1964 Oakland Raiders season

The 1964 Oakland Raiders season was the team's fifth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its impressive 10–4 record from 1963. The Raiders' efforts, however, would prove fruitless. The team staggered out to an abysmal 1–7–1 record over its first nine games. While the Raiders pulled themselves together over the final five games of the season (in what amounted to a 4–0–1 run), their slow start ensured that they would miss the postseason for a fifth consecutive year.

1964 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Al Davis
Home field	Frank Youell Field
Results
Record	5–7–2
Division place	3rd AFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

During the preseason, the Raiders played the Houston Oilers in Las Vegas at Cashman Field in the first professional football game ever held there. 56 years later, the Raiders would relocate to the Las Vegas metropolitan area and play at the newly-built Allegiant Stadium starting in 2020.

After this season, the Raiders would not finish lower than second place in the AFL/AFC West again until 1979 and would not have another losing season until 1981.

The Raiders' 43-43 tie at Boston October 16 remains the highest scoring draw in professional football history as of 2024.

Roster

1964 Oakland Raiders roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 19 Cotton Davidson 15 Tom Flores Running backs (RB) 33 Billy Cannon HB 36 Clem Daniels HB 32 Glenn Shaw FB 32 Bob Jackson FB Wide receivers (WR) 84 Art Powell 40 Bo Roberson 82 Jan Barrett Tight ends (TE) 86 Ken Herock

Offensive linemen (OL) 00 Jim Otto C 65 Wayne Hawkins G 75 Ken Rice T 67 Bob Mischak G 78 Frank Youso T 70 Dick Klein T Defensive linemen (DL) 83 Ben Davidson DE 53 Dan Birdwell 46 Dave Costa DT/DE 80 Dalva Allen DE 87 Rex Mirich DT/DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Archie Matsos 52 J. R. Williamson 81 Clancy Osborne 60 Dan Conners Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 10 Mike Mercer K/P

Rookies in italics

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 13	Boston Patriots	L 14–17	0–1	Frank Youell Field	21,126	Recap
2	September 19	at Houston Oilers	L 28–42	0–2	Jeppesen Stadium	26,482	Recap
3	September 27	Kansas City Chiefs	L 9–21	0–3	Frank Youell Field	18,163	Recap
4	October 3	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–23	0–4	War Memorial Stadium	36,451	Recap
5	October 10	at New York Jets	L 13–35	0–5	Shea Stadium	36,499	Recap
6	October 16	at Boston Patriots	T 43–43	0–5–1	Fenway Park	23,279	Recap
7	October 25	Denver Broncos	W 40–7	1–5–1	Frank Youell Field	17,858	Recap
8	November 1	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–31	1–6–1	Balboa Stadium	25,557	Recap
9	November 8	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–42	1–7–1	Municipal Stadium	21,023	Recap
10	November 15	Houston Oilers	W 20–10	2–7–1	Frank Youell Field	16,375	Recap
11	November 22	New York Jets	W 35–26	3–7–1	Frank Youell Field	15,589	Recap
12	November 29	at Denver Broncos	T 20–20	3–7–2	Bears Stadium	15,958	Recap
13	December 6	Buffalo Bills	W 16–13	4–7–2	Frank Youell Field	18,134	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 20	San Diego Chargers	W 21–20	5–7–2	Frank Youell Field	20,124	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	8	5	1	.615	4–2	341	300	L2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	.500	4–2	366	306	W2
Oakland Raiders	5	7	2	.417	2–3–1	303	350	W2
Denver Broncos	2	11	1	.154	1–4–1	240	438	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

Season summary

Week 15 vs Chargers

Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers (8–4–1) at Oakland Raiders (4–7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	10	0	20
Raiders	0	14	0	7	21

at Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California

• Date: December 20
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,124
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SD – Keith Lincoln 17-yard field goal. Chargers 3–0. Drive: Second quarter SD – Paul Lowe 41-yard pass from John Hadl (Keith Lincoln kick). Chargers 10–0. Drive: OAK – Art Powell 26-yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick). Chargers 10–7. Drive: OAK – Gene Mingo 10-yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 14–10. Drive: Third quarter SD – Paul Lowe 28-yard run (Keith Lincoln kick). Chargers 17–14. Drive: SD – Keith Lincoln 33-yard field goal. Chargers 20–14. Drive: Fourth quarter OAK – Billy Cannon 13-yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 21–20. Drive: Top passers SD – John Hadl – 10/16, 129 yards, TD, 2 INT OAK – Tom Flores – 21/39, 242 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SD – Paul Lowe – 13 rushes, 85 yards, TD OAK – Clem Daniels – 16 rushes, 144 yards Top receivers SD – Don Norton – 8 receptions, 98 yards OAK – Art Powell – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD