• The team announced they had acquired the signing rights to the Chargers' 12th-round draft pick, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Terry Baker out of Oregon State.

• Baker had also been selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Rams.

• Raiders general manager Wes Fry wouldn't say what the team had to give up in return.

• The team's sixth-round draft pick, Alabama fullback George Wilson, signed with the Colts.

• A day after the team announced they had acquired the signing rights to quarterback Terry Baker from the Chargers, Baker said he wouldn't make any decisions about pro football until after the collegiate basketball season was over.

• The Tribune reported Toronto of the CFL was also in the running for Baker's services and had offered him a three-year deal worth $125,000.

• Baker would neither confirm nor deny the story.

• General manager Wes Fry said the team had sold 5,510 season tickets for 1963 so far.

• The team signed free agent Georgia fullback Bill Strumke.

• Center Jim Otto and cornerback Fred Williamson were in San Diego practicing for the AFL All-Star Game on the 19th.

• The team signed University of Alabama free agent halfback Cotton Clark

• They also signed a pair Northwestern State (Louisiana) free agents on or before this date: guard Jerry Fowler and halfback Kenny Thompson.

• The Tribune reported that co-owner Wayne Valley had met five times with an unnamed Chargers assistant coach about the Raiders' head coaching position.

• The United Press reported that the AFL had given the team permission to move to Portland, Oregon, during league meetings in San Diego.

• Co-owner Wayne Valley denied the story, calling it “malicious, unfounded, and unverified.”

• AFL commissioner Joe Foss called it a “wild and vicious” rumor and said that the topic had never come up in discussion.

• Following yesterday's story about Valley meeting with a San Diego assistant coach, Valley acknowledged that he had spoken with Chargers assistant Al Davis about the head coaching job, though not the five times reported in the story, and that he had also talked to several other candidates, whom he would not name.

• The Tribune reported that current interim head coach Red Conkright was among the people under consideration for the position in 1963.

• The team announced a working agreement with Louisville of the United Football League whereby the Raiders could assign players they had under contract to Louisville for seasoning in the UFL.

• The Tribune reported that among the people under consideration for the Raiders' head coaching spot were Toronto Argonauts head coach Lou Agase, Packers line coach Bill Austin, former Bills head coach Buster Ramsey, and current Raiders secondary coach Walt Michaels.

• The story added that the team had eliminated three candidates but didn't say which ones.

• The Tribune reported that Chargers assistant Al Davis was the leading candidate to be the Raiders' new head coach, but that negotiations were being held up by Davis' demand for a three-year deal.

• The Raiders would not confirm the report.

• The team announced the hiring of Chargers receivers coach Al Davis to be their new general manager and head coach, replacing Wes Fry as general manager and Red Conkright as head coach.

• The parties agreed to a three-year deal.

• The pay was not announced but was thought to be at least $20,000 per year.

• New head coach and general manager Al Davis said he intended to have assistant coaches for the following groups: offensive line, offensive backs, defensive line, and defensive backs.

• Davis said he would coach quarterbacks and receivers himself and would coordinate the offense.

• The Tribune identified 49ers assistant Jack Christiansen as one of the head coaching candidates who had failed to get the job.

• New general manager and head coach Al Davis arrived in Oakland and officially began his Raiders tenure.

• Defensive line coach and former acting head coach Red Conkright resigned his position with the team.

• The team probably signed Texas Christian free agent fullback Lloyd Mynatt sometime around this date.

• General manager Al Davis identified five players who he considered not to be tradeable: center Jim Otto, cornerback Fred Williamson, halfback Clem Daniels, and quarterbacks Tom Flores and Cotton Davidson.

• The implication, of course, was that all the other players on the roster were expendable for the right price.

• The team fired secondary coach Walt Michaels sometime soon after this date.

• The team signed free agent University of West Virginia linebacker Ken Herock sometime around this date.

• The team submitted a letter of intent to Stadium, Inc., saying they would be willing to lease the proposed Oakland stadium for 25 years from the date of expected occupancy.

• Stadium, Inc. head RT Nahas said having a facility ready for the 1964 season was “a good possibility.”

• The team hired former University of Georgia quarterback John Rauch as offensive backfield coach.

• The team signed free agent wide receiver Art Powell.

• Powell, a former San Jose State star who was entering his fifth year as a pro, became a free agent after playing out his option with the New York Titans in 1962.

• Powell was the younger brother of former Raiders defensive lineman Charley Powell.

• In response to the Raiders' signing yesterday of former Titans wide receiver Art Powell, Titans owner Harry Wismer asserted that Raiders co-owner Wayne Valley had colluded with Powell to play poorly in 1962 knowing he would be picked up by Oakland for this season and generally accused the Raiders of underhanded dealings.

• An AFL representative said in response that Raider general manager Al Davis had been given “verbal permission” to talk with Powell and that since Powell was a free agent “there hardly can be anything illegal or unethical with Oakland signing him.”

• The team hired Montreal Alouettes director of player personnel, JI Albrecht, to the newly created position of business manager. He was put in charge of promotion, ticket sales, scheduling, and other duties.

• Scotty Stirling of the Tribune reported that other teams, besides the Titans, had complained to the league about the recent signing of wide receiver Art Powell, but he didn't name the teams.

• The team announced they had retained Ollie Spencer as offensive line coach.

• The team signed their 18th-round pick in the 1961 draft, defensive back Joe Krakoski.

• Kraksoski had played for Washington in 1961 then quit prior to the 1962 season.

• He had shown up recently on a list of San Diego Chargers prospects and was spotted by Raiders general manager Al Davis, who claimed his signing rights on behalf of the team.

• The team signed former Chargers ticket manager George Glace to perform the same role for the Raiders.

• Glace was scheduled to start his new duties on March 1.

• The Raiders' incumbent ticket manager, Jack Hennessy was reassigned to “handle special promotions.”

• The team hired 25-year-old UCLA assistant coach Jim Dawson to be director of player personnel.

• Publicity director Bill Tunnell had his position re-designated as public relations director with unnamed expanded duties.

• Special promotions director Jack Hennessy left the team's employ sometime soon after this date.

• The team signed their 13th-round pick in the 1962 draft, University of California fullback George Pierovich.

• Defensive back Vern Valdez, who missed the second half of the 1962 because of injuries sustained in a serious car accident, announced he was retiring from pro football because his doctors told him continuing to play would put his health in serious jeopardy.

