Super Bowl XI
Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14
After having lost in the second Super Bowl, and having come up short in four of the first six AFC Championship games following the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the Oakland Raiders finally reached the big game again. And once there, they had only one intention.
Following a scoreless opening quarter, the Raiders served notice to Minnesota that they were very much on their way to their fourth Super Bowl defeat (including their third in four years). An Errol Mann field goal was followed by two short-range scoring plays on the back of a Dave Casper 1-yard grab and a Pete Banaszak 1-yard scoring play respectively. Aside from a missed extra point on the second touchdown, the Raiders had dominated and led 16-0 at halftime.
A single Oakland field goal in the third period extended the lead to 19-0, before the Vikings pulled a touchdown back when Fran Tarkenton hit Sammy White from 8 yards out, making the score 19-7 going into the final quarter.
The Raiders pulled further ahead following another short-range Pete Banaszak scoring plunge, but it was Willie Woods' 75-yard interception return that put the final nails in the Vikings' Super Bowl coffin.
Although the Vikings would pull back another touchdown making the final score 32-14, there was no doubt whatsoever who the better team was on the eleventh Super Sunday.
A single Oakland field goal in the third period extended the lead to 19-0, before the Vikings pulled a touchdown back when Fran Tarkenton hit Sammy White from 8 yards out, making the score 19-7 going into the final quarter.
The Raiders pulled further ahead following another short-range Pete Banaszak scoring plunge, but it was Willie Woods' 75-yard interception return that put the final nails in the Vikings' Super Bowl coffin.
Although the Vikings would pull back another touchdown making the final score 32-14, there was no doubt whatsoever who the better team was on the eleventh Super Sunday.
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
Total |
|
Raiders |
0 |
16 |
3 |
13 |
32 |
Vikings |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
Scoring Record
Second Quarter
Raiders 3, Vikings 0
FG: Errol Mann 24-yard kick
Raiders 10, Vikings 0
TD: Dave Casper 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann extra point)
Raiders 16, Vikings 0
TD: Pete Banaszak 1-yard touchdown run (extra point missed)
Third Quarter
Raiders 19, Vikings 0
FG: Errol Mann 40-yard kick
Raiders 19, Vikings 7
TD: Sammy White 8-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox extra point)
Fourth Quarter
Raiders 26, Vikings 7
TD: Pete Banaszak 2-yard touchdown run (Errol Mann extra point)
Raiders 32, Vikings 7
TD: Willie Brown 75-yard interception return (extra point missed)
Raiders 32, Vikings 14
TD: Stu Voigt 13-yard pass from Boc Lee (Fred Cox extra point)
Second Quarter
Raiders 3, Vikings 0
FG: Errol Mann 24-yard kick
Raiders 10, Vikings 0
TD: Dave Casper 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann extra point)
Raiders 16, Vikings 0
TD: Pete Banaszak 1-yard touchdown run (extra point missed)
Third Quarter
Raiders 19, Vikings 0
FG: Errol Mann 40-yard kick
Raiders 19, Vikings 7
TD: Sammy White 8-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox extra point)
Fourth Quarter
Raiders 26, Vikings 7
TD: Pete Banaszak 2-yard touchdown run (Errol Mann extra point)
Raiders 32, Vikings 7
TD: Willie Brown 75-yard interception return (extra point missed)
Raiders 32, Vikings 14
TD: Stu Voigt 13-yard pass from Boc Lee (Fred Cox extra point)
Game Facts and Stats
Date: Sunday 9th January 1977
Stadium: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Attendance: 103,438
MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland Raiders
TV Broadcast: NBC (Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith)
Referee: Jim Tunney
National Anthem: *Vikki Carr - "America The Beautiful)
Halftime Show:"It's A Small World" by Disney with the Los Angeles Unified All-City Band
Stadium: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Attendance: 103,438
MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland Raiders
TV Broadcast: NBC (Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith)
Referee: Jim Tunney
National Anthem: *Vikki Carr - "America The Beautiful)
Halftime Show:"It's A Small World" by Disney with the Los Angeles Unified All-City Band
Other Notable Game Notes
No national anthem was performed before Super Bowl XI. It was the first time before the championship contest that "America The Beautiful" was performed instead.
Disney's halftime show was the first time that the attending audience was encouraged to anticipate in the show itself through the use of colored placards. This would be something that would continue, right through to the present day.
Super Bowl XI was the last Super Bowl (considering the following year was played indoors) to begin and end in bright sunlight. By the time the contest returned outdoors for Super Bowl XIII, the game's kickoff time had been moved to a more prime-time 4/5 EST slot.
Raiders' Hall of Fame punter, Ray Guy, entered the game never having had a punt blocked. A blocked kick early in the contest would be the first of his career.
No national anthem was performed before Super Bowl XI. It was the first time before the championship contest that "America The Beautiful" was performed instead.
Disney's halftime show was the first time that the attending audience was encouraged to anticipate in the show itself through the use of colored placards. This would be something that would continue, right through to the present day.
Super Bowl XI was the last Super Bowl (considering the following year was played indoors) to begin and end in bright sunlight. By the time the contest returned outdoors for Super Bowl XIII, the game's kickoff time had been moved to a more prime-time 4/5 EST slot.
Raiders' Hall of Fame punter, Ray Guy, entered the game never having had a punt blocked. A blocked kick early in the contest would be the first of his career.
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