====== September 7, 1963 ======

===== News =====

•	The Raiders came back from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat the [[Titans|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.

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

•	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.

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

===Scores===
Kansas City 59, Denver 7\\
Oakland 24, Houston 13

=====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  | |
|[[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  | |
|[[Claude Gibson]]|  DB  |  6'1"  |  190  |North Carolina 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]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  255  |Iowa  | |
|[[Joe Krakoski]]|  DB  |  6'2"  |  195  |Illinois  | |
|[[Arch Matsos]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  215  |Michigan  | |
|[[Doug Mayberry]]|  FB  |  6'3"  |  230  |Utah State  | |
|[[Jim McMillin]]|  CB  |  6'0"  |  190  |Colorado State  | |
|[[Chuck McMurtry]]|  DT  |  6'0"  |  280  |Whittier  | |
|[[Mike Mercer]]|  K  |  6'0"  |  220  |Arizona State - Flagstaff  | |
|[[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  | |
|[[Clancy Osborne]]|  LB  |  6'3"  |  220  |Arizona State  | |
|[[Jim Otto]]|  C  |  6'2"  |  225  |Miami (FL)  | |
|[[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  | |
|[[Glenn Shaw]]|  FB  |  6'2"  |  230  |Kentucky  | |
|[[Jackie Simpson]]|  LB  |  6'1"  |  225  |Mississippi  | |
|[[Mike Sommer]]|  HB  |  5'11"  |  185  |George Washington  | |
|[[Ollie Spencer]]|  T  |  6'1"  |  240  |Kansas  | |
|[[Herm Urenda]]|  WR  |  5'10"  |  180  |Pacific  | |
|[[Fred Williamson]]|  CB  |  6'3"  |  210  |Northwestern  | |
|[[Frank Youso]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  260  |Minnesota  | |


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