• The team made four selections in the AFL's redshirt draft: Nebraska quarterback Dennis Claridge, Florida halfback Dick Skelly, Utah State fullback Larry Campbell, and Penn State end Dick Anderson

• General manager Al Davis denied rumors that the team was exploring a move to either Seattle or Atlanta and added that he had been in Seattle merely to look for a site to play a preseason game.

• Citing a need for more office space following a substantial increase in administrative staff, the team moved their team offices from the Hotel Leamington to the California Building.

• The Raiders hired former Rams tackle and Cowboys assistant coach Tom Dahms to be the defensive line coach

• AFL commissioner Joe Foss said the league, at meetings later in the spring, was going to explore the possibility of setting up an allocation or “equalization” draft to benefit the Raiders and Titans

• As in previous allocation drafts, the other teams would be able to reserve a certain number of players and the Raiders and Titans would have to pay a fee for each selection made from the list of available players on each team's roster

• Linebacker Walter Burden reportedly signed a contract with the Rams despite having signed with the Raiders last December.

• The Raiders transferred the signing rights of quarterback Terry Baker to the Titans sometime between January 26 and this date

• The team signed a pair of free agents: former Cal defensive tackle Proverb Jacobs and ex-Patriots and Michigan State tackle/defensive tackle Tony Discenzo

• The Raiders acquired guard Sonny Bishop and defensive lineman Dick Davis from the Texans to complete a December 1 trade that sent Oakland’s 14th-round pick in the 1963 draft to Dallas.

• A Raiders assistant scout and former sportswriter named Wynn Howell was mentioned in a Tribune story today, then his name never came up again either before or after.

• The team signed a three-year lease on a piece of land adjacent to the El Rancho Santa Rosa Hotel and Country Club in Santa Rosa where the Raiders would conduct training camp starting this summer.

• The owner of the hotel was to build two practice fields, enclosed by an eight-foot-high fence for privacy, and a fieldhouse containing a locker room, showers, training room, and an equipment room for a total cost of $50,000.

• The team also planned to occupy a set of meeting rooms at the hotel and put players up in rooms in the motel part of the facility.

• The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the plan to build a new multi-purpose stadium in Oakland.

• Their vote, along with previous approval from the City of Oakland, was the last significant hurdle in the process and all that was needed now was the final approval from both bodies of specific construction details that would be presented by Stadium, Inc.

• The team announced the first two confirmed dates of their five-game preseason schedule: August 17 vs Dallas in Seattle and August 31 at San Diego

• The team announced the hiring of Dick Romanski as equipment manager

• Romanski had formerly been an assistant football coach under Al Davis during his time at Fort Belvoir

• The team announced they were retaining George Anderson as head trainer

• The team signed South Dakota State free agent placekicker John Stone.

• General manager Al Davis revealed that he had been in talks with Patriots coach Mike Holovak to trade fullback Alan Miller back to Boston, Miller's hometown, but nothing had been worked out yet.

• Davis also said he had been talking trades with the Bills but didn't elaborate.

• The team signed Whitworth quarterback Dennis Spurlock, their 19th-round pick in the 1962 draft, sometime prior to this date.

• The team released its first, tentative, depth chart of the Al Davis regime and showed Cotton Davidson starting at quarterback, ahead of Tom Flores.

• Guard Stan Campbell retired from pro football sometime between January 31 and this date.

• The league approved a plan to conduct what they were calling an “equalization draft” to add talent to the Raiders and the recently renamed Jets.

• The draft, to occur on June 10, would comprise six rounds, with the Jets picking first in the first, fourth, and sixth rounds and the Raiders picking first in the second, third, and fifth rounds.

• Prior to the draft, each of the other six teams would be permitted to exempt 25 roster veterans and all rookie signings from selection and the Raiders and Jets would be permitted to pick no more than two players from a given club.

• Based on a prior deal the league had made with new Jets owner Sonny Werblin, the Jets would have to pay $15,000 for each choice and the Raiders would have to pay $7,500.

• Following this portion of the draft, the teams would be allowed to choose from the other teams' free agent veteran signings at a cost of $2,500 per pick.

• During this part of the draft the other teams would be able to reserve half of their free agent signees.

• The team announced two more preseason dates, both at Frank Youell Field: August 4 vs Boston and August 11 vs Denver.

• August 24 was the only remaining open date of their five-game exhibition schedule.

• The team renewed the contract of band leader Del Courtney.

• George Ross of the Tribune reported that the league awarded the team the right of first refusal of players cut from AFL teams in training camp.

• He also reported that similar rights to NFL and CFL cuts had been divided between the Raiders and the Jets.

• The Raiders had the pick of cuts from Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh of the NFL and Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Winnipeg of the CFL.

• The league announced a number of regular season game dates.

• The Raiders would open the season on the road, in Houston, on September 7, and open at home against Buffalo on September 15.

• They would close out the season at home against Denver on December 15.

• The team announced that regular season ticket prices would be $4.50 for reserved seating and $2.50 for general admission areas in each end zone.

• Preseason reserved seating tickets were priced at $3.50.

• General manager Al Davis denied reports that the team had hired recently retired Minnesota Vikings defensive back Charlie Sumner as secondary coach.

• Davis said there were three candidates still under consideration and that no offers had been made.

• The team announced they had hired ex-Vikings defensive back Charlie Sumner to coach the secondary.

• The Tribune reported that the team had acquired the negotiating rights to former USC lineman Mike McKeever.

• McKeever had been drafted in 1960 by both the Rams and the Chargers, but had not reported to either team following a head injury that required brain surgery.

• After a three-year absence from the game, McKeever had been cleared by doctors to play again.

• The Rams had given up on McKeever and because of an agreement made by the league earlier in the month awarding the Raiders the right of first refusal to Rams castoffs, the rights to McKeever appeared to go to them.

• Chargers head coach Sid Gillman protested the decision to the league, saying they had never relinquished their rights to McKeever after drafting him.

• AFL assistant commissioner Milt Woodard refuted yesterday's story that the Raiders had acquired the signing rights to lineman Mike McKeever and affirmed that the Chargers still held his rights in the AFL.

• The team announced that training camp would open at the new site in Santa Rosa on July 12 and that the new practice field would be ready by the time of their first scheduled on-field practices on July 15.

• The AFL released the complete regular season schedule, including televised dates.

• The league's network broadcast partner, ABC, was slated to air just two of the team's seven road games in the Bay Area, eliciting protests from the Raiders' front office.

• The AFL announced that, in addtion to the 25 players the teams would be allowed to exempt from the equalization draft on June 10, they would also be allowed to exempt any players currently on military service.

