FinalJanuary 9, 1977NBCRose Bowl

Super Bowl XI

MVP: Fred Biletnikoff
Oakland Raiders

Game Story

The Oakland Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Super Bowl XI at the Rose Bowl, capping John Madden's breakthrough season with the franchise's first Super Bowl championship. Fred Biletnikoff earned MVP honors by repeatedly moving the chains, Clarence Davis ran for two scores, and Oakland controlled the game after taking a 16-0 halftime lead. The loss dropped Minnesota to 0-4 in Super Bowls, while the Raiders finally turned years of contention into a title.

Game Ops

MVPFred Biletnikoff
VenueRose Bowl
LocationPasadena, CA
NetworkNBC
Broadcast TeamCurt Gowdy, Don Meredith
Broadcast Partners

Officiating Crew

RefereeJim Tunney
UmpireLou Palazzi
Head LinesmanEd Marion
Line JudgeBill Swanson
Field JudgeArmen Terzian
Back JudgeTom Kelleher

Rosters

Minnesota Vikings
Starting Lineup
Ken StablerQB
Clarence DavisRB
Mark van EeghenFB
Fred BiletnikoffWR
Cliff BranchWR
Dave CasperTE
Art ShellLT
Gene UpshawLG
Dave DalbyC
George BuehlerRG
John VellaRT
John MatuszakLDE
Dave RoweNT
Otis SistrunkRDE
Phil VillapianoLOLB
Willie HallLILB
Monte JohnsonRILB
Ted HendricksROLB
Skip ThomasLCB
Willie BrownRCB
George AtkinsonSS
Jack TatumFS
Oakland Raiders
Starting Lineup
Fran TarkentonQB
Chuck ForemanRB
Brent McClanahanFB
Sammy WhiteWR
Ahmad RashadWR
Stu VoigtTE
Steve RileyLT
Charles GoodrumLG
Mick TingelhoffC
Ed WhiteRG
Ron YaryRT
Carl EllerLDE
Doug SutherlandLDT
Alan PageRDT
Jim MarshallRDE
Matt BlairLLB
Jeff SiemonMLB
Wally HilgenbergRLB
Nate WrightLCB
Bobby BryantRCB
Jeff WrightSS
Paul KrauseFS

Team Stats

StatLVMIN
First Downs2120
Total Net Yards429353
Total Offensive Plays7371
Average Gain/Play5.95.0
Net Rushing Yards26671
Rushing Plays5226
Yards per Rush5.12.7
Net Passing Yards163282
Sacks-Yards Lost2-171-4
Gross Passing Yards180286
Pass Att-Comp-Int19-12-044-24-2
Yards per Pass Play7.86.3
Penalties-Yards4-302-25
Fumbles-Lost0-01-1
Turnovers03

Gamebook Detail

Oakland Raiders

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Fran Tarkenton17352051212652.7000000000--
Bob Lee798110020141.2140400000--
Chuck Foreman0000000-1744075620260--
Sammy Johnson0000000-29083260170--
Sammy White0000000-17075771200--
Robert Miller0000000-24034190130--
Brent McClanahan0000000-3302000011-
Ahmad Rashad0000000-00003530250--
Stu Voigt0000000-00004491150--

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Alan Page00001.0101000000---
Doug Sutherland00001.02200000---
Jeff Siemon00000.0151500000---
Bobby Bryant00000.07700000---
Paul Krause00000.06600000---
Matt Blair00000.03300000---
Carl Eller00000.03300000---
Wally Hilgenberg00000.02200000---
Nate Allen-----110-------
Roy Winston-----110-------

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Leonard Willis35719.00203144.708
Sammy White47919.802600-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Fred Cox22--00-0
Neil Clabo----726537.946
Minnesota Vikings

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Ken Stabler121918010148111.7000000000--
Mike Rae0000010-2901100000--
Clarence Davis000000-00-1613703500000--
Mark van Eeghen000000-00-187301100000--
Carl Garrett000000-00-4190131110110--
Pete Banaszak000000-00-10192600000--
Hubert Ginn000000-00-290900000--
Fred Biletnikoff000000-00-00004790480--
Dave Casper000000-00-00004701260--
Cliff Branch000000-00-00003200100--

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Willie Hall1160160.03301000---
Willie Brown1751750.01100000---
Phil Villapiano00001.06600000---
George Atkinson00000.06600000---
Ted Hendricks00000.06600000---
Skip Thomas00000.04400000---
John Matuszak00000.03300000---
Otis Sistrunk00000.03300000---
Dave Rowe00000.02200000---
Jack Tatum00000.02200000---
Monte Johnson00000.01100000---
Charlie Phillips-----110-------
Charles Philyaw-----110-------
Floyd Rice-----110-------

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Neal Colzie00-0044310.8025
Carl Garrett24723.502400-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Errol Mann242300-0
Ray Guy----416240.551
Oakland Raiders Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1111:58MIN 2040:50-6Punt
218:12MIN 1652:17-19Punt
315:02OAK 320:270Fumble
4214:02MIN 2641:31-6Punt
527:02MIN 2551:093Punt
623:22MIN 2581:40-23Punt
720:07MIN 2283:00-25Punt
839:07MIN 2641:39-9Punt
935:05MIN 3241:120Punt
10414:47MIN 2294:411Interception
1147:29MIN 3261:4679Interception
1245:33MIN 27195:1227Touchdown
Minnesota Vikings Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1114:42OAK 3492:44-55Missed FG
2111:08OAK 1972:56-20Punt
315:55OAK 2640:53-8Punt
414:35OAK 3135:23-90Field Goal
5212:31OAK 36105:2136Touchdown
625:53MIN 3552:2065Touchdown
721:42OAK 651:35-16Punt
8312:07OAK 1673:00-28Punt
937:28OAK 4662:12-31Field Goal
1033:53MIN 37103:0663Touchdown
1130:35OAK 3840:48-8Punt
12410:06OAK 4642:2746Touchdown
1340:21MIN 4810:00-2End of Game

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