Record 12–1–1 Playoff finish Lost AFL Championship Owner F. Wayne Valley | Division place 1st AFL Western Start date 1969 | |
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The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the Raiders' last in the AFL (they would, along with all the other AFL teams, join the NFL in 1970).
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The Raiders stormed to a 12–1–1 record in 1969. They led the league in wins for a third consecutive season; in doing so, they posted a staggering 37–4–1 record over their final three years of AFL play. The season would end with an upset loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 1969 AFL Championship Game.
Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall-of-Fame head coach John Madden. Madden would lead the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games, and a Super Bowl championship before leaving in 1978. He would post a 112–39–7 regular season record over this span.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Week 6
AFL championship game
Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7
January 4, 1970, at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California