• Raiders general manager Al Davis protested the decision forcefully, saying it made the draft “a joke.”

• The team signed their 12th-round draft pick, defensive back Doyle Bransom of Southern Oregon College.

• Scotty Stirling of the Tribune reported that Tom Flores, Jim Otto, Art Powell, and several other Raiders were working out together on their own at Frank Youell Field in preparation for the opening of training camp next month.

• The team signed free agent linebacker Bill Leeka of UCLA.

• Leeka had been selected by the Steelers in the 17th round of the 1959 NFL draft but chose to pursue a career in the movies instead.

• The team expanded their season ticket offerings by adding 1,000 reserved end zone seats to the mix, priced at $17.50 for the year.

• The team selected defensive back Claude "Hoot" Gibson from the Chargers in their first and only planned selection in the AFL's equalization draft.

• Gibson was expected to vie for the right cornerback spot.

• The Raiders paid $7,500 for the pick.

• The team traded defensive back Hank Rivera, defensive tackle George Shirkey, and defensive tackle Pete Nicklas to the Bills for middle linebacker Arch Matsos.

• The team received placekicker Durward Pennington from the Chiefs in exchange for a “late draft pick” in the 1964 draft.

• Ray Haywood of the Tribune reported that general manager Al Davis was changing the team colors from black and gold to black and silver.

• Davis and co-owner Wayne Valley were off to Buffalo to attend league meetings.

• At the league meetings in Buffalo, general manager Al Davis received reassurances from the league that the Raiders and Jets would have first crack at any NFL training camp castoffs.

• The team signed the following free agents sometime prior to this date: San Francisco State linebacker Don Briemle, Catawba tackle Bill Boschini, San Francisco State tight end Jim Callopy, Southern Oregon wide receiver Howard Hartman, Nebraska defensive back Warren Powers, Howard Payne tight end Roy Self, Oregon State halfback Bob Williams, Texas Tech tight end Bob Witucki, and Arizona State defensive end Earl Randolph.

• Guard Glen Hakes, who had been with the team last year in training camp and was cut just before the regular season, was also re-signed sometime during the off-season.

• Training camp opened today in Santa Rosa with physical exams and equipment distribution to 25 rookies and eight veteran newcomers.

• Other veteran players were required to report on the 12th.

• The team shifted linebacker Charlie Rieves to fullback.

• The team traded guard Dan Ficca to the Jets for guard Bob Mischak.

• Quarterback Hunter Enis did not report to training camp, signifying the end of his pro football career.

• Rookie wide receiver Howard Hartman informed the team he would not attend training camp and was quitting football.

• In the first day of camp workouts wide receiver Herm Urenda suffered a “slight” muscle pull and fullback George Pierovich sprained a toe.

• Rookie halfback Kenny Thompson voluntarily left training camp

• The team released a pair of rookies: linebacker Lloyd Mynatt and tight end Roy Self.

• The coaching staff shifted safety Cotton Clark to halfback and linebacker Ken Herock to tight end

• The team held its first scrimmage of camp with head coach Al Davis calling the performance “not too bad”

• The team released the following rookies: fullback Bill Strumke, tackle Richard Peter, tight end Bob Witucki, halfback Bob Williams, and quarterback Dennis Spurlock

• They also released second-year defensive back George Boynton

• Placekicker Durward Pennington, acquired from the Chiefs in a trade, reported to camp roughly a week late

• Halfback/wide receiver Bo Roberson pulled a groin muscle in a drill

• Trainer George Anderson said he expected Roberson to miss about four days

• Other reported injuries were: fullback Willie Simpson (muscle pull), defensive tackle Jim Norris (muscle pull), guard George Hogan (leg), guard Glen Hakes (leg)

• Fullback George Pierovich was still out of practice with a broken toe

• Halfback Gene White was back on the field after recovering from an ankle injury

• Defensive end Dick Davis reported to training camp following military service

• A minor dispute erupted between the team and the league when the Rams released quarterback Ron Miller and AFL commissioner Joe Foss awarded him to the Broncos

• Raiders general manager Al Davis protested and put a claim on Miller, arguing that the league had given the Raiders right of first refusal on all Rams training camp cuts

• Foss let the Broncos keep Miller saying that Denver was short on quarterbacks and that he had promised to send help their way when he could

• He added that his agreement with the Broncos predated the agreement giving the Raiders and Jets first pick of NFL cuts

• Quarterback Tom Flores pulled a thigh muscle at the end of practice and was expected to miss about five days

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry reported to training camp.

• Needing help on the offensive line, the team added assistant coach Ollie Spencer to the active roster, where he would play tackle as well as coach

• The team waived tight end Bob Coolbaugh

• They moved Bob Mischak from guard to tight end in a related move

• Wide receiver Herm Urenda had recovered from a pulled muscle and was back on the practice field

• Head coach Al Davis named Cotton Davidson as the starting quarterback for the team's preseason opener on August 4 against the Patriots.

• It was team picture day

• Not pictured: defensive tackle Bill Boschini, linebacker Don Briemle, defensive tackle Tony Discenzo, guard George Hogan, defensive end Earl Randolph, wide receiver Drew Roberts, and linebacker Riley Morris, all of whom were placed on waivers.

• Excused from arriving earlier for personal reasons, defensive end Jon Jelacic reported to training camp.

• When asked about the team's prospects, head coach Al Davis said they were about five players away from a winning season, but didn't specify which five needed replacing.

• The Raiders hired Ron Wolf as assistant scout sometime prior to this date.

• The Raiders signed University of Pittsburgh free agent quarterback Jim Traficant.

• Quarterback Tom Flores returned to duty after a week off recuperating from a pulled thigh muscle

• The coaches moved rookie linebacker Dan Birdwell to the offense where he would be tried at center and guard

• Halfback Bo Roberson was deemed likely to miss the preseason opener against the Patriots with a pulled muscle.

The Tribune published a list of Raiders cheerleaders: Stephanie Swanigan, Pat Gale, Shari Euranius, Pat Kelley, Evelyn Pradia, Joan Tademy, May Fagundes, Virginia Ferrari, Judy Tartt, Geraldine Chase, Terresita Harger, Marilyn Edgren, Carol Rudy, Brenda Clayton, Pat Terry, Barbara Sanders, Debbie Nelson, Marsha McGrew, JoAnn Jordan, Judy Gale, Pamela Gradin, Jackie Harvey, Camille Williams, Suzanne Ehrhart, Rose Gauthier.

