| Team: | Oakland Raiders |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Record: | 9–7 |
| Division Place: | 4th AFC West |
| Owner: | Al Davis |
| General Manager: | Al Davis |
| Coach: | Tom Flores |
| Stadium: | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Raiders seasons |
The 1979 Oakland Raiders season was their 10th in the league, and 20th overall. They matched their previous season's output of 9–7.[1] Oakland started off 1–3, rallied to 6–4, then fell to 6–6 after an upset loss to the Kansas City chiefs. Oakland then went on a three-game winning streak that featured a 14–10 defensive struggle in Denver, a comeback win in New Orleans after trailing 35–14 in the 3rd quarter, and a 19–14 win over the Cleveland Browns. In the season finale the Raiders stood at 9–6 in need of a win at home against the Seattle Seahawks to have a shot at a wildcard playoff spot. However, it was not to be, and Seattle quarterback Jim Zorn's 314 yards and 2 TD passes eliminated the Raiders, 29–24.
This was the first season since 1964 that the Raiders finished lower than second place in the AFL/AFC West.
See main article: 1979 NFL draft.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 2 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–30 | 1–1 | San Diego Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–27 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap | ||
| 4 | September 23 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–35 | 1–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | ||
| 5 | September 30 | Denver Broncos | W 27–3 | 2–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 6 | Miami Dolphins | W 13–3 | 3–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 7 | October 14 | Atlanta Falcons | W 50–19 | 4–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 21 | at New York Jets | L 19–28 | 4–4 | Shea Stadium | Recap | ||
| 9 | San Diego Chargers | W 45–22 | 5–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | |||
| 10 | November 4 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–10 | 6–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 11 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–31 | 6–5 | Astrodome | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 18 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–24 | 6–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 13 | November 25 | at Denver Broncos | W 14–10 | 7–6 | Mile High Stadium | Recap | ||
| 14 | at New Orleans Saints | W 42–35 | 8–6 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap | |||
| 15 | December 9 | Cleveland Browns | W 19–14 | 9–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 16 | December 16 | Seattle Seahawks | L 24–29 | 9–7 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
See also: 1979 New Orleans Saints season.