2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers)

2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers) – Raiders

by Chase Stuart on August 20, 2019

In this series, I will be looking at the history of coaches, quarterbacks, rushers, and receivers for all 32 franchises. For coaches and quarterbacks, I will be looking at how much their franchise’s career records (regular season only) would change if we removed the games with that person. For rushers and receivers, I will note how many times that player was the team’s leading rusher/receiver over the course of their time with that franchise (regular plus postseason).

Previous Teams:

AFC East: Dolphins, Bills, Jets, and Patriots
NFC East: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, and Redskins
AFC North: Steelers, Browns, Ravens, and Bengals
NFC North: Packers, Vikings, Bears, and Lions
AFC South: Jaguars, Colts, Texans, and Titans
NFC South: Panthers, Falcons, Saints, and Buccaneers

It’s telling that the greatest Raider of them chose Madden to present him for entrance into the Hall of Fame.

When it comes to the Oakland Raiders, everything begins with Al Davis. The Raiders longtime owner was also the team’s head coach, but one of his best decisions was hiring a young John Madden to coach what was about to become one of the most talented teams of the next decade. Madden was the rare person who was a famous coach who became more famous doing something else: being the best color commentator in pro football. And he is the only coach who then became even more famous for doing a third thing: being the namesake of one the most successful video game franchises of all time. But let’s not bury the lede: Madden was a Hall of Fame coach who won 75.0% of his regular season games.

That’s remarkable, making him one of 7 guys to coach one team for 80+ games and win at least 74% of those games. The others? George Seifert with the 49ers, Tony Dungy with the Colts, Paul Brown with the Browns, Vince Lombardi with the Packers, Don Shula with the Colts, and Bill Belichick with the Patriots. And here’s another trivia note for you: Madden, Brown, Belichick, and George Halas are the only four head coaches to win 100+ games with one team and win at least two-thirds of those games.

The Raiders made the Super Bowl two years before Madden arrived, and won the Super Bowl two years after he left; for some, that’s enough to discount Madden’s influence on the team’s success. And no, he wasn’t the coaching equal of a Brown, Belichick, Lombardi or Halas. But you don’t have a decade of success coaching some of the most bizarre personalities in pro football without being an excellent head coach. He was also the best head coach in Raiders history: without him on the sideline, Oakland has a losing record. Tom Flores won two rings as the team’s head coach and was the Raiders wide receivers coach under Madden in ’76, but his 83-53 regular season record does not compare.

Ovr Rk	Coach	G	W	L	T	HC Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o HC	Diff
7	John Madden	142	103	32	7	0.75	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.482	4.2%
42	Tom Flores	136	83	53	0	0.61	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.509	1.5%
50	John Rauch	42	33	8	1	0.798	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.51	1.3%
123	Al Davis	42	23	16	3	0.583	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.521	0.3%
186	Jon Gruden	80	42	38	0	0.525	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	0%
198	Jack Del Rio	48	25	23	0	0.521	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	0%
206	Hue Jackson	16	8	8	0	0.5	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	0%
216	Art Shell	108	56	52	0	0.519	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
279	Mike White	32	15	17	0	0.469	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.526	-0.2%
278	Bill Callahan	32	15	17	0	0.469	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.526	-0.2%
306	Eddie Erdelatz	16	6	10	0	0.375	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.527	-0.3%
316	Mike Shanahan	20	8	12	0	0.4	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.527	-0.3%
351	Tony Sparano	12	3	9	0	0.25	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.528	-0.4%
361	Bill Conkright	9	1	8	0	0.111	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.528	-0.4%
379	Joe Bugel	16	4	12	0	0.25	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.529	-0.5%
405	Lane Kiffin	20	5	15	0	0.25	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.53	-0.6%
428	Tom Cable	44	17	27	0	0.386	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.531	-0.7%
441	Marty Feldman	17	2	15	0	0.118	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.532	-0.8%
458	Norv Turner	32	9	23	0	0.281	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.533	-0.9%
492	Dennis Allen	36	8	28	0	0.222	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.536	-1.3%

The best quarterback in Raiders history? There are four men with good claims to that title: Daryle Lamonica, who had the best record and arguably the best stats, Ken Stabler, who arguably had the best peak years and started the most games of any Raiders quarterback, Jim Plunkett, who helped lead the team to two Super Bowls, and Rich Gannon, who was an MVP and hyper accurate passer in Oakland.

