La stagione degli Oakland Raiders è stata la decima della franchigia nella National Football League, la 20ª complessiva. Oakland perse tre delle prime quattro gare ma riuscì a salire fino a 6–4, prima di perdere due gare consecutive. Seguirono tre vittorie consecutive prima della ultima gara contro i Seattle Seahawks in cui il club aveva ancora la possibilità di raggiungere una wild card per i playoff. Tuttavia, col quarterback avversario Jim Zorn che passò 314 yard e 2 touchdown, i Raiders furono sconfitti 29–24.
Scelte nel Draft 1979
Scelte dei Raiders nel Draft 1979TurnoSceltaGiocatoreRuoloCollege242Willie Jones DEFlorida State6142Ira Matthews RBWisconsin6156Henry Williams DBSan Diego State7175Jack Matia DTDrake8209Robert Hawkins RBKentucky9238Jim Rourke OTBoston College10259Ricky Smith DBTulane11294Bruce Davis OTUCLA12316Dirk Abernathy DBBowling Green12320Reggie Kinlaw DTOklahoma
Roster
Calendario
Stagione regolareTurnoAvversarioRisultatoStadioPubblico1at RamsV 24–17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles59,0002at ChargersS 10–30 San Diego Stadium • San Diego50,2553at SeahawksS 10–27 Kingdome • Seattle, WA61,6024at ChiefsS 7–35 Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri67,8215BroncosV 27–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California52,6326DolphinsV 13–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California52,4197FalconsV 50–19 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California52,9008at JetsS 19–28 Shea Stadium • Queens, New York55,8029ChargersV 45–22 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California53,7091049ersV 23–10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California52,76411at OilersS 17–31 Astrodome • Houston48,61412ChiefsS 21–24 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California53,59613at BroncosV 14–10 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado74,18614at SaintsV 42–35 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans65,54115BrownsV 19–14 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California52,64116SeahawksS 24–29 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California53,177
Classifiche AFC West DivisionVSP%DIVCONFPFPSSTRSan Diego Chargers(1)1240.7506–29–3411246V2Denver Broncos(5)1060.6254–47–5289262S2Seattle Seahawks970.5633–56–6378372V2Oakland Raiders970.5633–55–7365337S1Kansas City Chiefs790.4384–47–7238262S1
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Collegamenti esterni
1979