1984_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season References

1984 Los Angeles Raiders season
1984 Los Angeles Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Tom Flores
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Local radio	KRLA–AM 1110
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Seahawks) 7–13
	← 1983; Raiders seasons; 1985 →;

The 1984 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 25th season overall, and the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders entered the season as defending Super Bowl champions. However, they failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eleven games.^[1] Despite finishing third in their division, the team qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. However, their season would quickly end, as they lost in the wild card game 13-7 to division rival Seattle Seahawks.

Staff / Coaches

**1984 Los Angeles Raiders staff**
	Front office Owner – Al Davis General manager – Al Davis Head coaches Head coach – Tom Flores Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Larry Kennan Running backs – Ray Willsey Assistant running backs – Terry Robiskie Wide receivers – Tom Walsh Tight ends – Bob Mischak Offensive line – Sam Boghosian Assistant offensive line – Art Shell			Defensive coaches Defensive line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Charlie Sumner Defensive backs – Willie Brown Defensive backs – Chet Franklin Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Steve Ortmayer Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Bob Mischak

Roster

**1984 Los Angeles Raiders roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 David Humm 16 Jim Plunkett 6 Marc Wilson Running backs 32 Marcus Allen 27 Frank Hawkins 33 Kenny King 43 Joe McCall 28 Cleo Montgomery 34 Greg Pruitt Wide receivers 80 Malcolm Barnwell 21 Cliff Branch 88 Sam Seale 85 Dokie Williams Tight ends 46 Todd Christensen 81 Andy Parker 87 Dave Casper		Offensive linemen 66 Warren Bryant T 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis T 73 Charley Hannah G 70 Henry Lawrence T 60 Curt Marsh G 65 Mickey Marvin G 72 Don Mosebar C Defensive linemen 77 Lyle Alzado DE 99 Sean Jones DE 62 Reggie Kinlaw NT 75 Howie Long DE 71 Bill Pickel NT 93 Greg Townsend DE		Linebackers 59 Stan Adams 54 Darryl Byrd 57 Tony Caldwell 53 Rod Martin 90 Larry McCoy 55 Matt Millen 51 Bob Nelson 58 Jack Squirek 91 Brad Van Pelt Defensive backs 36 Mike Davis SS 45 James Davis SS 37 Lester Hayes CB 22 Mike Haynes CB 26 Vann McElroy FS 23 Odis McKinney SS 30 Stacey Toran Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K 8 Ray Guy P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 2	at Houston Oilers	W 24–14	1–0	Astrodome	49,092
2	September 9	Green Bay Packers	W 28–7	2–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	46,269
3	September 16	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 22–20	3–0	Arrowhead Stadium	75,111
4	September 24	San Diego Chargers	W 33–30	4–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	76,131
5	September 30	at Denver Broncos	L 13–16	4–1	Mile High Stadium	74,833
6	October 7	Seattle Seahawks	W 28–14	5–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,904
7	October 14	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–20	6–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,276
8	October 21	at San Diego Chargers	W 44–37	7–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	57,442
9	October 28	Denver Broncos	L 19–22 (OT)	7–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	91,020
10	November 4	at Chicago Bears	L 6–17	7–3	Soldier Field	59,858
11	November 12	at Seattle Seahawks	L 14–17	7–4	Kingdome	64,001
12	November 18	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–7	8–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	48,575
13	November 25	Indianapolis Colts	W 21–7	9–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,289
14	December 2	at Miami Dolphins	W 45–34	10–4	Miami Orange Bowl	71,222
15	December 10	at Detroit Lions	W 24–3	11–4	Pontiac Silverdome	66,710
16	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–13	11–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	83,056
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	0	13	11	24
Oilers	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 2
Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	0	0	7
• Raiders	7	0	7	14	28

Date: September 9
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Red Cashion
Television network: CBS

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Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	3	0	6
Bears	7	7	0	3	17

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: Sunday, November 4
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
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Game information

First quarter

CHI – Walter Payton 18-yard run ( Bob Thomas kick) – Bears 7–0

Second quarter

CHI – Walter Payton 8-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) – Bears 14–0
LA – Chris Bahr 44-yard field goal – Bears 14–3

Third quarter

LA – Chris Bahr 40-yard field goal – Bears 14–6

Fourth quarter

CHI – Bob Thomas 29-yard field goal – Bears 17–6

Raiders

Marc Wilson
7/19, 70 Yds, 2 INT
Marcus Allen
15 Rush, 42 Yds
Todd Christensen
5 Rec, 61 Yds

Bears

Jim McMahon
3/11, 68 Yds, INT
Walter Payton
27 Rush, 111 Yds, 2 TD
Willie Gault
1 Rec, 50 Yds

Playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
Wild Card	December 22	at Seattle Seahawks (4)	L 7–13	Kingdome	62,049	Recap

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (No. 4) Seattle Seahawks

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (No. 5) Los Angeles Raiders at (No. 4) Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	0	7	3	3	13

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: December 22, 1984
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Played indoors
Game attendance: 62,049
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers ( NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – Turner 26 pass from Krieg (Johnson kick) SEA 7–0

Third quarter

SEA – field goal Johnson 35 SEA 10–0

Fourth quarter

SEA – field goal Johnson 44 SEA 13–0
RAI – Allen 46 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) SEA 13–7

Top passers

RAI –
SEA –

Top rushers

RAI –
SEA –

Top receivers

RAI –
SEA –

Standings

AFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽²⁾	13	3	0	.813	6–2	10–2	353	241	W2
Seattle Seahawks⁽⁴⁾	12	4	0	.750	5–3	8–4	418	282	L2
Los Angeles Raiders⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	368	278	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–7	314	324	W3
San Diego Chargers	7	9	0	.438	0–8	3–9	394	413	L2

References

^ 1984 Los Angeles Raiders
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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