Oakland Raiders
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The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raiders. Between 1982 and 1994, the team played in Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Raiders.
Oakland Raiders | |||
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Established 1960 Ended 2019 Played in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California | |||
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League/conference affiliations | |||
American Football League (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970–2019)
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Uniform | |||
Team colors | Silver, black | ||
Fight song | The Autumn Wind | ||
Mascot | Raider Rusher | ||
Personnel | |||
Owner(s) | Chet Soda (1960) F. Wayne Valley (1961–1971) Ed McGah (1966–1971) Co-Owner Al Davis (1966–2011) Mark Davis (2011–Present) | ||
General manager | Chet Soda (1960) Paul Hastings (1961) Wes Fry (1962) Al Davis (1963–2010) Hue Jackson (2011) Reggie McKenzie (2012–2018) Mike Mayock (2019) | ||
Head coach | Eddie Erdelatz (1960–1961) Marty Feldman (1961–1962) Red Conkright (1962) Al Davis (1963–1965) John Rauch (1966–1968) John Madden (1969–1978) Tom Flores (1979–1981) Mike White (1995–1996) Joe Bugel (1997) Jon Gruden (1998–2001) Bill Callahan (2002–2003) Norv Turner (2004–2005) Art Shell (2006) Lane Kiffin (2007–2008) Tom Cable (2008–2010) Hue Jackson (2011) Dennis Allen (2012–2014) Tony Sparano (2014) Jack Del Rio (2015–2017) Jon Gruden (2018–2019) | ||
Team history | |||
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Team nicknames | |||
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Championships | |||
League championships (2†)
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Conference championships (3) | |||
Division championships (12) † – Does not include the AFL or NFL championships won during the same seasons as the AFL–NFL Super Bowl championships prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger | |||
Playoff appearances (15) | |||
Home fields | |||
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The team's first home game was at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, against the Houston Oilers on September 11, 1960, with a 37–22 loss. They played their last game as an Oakland-based team on December 29, 2019, a game which they lost 16–15 to make them finish 3rd in the AFC West, eliminate them from playoff contention, and suffer a late-season collapse after starting with a 6–4 record.