1985 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season

The 1985 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 26th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's 11–5 record, winning 12 games.[1] The team qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Two close victories over Denver towards the end of the season gave Los Angeles the division title, while Denver missed the playoffs despite an 11–5 record.

Before the season

Draft

1985 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Jessie Hester  WR Florida State
3 79 Tim Moffett  WR Ole Miss
3 80 Stefon Adams  DB East Carolina Played for Raiders in 1986–89
4 107 Jamie Kimmel  LB Syracuse Played for Raiders in 1986–87
5 135 Dan Reeder  RB Delaware
6 143 Rusty Hilger  QB Oklahoma State
7 186 Kevin Belcher  T Wisconsin
7 188 Mark Pattison  WR Washington
7 191 Bret Clark  DB Nebraska
7 192 Nick Haden  G Penn State
8 220 Leonard Wingate  DT South Carolina State
9 246 Chris Sydnor  DB Penn State
10 275 Reggie McKenzie  LB Tennessee
10 276 Albert Myres  DB Tulsa
11 303 Steve Strachan  RB Boston College
12 332 Raymond Polk  DB Oklahoma State
      Made roster  

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1985 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Roster

1985 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 44 Stefon Adams DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Nick Haden C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 59 Jamie Kimmel ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 89 Mark Pattison WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 8 New York Jets W 31–0 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,123 Recap
2 September 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–36 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 72,686 Recap
3 September 22 San Francisco 49ers L 10–34 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006 Recap
4 September 29 at New England Patriots W 35–20 2–2 Sullivan Stadium 60,686 Recap
5 October 6 Kansas City Chiefs W 19–0 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,133 Recap
6 October 13 New Orleans Saints W 23–13 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,152 Recap
7 October 20 at Cleveland Browns W 21–20 5–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,928 Recap
8 October 28 San Diego Chargers W 34–21 6–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,297 Recap
9 November 3 at Seattle Seahawks L 3–33 6–3 Kingdome 64,060 Recap
10 November 10 at San Diego Chargers L 34–40 (OT) 6–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 58,566 Recap
11 November 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–6 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,501 Recap
12 November 24 Denver Broncos W 31–28 (OT) 8–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,161 Recap
13 December 1 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–24 9–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 20,858 Recap
14 December 8 at Denver Broncos W 17–14 (OT) 10–4 Mile High Stadium 75,042 Recap
15 December 15 Seattle Seahawks W 13–3 11–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,425 Recap
16 December 23 at Los Angeles Rams W 16–6 12–4 Anaheim Stadium 66,676 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Recap
Divisional January 5, 1986 New England Patriots (5) L 20–27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 88,936 Recap

Season summary

Week 1

1 234Total
Jets 0 000 0
• Raiders 7 1473 31
Scoring summary
Q11:03LAAllen 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 7–0
Q212:10LAD. Williams 14 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 14–0
Q25:08LAAllen 3 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 21–0
Q311:38LAToran 70 yard interception return (Bahr kick)Raiders 28–0
Q48:29LABahr 20 yard field goalLA 31–0

[3] [4]

Week 10 at Chargers

Week Ten: Los Angeles Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Raiders 7 6 147034
Chargers 7 3 1014640

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 56%, wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,566
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SDG – Bob Thomas 34-yard field goal, 10:11. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:07.
  • RAI – Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (kick blocked), 1:57. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

  • SDG – Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal, 11:32. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:28.
  • RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:11. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:21.
  • SDG – Lionel James 34-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 3:08. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:03.
  • RAI – Jessie Hester 54-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:59. Raiders 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – Gary Anderson 21-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 7:07. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:07.
  • RAI – Todd Christensen 24-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 1:49. Raiders 34–27 Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:18.
  • SDG – Charlie Joiner 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 0:53. Tied 34–34. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:56.

Overtime

  • SDG – Lionel James 17-yard run, 11:16. Chargers 40–34. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.

Top passers

  • RAI – Marc Wilson – 18/32, 297 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • SDG – Dan Fouts – 26/41, 436 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • RAI – Marcus Allen – 28 rushes, 119 yards, TD
  • SDG – Gary Anderson – 16 rushes, 70 yards

Top receivers

  • RAI – Todd Christensen – 7 receptions, 112 yards, TD
  • SDG – Lionel James – 11 receptions, 168 yards, TD

Week 14 at Broncos

Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders (9–4) at Denver Broncos (9–4)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Raiders 0 0 140317
Broncos 7 7 00014

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,042
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:30. Broncos 14–0. Drive:

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Overtime

  • LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal, 10:05. Raiders 17–14. Drive:
Top passers
  • LA – Marc Wilson – 13/28, 93 yards, TD, 4 INT
  • DEN – John Elway – 18/36, 158 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • LA – Todd Christensen – 6 receptions, 53 yards, TD
  • DEN – Steve Watson – 5 receptions, 56 yards

Standings

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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 9–3 354 308 W6
Denver Broncos 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 380 329 W2
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 349 303 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 3–5 7–7 467 435 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 317 360 W1

MVP

Running Back Marcus Allen earned the 1985 league MVP with Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears finishing as the runner-up. Allen started all 16 games and caught 67 passes for 2,314 total yards (1,759 rushing yards) and 14 total touchdowns (11 rushing touchdowns). His longest run was 61 yards, his longest reception was 44 yards, and he ran for 4.6 yards per carry. He also completed 1 of 2 passes for 16 yards for zero touchdowns. [5]

Pro Bowlers

The 1985 Raiders had four players make it to the Pro Bowl. They were Marcus Allen, Todd Christensen, Mike Haynes, and Howie Long.[6]

References

  1. ^ 1985 Los Angeles Raiders
  2. ^ "1985 Los Angeles Raiders Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sept 9. Retrieved 2017-Nov-01.
  5. ^ "1985 Los Angeles Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "1985 Los Angeles Raiders Starters, Roster, & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
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