1991 Los Angeles Raiders season

1991 Los Angeles Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Art Shell
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Local radio	KLAC–AM 570
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chiefs) 6–10

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).

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 (QB) 11 Vince Evans 12 Todd Marinovich 13 Jay Schroeder Running backs (RB) 32 Marcus Allen 38 Nick Bell 22 Roger Craig 41 Napoleon McCallum 35 Steve Smith FB Wide receivers (WR) 81 Tim Brown PR 86 Mervyn Fernandez 83 Willie Gault 85 Sam Graddy KR 82 Jamie Holland KR Tight ends (TE) 87 Andrew Glover 88 Ethan Horton

Offensive linemen (OL) 73 James Fitzpatrick G/T 77 Reggie McElroy G 65 Max Montoya G 72 Don Mosebar C 68 Bruce Wilkerson T 76 Steve Wisniewski G 66 Steve Wright T Defensive linemen (DL) 70 Scott Davis DT 79 Bob Golic DT 74 Nolan Harrison DE 61 Roy Hart DT 75 Howie Long DE 94 Anthony Smith DE/DT 93 Greg Townsend DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 Thomas Benson OLB 50 Riki Ellison MLB 52 Mike Jones MLB 99 Winston Moss OLB 57 Jerry Robinson OLB 51 Aaron Wallace OLB Defensive backs (DB) 33 Eddie Anderson FS 23 Derrick Crudup FS 46 Torin Dorn CB 25 Dan Land CB/S 21 Garry Lewis CB 42 Ronnie Lott SS 36 Terry McDaniel CB 43 Elvis Patterson SS 48 Lionel Washington CB Special teams  7 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K 67 Dan Turk LS

Practice squad 29 Dennis Johnson CB 63 Josh Taotoai C 40 Marcus Wilson RB Reserve 84 Mike Dyal TE (PUP) 60 Rory Graves T (IR) 58 A. J. Jimerson LB (IR) 31 Vance Mueller RB (IR) 71 Joel Patten T (IR) 47 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squad Rookies in italics

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

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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	3	7	17
Oilers	6	10	21	10	47

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 HOU – Warren Moon 1-yard run (Ian Howfield kick), 13:40. Oilers 13–0. HOU – Ian Howfield 34-yard field goal, 5:27. Oilers 16–0. LA – Willie Gault 59-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 2:44. Oilers 16–7. 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 LA – Vince Evans – 6/10, 127 yards, TD, INT HOU – Warren Moon – 18/33, 250 yards, 2 TD Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen – 8 rushes, 17 yards HOU – Allen Pinkett – 26 rushes, 144 yards Top receivers LA – Sam Graddy – 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD HOU – Ernest Givins – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 2 vs Broncos

Week Two: Denver Broncos (1–0) at Los Angeles Raiders (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	3	0	7	13
Raiders	0	3	7	6	16

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 DEN – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal, 2:29. Broncos 3–0. 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 LA – Willie Gault 16-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Jeff Jaeger kick), 5:47. Raiders 10–6. 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 DEN – John Elway – 15/29, 240 yards, TD LA – Jay Schroeder – 12/19, 168 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – Gaston Green – 11 rushes, 25 yards LA – Roger Craig – 27 rushes, 99 yards Top receivers DEN – Steve Sewell – 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD LA – Willie Gault – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Standings

AFC West
	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

External links

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