the last time the raiders made the playoffs was 2017.
when was the last time the raiders made the playoffs?
2017
the red raiders made numerous changes heading into the 2015 season. kingsbury added defensive coordinator david gibbs hoping to bolster a defense that ranked amongst the worst in the country. the red raiders rebounded with a strong season as running back deandré washington finished with 1,492 yards and 16 touchdowns and patrick mahomes finished with 4,653 yards and 36 passing touchdowns. although the offense rebounded quite nicely and finished the season in the top 3 nationally, the defense finished 2nd to last only better than kansas. kingsbury finished his 3rd season with signature wins at arkansas and at texas showing promise heading into 2016. the 2015 season concluded at 7–6, 4–5 in big 12 play good for a 5th-place finish. tech lost in the texas bowl to lsu. three of kingsbury's players were selected in the 2016 nfl draft, le'raven clark, deandré washington, and jakeem grant.
history of texas tech red raiders football
under callahan, the raiders finished the 2002 season 11-5, won their third straight division title, and clinched the top seed in the playoffs. rich gannon was named mvp of the nfl after passing for a league-high 4,689 yards. after beating the new york jets and tennessee titans by large margins in the playoffs, the raiders made their fifth super bowl appearance in super bowl xxxvii. their opponent was the tampa bay buccaneers, coached by gruden. the raiders, who had not made significant changes to gruden's offensive schemes, were intercepted five times by the buccaneers en route to a 48–21 blowout. some tampa bay players claimed that gruden had given them so much information on oakland's offense, they knew exactly what plays were being called.
history of the oakland raiders