Super Bowl Summaries

Super Bowl XI
Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
MVP: WR Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland

January 9, 1977
Pasadena, California; Rose Bowl
Attendance: 103,438

Super Bowl XI
Photograph by: Neil Leifer
Raiders cornerback Willie Brown races into the end zone.

The Vikings took their place at the top of the Super Bowl frustration list with their fourth loss. The game was even more lopsided than the score. Oakland won on the ground, with Clarence Davis picking up 137 of Oakland's 266 rushing yards. The Raiders' defense held Minnesota's 1,100-yard rusher, Chuck Foreman, to only 44 yards. Biletnikoff caught four passes for 79 yards, including a 48-yard gain to set up the touchdown that put the game out of reach.

Super Bowl XI Drive Charts and Play-by-Play

Oakland won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First Quarter
Oakland (15:00) Cox kick to O 11, Garrett 23 return (Craig).
O 34	1–10	Davis 1 run off left tackle (Page).
O 35	2–9	van Eeghen 4 run off left tackle (Siemon).
O 39	3–5	Stabler 25 pass to Casper right (N. Wright).
M 36	1–10	Davis 4 run right (Eller).
M 32	2–6	Davis 20 run left (Krause).
M 12	1–10	Garrett run up middle, loss of 1 (Siemon).
M 13	2–11	Stabler pass to Casper incomplete (Blair).
M 13	3–11	Banaszak 2 run left (Hilgenberg).
M 11	4–9	Mann’s 29–yard field–goal attempt hit left upright, no good.
Minnesota (11:58)
M 20	1–10	Tarkenton 5 pass to Foreman (Thomas).
M 25	2–5	Foreman 1 run middle (M. Johnson).
M 26	3–4	Tarkenton pass to Foreman incomplete (Atkinson).
M 26	4–4	Clabo 46 punt. Colzie 6 return (Hall). Oakland penalized 15 for clipping (Barnes).
Oakland (11:08)
O 19	1–10	Davis 4 run left (Bryant).
O 23	2–6	van Eeghen 5 run middle (Siemon).
O 28	3–1	Banaszak 3 run middle (Sutherland).
O 31	1–10	Stabler 9 pass to Biletnikoff (N. Wright).
O 40	2–1	Banaszak run left, no gain (Siemon).
O 40	3–1	Davis run left, loss of 1 (Siemon). Minnesota declined holding against Oakland.
O 39	4–2	Guy 51 punt, Willis 6 return (Ginn).
Minnesota (8:12)
M 16	1–10	Tarkenton 16 pass to Foreman (Hall).
M 32	1–10	McClanahan 2 run middle (Villapiano).
M 34	2–8	Foreman 1 run right (Villapiano).
M 35	3–7	Tarkenton pass to S. White broken up (Thomas), incomplete.
M 35	4–7	Clabo 39 punt. Colzie no return (Beamon).
Oakland (5:55)
O 26	1–10	van Eeghen 3 run middle (Page).
O 29	2–7	Stabler pass to Biletnikoff incomplete.
O 29	3–7	Davis 5 run left (Siemon).
O 34	4–2	Guy punt blocked by McNeill, recovered by McNeill at O 3.
Minnesota (5:02)
O 3	1–goal	Foreman 1 run off right tackle (Philyaw).
O 2	2–goal	McClanahan run middle, loss of 1 (Villapiano), fumbled. Hall recovered for Oakland at O 3.
Oakland (4:35)
O 3	1–10	Banaszak 2 run middle (Krause).
O 5	2–8	Banaszak 1 run off left tackle (Page).
O 6	3–7	Davis 35 run around left end (Krause).
O 41	1–10	Stabler 11 pass to Garrett (Blair).
M 48	1–10	Stabler deep pass to Biletnikoff incomplete.
M 48	2–10	Stabler 25 pass to Casper left (Blair).
M 23	1–10	van Eeghen 5 run off left tackle (Page).
M 18	2–5	Davis 4 run middle (Eller).
M 14	3–1	Banaszak 6 run off left tackle (Bryant).
	END OF FIRST QUARTER: Oakland 0, Minnesota 0
Second Quarter
M 8	1–goal	Banaszak 1 run off left tackle (Hilgenberg).
M 7	2–goal	Stabler pass to Casper in end zone incomplete.
M 7	3–goal	Stabler pressured, pass to Casper incomplete.
M 7	4–goal	Mann, 24–yard field goal (14:12).
	Oakland scoring drive: 90 yards, 12 plays, 5:23. Oakland 3, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (14:12) Guy kick to M 8, Willis 18 return (Rice).
M 26	1–10	Tarkenton pass to S. White incomplete (Atkinson).
M 26	2–10	Foreman 6 run middle (Sistrunk).
M 32	3–4	Foreman draw right tackle, no gain (Matuszak).
M 32	4–4	Clabo 32 punt downed at O 36.
Oakland (12:31)
O 36	1–10	Stabler 8 pass to Branch (Bryant).
O 44	2–2	van Eeghen 3 run middle (Siemon).
O 47	1–10	Davis 6 run around right end (N. Wright).
M 47	2–4	Stabler 2 pass to Branch (Siemon).
M 45	3–2	Stabler 19 pass to Casper left (Siemon).
M 26	1–10	Garrett 13 run left (J. Wright, Page).
M 13	1–10	Garrett 4 run middle (Page).
M 9	2–6	Garrett 3 run right (Eller).