• The Raiders beat the Patriots, 24-17, in the preseason opener at Frank Youell Field.

• Cotton Davidson played the first half at quarterback then returned in the third quarter after Tom Flores had to leave the game with a lost contact lens.

• Wide receiver Art Powell had a fine Raiders debut, catching nine passes for 123 yards and a touchdown.

• Halfback Bo Roberson played only limited minutes because of a pulled muscle suffered in practice.

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry sprained his right ankle.

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos pulled his right hamstring.

• McMurtry and Matsos were expected to be back on the practice field in a few days.

• Rookie halfback Doyle Bransom disappeared from the team’s roster sometime between July 28 and this date.

• The team waived wide receiver Dick Dorsey, tight end Jim Callopy, and guard Glen Hakes

• The team received defensive tackle Dick Klein from the Patriots for a player to be named later

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry and middle linebacker Arch Matsos were back at practice, having recovered from injuries suffered in the Patriots game on the 4th

• Fullback George Pierovich was also back at practice, though his participation was still limited as he came back from a broken toe

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry was excused from practice to attend his grandmother's funeral and was expected to return tomorrow

• The Raiders beat the Broncos, 35-19, at Frank Youell Field

• Cotton Davidson played the first half at quarterback and Tom Flores played the second

• Bo Roberson, fully healed from a muscle pull, caught five passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns

• Dick Davis started at right defensive end in place of Jon Jelacic

• Claude Gibson started at right cornerback in place of Bob Garner

• Linebacker Bob Dougherty left the team after the game to attend his mother's funeral on the 13th

• The team fired business manager JI Albrecht and head scout Jim Dawson, but didn't give a reason

• General manager Al Davis was to take over Albrecht's duties and assistant head scout Ron Wolf would move into Dawson's spot

• The team waived offensive lineman Jerry Fowler and defensive end Dick Davis.

• They signed former Colts and Redskins free agent halfback Mike Sommer.

• The team pronounced fullback George Pierovich (broken toe) fit to play against the Chiefs on the 17th, allowing Charlie Rieves to return to linebacker.

• Travel day to Seattle for tomorrow's game against the Chiefs

• The Raiders lost to the Chiefs, 35-21, in an exhibition game in Seattle

• As usual, Cotton Davidson and Tom Flores split time at quarterback

• The Raiders accumulated just four net rushing yards and were penalized 11 times

• The game was played as a benefit for University of Washington athlete Brian Sternberg who had recently suffered a spinal cord injury in a trampolining accident

• Center Jim Otto sustained a pinched nerve in his shoulder

• Offensive lineman Dan Birdwell strained a knee

• Wide receiver Art Powell, halfbacks Bo Roberson and Clem Daniels, and cornerback Fred Williamson reaffirmed a decision they had made several weeks ago not to play in the August 23 exhibition against the Jets in Mobile, Alabama, to protest the “whites only” seating policy in Ladd Stadium

• Offensive lineman Dan Birdwell left the team after learning of his father's death in Big Springs, Texas, but was expected to be back in time for the Jets game

• According to George Ross of the Tribune, the ruling board of the privately-owned Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, host of the Jets/Raiders exhibition game on the 23rd, had been planning to “quietly integrate” the facility by providing “special sideline sections” for the seating of Black spectators, but reversed the decision when they heard of the protests of some of the Raiders players.

• The players in question were Art Powell, Bo Roberson, Clem Daniels, and Fred Williamson.

• This from Ladd Stadium manager Ray Schuessler: “We don't want four boys from Oakland telling us how to run our stadium.”

• Schuessler added that “it isn't the seating that's the problem, (it's that there) are no restrooms for Negroes in the stadium.”

• Two other Black members of the Raiders, tackle Proverb Jacobs and halfback Gene White added their voices to the protest, saying they would not play in the game, either.

• Raiders head coach Al Davis supported his players, saying, “These are my football players and they are also my friends. I have told them it is their decision. It is their life and it is a much bigger thing than a football game.”

• AFL assistant commissioner Milt Woodard said the team was contractually obligated to play the game despite the protest.

• The team waived the following players: halfback Cotton Clark, defensive end Darnell Haney, defensive lineman Joe Novsek, and fullback Willie Simpson.

• They placed linebacker Bill Leeka on the reserve list.

• They also signed a pair of free agents: former Rams, Vikings, and 49ers linebacker Clancy Osborne and former Vikings placekicker Mike Mercer.

• The AFL, the Jets, and the Raiders agreed to move the upcoming exhibition game, scheduled for the 23rd in Mobile, Alabama, to the 25th at Frank Youell Field after the Ladd Stadium board refused to allow Black spectators to attend the game.

• Raiders head coach Al Davis and the Black members of the Raiders who had planned to sit out in protest–Art Powell, Bo Roberson, Clem Daniels, Fred Williamson, Proverb Jacobs, and Gene White–expressed their disappointment at not being able to get the policy changed.

• But Davis added: “the decision was the only one that could be made, not only from our players' point of view, but from the whole morality of the thing.”

• The decision received the “firm support” of the AFL, but the teams had to give up their $15,000 gate guarantee and had to reimburse the stadium administration $2,500 in game prep costs.

• The Raiders were also paying the Jets' travel costs.

• Co-owner Wayne Valley said the team's finances would “take a beating, (but) sometimes you got to.”

• The team announced that recently acquired linebacker Clancy Osborne would start against the Jets on the 25th

• The team acquired cornerback Jim McMillin from the Broncos for Oakland’s sixth-round pick in the 1964 draft

• The team said quarterback Cotton Davidson would again start at quarterback against the Jets tomorrow, as would linebacker Charlie Rieves

• Jets owner Sonny Werblin added his approval of the decision to move the game from whites-only Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, to Frank Youell Field

• The Raiders thumped the Jets, 43-16, at Frank Youell Field

• The Raiders intercepted five Jets passes and new placekicker Mike Mercer kicked five field goals in the win

• Despite Tom Flores' superior statistics in the game, head coach Al Davis said Cotton Davidson would continue to be the starter, saying Flores got his numbers against the scrubs unit playing the second half

• Wide receiver Art Powell pulled a muscle in the game

• Defensive tackle Dick Klein and middle linebacker Arch Matsos each suffered bruised knees

• The training staff didn't consider any of the injuries to be serious

• The Raiders waived quarterback Jim Traficant sometime between August 11 and this date.

