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Eddie
Erdelatz:
(1960-61) Eddie Erdelatz became the Raiders coach in
their first two years.
Marty
Feldman:
(1961-62) Head coach Eddie Erdelatz was fired and
assistant Marty Feldman took over on September 17, 1961.
Red
Conkright:
(1962)
Under Feldman’s replacement, Red Conkright, the Raiders
would continue to struggle losing their next 8 before
defeating the Boston Patriots 20-0 in Oakland in the
season finale to finish with an awful 1-13 record.
Al
Davis:
(1963-65) Davis coached the Raiders from 1963 to 1965.
He exerted a lot of influence on the coaching staff
after becoming general manager and team owner.
Davis'
first coaching experience in professional football came
as the offensive end coach of the Los Angeles Chargers
from 1960 to 1962.Davis holds the credit for introducing
black and silver uniform of the Raiders. He compiled a
coaching record of 23-16-3 in three seasons as head
coach in Oakland. Under Davis the Raiders became one of
the most successful teams in professional football. He
was the youngest person in the history of professional
football to hold these positions of head coach and
general manager.
John
Rauch:
(1966-68) Rauch coached the Oakland Raiders from 1966 to
1968. He led the team to an appearance in Super Bowl II
and was named the AFL Coach of the Year for the 1967
season. After having been retired from the Raiders he
went on to coach the Buffalo Bills for the 1969 and 1970
seasons. He finished with a career professional coaching
record of 40-28-2 in the regular season and 2-2 in the
playoffs.
John
Madden:
(1969-78) John Earl Madden replaced John Rauch as head
coach on February 4, 1969. As the Raiders' head coach
from 1969-1979, he won a Super Bowl in the 1976-1977
season. He guided the Raiders to 103 victories and only
32 losses in ten seasons.
Tom
Flores:
(1979-87) Replacing John Madden as head Coach was Tom
Flores, a Raider QB for the early days. Under Flores the
Raiders won Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII. After
the 1987 season, Flores moved to manage the Raiders'
front office, but a year later, he went on to become the
president and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks.
In 1992, once again he assumed the coaching
responsibility but this time for the Seahawks, but after
three consecutive losing seasons he was fired from the
team. Flores left the NFL.
Mike
Shanahan:
(1988-89) Under new coach Mike Shanahan the Raiders
would play mediocre football all season finishing with a
7-9 record. In 1989, after winning their season opener
40-14 over the San Diego Chargers, at the Coliseum the
Raiders drop their next 3 games leading to the firing of
Coach Mike Shanahan.
Art
Shell:
(1989-94) Under new Coach Art Shell the Raiders would
play better football right away winning 4 of Shell's
first 5 games. In becoming coach Art Shell became the
first black coach in the modern day NFL. He went on to
coach the team until 1994. He is currently the head
coach of the Denver Broncos. He coached the Broncos to
back to back Super Bowl Championships.
Mike
White:
(1995-96) Coach Art Shell was replaced by Mike White. On
September 3, 1995 the Raiders returned to Oakland and
defeated the San Diego Chargers by 17-7. The return to
Oakland
would provide an instant spark as the Raiders playing in
front of true and passionate fans in Oakland got off to
a fantastic start winning 8 of their first 10 games.
Under Mike White, the Raiders won their first home game
against the Jacksonville Jaguars by 17-3. Following the
season Coach Mike White was fired.
Joe
Bugel:
(1997) in his only season with the Raiders, the Raiders
staggered out of the gate losing 3 of their first 4
games by a field goal or less. Frustrating losses became
the hallmark of the season as the Raiders played an
uninspired football all season finishing with a woeful
record of 4-12.
Jon
Gruden:
(1998-2001) Coach Joe Bugel was replaced by Jon Gruden.
New Coach Jon Gruden, at the age of 34 became the
youngest coach in the NFL and a fan favorite due to his
intensity on the sideline that earned him the nickname
chucky from his players. He compiled a 40-28 win-loss
record with the Raiders and in 2002 moved on to manage
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Bill
Callahan:
(2002-2003) Under new Coach Bill Callahan the Raiders
won the AFC Championship Game and a berth in Super Bowl
XXXVII. In his first season as a head coach, he became
just the fourth rookie head coach in NFL history to do
so finishing 13-6. He became the third Raiders head
coach to win an AFC West title and into the conference
championship game in his first full season. Under
Callahan's guidance, the Raiders led the NFL in passing
for the first time in team history and led the league in
total offense for just the second time in team history.
Despite the success of his 2002 team, the 2003 Raiders
became a losing team. Even Bill Callahan developed a
feud with the players. Following the disastrous season
which saw the Raiders finish tied for the worst record
in the NFL Coach Bill Callahan was fired.
Norv
Turner:
(2004-present) The Norv Turner era would get off to a
good start as the Raiders won 2 of their first 3 games
in 2004. |