Oakland Raiders: Expecting Hue Jackson to Help Plant Your Feet on Higher Ground

Have the Oakland Raiders had "critical years" when their wins are less than their losses?

The answer is, yes.

There were critical years in 1981, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. This list identifies the years when the Oakland Raiders lost more games than they won, from 1967 to 2009.

Looking at the earlier years we see the following in wins, losses, and ties:

Year                                Wins       Losses    Ties   Ratio

 

1966 AFL Oakland Raiders 8 5 1  8/5 1965 AFL Oakland Raiders 8 5 1  8/5 1964 AFL Oakland Raiders 5 7 2  5/7 1963 AFL Oakland Raiders 10 4 0  10/4 1962 AFL Oakland Raiders 1 13 0  1/13 1961 AFL Oakland Raiders 2 12 0  2/12 1960 AFL Oakland Raiders 6 8 0  6/8 My method of analysis labels a year "critical" when the losses exceed the wins. Hence, we have several critical years:

1960

1961

1962

1964

Note that in 1967, the Oakland Raiders reached a maximum win-loss ratio of 13, with 13 wins and one loss. Here is a portion of the data for 1967

1967 AFL Oakland Raiders* 13 1 0 Rauch Lamonica Daniels Biletnikoff  

 

Another interesting observation is the record of the three consecutive years with the highest win-loss ratios. The three years are 1967, 1968 and 1969. There is no other three-year period with high ratios in the dataset.

According to the historical archives, we have:

1969 AFL Oakland Raiders* 12 1 1 Madden Lamonica Smith Wells 1968 AFL Oakland Raiders* 12 2 0 Rauch Lamonica Dixon Wells 1967 ...