The 1979 Oakland Raiders season was their 10th in the league, and 20th overall. They matched their previous season's output of 9–7. Oakland started off 1–3, rallied to 6–4, then fell to 6–6 after an upset loss to the Kansas City chiefs. Oakland then went on a three-game winning streak that featured a 14–10 defensive struggle in Denver, a comeback win in New Orleans after trailing 35–14 in the 3rd quarter, and a 19–14 win over the Cleveland Browns. In the season finale the Raiders stood at 9–6 in need of a win at home against the Seattle Seahawks to have a shot at a wildcard playoff spot. However, it was not to be, as Seattle quarterback Jim Zorn's 314 yards and 2 TD passes eliminated the Raiders, 29–24.
This was the first season since 1964 that the Raiders finished lower than second place in the AFL/AFC West.
Offseason
Draft
The Football Database. Retrieved 2015-Dec-16.
Undrafted free agents
+ 1979 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBob NorthQuarterbackMichigan Tech
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 2 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–17 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 2 September 9 at San Diego Chargers L 10–30 1–1 San Diego Stadium Recap 3 September 16 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–27 1–2 Kingdome Recap 4 September 23 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–35 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 5 September 30 Denver Broncos W 27–3 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 6 Miami Dolphins W 13–3 3–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 7 October 14 Atlanta Falcons W 50–19 4–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 8 October 21 at New York Jets L 19–28 4–4 Shea Stadium Recap 9 San Diego Chargers W 45–22 5–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 10 November 4 San Francisco 49ers W 23–10 6–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 11 November 11 at Houston Oilers L 17–31 6–5 Astrodome Recap 12 November 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–24 6–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 13 November 25 at Denver Broncos W 14–10 7–6 Mile High Stadium Recap 14 at New Orleans Saints W 42–35 8–6 Louisiana Superdome Recap 15 December 9 Cleveland Browns W 19–14 9–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 16 December 16 Seattle Seahawks L 24–29 9–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-12.
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-22.
Week 6
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-23.
Week 7
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-24.
Week 8
Week 9
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 10
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-25.
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
Week 14
Week 15
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
Week 16
Standings
References
External links 1979 Oakland Raiders at Pro Football Reference 1979 Oakland Raiders at JT-SW.com