1991 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season

The 1991 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 32nd in the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only nine games. After a 9–4 start, the team lost its last three games, but did qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season. The Raiders were inconsistent offensively, with struggling quarterback Jay Schroeder eventually benched in favor of rookie Todd Marinovich. It was notable that future Hall of Famer Marcus Allen's role was restricted mainly to backing up newly acquired Roger Craig, and future All-Pro Tim Brown also played mostly as a reserve, starting only one game. The loss of Bo Jackson to a career-ending injury also clearly had an impact. A solid defense was led by Howie Long, Greg Townsend (13 sacks) and Ronnie Lott (8 interceptions).[1]

Staff

1991 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office

  • President of the General Partner – Al Davis
  • Director of Football Operations – Steve Ortmayer
  • Senior Executive – John Herrera

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Art Shell

Offensive coaches

  • Offense – Tom Walsh
  • Quarterbacks – Mike White
  • Offensive backs – Joe Scannella
  • Tight ends – Terry Robiskie
  • Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff
  • Offensive line – Kim Helton
 Defensive coaches
  • Defense/Linebackers – Dave Adolph
  • Defensive line – Earl Leggett
  • Linebackers – Gunther Cunningham
  • Defensive backs – Odis McKinney
  • Defensive backs – Jack Stanton

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Steve Ortmayer

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Todd Sperber
  • Strength and conditioning – Doug Wilkerson

Roster

1991 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 29 Dennis Johnson CB
  • 63 Josh Taotoai C
  • 40 Marcus Wilson RB

47 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 July 27 San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,365
2 August 4 vs. Miami Dolphins L 17–19 0–2 Tokyo Dome 51,122
3 August 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 17–12 1–2 Texas Stadium 55,981
4 August 17 Chicago Bears W 13–10 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 35,538
5 August 23 San Diego Chargers W 17–7 3–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 48,509

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 1 at Houston Oilers L 17–47 0–1 Astrodome 61,367 Recap
2 September 8 Denver Broncos W 16–13 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,569 Recap
3 September 15 Indianapolis Colts W 16–0 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,287 Recap
4 September 22 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–21 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,615 Recap
5 September 29 San Francisco 49ers W 12–6 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 91,494 Recap
6 October 6 San Diego Chargers L 13–21 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,787 Recap
7 October 13 at Seattle Seahawks W 23–20 (OT) 4–3 Kingdome 61,974 Recap
8 October 20 Los Angeles Rams W 20–17 5–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,102 Recap
9 October 28 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–24 5–4 Arrowhead Stadium 77,111 Recap
10 Bye
11 November 10 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 6–4 Mile High Stadium 75,896 Recap
12 November 17 Seattle Seahawks W 31–7 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 49,317 Recap
13 November 24 at Cincinnati Bengals W 38–14 8–4 Riverfront Stadium 52,044 Recap
14 December 1 at San Diego Chargers W 9–7 9–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 56,780 Recap
15 December 8 Buffalo Bills L 27–30 (OT) 9–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,081 Recap
16 December 16 at New Orleans Saints L 0–27 9–6 Louisiana Superdome 68,625 Recap
17 December 22 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–27 9–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,144 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 at Oilers

Week One: Los Angeles Raiders (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 3717
Oilers 6 10 211047

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 61,367
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • HOU – Allen Pinkett 8-yard run (kick failed), 5:37. Oilers 6–0.
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • HOU – Ernest Givins 22-yard pass from Warren Moon (Ian Howfield kick), 12:17. Oilers 23–7.
  • LA – Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal, 7:24. Oilers 23–10.
  • HOU – Tony Jones 28-yard pass from Warren Moon (Ian Howfield kick), 5:59. Oilers 30–10.
  • HOU – Mike Dumas 19-yard fumble return (Ian Howfield kick), 3:45. Oilers 37–10.
Fourth quarter
  • HOU – Ian Howfield 46-yard field goal, 9:43. Oilers 40–10.
  • LA – Sam Graddy 80-yard pass from Vince Evans (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:29. Oilers 40–10.
  • HOU – Gary Brown 39-yard run (Ian Howfield kick), 1:52. Oilers 47–10.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 2 vs Broncos

Week Two: Denver Broncos (1–0) at Los Angeles Raiders (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 3 0713
Raiders 0 3 7616

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,569
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • DEN – David Treadwell 47-yard field goal, 13:11. Broncos 6–0.
  • LA – Jeff Jaeger 29-yard field goal, 6:23. Broncos 6–3.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • LA – Jeff Jaeger 23-yard field goal, 9:17. Raiders 13–6.
  • LA – Jeff Jaeger 34-yard field goal, 2:48. Raiders 16–6.
  • DEN – Steve Sewell 3-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 0:25. Raiders 16–10.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • DEN – Gaston Green – 11 rushes, 25 yards
  • LA – Roger Craig – 27 rushes, 99 yards
Top receivers

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 5–3 10–4 304 235 W4
(4) Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 316 252 W1
(5) Los Angeles Raiders 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 298 297 L3
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 2–6 6–6 276 261 W1
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 274 342 L1

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Recap
Wildcard December 28 at Kansas City Chiefs (4) L 6–10 Arrowhead Stadium 75,824 Recap

References

  1. ^ 1991 Los Angeles Raiders
  2. ^ "1991 Los Angeles Raiders starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "1991 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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