Raiders Head Coaches

 

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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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