Las Vegas Raiders

The **Las Vegas Raiders** are a professional American football team. They are in the National Football League. They play in Paradise, Nevada, USA. Their stadium is Allegiant Stadium. They were created in 1960 as an American Football League team. They play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC). The other teams in the Western Division are the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Chargers. The Raiders have won three Super Bowls.

### American Football League years (1960-1969)

A few months after the AFL's first draft in 1959, owners of the Minneapolis new team (later known as the Minnesota Vikings) accepted the invitation to join the National Football League. Needing a replacement, the AFL tried to find one quickly. Oakland was thought to be an unlikely city to have a professional American football team. The AFL owners picked Oakland after Los Angeles Chargers owner Barron Hilton threatened to drop his team unless a second team was placed on the West Coast. The city of Oakland was awarded the eighth AFL team on January 30, 1960, and the team took over the Minneapolis club's draft picks. The new Oakland team was called the "Raiders", which is a synonym for a pirate. The team logo includes an illustration of a Jolly Roger pirate.

In the early years, the Raiders struggled. When Al Davis came in as head coach and general manager, the Raiders got better. Davis hired John Rauch and went to the their first AFL Championship against the Houston Oilers and won it 40-7. After winning their first AFL championship they earned a shot at Super Bowl II and lost to Green Bay Packers 33-14. The next two years, the Raiders again won Western Division titles, only to lose the AFL Championship to the eventual Super Bowl winners—the New York Jets (1968) and Kansas City Chiefs (1969).

### National Football League years (1970-present)

After the 1969 season, the AFL decided to merge with the NFL. The Raiders join the American Football Conference as a Western Division member. John Madden was hired as head coach. Madden took the Raiders to their first Super Bowl win against Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Super Bowl XI. Later, Madden left for a commentary career. The Raiders hired Tom Flores, the first Hispanic head coach in NFL history. Flores took the Raiders for their second Super Bowl win against Philadelphia Eagles 27 10 in Super Bowl XV. The Raiders became the first wild card team to win a Super Bowl.

#### Los Angeles Raiders (1982-1995)

Al Davis signed a note to make the Raiders move to Los Angeles. The Raiders won their third Super Bowl against the Washington Redskins. They also hired Art Shell who become the second African American head coach in NFL history.

#### Oakland Raiders (1995-2020)

The Raiders moved back to Oakland. The Raiders have struggled since 2003 season after losing to the Tampa Bay Buccanears in Super Bowl XXXVII. They returned to the playoffs in 2016, but lost in the first round to the Houston Texans. They played their final year in Oakland in 2019 before moving to Las Vegas in 2020.  They finished their first season in Las Vegas with 8 wins and 8 losses.

## Season-by-season records

**_Note:** W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties_
|Season|W|L|T|Finish|Playoff results|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|colspan="6" align="center"|**Oakland Raiders (AFL)**|||||
|1960|6|8|0|3rd AFL West|--|
|1961|2|12|0|4th AFL West|--|
|1962|1|13|0|4th AFL West|--|
|1963|10|4|0|2nd AFL West|--|
|1964|5|7|2|3rd AFL West|--|
|1965|8|5|1|2nd AFL West|--|
|1966|8|5|1|2nd AFL West|--|
|1967|13|1|0|**1st AFL West**|**Won AFL Championship** (Oilers) 40-7 Lost Super Bowl II (Packers) 33-14|
|1968|12|2|0|**1st AFL West**|**Won** Western Division playoff (Chiefs) 41-6 Lost AFL Championship (Jets) 27-23|
|1969|12|1|1|**1st AFL West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 56-7 Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs) 17-7|
|colspan="6" align="center"|**Merged into NFL**|||||
|1970|8|4|2|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 21-14 Lost Conference Championship (B. Colts) 27-17|
|1971|8|4|2|2nd AFC West|--|
|1972|10|3|1|**1st AFC West**|Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 13-7|
|1973|9|4|1|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 33-14 Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 27-10|
|1974|12|2|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 28-26 Lost Conference Championship (Steelers) 24-13|
|1975|11|3|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 31-28 Lost Conference Championship (Steelers) 16-10|
|1976|13|1|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 24-21 **Won** Conference Championship (Steelers) 24-7 **Won Super Bowl XI** (Vikings) 32-14|
|1977|11|3|0|2nd AFC West|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (B. Colts) 37-31 Lost Conference Championship (Broncos) 20-17|
|1978|9|7|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1979|9|7|0|3rd AFC West|--|
|1980|11|5|0|**2nd AFC West**|**Won** Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 27-7 **Won** Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 14-12 **Won** Conference Championship (Chargers) 34-27 **Won Super Bowl XV** (Eagles) 27-10|
|1981|7|9|0|4th AFC West|--|
|colspan="6" align="center"|**Los Angeles Raiders**|||||
|1982|8|1|0|**1st AFC Conf.**+|**Won** First Round (Browns) 27-10 Lost Second Round (Jets) 17-14|
|1983|12|4|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 38-10 **Won** Conference Championship (Seahawks) 30-14 **Won Super Bowl XVIII** (Redskins) 38-9|
|1984|11|5|0|3rd AFC West|Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 13-7|
|1985|12|4|0|**1st AFC West**|Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 27-20|
|1986|8|8|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1987|5|10|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1988|7|9|0|3rd AFC West|--|
|1989|8|8|0|3rd AFC West|--|
|1990|12|4|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 20-10 Lost Conference Championship (Bills) 51-3|
|1991|9|7|0|3rd AFC West|Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 10-6|
|1992|7|9|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1993|10|6|0|2nd AFC West|**Won** Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 42-24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 29-23|
|1994|9|7|0|2nd AFC West|--|
|colspan="6" align="center"|**Oakland Raiders**|||||
|1995|8|8|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1996|7|9|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1997|4|12|0|4th AFC West|--|
|1998|8|8|0|2nd AFC West|--|
|1999|8|8|0|4th AFC West|--|
|2000|12|4|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 27-0 Lost Conference Championship (Ravens) 16-3|
|2001|10|6|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 38-24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 16-13|
|2002|11|5|0|**1st AFC West**|**Won** Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 30-10 **Won** Conference Championship (Titans) 41-24 Lost Super Bowl XXXVII (Buccaneers) 48-21|
|2003|4|12|0|3rd AFC West|--|
|2004|5|11|0|4th AFC West|--|
|2005|4|12|0|4th AFC West|--|
|2006|2|14|0|4th AFC West|--|
|2007|4|10|0|4th AFC West|--|
|colspan="2"|(1960-2006, including AFL & NFL playoffs)|||||

+ = Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.

## Other websites

- Official Website

## Infobox (nfl team)

- **name**: Las Vegas Raiders
- **current**: 2025 Las Vegas Raiders season
- **first season**: 1960 Oakland Raiders season, 1960
- **city**: Allegiant Stadium
Paradise, Nevada
- **misc**: **Headquartered** in the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center
Henderson, Nevada
- **wordmark**: Las Vegas Raiders wordmark.svg
- **affiliate old**: American Football League (1960–1969)
* Western Division (1960–1969)
- **nfl start yr**: 1970
- **division hist**: * **American Football Conference (1970–present)**
** **AFC West (1970–present)**
- **uniform**:
- **colors**: Silver, black

- **song**: "The Autumn Wind"
- **mascot**: Raider Rusher
- **owner**: Mark Davis (American football), Mark & Carol Davis (American football), Carol Davis
(majority)
- **president**: Sandra Douglass Morgan
- **general manager**: John Spytek
- **coach**: Klint Kubiak
- **hist yr**: 2020
- **hist misc**: * Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1994)
* Oakland Raiders (1960–1981; 1995–2019)
- **nicknames**: * Raider Nation
* Silver and Black
* Evil Empire
* Men in Black
* America's Most Wanted
* Team of the Decades
* The World's Team
* _Malosos_ ("Bad Boys"; Mexican fan base)
- **no league champs**: 3†
- **no sb champs**: 3
- **no conf champs**: 4
- **no div champs**: 15
- **league champs**: * **American Football League playoffs, AFL championships (pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) (1)**
1967 American Football League Championship Game, 1967
- **conf champs**: * **AFC:** , , ,
- **sb champs**: 1976 NFL season, 1976 (Super Bowl XI, XI), 1980 NFL season, 1980 (Super Bowl XV, XV), 1983 NFL season, 1983 (Super Bowl XVIII, XVIII)
- **div champs**: * **AFL West:** 1967 American Football League season, 1967, 1968 American Football League season, 1968, 1969 American Football League season, 1969
* **AFC West:** 1970 NFL season, 1970, 1972 NFL season, 1972, 1973 NFL season, 1973, 1974 NFL season, 1974, 1975 NFL season, 1975, 1976 NFL season, 1976, 1983 NFL season, 1983, 1985 NFL season, 1985, 1990 NFL season, 1990, 2000 NFL season, 2000, 2001 NFL season, 2001, 2002 NFL season, 2002
† – 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**: * **AFL:** 1967 American Football League Championship Game, 1967, 1968 American Football League Championship Game, 1968, 1969 American Football League Championship Game, 1969
* **NFL:** 1970–71 NFL playoffs, 1970, 1972–73 NFL playoffs, 1972, 1973–74 NFL playoffs, 1973, 1974–75 NFL playoffs, 1974, 1975–76 NFL playoffs, 1975, 1976–77 NFL playoffs, 1976, 1977–78 NFL playoffs, 1977, 1980–81 NFL playoffs, 1980, 1982–83 NFL playoffs, 1982, 1983–84 NFL playoffs, 1983, 1984–85 NFL playoffs, 1984, 1985–86 NFL playoffs, 1985, 1990–91 NFL playoffs, 1990, 1991–92 NFL playoffs, 1991, 1993–94 NFL playoffs, 1993, 2000–01 NFL playoffs, 2000, 2001–02 NFL playoffs, 2001, 2002–03 NFL playoffs, 2002, 2016–17 NFL playoffs, 2016, 2021–22 NFL playoffs, 2021
- **no playoff appearances**: 23
- **stadium years**: * Kezar Stadium (1960 American Football League season, 1960)
* Candlestick Park (1961 American Football League season, 1961)
* Frank Youell Field (1962 American Football League season, 1962–1965 American Football League season, 1965)
* Oakland Coliseum (1966 American Football League season, 1966–, )
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ()
* **Allegiant Stadium (–present)**