# 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.
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.

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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

| 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 :