• The team recovered from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the Titans, 23-17, in a night game at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento
• The win was the first in franchise history
• Quarterback Tom Flores went all the way, completed 13 of 26 passes for 209 yards, a touchdown, and an interception
• The game-winning score came on an eight-yard run by Dean Philpott early in the fourth quarter
• Ron Sabal moved from right guard to left tackle
• Don Manoukian returned to right guard after recovering from a pulled muscle
• Chris Plain injured a leg in the first quarter and did not return to the game
• Fullback Billy Lott suffered a jammed neck in the third quarter and left the game
Buffalo 31, Denver 14
Oakland 23, New York 17
Exhibition Game | ||||||||||||||
New York Titans (0-1-0) at Oakland Raiders (0-1-0) | ||||||||||||||
New York | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | ||||||||
Oakland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | 23 | ||||||||
1 | OAK | Tony Teresa 28 pass from Tom Flores (Larry Barnes kick) | ||||||||||||
1 | NY | Bill Shockley 7 pass from Dick Jamieson (Bill Shockley kick) | ||||||||||||
2 | NY | Pete Hart 1 run (Bill Shockley kick) | ||||||||||||
2 | NY | Bill Shockley 22 FG | ||||||||||||
2 | OAK | Larry Barnes 35 FG | ||||||||||||
4 | OAK | Jack Larscheid 29 run (Larry Barnes kick) | ||||||||||||
4 | OAK | Dean Philpott 8 run (kick failed) | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Hughes Stadium | |||||||||||||
City | Sacramento, California | |||||||||||||
Att | 9551 | |||||||||||||
Coaches | Sammy Baugh (NY), Eddie Erdelatz (OAK) | |||||||||||||
Starting QBs | Al Dorow (NY), Tom Flores (OAK) |
Eddie Erdelatz | Head coach | |
Ed Cody | Defensive backfield | |
Marty Feldman | Defensive line | |
Ernie Jorge | Offensive line | |
Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive backfield |
Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate | |
Buddy Allen | HB | 5'11“ | 195 | Utah State | 7/11/1937 | |
Buddy Alliston | LB | 6'0” | 220 | Mississippi | 12/14/1933 | |
Ramon Armstrong | G | 6'1“ | 225 | Texas Christian | 10/6/1937 | |
Larry Barnes | LB | 6'2” | 230 | Colorado State | 10/6/1931 | |
Joe Barbee | DT | 6'3“ | 250 | Kent State | 8/30/1933 | |
Alex Bravo | DB | 6'1” | 190 | Cal Poly-SLO | 7/27/1930 | |
John Brown | HB | 5'11“ | 170 | Iowa | 1938(?) | |
Joe Cannavino | CB | 5'11” | 185 | Ohio State | 1/20/1935 | |
Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6'4“ | 245 | Richmond | 6/11/1937 | |
Don Churchwell | T | 6'1” | 255 | Mississippi | 5/11/1936 | |
Wayne Crow | DB | 6'0“ | 205 | California | 5/5/1938 | |
Don Deskins | DT | 6'2” | 240 | Michigan | 5/10/1932 | |
Bob Dougherty | LB | 6'1“ | 235 | Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | |
Dan Edgington | E | 6'2” | 190 | Florida | 4/10/1937 | |
Jerry Epps | G | 6'1“ | 230 | West Texas State | 1935(?) | |
George Fields | DE | 6'3” | 245 | Bakersfield College | 1935(?) | |
Tom Flores | QB | 6'1“ | 190 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | |
Jerry Flynn | DE | 6'1” | 230 | Humboldt State | 1935 | |
Alan Goldstein | WR | 6'0“ | 200 | North Carolina | 1/8/1936 | |
Charlie Hardy | WR | 6'0” | 180 | San Jose State | 11/7/1933 | |
John Harris | DB | 6'1“ | 195 | Santa Monica CC | 5/7/1933 | |
Wayne Hawkins | G | 5'11” | 235 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | |
Carl Isaacs | WR | 6'3“ | 190 | Stanford | 12/16/1935 | |
LC Joyner | DB | 6'0” | 180 | Diablo Valley JC | 7/2/1933 | |
Larry Lancaster | T | 6'3“ | 235 | Georgia | 1938(?) | |
Jack Larscheid | HB | 5'6” | 160 | Pacific | 5/10/1933 | |
Paul Larson | QB | 5'11“ | 180 | California | 3/19/1932 | |
Billy Ray Locklin | LB | 6'2” | 225 | New Mexico A&M | 8/13/1937 | |
Billy Lott | FB | 6'0“ | 200 | Mississippi | 11/8/1934 | |
Tom Louderback | LB | 6'2” | 235 | San Jose State | 3/5/1933 | |
Eddie Macon | DB | 6'0“ | 180 | Pacific | 3/7/1927 | |
Don Manoukian | G | 5'9” | 240 | Stanford | 6/9/1934 | |
Charles Moore | WR | 6'4“ | 220 | Northeastern State | 1936(?) | |
Brad Myers | HB | 6'1” | 195 | Bucknell | 2/14/1929 | |
Bob Nelson | C | 6'5“ | 245 | Wisconsin | 1938(?) | |
Bobby Newman | QB | 6'2” | 200 | Washington State | 1935(?) | |
Irv Nikolai | TE | 6'2“ | 200 | Stanford | 1/31/1937 | |
Jim Otto | C | 6'2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | |
Dean Philpott | HB | 6'0“ | 205 | Fresno State | 11/11/1935 | |
Chris Plain | T | 6'3” | 265 | Stanford | 12/24/1935 | |
Charley Powell | DE | 6'2“ | 225 | San Diego HS | 4/4/1932 | |
Gene Prebola | TE | 6'3” | 215 | Boston University | 6/30/1938 | |
Ron Sabal | T | 6'3“ | 200 | Purdue | 7/23/1936 | |
Mac Starnes | C | 6'2” | 225 | Abilene Christian | 7/24/1936 | |
Tony Teresa | HB | 5'10“ | 185 | San Jose State | 12/8/1933 | |
Dalton Truax | T | 6'2” | 235 | Tulane | 1/7/1935 | |
Bob Webb | QB | 6'0“ | 205 | St Ambrose | 8/16/1937 |