1991 Los Angeles Raiders season

1991 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Art Shell
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card

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 inury also clearly had an impact. A solid defense was led by Howie Long, Greg Townsend (13 sacks) and another acquisition from across the bay, Ronnie Lott (8 interceptions).

Personnel

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 11 Vince Evans 12 Todd Marinovich 13 Jay Schroeder Running backs 32 Marcus Allen 38 Nick Bell 22 Roger Craig 37 Doug Lloyd 41 Napoleon McCallum 35 Steve Smith FB 40 Marcus Wilson Wide receivers 81 Tim Brown PR 86 Mervyn Fernandez 83 Willie Gault 85 Sam Graddy 82 Jamie Holland KR		Tight ends 87 Andrew Glover 88 Ethan Horton Offensive linemen 73 James Fitzpatrick G 60 Rory Graves T 77 Reggie McElroy G 65 Max Montoya G 72 Don Mosebar C 71 Joel Patten T 67 Dan Turk C 68 Bruce Wilkerson T 76 Steve Wisniewski G 66 Steve Wright T		Defensive linemen 70 Scott Davis DT 79 Bob Golic DT 74 Nolan Harrison DT 61 Roy Hart DT 58 Arthur Jimerson DE 75 Howie Long DE 94 Anthony Smith DE 93 Greg Townsend DE Linebackers 58 Thomas Benson OLB 50 Riki Ellison MLB 52 Mike Jones OLB 99 Winston Moss OLB 57 Jerry Robinson MLB 51 Aaron Wallace OLB		Defensive backs 33 Eddie Anderson FS 23 Derrick Crudup S 46 Torin Dorn CB 25 Dan Land S 21 Garry Lewis CB 42 Ronnie Lott SS 36 Terry McDaniel CB 43 Elvis Patterson DB 48 Lionel Washington CB Special teams  7 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	at Houston Oilers	L 47–17	61,367
2	September 8, 1991	Denver Broncos	W 16–13	48,569
3	September 15, 1991	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–0	40,287
4	September 22, 1991	at Atlanta Falcons	L 21–17	53,615
5	September 29, 1991	San Francisco 49ers	W 12–6	91,494
6	October 6, 1991	San Diego Chargers	L 21–13	42,787
7	October 13, 1991	at Seattle Seahawks	W 23–20	61,974
8	October 20, 1991	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–17	85,102
9	October 28, 1991	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–21	77,111
10	Bye
11	November 10, 1991	at Denver Broncos	W 17–16	75,896
12	November 17, 1991	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–7	49,317
13	November 24, 1991	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–14	52,044
14	December 1, 1991	at San Diego Chargers	W 9–7	56,780
15	December 8, 1991	Buffalo Bills	L 30–27	85,081
16	December 16, 1991	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–0	68,625
17	December 22, 1991	Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–21	65,144

Game summaries

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 3 0 7 13 • Raiders 0 3 7 6 16 Date: September 8 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 48,569 Game weather: 65°F; wind 9

Scoring summary Q1 DEN Treadwell 22 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q2 DEN Treadwell 47 yard field goal DEN 6–0 Q2 LA Jaeger 29 yard field goal DEN 6–3 Q3 LA Gault 16 yard pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick) LA 10–6 Q4 LA Jaeger 23 yard field goal LA 13–6 Q4 LA Jaeger 34 yard field goal LA 16–6 Q4 DEN Sewell 3 yard pass from Elway (Treadwell kick) LA 16–13

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	304	235	W4
(4) Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	322	252	W1
(5) Los Angeles Raiders	9	7	0	.563	298	297	L3
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	276	261	W1
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	274	342	L1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 28, 1991	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–6	75,824

External links

• 1991 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com