====== August 17, 1963 ======

===== News =====

•	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

===== Injury Updates =====

•	Center [[Jim Otto]] sustained a pinched nerve in his shoulder

•	Offensive lineman [[Dan Birdwell]] strained a knee

=====AFL Preseason Standings=====
|<25%>|
|  **Eastern Division**  |||| |
|[[Titans|Houston]]|  2|  1|  0| |
|[[Bills|Buffalo]]|  1|  1|  0| |
|[[Jets|New York]]|  0|  2|  0| |
|[[Patriots|Boston]]|  0|  3|  0| |
| | | | | |
|  **Western Division**  |||| |
|[[Broncos|Denver]]|  2|  1|  0| |
|[[Chiefs|Kansas City]]|  2|  1|  0| |
|Oakland|  2|  1|  0| |
|[[Chargers|San Diego]]|  2|  1|  0| |


===Scores===
Denver 31, San Diego 25\\
Kansas City 35, Oakland 21

=====Coaching Staff=====

|[[Al Davis]]|Head coach| |
|[[Tom Dahms]]|Defensive line| |
|[[John Rauch]]|Offensive backs| |
|[[Ollie Spencer]]|Offensive line| |
|[[Charlie Sumner]]|Defensive backs| |




|  **Name**  |  **Pos**  |  **Ht**  |  **Wt**  |  **School**  | |
|[[Dalva Allen]]|  DE  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Dan Birdwell]]|  C  |  6'3"  |  235  |Houston  | |
|[[Sonny Bishop]]|  G  |  6'2"  |  240  |Fresno State  | |
|[[Charles Brown]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Cotton Clark]]|  S  |  6'1"  |  190  |Alabama  | |
|[[Dave Costa]]|  T  |  6'2"  |  245  |Utah  | |
|[[Dobie Craig]]|  WR  |  6'3"  |  190  |Howard Payne  | |
|[[Clem Daniels]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  215  |North Texas State  | |
|[[Cotton Davidson]]|  QB  |  6'1"  |  180  |Baylor  | |
|[[Bob Dougherty]]|  LB  |  6'1"  |  235  |Kentucky  | |
|[[Tom Flores]]|  QB  |  6'1"  |  190  |Pacific  | |
|[[Bob Garner]]|  WR  |  5'10"  |  180  |Fresno State  | |
|[[Claude Gibson]]|  DB  |  6'1"  |  190  |North Carolina State  | |
|[[Darnell Haney]]|  DE  |  6'8"  |  255  |Utah State  | |
|[[Wayne Hawkins]]|  G  |  5'11"  |  235  |Pacific  | |
|[[Ken Herock]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  230  |West Virginia  | |
|[[Proverb Jacobs]]|  DT  |  6'4"  |  260  |California  | |
|[[Jon Jelacic]]|  DE  |  6'3"  |  245  |Minnesota  | |
|[[Dick Klein]]|  DT  |  6'4"  |  255  |Iowa  | |
|[[Joe Krakoski]]|  DB  |  6'2"  |  195  |Illinois  | |
|[[Bill Leeka]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  225  |UCLA  | |
|[[Arch Matsos]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  215  |Michigan  | |
|[[Chuck McMurtry]]|  DT  |  6'0"  |  280  |Whittier  | |
|[[Alan Miller]]|  FB  |  6'0"  |  195  |Boston College  | |
|[[Bob Mischak]]|  TE  |  6'0"  |  240  |Army  | |
|[[Tommy Morrow]]|  CB  |  5'11  |  180  |Mississippi Southern  | |
|[[Jim Norris]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Joe Novsek]]|  DL  |  6'4"  |  240  |Tulsa  | |
|[[Jim Otto]]|  C  |  6'2"  |  225  |Miami (FL)  | |
|[[Durward Pennington]]|  K  |  6'2"  |  210  |Georgia  | |
|[[George Pierovich]]|  FB  |  6'1"  |  225  |California  | |
|[[Art Powell]]|  WR  |  6'3"  |  210  |San Jose State  | |
|[[Warren Powers]]|  DB  |  6'1"  |  190  |Nebraska  | |
|[[Charlie Rieves]]|  LB  |  5'11"  |  210  |Houston  | |
|[[Bo Roberson]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  200  |Cornell  | |
|[[Jackie Simpson]]|  LB  |  6'1"  |  225  |Mississippi  | |
|[[Willie Simpson]]|  FB  |  6'2"  |  220  |San Francisco State  | |
|[[Mike Sommer]]|  HB  |  5'11"  |  185  |George Washington  | |
|[[Ollie Spencer]]|  T  |  6'1"  |  240  |Kansas  | |
|[[Jack Stone]]|  T  |  6'2"  |  245  |Oregon  | |
|[[John Stone]]|  K  |  5'9"  |  215  |South Dakota State  | |
|[[Jim Traficant]]|  QB  |  6'0"  |  190  |Pittsburgh  | |
|[[Herm Urenda]]|  WR  |  5'10"  |  180  |Pacific  | |
|[[Gene White]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  195  |Florida A&M  | |
|[[Fred Williamson]]|  CB  |  6'3"  |  210  |Northwestern  | |

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