28–10
Q3 DEN Prebola 9-yard pass from
Slaughter (Mingo kick) OAK 28–17
Q3 DEN
Dixon 2-yard run (Mingo kick) OAK 28–24
Q4 OAK Powell 3-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 35–24
Q4 DEN
Taylor 29-yard pass from Slaughter (Mingo kick) OAK 35–31
[8]
Week 15
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
14
21 14 0
49
• Raiders
7
28 7 10
52
Scoring summary Q1 OAK
Gibson 69-yard punt return (
Mercer kick) OAK 7–0
Q1 HOU
Hennigan 4-yard pass from
Blanda (Blanda kick) Tie 7–7
Q1 HOU
Smith 2-yard run (Blanda kick) HOU 14–7
Q2 HOU
Dewveall 12-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 21–7
Q2 OAK
Herock 7-yard pass from
Flores (Mercer kick) HOU 21–14
Q2 OAK
Daniels 56-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 21–21
Q2 HOU Smith 25-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 28–21
Q2 OAK
Powell 81-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 28–28
Q2 HOU Tolar 1-yard run (Blanda kick) HOU 35–28
Q2 OAK Powell 20-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 35–35
Q3 OAK Powell 45-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 42–35
Q3 HOU Dewveall 26-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Tie 42–42
Q3 HOU
McLeod 21-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 49–42
Q4 OAK Powell 23-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 49–49
Q4 4:37 OAK Mercer 39-yard field goal OAK 52–49
[9]
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
References
External links
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