• The team said all three players injured in the Jets game–wide receiver Art Powell (muscle pull), defensive tackle Dick Klein (knee), and middle linebacker Arch Matsos (knee) would be ready for the preseason finale against the Chargers

• The team waived defensive back Bob Garner and placekicker Durward Pennington

• The team signed free agent fullback Doug Mayberry and placed him on the taxi squad sometime on or shortly after this date.

• Alameda County and the City of Oakland each finalized their agreement to the terms of the construction of a multi-purpose stadium

• Reversing some recent prognoses, the team said the status of wide receiver Art Powell (muscle pull), middle linebacker Arch Matsos (knee), and cornerback Fred Williamson (muscle pull) was uncertain for tomorrow's Chargers game

• In the preseason finale, the Raiders lost to the Chargers, 13-3, in San Diego.

• The Raiders finished the preseason with a 3-2-0 record, their best in four years of existence.

• Wide receiver Art Powell, nursing a pulled muscle, played just three plays as a precautionary measure.

• The team waived halfback Gene White.

• The Raiders released placekicker John Stone sometime around this date.

• The coaches moved Dick Klein from defensive tackle to offensive tackle and Ollie Spencer from guard to tackle.

• The team waived the following players: tackle Jack Stone, tackle Charles Brown, linebacker Charlie Rieves, wide receiver Dobie Craig, offensive lineman Dan Birdwell, defensive back Warren Powers, and fullback George Pierovich.

• Birdwell, Craig, Rieves, and Powers likely cleared waivers and were placed on the taxi squad soon after.

• The moves brought the roster count down to the league-mandated 33.

• The team announced they had sold 8,000 season tickets, up from 5,400 a year ago.

• The team was en route to Houston, marking the end of training camp.

• Head coach Al Davis tabbed Cotton Davidson to start at quarterback in tomorrow's regular season opener against the Oilers.

• Recent acquisition Jim McMillin was named starter at right cornerback ahead of Claude Gibson.

• The team signed former Vikings and Giants tackle Frank Youso as a free agent and put him into the starting lineup.

• They also signed recent Rams and 49ers castoff fullback Glenn Shaw.

• Wide receiver Art Powell was out of practice with a lingering pulled hamstring muscle.

• The Raiders came back from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat the Oilers, 24-13, in Houston.

• The game was the team's first-ever win in a regular season opener.

• Cotton Davidson and Tom Flores each played a half at quarterback.

• Flores connected with Art Powell in the second half for a team record-tying 85-yard touchdown pass.

• Powell caught seven passes for 181 yards and the touchdown.

• The Oilers committed ten turnovers (six interceptions and four lost fumbles).

• Tommy Morrow had three of the six interceptions.

• The game marked the debut of the team's new black and silver uniforms.

• Guard Sonny Bishop suffered knee ligament damage, defensive tackle Dave Costa injured an arm, and guard Wayne Hawkins twisted his ankle.

• Receiver Bo Roberson left the game in the third quarter with an upset stomach.

• The coaches moved tight end Bob Mischak back to offensive tackle.

• Guard Sonny Bishop was expected to miss the Bills game on the 15th with a knee injury suffered against the Oilers.

• Ollie Spencer would take his place if he couldn't go.

• Guard Wayne Hawkins (ankle) and defensive tackle Dave Costa (arm), also injured in Houston, were expected to play against Buffalo.

• Head coach Al Davis said he would continue to start Cotton Davidson at quarterback and use Tom Flores in relief.

• Wide receiver Art Powell was listed as questionable for the Bills game on the 15th.

• Before a record home crowd of 17,568, the Raiders beat the Bills, 35-17, at Frank Youell Field.

• The game marked the debut of the team's new home black and silver uniforms.

• The teams combined for 752 net passing yards, a new AFL record.

• Cotton Davidson started for the Raiders at quarterback and completed 14 of 29 passes for 315 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.

• Clem Daniels caught three passes for 172 yards and a touchdown.

• Daniels suffered a deep thigh bruise in the game.

• Defensive back Joe Krakoski also had a thigh injury.

• Tackle Proverb Jacobs strained a knee.

• According to the league's official statistics released today, Clem Daniels was first in rushing (22 carries for 149 yards), Art Powell was first in receiving (15 catches for 272 yards), and Cotton Davidson and Tom Flores were 5th and 6th in passing, respectively.

• Halfback Clem Daniels (thigh bruise), defensive back Joe Krakoski (thigh), and tackle Proverb Jacobs (knee) were all being held out of practice, but all were expected to be good to go against the Patriots on the 22nd.

• Halfback Clem Daniels's thigh injury was not responding to treatment and he was listed as doubtful for the Patriots game on the 22nd.

• The team placed wide receiver Herm Urenda on waivers and promoted Dobie Craig from the taxi squad in his place.

• Guard Sonny Bishop was back after missing a week because of a knee injury, but head coach Al Davis was undecided about returning him to the starting lineup ahead of Ollie Spencer.

• The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season, going down 20-14 to the Patriots at Frank Youell Field.

• The Raiders were held to just 24 yards rushing.

• Tommy Morrow intercepted a pair of passes, increasing his league-leading total to six in three games.

• Cotton Davidson was ineffective at quarterback and gave way to Tom Flores who led the team to both touchdowns, on passes to Art Powell and Bo Roberson, in the fourth quarter.

• Powell caught eight passes for 150 yards and a score.

• Halfback Clem Daniels was held out of the game and Mike Sommer started in his place.

• Center Jim Otto injured his foot in the second quarter and missed the rest of the game.

• Ollie Spencer took his place on the line.

• The league's official stats released today showed the Raiders in fourth place in total offense and in fifth place on defense.

• Clem Daniels was third in rushing, Tom Flores was second in passing]], and Art Powell led the league in receiving with 23 catches for 422 yards.

• Center Jim Otto was still unable to put weight on his injured foot and his status was uncertain for the Jets game on the 28th.

• He said he would play “if they'll let me.”

• Halfback Clem Daniels (thigh) was expected to be able to play.

• Travel day to New York.

• The coaching staff promoted Jackie Simpson to the starting left linebacker slot, ahead of Bob Dougherty.

• Cotton Davidson would again start at quarterback.

• Center Jim Otto (foot) was listed as doubtful for tomorrow night's game against the Jets, but later in the day head coach Al Davis said both Otto and halfback Clem Daniels (thigh) would be in the starting lineup.

• The Raiders lost, 10-7, to the Jets in New York.

• Cotton Davidson and Tom Flores each threw two interceptions in the loss.

• The team had a chance to tie it up with 4:16 to play, but Mike Mercer missed a 41-yard field goal.

• Right tackle Frank Youso sprained his knee in the third quarter and was replaced by Ollie Spencer.

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry sprained his ankle.

• The team was en route to Niagara Falls, where they would prepare to play the Bills on October 5.

• Head trainer George Anderson said defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry (ankle) and tackle Frank Youso (knee) were day-to-day.

• Right tackle Frank Youso's knee injury was now expected to keep him out for the next three weeks and he was headed back to Oakland for further treatment.

• Dick Klein would take his place on the line for the Bills game on the 5th.

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry (ankle) was cleared to play by the team's medical staff.

• Halfback Clem Daniels (thigh) was still listed as questionable for the Bills game on the 5th.

• Head coach Al Davis said Cotton Davidson would start at quarterback against the Bills on the 5th.

• The team placed halfback Mike Sommer on waivers.

• They activated fullback Doug Mayberry from the taxi squad.

• They also signed free agent California Western fullback Jesse Murdock on or around this date.

• Halfback Clem Daniels' (thigh) status was downgraded to doubtful for the game.

• Fullback Glenn Shaw was expected to take his place in the lineup.

• The team activated offensive lineman Dan Birdwell from the taxi squad.

• They also waived tackle Frank Youso, who had undergone surgery for torn knee ligaments today.

• Birdwell was a possible replacement for Youso in tomorrow's starting lineup.

• Youso likely cleared waivers and was placed on the taxi squad or injured reserve list shortly afterward.

• The Raiders lost to the Bills, 12-0, in Buffalo.

• It was their third-straight loss and their first shutout loss since falling to the Chargers, 44-0, in the second game of the 1961 season.

• Dick Klein started the game at right tackle but was replaced by Ollie Spencer in the second half.

• Halfback Clem Daniels played but his lingering thigh injury forced him to limited duty.

• Cotton Davidson started at quarterback and was lifted for Tom Flores with a minute to play in the third quarter.

• Jackie Simpson started at linebacker ahead of Bob Dougherty.

• Buffalo's Bill Miller caught 12 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown.

• Fullback Glenn Shaw suffered a hip pointer in the game.

• The coaching staff moved tight end Bob Mischak back to left guard, replacing Sonny Bishop in the starting lineup.

• Ken Herock was promoted to starting tight end.

• Fullback Glenn Shaw, who suffered a hip pointer against the Bills was expected to miss up to two weeks.

• According to the official league statistics released today, wide receiver Art Powell led the league in receiving yardage with 564 and was second in catches with 32.

• Clem Daniels was sixth in rushing with an even 200 yards.

• Tom Flores was 6th and Cotton Davidson was 10th in passing.

• As a team the Raiders were 7th in total offense (8th rushing, 2nd passing) and 4th in total defense (7th rushing, 5th passing).

• Head coach Al Davis said newly-activated fullback Doug Mayberry would probably start ahead of Alan Miller in the Patriots game on the 11th.

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry was still bothered by his ankle injury and was expected to see only limited action against the Pats.

• Halfback Clem Daniels' thigh injury was said to be improving.

• The team waived linebacker Bob Dougherty.

• They activated linebacker Charlie Rieves from the taxi squad.

• They also signed free agent Fresno State tight end Jan Barrett.

• Fullback Glenn Shaw (hip pointer) was placed on injured reserve.

• The Oilers put halfback Billy Cannon on waivers and the Raiders placed a claim on him, but withdrew the claim shortly thereafter.

• The Oilers then put Cannon on injured reserve and said they would have removed Cannon from waivers if the Raiders hadn't rescinded their claim.

• The Raiders dropped their fourth game in a row, losing 20-14 to the Patriots in Boston.

• In a game-time decision, head coach Al Davis decided to start Tom Flores at quarterback.

• Cotton Davidson played one snap at quarterback and scored on a rollout play.

• Bo Roberson was shifted from flanker to halfback and Dobie Craig got the start at receiver.

• The Raiders committed six turnovers.

• Halfback Clem Daniels again played sparingly because of his thigh injury.

• Defensive end Jon Jelacic sprained his knee and defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry reinjured his ankle.

• No timeline was given for either player's return.

• According to the week's official league statistics, the Raiders were 7th in team offense (7th rushing, 3rd passing) and 2nd in team defense (6th rushing, 4th passing).

• Halfback Clem Daniels was 9th in rushing with 197 yards.

• Art Powell led the league in receiving with 37 catches for 606 yards.

• Tom Flores was 7th in passing and Cotton Davidson was 9th.

• Halfback Clem Daniels' thigh injury was deemed fully healed and was expected to start against the Jets on the 20th.

• Defensive end Jon Jelacic (knee) was on light duty in practice but was planning to play, too.

• The coaching staff said Tom Flores would start again at quarterback tomorrow against the Jets.

• Wide receiver Dobie Craig would also get his second straight starting assignment.

• Sonny Bishop would return to his starting spot at left guard ahead of Bob Mischak.

• The team activated fullback Jesse Murdock from the taxi squad.

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry (ankle) was ruled out for the game and Dave Costa would start in his place.

• Fullback Doug Mayberry was placed on injured reserve.

• The Raiders broke a four-game losing streak by beating the Jets, 49-26, at Frank Youell Field.

• The 49 points was a new team record as was their 505 yards in total offense.

• Tom Flores started at quarterback, but left in the second quarter with after taking a blow to the head from Jets linebacker Larry Grantham.

• Cotton Davidson entered in relief and threw three touchdowns.

• Before Flores' exit, he connected with Dobie Craig for a team record 93-yard touchdown pass.

• Clem Daniels also set a Raiders record with 200 yards rushing.

• Cornerback Fred Williamson was ejected in the first quarter for throwing a forearm in a tussle with Jets center Ken Hudock.

• According to the current official league statistics, Clem Daniels was second in the league in rushing with 397 yards.

• Tom Flores was 5th in passing and Cotton Davidson was 8th.

• Art Powell led the league with 645 receiving yards and was 2nd in catches with 40.

• The Raiders signed USC halfback Lloyd Winston and placed him on the taxi squad.

• Clem Daniels was named AFL Player of the Week for his 200 yard rushing performance against the Jets.

• Tom Flores was slated to tart at quarterback in tomorrow's game against the Chargers.

• Claude Gibson was moved up to the starting right cornerback spot ahead of Jim McMillin.

• The Raiders beat the Chargers, 34-33, in San Diego.

