1966 Oakland Raiders season

1966 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
General managerScotty Stirling
Head coachJohn Rauch
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record8–5–1
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.

  1. ^ Stevenson, Jack (September 19, 1966). "Chiefs turn blocked punt into rout of Oakland". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Chiefs rout Oakland in 32-10 win". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. September 19, 1966. p. 11.
  3. ^ "American Football League standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 19, 1966. p. 2C.
  4. ^ "Appoint Davis as AFL czar". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Woodard in, Davis out in AFL". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 26, 1966. p. 2, part 2.