• A win would have put the Raiders in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division, but the Chargers raced out to a 31-7 first half lead and coasted home to win, 52-28, in Los Angeles
• The Chargers’ 52 points was the highest total in the league so far, as was Paul Lowe’s 149 yards rushing
• Chargers quaterback Jack Kemp completed 13 of 24 passes for 307 yards, including 119 yards on four passes to Don Norton, the former Raider who was traded for defensive end Charley Powell in the spring
• The Examiner reported that general manager Chet Soda had told staff reporter Don Selby that he would resign as general manager after the end of the season
Buffalo 38, Denver 38
Los Angeles 52, Oakland 28
Oakland Raiders (5-5-0) at Los Angeles Chargers (6-4-0) | ||||||||||||||
Oakland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - | 28 | ||||||||
Los Angeles | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | - | 52 | ||||||||
1 | LA | Don Norton 69 pass from Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
1 | OAK | Jetstream Smith 1 run (Larry Barnes kick) | ||||||||||||
1 | LA | Paul Lowe 63 pass from Jack Kemp (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
2 | LA | Howie Ferguson 1 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
2 | LA | Jack Kemp 1 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
2 | LA | Ben Agajanian 26 FG | ||||||||||||
3 | LA | Paul Lowe 2 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
3 | OAK | Tony Teresa 11 pass from Tom Flores (Larry Barnes kick) | ||||||||||||
4 | OAK | Billy Lott 7 run (Billy Lott run) | ||||||||||||
4 | LA | Fred Ford 4 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
4 | LA | Doyle Nix 17 interception return (Ben Agajanian kick) | ||||||||||||
4 | OAK | Doug Asad 8 pass from Babe Parilli (run failed) | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||||||
City | Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||
Att | 15,075 | |||||||||||||
Coaches | Eddie Erdelatz (OAK), Sid Gillman (LA) | |||||||||||||
Starting QBs | Tom Flores (OAK), Jack Kemp (LA) |
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 | |
Ramon Armstrong | G | 6'1“ | 225 | Texas Christian | 10/6/1937 | |
Doug Asad | TE | 6'3” | 200 | Northwestern | 8/27/1938 | |
Larry Barnes | LB | 6'2“ | 230 | Colorado State | 10/6/1931 | |
Alex Bravo | DB | 6'1” | 190 | Cal Poly-SLO | 7/27/1930 | |
Joe Cannavino | CB | 5'11“ | 185 | Ohio State | 1/20/1935 | |
Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6'4” | 245 | Richmond | 6/11/1937 | |
Wayne Crow | DB | 6'0“ | 205 | California | 5/5/1938 | |
Don Deskins | DT | 6'2” | 240 | Michigan | 5/10/1932 | |
John Dittrich | G | 6'1“ | 240 | Wisconsin | 5/7/1933 | |
Bob Dougherty | LB | 6'1” | 235 | Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | |
George Fields | DE | 6'3“ | 245 | Bakersfield College | 1935(?) | |
Tom Flores | QB | 6'1” | 190 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | |
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 | |
Jack Larscheid | HB | 5'6“ | 160 | Pacific | 5/10/1933 | |
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 | |
Nyle McFarlane | HB | 6'2” | 205 | Brigham Young | 11/25/1935 | |
Riley Morris | LB | 6'2“ | 220 | Florida A&M | 3/22/1934 | |
Paul Oglesby | T | 6'4” | 235 | UCLA | 1/9/1939 | |
Jim Otto | C | 6'2“ | 225 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | |
Babe Parilli | QB | 6'1” | 195 | Kentucky | 5/7/1930 | |
Charley Powell | DE | 6'2“ | 225 | San Diego HS | 4/4/1932 | |
Gene Prebola | TE | 6'3” | 215 | Boston University | 6/30/1938 | |
Billy Reynolds | HB | 5'11“ | 200 | Pittsburgh | 7/20/1931 | |
Ron Sabal | T | 6'3” | 200 | Purdue | 7/23/1936 | |
Jetstream Smith | FB | 6'1“ | 220 | Compton JC | 10/18/1936 | |
Tony Teresa | HB | 5'10” | 185 | San Jose State | 12/8/1933 | |
Dalton Truax | T | 6'2“ | 235 | Tulane | 1/7/1935 | |
Ron Warzeka | DT | 6'4” | 260 | Montana State | 12/24/1935 |