Lamonica only started 84 games, but he wins this contest when it comes to Raiders records: without him as starting quarterback, Oakland actually has a losing record. On the other side, Derek Carr comes in pretty badly here. Not only does he have, by a good margin, the most losses in franchise history, games under Carr have dropped the franchise’s winning percentage by over one percent.

Ovr Rk	QB	G	W	L	T	QB Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o QB	Diff
17	Daryle Lamonica	84	62	16	6	0.774	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.498	2.6%
21	Ken Stabler	96	69	26	1	0.724	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.500	2.4%
65	Jim Plunkett	57	38	19	0	0.667	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.514	1%
80	Rich Gannon	74	45	29	0	0.608	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.516	0.8%
95	Marc Wilson	50	31	19	0	0.620	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.518	0.6%
107	Jeff Hostetler	55	33	22	0	0.600	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.519	0.5%
165	Jay Schroeder	57	32	25	0	0.561	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.521	0.3%
206	Jason Campbell	18	11	7	0	0.611	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.522	0.2%
215	Mike Rae	3	3	0	0	1.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.522	0.2%
252	Larry Lawrence	2	2	0	0	1.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.523	0.1%
268	Donald Hollas	6	4	2	0	0.667	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.523	0.1%
325	Babe Parilli	1	1	0	0	1.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.523	0.1%
326	George Blanda	1	1	0	0	1.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.523	0.1%
401	Steve Beuerlein	15	8	7	0	0.533	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	0%
632	Hunter Enis	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	-0.1%
633	Don Heinrich	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	-0.1%
634	Kyle Boller	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	-0.1%
635	Matt Flynn	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	-0.1%
636	EJ Manuel	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.524	-0.1%
653	Dick Wood	3	1	2	0	0.333	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
654	Wade Wilson	3	1	2	0	0.333	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
655	Charlie Frye	3	1	2	0	0.333	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
669	Dan Pastorini	5	2	3	0	0.400	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
670	Rusty Hilger	5	2	3	0	0.400	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
785	Marques Tuiasosopo	2	0	2	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
806	Daunte Culpepper	6	2	4	0	0.333	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
814	Todd Marinovich	8	3	5	0	0.375	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
815	Bruce Gradkowski	8	3	5	0	0.375	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.525	-0.1%
916	Vince Evans	7	2	5	0	0.286	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.526	-0.2%
980	Tom Flores	64	30	31	3	0.492	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.526	-0.2%
983	Rick Mirer	8	2	6	0	0.250	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.526	-0.2%
991	Terrelle Pryor	10	3	7	0	0.300	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.526	-0.3%
1025	Billy Joe Hobert	5	0	5	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.527	-0.3%
1032	Matt McGloin	7	1	6	0	0.143	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.527	-0.3%
1042	Andrew Walter	9	2	7	0	0.222	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.527	-0.3%
1043	Josh McCown	9	2	7	0	0.222	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.527	-0.3%
1116	Aaron Brooks	8	0	8	0	0.000	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.529	-0.5%
1127	Carson Palmer	24	8	16	0	0.333	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.529	-0.5%
1140	Jeff George	23	7	16	0	0.304	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.530	-0.6%
1164	JaMarcus Russell	25	7	18	0	0.280	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.531	-0.7%
1168	Cotton Davidson	28	8	19	1	0.304	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.531	-0.7%
1186	Kerry Collins	28	7	21	0	0.250	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.533	-0.9%
1206	Derek Carr	78	32	46	0	0.410	900	466	423	11	0.524	0.535	-1.1%

