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-====== September 7, 1963 ====== +{{page>1963_news#september 7, 1963}}
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-===== News ===== +
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-• The Raiders came back from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat the [[Titans|Oilers]], 24-13, in Houston. +
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-• The game was the team's first-ever win in a regular season opener. +
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-• [[Cotton Davidson]] and [[Tom Flores]] each played a half at quarterback. +
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-• Flores connected with [[Art Powell]] in the second half for a team record-tying 85-yard touchdown pass. +
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-• Powell caught seven passes for 181 yards and the touchdown. +
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-• The Oilers committed ten turnovers (six interceptions and four lost fumbles). +
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-• [[Tommy Morrow]] had three of the six interceptions. +
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-• The game marked the debut of the team's new black and silver uniforms. +
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-===== Injury Updates ===== +
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-• Guard [[Sonny Bishop]] suffered knee ligament damage, defensive tackle [[Dave Costa]] injured an arm, and guard [[Wayne Hawkins]] twisted his ankle. +
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-• Receiver [[Bo Roberson]] left the game in the third quarter with an upset stomach. +
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-=====AFL Standings===== +
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-|  **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| | +
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-===Scores=== +
-Kansas City 59, Denver 7\\ +
-Oakland 24, Houston 13 +
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-=====Coaching Staff===== +
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-|[[Al Davis]]|Head coach| | +
-|[[Tom Dahms]]|Defensive line| | +
-|[[John Rauch]]|Offensive backs| | +
-|[[Ollie Spencer]]|Offensive line| | +
-|[[Charlie Sumner]]|Defensive backs| | +
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-|  **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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-|[[september-6-1963|< Sep 6, 1963]]|      |[[1963_calendar|Back to Calendar]]|      |[[september-8-1963|Sep 8, 1963 >]]| +
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