The 1966 Oakland Raiders season was their seventh season in Oakland and in the American Football League. Led by first-year head coach John Rauch, the Raiders played their home games in the new Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, and finished at 8–5–1, second place in the Western division.
In April 1966, AFL commissioner Joe Foss resigned and was succeeded by Al Davis, the head coach and general manager of the Raiders. Offensive backs coach Rauch was promoted to head coach and Scotty Stirling became the general manager. After the AFL–NFL merger agreement in June was made without his involvement, Davis resigned in late July; he returned to the team, but did not coach again.
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 at Miami Dolphins W 23–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 26,776 Recap 2 at Houston Oilers L 0–31 1–1 Rice Stadium 31,763 Recap 3 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–32 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,746 Recap 4 September 25 San Diego Chargers L 20–29 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 37,183 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 9 Miami Dolphins W 21–10 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 30,787 Recap 7 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 34–13 3–3 Municipal Stadium 33,057 Recap 8 October 23 at New York Jets W 24–21 4–3 Shea Stadium 58,135 Recap 9 October 30 at Boston Patriots L 21–24 4–4 Fenway Park 26,941 Recap 10 November 6 Houston Oilers W 38–23 5–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 34,102 Recap 11 November 13 at San Diego Chargers W 41–19 6–4 Balboa Stadium 26,230 Recap 12 November 20 at Denver Broncos W 17–3 7–4 Bears Stadium 26,703 Recap 13 November 24 Buffalo Bills L 10–31 7–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 36,781 Recap 14 New York Jets T 28–28 7–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 32,144 Recap 15 December 11 Denver Broncos W 28–10 8–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 31,765 Recap 16 Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
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