• It was the first Raiders win over the Chargers in the franchise's history, including preseason games.

• Clem Daniels gained 129 yards on 19 carries.

• Tom Flores and Cotton Davidson split time at quarterback.

• Flores threw a pair of touchdowns and Davidson threw three.

• Fullback Glenn Shaw was activated from injured reserve prior to the game and Jesse Murdock was inactivated to make room.

• Right guard Wayne Hawkins left the game after being kicked in the stomach.

• Ollie Spencer took his place.

• Guard Sonny Bishop, cornerback Tommy Morrow, and tight end Jan Barrett all suffered leg injuries and the team offered no immediate prognosis for any of them.

• According to the league's official statistics, the Raiders were 7th in total offense and 2nd in defense.

• Clem Daniels led the league in rushing with 522 yards.

• Cotton Davidson was 7th in passing and Tom Flores was 8th.

• Art Powell led the league with 722 yards receiving and was 2nd in catches with 43.

• Right guard Sonny Bishop was still bothered by a knee injury sustained in the Jets game, but he wasn't expected to miss any more time.

• Fullback Jesse Murdock was signed by the Bills off the Raiders' taxi squad.

• The city of Oakland said they were working on a plan to provide the team with a private practice field.

• The team's current practice facility at Bushrod Park was open to public viewing, permitting other teams to watch and take note.

• Cornerback Tommy Morrow and guard Sonny Bishop, both with leg injuries, were listed as questionable for the Chiefs game on November 3.

• If Morrow was unable to go, Claude Gibson would take his place.

• Bob Mischak or Ollie Spencer would go in for Bishop.

• Cornerback Tommy Morrow (leg) and Jan Barrett (leg) were ruled out for the Chiefs game on the 3rd

• Center Jim Otto, halfback Bo Roberson, guard Sonny Bishop, and defensive end Jon Jelacic were all nursing various degrees of hurts but were expected to be able to play

• The Raiders defeated the Chiefs, 10-7, before a record 18,919 spectators at Frank Youell Field

• Claude Gibson set a new AFL record with his 85-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter

• Tom Flores was in at quarterback for the first half with Cotton Davidson taking the second

• The win gave the team their first three-game winning streak in franchise history

• Tight end Jan Barrett was placed on injured reserve before the game

• Defensive back Warren Powers was activated off the taxi squad to take his place

• Wide receiver Dobie Craig injured his shoulder in the game

• Warren Powers was slated to start at right cornerback in tomorrow's rematch against the Chiefs, replacing Jim McMillin, who was nursing an ankle injury

• Cornerback Tommy Morrow's ankle was still bothering him, but he was expected to play

• Wide receiver Dobie Craig was listed as questionable and Bo Roberson would start in his place

• The Raiders pushed their win streak to four by beating the Chiefs, 22-7, in their first trip to Kansas City

• The Raider defense held the Chiefs to -22 yards net passing yards and 62 total offensive yards

• Clem Daniels gained 133 yards on 31 carries

• Tom Flores went all the way at quarterback and threw two touchdowns

• Cornerback Jim McMillin aggravated his ankle injury in pregame warmups and did not play

• Nor did cornerback Tommy Morrow, who was also dealing with ankle problems

• According to the league's official statistics, the Raiders were 5th in total offense and 2nd in total defense

• According to the league's official statistics, the Raiders were still 5th in total offense and 2nd in total defense following their bye week

• Clem Daniels led the league in rushing with 702 yards

• Tom Flores was 6th in passing and Cotton Davidson was 9th

• Art Powell was 3rd in receiving with 52 catches for 864 yards

• A day after the murder of United States president John Kennedy, the AFL postponed their entire weekend schedule

• The Broncos game scheduled for tomorrow was pushed to the 28th, Thanksgiving, with the other league games to be played on December 1

• The Raiders other three remaining games were rescheduled to be played a week later: Chargers from December 1 to December 8, Oilers from December 8 to December 15, and Broncos from December 15 to December 22

• The AFL made a further adjustment to the Raiders' schedule in the wake of President Kennedy's murder

• The Oilers and Broncos dates were swapped with the Broncos game now on December 15 and the Oilers game on December 22

• Cornerbacks Tommy Morrow (ankle) and Jim McMillin (ankle) were listed as probable for the Broncos game on the 28th

• The Raiders won their fifth straight, beating the Broncos, 26-10, in Denver

• The Raiders now had seven wins on the season, a new franchise high

• Tom Flores started the game but had to leave in the first half when a hard hit injured his shoulder

• Cotton Davidson finished the contest

• The Raiders made Arizona State fullback Tony Lorick their first-round pick (seventh overall) in the AFL draft

• The team signed their fourth-round draft pick, Boston University linebacker Bill Budness

• According to the league's official statistics released today, Clem Daniels was first in rushing with 702 yards.

• Tom Flores was seventh and Cotton Davidson was eighth in passing.

• The team signed one of their two ninth-round draft picks, Lousiana Tech linebacker JR Williamson.

• Their other ninth-round pick, Kentucky tackle Herschel Turner, signed with the Cardinals.

• Flores was expected to be ready to go against the Chargers on the 8th after hurting his shoulder in the Broncos game.

• Guard Sonny Bishop (leg) was listed as questionable.

• The Raiders' 12th-round pick, Georgia Tech quarterback Billy Lothridge, signed with the Cowboys.

• The Raiders' 13th-round pick, Georgia end Mickey Babb, signed with the Eagles.

• A strange situation ensued when both the Raiders and the Colts claim to have signed Arizona State halfback Tony Lorick.

• Lorick was the Raiders' first-round draft pick and the Colts' second-round pick.

• A Los Angeles Sentinel reporter, Brad Pye, claimed to have witnessed Lorick's signing of a Raiders contract a week ago and that Lorick had accepted a cash bonus from the team's representative.

• Lorick claimed he hadn't signed with Oakland, but Pye produced a document, not the contract, signed by Lorick acknowledging that he had signed the contract.

• The contract itself was now missing.

• Raiders general manager Al Davis said they hadn't announced Lorick's signing to prevent the halfback from being eligible for an Arizona State bowl game.

• AFL commissioner Joe Foss said the league would back Oakland's claim.

• The team's tenth-round draft pick, Oregon halfback Mel Renfro, signed with the Cowboys.

