1972 Oakland Raiders Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | John Madden (10-3-1) | 10-3 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| George Atkinson | DB | January 4, 1947 | 6’0′ | 180 | Morris Brown |
| Pete Banaszak | RB | May 21, 1944 | 5’11’ | 210 | Miami (FL) |
| Fred Biletnikoff | WR-FL | February 23, 1943 | 6’1′ | 190 | Florida St. |
| George Blanda | QB | September 17, 1927 | 6’2′ | 215 | Kentucky |
| Cliff Branch | WR | August 1, 1948 | 5’11’ | 170 | Colorado |
| Bob Brown | T | December 8, 1941 | 6’4′ | 280 | Nebraska |
| Willie Brown | DB | December 2, 1940 | 6’1′ | 195 | Grambling St. |
| George Buehler | G | August 10, 1947 | 6’2′ | 260 | Stanford |
| Joe Carroll | LB | May 29, 1950 | 6’1′ | 220 | Pittsburgh |
| Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6’3′ | 232 | Morgan St. |
| Tony Cline | DE | July 25, 1948 | 6’3′ | 244 | Miami (FL) |
| Dan Conners | LB | February 6, 1941 | 6’2′ | 230 | Miami (FL) |
| Dave Dalby | C | October 19, 1950 | 6’3′ | 247 | UCLA |
| Clarence Davis | RB | June 28, 1949 | 5’10’ | 195 | USC |
| Jerry DePoyster | K | July 6, 1946 | 6’1′ | 200 | Wyoming |
| Don Highsmith | RB | March 12, 1948 | 6’0′ | 210 | Michigan St. |
| Marv Hubbard | RB | May 7, 1946 | 6’1′ | 225 | Colgate |
| Gerald Irons | LB | May 2, 1947 | 6’2′ | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Horace Jones | DE | July 31, 1949 | 6’3′ | 255 | Louisville |
| Tom Keating | DT | September 2, 1942 | 6’2′ | 247 | Michigan |
| Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6’3′ | 215 | Notre Dame |
| Tommy Maxwell | DB | May 5, 1947 | 6’2′ | 195 | Texas A&M |
| Terry Mendenhall | LB | April 16, 1949 | 6’1′ | 210 | San Diego St. |
| Bob Moore | TE | February 12, 1949 | 6’3′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Carleton Oats | DT-DE | April 24, 1942 | 6’3′ | 260 | Florida A&M |
| Gus Otto | LB | December 8, 1943 | 6’1′ | 220 | Missouri |
| Jim Otto | C | January 5, 1938 | 6’2′ | 255 | Miami (FL) |
| Jeff Queen | RB-TE | August 15, 1946 | 6’1′ | 217 | Morgan St. |
| Paul Seiler | C-T | November 1, 1945 | 6’4′ | 258 | Notre Dame |
| Art Shell | T | November 26, 1946 | 6’5′ | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Mike Siani | WR | May 27, 1950 | 6’2′ | 195 | Villanova |
| Otis Sistrunk | DT-DE-NT | September 18, 1946 | 6’4′ | 265 | none |
| Greg Slough | LB | February 26, 1948 | 6’3′ | 230 | USC |
| Charlie Smith | RB | January 18, 1946 | 6’0′ | 205 | Utah |
| Ken Stabler | QB | December 25, 1945 | 6’3′ | 215 | Alabama |
| Jack Tatum | DB | November 18, 1948 | 5’10’ | 200 | Ohio St. |
| Skip Thomas | DB | February 7, 1950 | 6’1′ | 205 | USC |
| Art Thoms | DT | October 20, 1946 | 6’5′ | 260 | Syracuse |
| Gene Upshaw | G | August 15, 1945 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| John Vella | T | April 21, 1950 | 6’4′ | 258 | USC |
| Phil Villapiano | LB | February 26, 1949 | 6’2′ | 225 | Bowling Green |
| Jimmy Warren | DB | July 20, 1939 | 5’11’ | 175 | Illinois |
| Nemiah Wilson | DB | April 6, 1943 | 6’0′ | 165 | Grambling St. |