Raiders History
Super Bowl XI
Rose Bowl; Sunday, Jan. 9, 1977; Attendance: 103,424; Time: 3:03 PM PST; Weather: 58°F; clear and sunny, 59% humidity, wind NW 5 mph
The 1976 Raiders advanced to Super Bowl XI with a 13-1 regular season record and a 2-0 mark in
the playoffs, upending the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game for the first time in three
tries, 24-7. Against the NFC Champion Vikings in front of 103,424 fans at the Rose Bowl, the Silver
and Black put forth dominant efforts on both offense and defense in
posting a 32-14 victory and capturing the club’s first-ever Super Bowl
championship.
Oakland built a 16-0 first-half lead as Dave Casper and Pete
Banaszak each scored short touchdowns after receptions by Fred
Biletnikoff brought the Raiders to the goal line on two separate
drives. An additional short-yardage touchdown run by Banaszak in
the second half put the Raiders up, 26-7, and set the stage for the
signature moment of the contest. With Fran Tarkenton under heavy
pressure in the fourth quarter, veteran Willie Brown intercepted a pass
and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory.
The Vikings could only muster two second-half touchdowns as the
Silver and Black put together a dominant defensive performance,
limiting Chuck Foreman to just 44 yards rushing and intercepting
Tarkenton twice.
Biletnikoff’s 79 yards on four receptions, three of which set up
Raider touchdowns, earned him MVP honors, while Clarence Davis
helped pace the offense with 137 rushing yards on 16 carries.
Ten Raiders from Super Bowl XI would go on to enshrinement
in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with Owner Al Davis joining Head
Coach John Madden, Biletnikoff, Brown, Ted Hendricks, Ray Guy,
Ken Stabler, Gene Upshaw, Art Shell and Casper in Canton.
R AIDERS VIKINGS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 21 20
By Rushing 13 2
By Passing 8 15
By Penalty 0 3
THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 9-19-47% 7-19-37%
FOURTH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-2-50%
TOTAL NET YARDS 429 353
Total Offensive Plays 73 71
Average gain per offensive play 5.9 5.0
NET YARDS RUSHING 266 71
Total Rushing Plays 52 26
Average gain per rushing play 5.1 2.7
NET YARDS PASSING 163 282
Times thrown – yards lost att. to pass 2-17 1-4
Gross yards passing 180 286
PASS ATT-COMP-INT 19-12-0 44-24-2
Average gain per pass play 7.8 6.3
PUNTS Number and Average 4-40.5 7-37.9
TOTAL RETURN YARDS (not inc. kickoffs) 181 150
No. and Yards Punt Returns 4-43 3-14
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 3-47 7-136
No. and Yards Interception Returns 2-91 0-0
PENALTIES Numbers and Yards 4-30 2-25
FUMBLES Numbers and Lost 0-0 1-1
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 2-4 2-2
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-3 0-0
SAFETIES 0 0
FINAL SCORE 32 14
Score by quarter
1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL
OAKLAND 0 16 3 13 – 32
MINNESOTA 0 0 7 7 – 14
RAIDERS STarters
OFFENSE DEFENSE
C 50 D. Dalby DT 74 D. Rowe
G 64 G. Buehler DT 60 O. Sistrunk
G 63 G. Upshaw DE 72 J. Matuszak
T 78 A. Shell DE 41 P. Villapiano
T 75 J. Vella LB 83 T. Hendricks
TE 87 D. Casper LB 58 M. Johnson
WR 25 F. Biletnikoff LB 39 W. Hall
WR 21 C. Branch CB 24 W. Brown
RB 28 C. Davis CB 26 S. Thomas
RB 30 M. van Eeghen FS 32 J. Tatum
QB 12 K. Stabler SS 43 G. Atkinson
VIKINGS STarters
OFFENSE DEFENSE
C 53 M. Tingelhoff DT 88 A. Page
G 68 C. Goodrum DT 69 D. Sutherland
G 62 E. White DE 81 C. Eller
T 78 S. Riley DE 70 J. Marshall
T 73 R. Yary LB 59 M. Blair
TE 83 S. Voigt LB 58 W. Hilgenberg
WR 28 A. Rashad LB 50 J. Siemon
WR 85 S. White CB 20 B. Bryant
RB 44 C. Foreman CB 43 N. Wright
RB 33 B.McClanahan FS 22 P. Krause
QB 10 F. Tarkenton SS 23 J. Wright
Scoring summary
TM QTR TIME PLAY DESCRIPTION MN OAK
OAK 2 0:48 E. Mann 24 yd. Field Goal (12-90, 5:23) 0 3
OAK 2 7:50 D. Casper 1 yd. pass from K. Stabler (E. Mann kick) (10-64, 5:21) 0 10
OAK 2 11:27 P .Banaszak 1 yd. run (kick failed) (5-35, 2:20) 0 16
OAK 3 9:44 E. Mann 40 yd. Field Goal (5-31, 2:12) 0 19
MIN 3 14:13 S. White 8 yd. pass from F. Tarkenton (F. Cox kick) (12-68, 4:29) 7 19
OAK 4 7:21 P. Banaszak 2 yd. run (E. Mann kick) (4-54, 2:27) 7 26
OAK 4 9:17 W. Brown 75 yd. interception return (kick failed) 7 32
MIN 4 14:35 S. Voigt 13 yd. pass from B. Lee (F. Cox kick) (9-86, 1:31) 14 32
OAKLAND RAIDERS
RUSHING Att Yd Avg Lg TD
C. Davis 16 137 8.6 35 0
M. van Eeghen 18 73 4.1 11 0
C. Garrett 4 19 4.8 13 0
P. Banaszak 10 19 1.9 6 2
H. Ginn 2 9 4.5 9 0
M. Rae 2 9 4.5 11 0
Total 52 266 5.1 35 2
PASSING Att Cm Yds TD Lg In
K. Stabler 19 12 180 1 48 0
Total 19 12 180 1 48 0
RECEIVING No Yd Avg Lg TD
D. Casper 4 70 17.5 26 1
F. Bilentnikoff 4 79 19.8 48 0
C. Garrett 1 11 11.0 11 0
C. Branch 3 20 6.7 10 0
Total 12 180 15.0 48 1
INTERCEPTIONS No Yd Avg Lg TD
W. Hall 1 16 16.0 16 0
W. Brown 1 75 75.0 75T 1
Total 2 91 45.5 75T 1
PUNT RETURNS No Yd Avg FC Lg TD
N. Colzie 4 43 10.8 0 25 0
Total 4 43 10.8 0 25 0
KICK RETURNS No Yd Avg Lg TD
C. Garrett 2 47 23.5 24 0
M. Siani 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 3 47 15.7 24 0
Minnesota Vikings
RUSHING Att Yd Avg Lg TD
C. Foreman 17 44 2.6 7 0
B. McClanahan 3 3 1.0 2 0
R. Miller 2 4 2.0 3 0
B. Lee 1 4 4.0 4 0
S. White 1 7 7.0 7 0
S. Johnson 2 9 4.5 8 0
Total 26 71 2.7 8 0
PASSING Att Cm Yds TD Lg In
F. Tarkenton 35 17 205 1 26 2
B. Lee 9 7 81 1 20 0
Total 44 24 286 2 26 2
RECEIVING No Yd Avg Lg TD
C. Foreman 5 62 12.4 26 0
A. Rashad 3 53 17.7 25 0
R. Miller 4 19 4.8 13 0
S. Voigt 4 49 12.3 15 1
S. White 5 77 15.4 20 1
S. Johnson 3 26 8.7 17 0
Total 24 286 11.9 26 2
INTERCEPTIONS No Yd Avg Lg TD
— — — — —
PUNT RETURNS No Yd Avg FC Lg TD
L. Willis 3 14 4.7 0 8 0
Total 3 14 4.7 0 8 0
KICK RETURNS No Yd Avg Lg TD
L. Willis 3 57 19.0 20 0
S. White 4 79 19.8 26 0
Total 7 136 19.4 26 0
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