1973 Oakland Raiders season

1973 Oakland Raiders season
1973 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	John Madden
Home stadium	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum; California Memorial Stadium (1 Game)
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoffs	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Steelers) 33–14; Lost AFC Championship; (at Dolphins) 10–27
	← 1972; Raiders seasons; 1974 →;

The 1973 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 14th season, and fourth in the National Football League.

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In Week Two of the regular season, the Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins, ending Miami's 18-game winning-streak including a perfect season in 1972.

For the third time in four seasons, the Raiders won the AFC West title. They exacted a measure of revenge by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Division Round game, one year following the Immaculate Reception loss. But the Raiders failed to reach the Super Bowl as they lost to Miami 27–10 in the AFC Championship Game.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1973 Oakland Raiders draft
1	23	Ray Guy * ^†	P	Southern Miss
2	49	Monte Johnson	LB	Nebraska
4	92	Perry Smith	DB	Colorado State
4	101	Joe Wylie	RB	Oklahoma
5	124	Louis Neal	WR	Prairie View A&M
5	127	Ron Mikolajczyk	OT	Tampa
6	153	Brent Myers	OT	Purdue
7	179	Gary Weaver	LB	Fresno State
8	205	Mike Rae	QB	USC
9	231	Steve Sweeney	WR	California
10	257	Leo Allen	WR	Tuskegee
11	283	Jerry List	RB	Nebraska
12	309	Jim Krapf	OG	Alabama
14	361	Bruce Polen	DB	William Penn
15	387	Dave Leffers	OG	Vanderbilt
16	413	Jerry Gadlin	WR	Wyoming
17	439	Michael Ryan	OG	USC
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–24	0–1	Metropolitan Stadium	44,818
2	September 23	Miami Dolphins	W 12–7	1–1	California Memorial Stadium	74,121
3	September 30	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–16	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	72,631
4	October 7	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–10	2–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,051
5	October 14	at San Diego Chargers	W 27–17	3–2	San Diego Stadium	50,672
6	October 22	at Denver Broncos	T 23–23	3–2–1	Mile High Stadium	51,270
7	October 28	at Baltimore Colts	W 34–21	4–2–1	Memorial Stadium	59,008
8	November 4	New York Giants	W 42–0	5–2–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,200
9	November 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–17	5–3–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	47,535
10	November 18	Cleveland Browns	L 3–7	5–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	47,398
11	November 25	San Diego Chargers	W 31–3	6–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	40,195
12	December 2	at Houston Oilers	W 17–6	7–4–1	Houston Astrodome	25,801
13	December 8	Kansas City Chiefs	W 37–7	8–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,945
14	December 16	Denver Broncos	W 21–17	9–4–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,910
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	13	3	0	16
Vikings	10	0	7	7	24

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Raiders	3	3	3	3	12

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	0	3
Chiefs	0	6	3	7	16

Offseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	December 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 33–14	1–0	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,110
AFC Championship	December 30	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–27	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	75,105