2004 Oakland Raiders season

The 2004 Oakland Raiders season was the 45th of professional football for the Oakland Raiders franchise, their 35th season as members of the National Football League, and their ninth season since returning to Oakland. They were led by head coach Norv Turner in his first season as head coach of the Raiders. They played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum as member of the AFC West. They finished the season 5–11, finishing in last place in the AFC West for the second consecutive year.

2004 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
Head coach	Norv Turner
General manager	Al Davis
Home field	Network Associates Coliseum
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Shane Lechler, P

Though Rich Gannon began the season as the Raiders starting quarterback, he suffered a neck injury in the third game of the season that would eventually lead to his retirement. For the second consecutive season, the Raiders suffered a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season. They only won one game by a touchdown or more, defeating their Super Bowl XXXVII opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20–10.

The team lost two of their starting receivers from the 2002 team: Tim Brown was released and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jerry Rice was traded to the Seattle Seahawks midseason.

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2003 season 4–12 to finish in a tie for last place in the AFC West. Following the season, Raider owner Al Davis fired head coach Bill Callahan after two years as head coach.[1][2] A month later, the team named Norv Turner head coach.[3]

Offseason

Notable departures

Pos.	Player	Age	2004 Team
LB	Eric Barton	26	New York Jets
DT	Rod Coleman	27	Atlanta Falcons

NFL Draft

2004 Oakland Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	2	Robert Gallery	OT	Iowa
2	45	Jake Grove	C	Virginia Tech
3	67	Stuart Schweigert	FS	Purdue
4	99	Carlos Francis	WR	Texas Tech
5	134	Johnnie Morant	WR	Syracuse
6	166	Shawn Johnson	DE	Delaware
6	182	Cody Spencer	LB	North Texas
7	245	Courtney Anderson	TE	San Jose State
7	255	Andre Sommersell	LB	Colorado State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2004 Oakland Raiders staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Jimmy Raye Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Steve Sarkisian Running Backs – Skip Peete Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight Ends – John Morton Offensive Line – Aaron Kromer Offensive Assistant – Chris Turner			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive Line – Sam Clancy Inside Linebackers – Don Martindale Outside Linebackers – Pat Jones Defensive Backs – Clayton Lopez Quality Control/Defense – Chris Griswold Squad Development – Willie Brown Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Joe Avezzano Specials Teams Assistant – Martin Bayless Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Fish

Roster

2004 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks 5 Kerry Collins 8 Marques Tuiasosopo Running Backs 32 Zack Crockett FB 47 Tyrone Wheatley 28 Amos Zereoué 27 J.R. Redmond 20 Justin Fargas 44 Chris Hetherington Wide Receivers 80 Jerry Rice 84 Jerry Porter 89 Ronald Curry 85 Doug Gabriel KR 87 Alvis Whitted Tight Ends 82 Teyo Johnson 86 Roland Williams 88 Doug Jolley 83 Courtney Anderson		Offensive Linemen 70 Brad Badger G 76 Robert Gallery T 64 Jake Grove C 71 Corey Hulsey G 73 Frank Middleton G 65 Barry Sims T 78 Chad Slaughter T 67 Ron Stone G 62 Adam Treu C 66 Langston Walker T Defensive Linemen 91 Tyler Brayton DE 94 Akbar Gbaja-Biamila DE 98 Bobby Hamilton DE 96 Grant Irons DE 93 Tommy Kelly DT 97 John Parrella DT 90 Terdell Sands DT 99 Warren Sapp DT 92 Ted Washington Jr. DT		Linebackers 55 Danny Clark MLB 59 DeLawrence Grant OLB 58 Napoleon Harris OLB 51 Tim Johnson MLB 56 Travian Smith OLB 50 Maugaula Tuitele MLB 54 Sam Williams OLB Defensive Backs 23 Marques Anderson SS 21 Nnamdi Asomugha CB 34 Ray Buchanan FS 31 Phillip Buchanon CB/PR 40 Jarrod Cooper SS 30 Stuart Schweigert FS 35 David Terrell CB 25 Denard Walker CB 24 Charles Woodson CB Special Teams 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P		Reserve Lists 12 Rich Gannon

Regular season

Schedule and results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance	TV
1	September 12, 2004	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–24	0–1	60,147	CBS
2	September 19, 2004	Buffalo Bills	W 13–10	1–1	53,610	CBS
3	September 26, 2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–20	2–1	60,874	ESPN
4	October 3, 2004	at Houston Texans	L 17–30	2–2	70,741	CBS
5	October 10, 2004	at Indianapolis Colts	L 14–35	2–3	57,230	CBS
6	October 17, 2004	Denver Broncos	L 3–31	2–4	62,507	CBS
7	October 24, 2004	New Orleans Saints	L 26–31	2–5	45,337	Fox
8	October 31, 2004	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–42	2–6	66,210	CBS
9	November 7, 2004	at Carolina Panthers	W 27–24	3–6	73,518	CBS
10	Bye
11	November 21, 2004	San Diego Chargers	L 17–23	3–7	46,905	CBS
12	November 28, 2004	at Denver Broncos	W 25–24	4–7	75,936	ESPN
13	December 5, 2004	Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–34	4–8	51,292	CBS
14	December 12, 2004	at Atlanta Falcons	L 10–35	4–9	70,616	CBS
15	December 19, 2004	Tennessee Titans	W 40–35	5–9	44,299	CBS
16	December 25, 2004	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–31	5–10	77,289	CBS
17	January 2, 2005	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 6–13	5–11	41,112	CBS

Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 0 7 6 12 25 Broncos 0 10 0 14 24 Date: November 28 Location: Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, CO Game start: 8:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 75,936 Game weather: Snow TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Suzy Kolber

Scoring summary Q2 1:55 DEN Elam 32 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q2 :46 DEN Smith 85 yard pass from Plummer (Elam kick) DEN 10–0 Q2 :16 OAK Porter 42 yard pass from Collins (Janikowski kick) DEN 10–7 Q3 12:50 OAK Porter 14 yard pass from Collins (kick blocked) OAK 13–10 Q4 14:26 DEN Droughns 3 yard run (Elam kick) DEN 17–13 Q4 13:26 DEN Johnson 32 yard interception return (Elam kick) DEN 24–13 Q4 6:11 OAK Curry 6 yard pass from Collins (pass failed) DEN 24–19 Q4 1:49 OAK Porter 5 yard pass from Collins (pass failed) OAK 25–24

• Kerry Collins 26/45, 339 Yds
• Jerry Porter 6 Rec, 135 Yds

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(4) San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	446	313	W1
^(6) Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	381	304	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	483	435	L1
Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	320	422	L2

References

1. "Raiders fire head coach Callahan". SFGate. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
2. Press, From Associated (January 1, 2004). "Raiders Officially Fire Callahan". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
3. "Turner hired by Raiders". ESPN.com. January 26, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17.