Despite the best efforts of Davis, Marcus Allen has a solid grip on the title of best Raiders running back ever. Whether he was running with the night or fighting for carries with Bo Jackson, Allen was a tremendous running back who led the Raiders in rushing yards 98 times in his career. As for Jackson, he led the team in rushing in 74% of his games, a pretty impressive feat given the presence of Allen. There’s no clear choice for second-best Raiders running back of all time, although Clem Daniels can make a strong case, too. From 1962 to 1966, Daniels averaged over 100 yards from scrimmage per game and easily led the AFL in yards. The full results below:

Rusher	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Rusher	Total Games	%
Marcus Allen	1982	1992	98	155	63%
Mark van Eeghen	1974	1981	66	125	53%
Clem Daniels	1961	1967	62	87	71%
Napoleon Kaufman	1995	2000	43	92	47%
Darren McFadden	2008	2014	43	83	52%
Marv Hubbard	1969	1975	42	101	42%
Justin Fargas	2003	2009	40	92	43%
Tyrone Wheatley	1999	2004	39	85	46%
Charlie Garner	2001	2003	36	51	71%
Harvey Williams	1994	1998	35	75	47%
Latavius Murray	2014	2016	32	46	70%
Bo Jackson	1987	1990	29	39	74%
Charlie Smith	1968	1974	26	102	25%
Hewritt Dixon	1966	1970	25	74	34%
LaMont Jordan	2005	2007	24	35	69%
Michael Bush	2008	2011	23	61	38%
Kenny King	1980	1985	20	96	21%
Pete Banaszak	1966	1978	20	192	10%
Marshawn Lynch	2017	2018	19	21	90%
Clarence Davis	1971	1978	18	101	18%
Arthur Whittington	1978	1981	10	60	17%
Nick Bell	1991	1993	10	38	26%
Eric Dickerson	1992	1992	10	16	63%

At wide receiver, there’s no question as to who was the best wide receiver in franchise history. Jerry Rice is the best player to don the silver and black, but Tim Brown was Mr. Raider for a reason. Fred Biletnikoff is in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch led the Raiders in receiving more often than even Biletnikoff, but neither comes close to matching the sustained success in this category enjoyed by Brown. In fact, only Rice (151 games with San Francisco) and Largent (106 games with Seattle) have ever led a team in receiving yards in more games than Brown (105) did with the Raiders.

Finally, let’s recognize for a moment the only two players on this list to lead Oakland in receiving yards in over half of their games. Art Powell was dominant for a four-year run for the team in the mid-’60s, and then there’s 39-42-year-old Jerry Rice, whose greatness exceeds our words.

Receiver	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Receiver	Total Games	%
Tim Brown	1988	2003	105	252	42%
Cliff Branch	1972	1985	73	205	36%
Fred Biletnikoff	1965	1978	60	209	29%
Art Powell	1963	1966	31	56	55%
Todd Christensen	1979	1988	31	147	21%
Jerry Rice	2001	2004	30	59	51%
Mervyn Fernandez	1987	1992	27	89	30%
Warren Wells	1967	1970	25	63	40%
Jerry Porter	2000	2007	23	112	21%
Zach Miller	2007	2010	22	62	35%
Dave Casper	1974	1984	22	109	20%
Michael Crabtree	2015	2017	20	47	43%
James Jett	1993	2002	20	146	14%
Amari Cooper	2015	2018	19	53	36%
Ronald Curry	2002	2008	18	76	24%
Willie Gault	1988	1993	18	99	18%
Mike Siani	1972	1977	15	83	18%
Clem Daniels	1961	1967	15	87	17%
Dokie Williams	1983	1987	13	78	17%
Marcus Allen	1982	1992	13	155	8%
Randy Moss	2005	2006	12	29	41%
Rod Streater	2012	2015	12	36	33%
Denarius Moore	2011	2014	12	51	24%
Darrius Heyward-Bey	2009	2012	12	56	21%
Ethan Horton	1987	1993	11	89	12%
Raymond Chester	1970	1981	10	110	9%

That’s it for the Raiders version of this series. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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