1968 Oakland Raiders Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: John Rauch (12-2)
Location: Oakland, California

1968 Oakland Raiders Roster
1968 Oakland Raiders Results

The Oakland Raiders of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Offensively, Oakland topped the league with 453 points. At the same time, the stingy defense surrendered 233 points. Daryle Lamonica triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,245 yards. Fred Biletnikoff paced pass catchers, hauling in 61 passes, while Warren Wells accumulated 1,137 receiving yards.

Hewritt Dixon ran for a team-best 865 yards for the Raiders.

Dave Grayson picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.

John Rauch coached the team. The 1968 Oakland Raiders lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Daryle Lamonica	416	206	49.5	3245	7.8	25	6.0	15	3.6	82	80.9
George Blanda	49	30	61.2	522	10.7	6	12.2	2	4.1	94	120.1
Cotton Davidson	2	1	50.0	4	2.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	56.3
Pete Banaszak	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	468	237	50.6	3771	8.1	31	6.6	18	3.8	94

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hewritt Dixon	206	865	4.2	28	2
Charlie Smith	95	504	5.3	65	5
Pete Banaszak	91	362	4.0	43	4
Roger Hagberg	39	164	4.2	16	1
Daryle Lamonica	19	98	5.2	28	1
Larry Todd	13	89	6.8	31	2
Mike Eischeid	2	41	20.5	24	0
Warren Wells	2	38	19.0	41	1
Preston Ridlehuber	4	7	1.8	10	0
Totals	471	2168	4.6	65	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Biletnikoff	61	1037	17.0	82	6
Warren Wells	53	1137	21.5	94	11
Hewritt Dixon	38	360	9.5	41	2
Billy Cannon	23	360	15.7	48	6
Charlie Smith	22	321	14.6	43	2
Pete Banaszak	15	182	12.1	49	1
Bill Miller	9	176	19.6	42	1
Roger Hagberg	8	78	9.8	22	1
Larry Todd	4	40	10.0	18	0
Dave Kocourek	3	46	15.3	18	1
Eldridge Dickey	1	34	34.0	34	0
Totals	237	3771	15.9	94	31

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	54	54	100.0	34	21	61.8	117
Totals	54	54	100.0	34	21	61.8	117

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Eischeid	64	2788	43.6	72
Totals	64	2788	43.6	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Atkinson	36	490	13.6	86	2
Rodger Bird	11	128	11.6	50	0
Eldridge Dickey	6	48	8.0	18	0
Nemiah Wilson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Art Shell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	55	666	12.1	86	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
George Atkinson	32	802	25.1	60
Charlie Smith	8	167	20.9	32
Nemiah Wilson	4	84	21.0	26
Roger Hagberg	1	21	21.0	21
Eldridge Dickey	1	17	17.0	17
Bob Kruse	1	1	1.0	1
Jerry Hopkins	1	0	0.0	0
Gus Otto	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	49	1092	22.3	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Grayson	10	195	19.5	54	1
George Atkinson	4	66	16.5	33	1
Rodger Bird	3	62	20.7	23	1
Howie Williams	2	66	33.0	41	0
Willie Brown	2	27	13.5	27	1
Dan Conners	2	5	2.5	5	0
Warren Powers	1	3	3.0	3	0
Kent McCloughan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	424	17.0	54	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
George Atkinson		0	7	3	0	0
Dan Birdwell			0	2	7	0
John Roderick			0	2	0	0
Pete Banaszak			6	2	0	0
Preston Ridlehuber			1	2	3	1
Fred Biletnikoff			0	2	7	1
Jerry Hopkins			0	2	0	0
Ben Davidson			0	1	0	0
Duane Benson			0	1	0	0
Warren Powers		0	0	1	0	0
Harry Schuh			0	1	0	0
Rodger Bird		0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Smith			5	1	-10	0
Daryle Lamonica			4	1	0	0
Hewritt Dixon			5	1	4	0
Billy Cannon			0	1	0	0
Jim Otto			0	1	0	0
Mike Eischeid			0	1	0	0
Dave Grayson		0	0	1	10	0
Dan Conners		0	0	1	0	0
Warren Wells			2	0	0	0
George Blanda			1	0	0	0
Nemiah Wilson			1	0	0	0
Art Shell			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	28	21	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	54	0			117
Warren Wells	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Fred Biletnikoff	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			42
Charlie Smith	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Billy Cannon	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Pete Banaszak	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Hewritt Dixon	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		26
George Atkinson	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			18
Roger Hagberg	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Larry Todd	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rodger Bird	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dave Kocourek	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Willie Brown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dave Grayson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Preston Ridlehuber	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Miller	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Daryle Lamonica	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	16	31	2	0	0	4	2	0	21	54	0	1	0	449