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The final game at the stadium in December 1965 was also against New York, renamed the Jets, and the Raiders won, 24–14. [1] Frank Youell Field remained in operation for several years and hosted some high school football games after the Raiders moved into the Coliseum in 1966; it was demolished in 1969 to make way for extra parking for Laney ...
The Raiders played their first game at the stadium on September 18, 1966. In 1968, the Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland and began play at the stadium. The Athletics' first game was played on April 17, 1968. The stadium complex cost $25.5 million ($239 million adjusted for inflation) to build and rests on 120 acres (49 ha) of land.
The Raiders' first-ever regular season game was played on September 11, 1960, at home against the Houston Oilers. The Oilers took an early lead after a 43-yard pass from George Blanda to Charlie Hennigan. The Raiders evened the score in the second quarter when Tom Flores connected with Tony Teresa for a 13-yard pass.
The Raiders soon announced plans to stay in Oakland until the new stadium was completed in 2020. [59] Ground was officially broken on the new stadium on November 13, 2017. [60] Following a season-ending 4-game losing streak to finish 6–10 in 2017, in addition to a regression of the offense under Todd Downing, Del Rio was fired by Mark Davis.
The matchup will be the club’s final home game at the venerable Oakland Coliseum. The team, which has called Oakland home since 1968, announced last year that it plans to build a stadium in Las ...
Kezar Stadium was the first home of the San Francisco 49ers [5] and Oakland Raiders, as well as many NFL Hall of Famers, historical NFL games, and the first "alley-oop". [6] The Raiders played at Kezar for their first four home games in 1960 , and at Candlestick Park during the remainder of their first two seasons, [ 7 ] before Frank Youell ...
Add in last season's Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers, and Reid's Chiefs are 6-0 in the Raiders' home stadium. That ties ex-Raiders Josh McDaniels for the most wins by any coach at ...
The Raiders’ home stadium is being transformed for the big game between the Chiefs and 49ers. That means the end zones are being painted with new colors. ... First, the logo at midfield will be ...