1963 Oakland Raiders Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Al Davis (10-4)
Location: Oakland, California
1963 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Al Davis (10-4)
Location: Oakland, California
1963 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the AFL's West Division.
The Raiders scored 363 points, while the defense allowed 282. Tom Flores tossed for 2,101 yards, and Cotton Davidson took a significant amount of snaps also. Art Powell paced pass catchers, hauling in 73 passes for 1,304 yards.
Clem Daniels ran for a team-best 1,099 yards for Oakland.
The ball-hawking defense created 52 turnovers, topping in the league. Tommy Morrow picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition.
Al Davis coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Dalva Allen | LDE | January 13, 1935 | 6'4" | 245 | Houston | Gonzales, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Jan Barrett | TE | November 13, 1939 | 6'3" | 226 | Fresno St. | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Dan Birdwell | C-OG | October 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Big Spring, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 66 | Sonny Bishop | RG | October 1, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Fresno St. | Winner, SD USA | 14 | 10 |
| 46 | Dave Costa | RDT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Dobie Craig | FL-SE | February 14, 1938 | 6'5" | 200 | Baylor | El Campo, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 36 | Clem Daniels | HB | July 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | Prairie View | McKinney, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | Cotton Davidson | QB | November 30, 1931 | 6'1" | 182 | Baylor | Gatesville, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
| 44 | Bob Dougherty | LLB | April 20, 1932 | 6'1" | 240 | Cincinnati | Bellevue, KY USA | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Tom Flores | QB | March 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Pacific | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 25 | Claude Gibson | PR | May 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Spruce Pine, NC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 65 | Wayne Hawkins | LG | June 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 240 | Pacific | Fort Peck, MT USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Ken Herock | TE | July 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | West Virginia | Munhall, PA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 77 | Proverb Jacobs | LT | May 25, 1935 | 6'4" | 258 | California | Marksville, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Jon Jelacic | RDE | December 19, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Minnesota | Brainerd, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Dick Klein | RT | February 11, 1934 | 6'4" | 254 | Georgia | Pana, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 27 | Joe Krakoski | LS | December 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | Illinois | Danville, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Archie Matsos | MLB | November 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 217 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Doug Mayberry | HB | March 23, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | California | Arbuckle, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | RCB | September 18, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Pleasant Hill, CA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 73 | Chuck McMurtry | LDT | February 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 280 | Whittier | Chaneller, OK USA | 14 | 12 |
| 10 | Mike Mercer | K | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Minnesota | Algona, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Alan Miller | FB | June 19, 1937 | 6'0" | 219 | Boston Col. | Mount Kisco, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Bob Mischak | TE-LOG | October 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 237 | Army | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 6 |
| 35 | Tommy Morrow | RS | June 3, 1938 | 6'0" | 187 | Southern Miss | Georgiana, AL USA | 14 | 11 |
| Jesse Murdock | HB | September 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 203 | California Western | Oakland, CA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 72 | Jim Norris | RDT-LDT | October 14, 1939 | 6'4" | 238 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
| 81 | Clancy Osborne | RLB | November 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 218 | Arizona St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 00 | Jim Otto | C | January 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Miami (FL) | Wausau, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Art Powell | SE | February 25, 1937 | 6'3" | 211 | San Jose St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Warren Powers | RS-RCB | February 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Kansas City, MO USA | 5 | 3 |
| 48 | Charlie Rieves | RLB | January 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 218 | Alabama | Stuttgart, AR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Bo Roberson | FL | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cornell | Blakely, GA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 32 | Glenn Shaw | FB | July 11, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Kentucky | Paducah, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Jackie Simpson | LLB | August 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 225 | Mississippi | Corinth, MS USA | 14 | 11 |
| 29 | Mike Sommer | HB | October 9, 1934 | 5'11" | 190 | George Washington | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 1 |
| 63 | Ollie Spencer | LOG-ROT-LO | April 17, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Kansas | Hopewell, KS USA | 14 | 4 |
| 39 | Herman Urenda | SE | April 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 182 | Pacific | Brentwood, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Fred Williamson | LCB | March 5, 1937 | 6'3" | 219 | Northwestern | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Frank Youso | ROT | July 5, 1936 | 6'4" | 257 | Minnesota | International Falls, MN USA | 4 | 3 |
