# 1963 Oakland Raiders season

The 1963 Oakland Raiders season was the team's fourth in Oakland. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its abysmal 1962 record of 1–13.
In his first year with the organization, Raiders legend Al Davis, formerly a receivers coach with the San Diego Chargers, replaced the team's original gold and black uniforms with the current "silver and black" scheme. Under his leadership as head coach and general manager, the Raiders stunned the rest of the AFL by winning ten games. They finished with a record of 10–4, which was good for second place in the Western Division, one game behind the eventual AFL champion Chargers, whom they had defeated twice. The Raiders swept the Western division in 1963, winning all six games. For his role in the Raiders' miraculous turnaround, Al Davis was named the AFL's "Coach of the Year".

## Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 7 | at Houston Oilers | W 24–13 | 1–0 | Jeppesen Stadium | 24,749 | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–17 | 2–0 | Frank Youell Field | 17,568 | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | Boston Patriots | L 14–20 | 2–1 | Frank Youell Field | 17,131 | Recap |
| 4 | September 28 | at New York Jets | L 7–10 | 2–2 | Polo Grounds | 17,100 | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at Buffalo Bills | L 0–12 | 2–3 | War Memorial Stadium | 24,846 | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | at Boston Patriots | L 14–20 | 2–4 | Fenway Park | 26,494 | Recap |
| 7 | October 20 | New York Jets | W 49–26 | 3–4 | Frank Youell Field | 15,557 | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | at San Diego Chargers | W 34–33 | 4–4 | Balboa Stadium | 30,182 | Recap |
| 9 | November 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 10–7 | 5–4 | Frank Youell Field | 18,919 | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 22–7 | 6–4 | Municipal Stadium | 24,879 | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Bye week | Bye week | Bye week | Bye week | Bye week | Bye week |
| | November 24 | Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22 | Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22 | Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22 | Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22 |
| 12 | November 28 | at Denver Broncos | W 26–10 | 7–4 | Bears Stadium | 14,763 | Recap |
| 13 | December 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 41–27 | 8–4 | Frank Youell Field | 20,249 | Recap |
| 14 | December 15 | Denver Broncos | W 35–31 | 9–4 | Frank Youell Field | 15,223 | Recap |
| 15 | December 22 | Houston Oilers | W 52–49 | 10–4 | Frank Youell Field | 17,401 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 1 at Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Oilers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: September 7
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,749
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – George Blanda 30-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0.
HOU – George Blanda 46-yard field goal. Oilers 6–0.
Second quarter
No scoring
Third quarter
OAK – Clem Daniels 2-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 7–6.
OAK – Mike Mercer 11-yard field goal. Raiders 10–6.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Art Powell 85-yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 17–6.
OAK – Ken Herock 15-yard fumble return (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 24–6.
HOU – Charley Hennigan 34-yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick). Raiders 24–13.
Top passers
OAK – Tom Flores – 7/21, 217 yards, TD
HOU – Jacky Lee – 10/28, 123 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Clem Daniels – 16 rushes, 73 yards, TD
HOU – Charley Tolar – 9 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Art Powell – 7 receptions, 181 yards, TD
HOU – Charley Hennigan – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • Raiders | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Week 7

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| • Raiders | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Week 8

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Chargers | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
* Clem Daniels 19 Rush, 125 Yds

### Week 9

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Week 10

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Raiders | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
* Clem Daniels 31 Rush, 122 Yds

### Week 12

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Raiders | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 26 |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Week 13

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| • Raiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 41 |
* Art Powell 6 Rec, 132 Yds

### Week 14

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| • Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
* Clem Daniels 5 Rec, 127 Yds

### Week 15

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| • Raiders | 7 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
* Tom Flores 17/29, 407 Yds
* Clem Daniels 22 Rush, 158 Yds
* Art Powell 10 Rec, 247 Yds

## Standings

AFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| San Diego Chargers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 3–3 | 399 | 255 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–0 | 363 | 282 | W8 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 2–4 | 347 | 263 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 1–5 | 301 | 473 | L7 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.