• The team's first-round draft pick Tony Lorick now admitted he had signed a contract with the Raiders after denying he had yesterday

• However, he wouldn't elaborate or produce the signed document and said the team didn't have a copy

• He further claimed to have returned both a $200 cash advance and a bonus check for $20,000 he had received from the team

• He then denounced the Raiders' “fishy” and “high pressure” signing tactics

• There was speculation that his college coach, Frank Kush of Arizona State, had become involved

• The Colts said they had tried to sign Lorick on the 4th, but Lorick said he had agreed to terms with them on the 1st

• The Raiders came back from 27-10 deficit with a 31-point fourth quarter to beat the Chargers, 41-27, at Frank Youell Field

• The 31 fourth quarter points tied a team record set in the 1960 season finale against the Broncos

• The win put the Raiders one game back of the Chargers in the Western Division race with two games left to play

• Art Powell caught six passes for 132 yards and three touchdowns and went over 1,000 yards receiving for the season

• Powell bruised his knee in the game and was rated day-to-day

• Chargers halfback Keith Lincoln had to be hospitalized after the game when a hit by Raiders linebacker Dave Costa in the first quarter knocked him cold, splitting his helmet open

• The hospital said Lincoln was in satisfactory condition

• According to the league's official statistics, The Raiders were ranked 5th in total offense and 2nd in total defense, including 1st in pass defense

• Based on the result of a coin toss conducted by the AFL, the Chargers would host a playoff game in San Diego in the event of a tie for the Western Division crown between the Raiders and the Chargers

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos injured his ankle when he stepped in a hole on the field during practice and was deemed out for the Broncos game on the 15th

• Jackie Simpson would take his place in the lineup

• The team signed their second-round draft pick, Miami (FL) defensive tackle Dan Conners

• Conners had also been picked by the Bears in the sixth round of the NFL draft

• Wide receiver Art Powell, who injured his knee last week against the Chargers was pronounced good to go in tomorrow's Broncos game

• Tom Flores threw five touchdown passes to lead the Raiders to a 35-31 win over the Broncos at Frank Youell Field

• The win was the team's seventh in a row and completed a Western Division sweep for the season

• Clem Daniels caught five passes for 127 yards and a touchdown

• The Chargers beat the Oilers, 20-14, to remain one game in front of the Raiders going into the last weekend

• The Raiders would finish at home against the Oilers, with the Chargers hosting the Broncos

• In the continuing saga of the team's first-round draft pick, halfback Tony Lorick, he said that he had signed the receipt for the payment of a $200 cash advance, but that he had destroyed six copies of the contract he had signed with the Raiders and vowed never to play for them

• Public relations director Bill Tunnell resigned.

• Six Raiders were named to the Associated Press AFL All-Star first team: wide receiver Art Powell, center Jim Otto, halfback Clem Daniels, middle linebacker Arch Matsos, cornerback Fred Williamson, and safety Tommy Morrow

• Guard Wayne Hawkins, defensive end Dalva Allen, and safety Joe Krakoski were named to the second team

• Tackle Proverb Jacobs, guard Sonny Bishop, defensive tackle Dave Costa, and cornerback Jim McMillin were given honorable mention

• According to the league's official statistics, Clem Daniels was second with 940 rushing yards

• Tom Flores was sixth in passing and Cotton Davidson was eighth

• Art Powell was fourth with 63 receptions and second with 1,057 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns

• As a team, the Raiders were third in total offense and second in total defense

• The team's 11th-round draft pick, George quarterback Larry Rakestraw, signed with the Bears.

• Matsos (ankle) was listed as questionable for the season-ender against the Oilers on the 22nd

• Al Davis was named AFL Coach of the Year by the Associated Press

• Tackle Proverb Jacobs (leg) and defensive tackle Dave Costa (leg) were listed as doubtful for the Oilers game on the 22nd

• If they were unable to go, Ollie Spencer or Dan Birdwell would play for Jacobs and Jim Norris would play for Costa

• The Newspaper Enterprise Association named their AFL All-League first team as voted on by the league's coaches and six Raiders were on it: wide receiver Art Powell, center Jim Otto, halfback Clem Daniels, defensive end Dalva Allen, cornerback Fred Williamson, and safety Tommy Morrow

• Guard Wayne Hawkins and middle linebacker Arch Matsos were named to the second team

• The team's medical staff gave middle linebacker Arch Matsos (leg) the go-ahead to play in tomorrow's game against the Oilers

• In the season finale, the Raiders won their eighth straight in a wild 52-49 win over the Oilers at Frank Youell Field

• The Chargers also won their game, 58-20, over Denver, relegating the Raiders to a second-place finish in the Western Division

• The Raiders finished at 10-4-0, by far their best league mark

• Tom Flores set new team records with 407 passing yards and six touchdowns

• Clem Daniels gained 158 yards on 22 carries to boost his season's total to a new league record 1,098 yards

• Art Powell caught four touchdown passes in the game to set another league record and his 247 yards (on 10 catches) was the second-highest total in league history

• Other league records set: the Raiders' 588 yards of total offense, the teams' combined 1,063 yards of offense, 101 total combined points, 14 total combined touchdowns, and 11 combined touchdown passes

• The team removed offensive line coach Ollie Spencer from the active player list sometime after the end of the season.

• According to the league's final official statistics, the Raiders finished third in both team offense and team defense

• Clem Daniels led the league in rushing with 1,098 yards on 214 carries

• Tom Flores finished second in passing

• Art Powell led the league with 1,304 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns, and finished second with 73 receptions and 96 points scored

• United Press Internation named six players to their All-AFL first team: wide receiver Art Powell, center Jim Otto, middle linebacker Arch Matsos, safety Tommy Morrow, cornerback Fred Williamson, and halfback Clem Daniels

• Defensive end Dalva Allen was named to the second team

• Guard Wayne Hawkins and safety Joe Krakoski were given honorable mention

• The team set a new home regular season attendance record at 149,246

• United Press International named Al Davis their AFL Coach of the Year

• Four Raiders were named to the Western Division's All-Star game roster: halfback Clem Daniels, wide receiver Art Powell, guard Wayne Hawkins, and center Jim Otto

• The Sporting News announced their AFL All-Star team as selected by the league's players, which included five Raiders: halfback Clem Daniels, wide receiver Art Powell, center Jim Otto, middle linebacker Arch Matsos, and cornerback Fred Williamson

• Matsos and Williamson were added to the Western Division roster for the AFL All-Star game next month

• The team signed free agent tight end Reg Carolan

• The team signed Arizona State-Flagstaff tackle Rex Mirich, their 20th-round pick in the 1963 draft.