The AFL released their schedule for the 1968 season. Because the Raiders were now sharing the Coliseum with the Athletics, home dates in September were going to be hard to find for years to come. The Raiders opened the season on a three-game road trip with their first home game coming on October 6 against the Patriots

The full schedule:

Sep 15 at Buffalo
Sep 21 at Miami
Sep 29 at Houston

Oct 6 vs Boston
Oct 13 vs San Diego
Oct 20 at Kansas City
Oct 27 vs Cincinnati (their first-ever meeting)

Nov 3 vs Kansas City
Nov 10 at Denver
Nov 17 vs New York
Nov 24 at Cincinnati
Nov 28 vs Buffalo (Thanksgiving)

Dec 8 vs Denver
Dec 15 at San Diego