M 6	3–3	Stabler 5 pass to Biletnikoff right sideline.
M 1	1–goal	Stabler 1 pass to Casper left, touchdown (7:10). Mann kicked extra point.
	Oakland scoring drive: 64 yards, 10 plays, 5:21. Oakland 10, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (7:10) Guy kick to M 5, Willis 20 return (McMath).
M 25	1–10	Foreman 7 run off right tackle (Sistrunk).
M 32	2–3	Foreman 6 run right (Johnson), fumbled, S. White recovered for Minnesota. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 10 for holding (Yary).
M 22	2–13	Tarkenton scrambled, pass to S. White incomplete.
M 22	3–13	Tarkenton pass to Rashad deep broken up (Brown).
M 22	4–13	Clabo 38 punt, Colzie 25 return (Beamon).
Oakland (5:53)
M 35	1–10	Davis 5 run middle (Sutherland, Eller).
M 30	2–5	van Eeghen 3 run off left tackle (Siemon).
M 27	3–2	van Eeghen 9 run middle (Blair, Eller).
M 18	1–10	Stabler 17 pass to Biletnikoff middle.
M 1	1–goal	Banaszak 1 run over right tackle, touchdown (3:33). Mann’s extra–point attempt was no good.
	Oakland scoring drive: 35 yards, 5 plays, 2:20. Oakland 16, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (3:33) Guy kick to M 6, S. Willis 19 return (McMath).
M 25	1–10	Tarkenton 5 pass to Foreman (Atkinson).
M 30	2–5	Foreman 3 run middle (Villapiano).
M 33	3–2	Foreman 7 run right (Villapiano).
M 40	1–10	Tarkenton 5 pass to Foreman. Play nullified and Oakland penalized 5 for holding. Automatic first down.
M 45	1–10	Tarkenton 7 pass to Rashad (Thomas).
O 48	2–3	Tarkenton pass to S. White incomplete (Tatum).
O 48	3–3	Tarkenton pass to S. White broken up (Thomas), incomplete.
O 48	4–3	Clabo 42 punt downed at O 6.
Oakland (1:42)
O 6	1–10	van Eeghen 11 run middle (Krause).
O 17	1–10	van Eeghen 2 run left (Allen).
O 19	2–8	van Eeghen run middle, no gain (Page).
O 19	3–8	Davis 3 run around left end (Siemon).
O 22	4–5	Guy 41 punt, Willis no return (Rice). Minnesota penalized 15 for clipping.
Minnesota (:07)
M 22	1–10	Tarkenton 26 pass to Foreman (Tatum).
	END OF SECOND QUARTER: Oakland 16, Minnesota 0
Third Quarter
Minnesota (15:00) Guy kick to M 8, S. White 15 return (Bradshaw).
M 23	1–10	Foreman 3 run middle (Hendricks).
M 26	2–7	Tarkenton pass to S. White broken up (Thomas).
M 26	3–7	Tarkenton 13 pass to Miller (M. Johnson).
M 39	1–10	S. White 7 reverse left (Atkinson).
M 46	2–3	Miller 1 run middle (Rowe).
M 47	3–2	Tarkenton pass to Miller broken up (Villapiano).
M 47	4–2	Clabo 37 punt downed at O 16.
Oakland (12:07)
O 16	1–10	Stabler pass to Branch broken up (Bryant).
O 16	2–10	van Eeghen 6 run middle (Page).
O 22	3–4	Davis 13 draw middle (Krause).
O 35	1–10	van Eeghen 7 run off right tackle (J. Wright).
O 42	2–3	Davis 1 run off left tackle (Siemon).
O 43	3–2	Banaszak 1 run off left tackle (Siemon).
O 44	4–1	Guy 38 punt, Willis 8 return (McMath).
Minnesota (9:07)
M 26	1–10	Foreman 4 run off right tackle (Hall).
M 30	2–6	Foreman 5 run off right tackle (Rowe).
M 35	3–1	Foreman run off right tackle, no gain (Matuszak).
M 35	4–1	Clabo 31 punt, Colzie 12 return (Martin).
Oakland (7:28)
O 46	1–10	van Eeghen 7 run off right tackle (Siemon).
M 47	2–3	Davis 18 run off left tackle (Bryant).
M 29	1–10	van Eeghen run right, loss of 4 (Page).
M 33	2–14	Stabler pass to Biletnikoff in end zone incomplete.
M 33	3–14	Stabler 10 pass to Branch (Bryant).
M 23	4–4	Mann, 40–yard field goal (5:16).
	Oakland scoring drive: 31 yards, 5 plays, 2:12. Oakland 19, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (5:16) Guy kick to M 6, S. White 26 return (Garrett).
M 32	1–10	Tarkenton pass to Foreman broken up (Thomas).
M 32	2–10	Tarkenton pass batted away (Rowe), incomplete.
M 32	3–10	Tarkenton hit by Sistrunk, pass incomplete.
M 32	4–10	Clabo 37 punt out of bounds . Play nullified and Oakland penalized 5 for roughing the kicker (Hendricks). Automatic first down.
M 37	1–10	Foreman 1 run off right tackle (Matuszak).
M 38	2–9	Tarkenton 15 pass to Voigt (M. Johnson).
O 47	1–10	Tarkenton sacked, loss of 4 (Villapiano).
M 49	2–14	Tarkenton 3 pass to Foreman. Play nullified and Oakland penalized 5 for holding. Automatic first down.
O 46	1–10	Tarkenton 21 pass to Rashad (Brown).
O 25	1–10	Foreman 4 run middle (Villapiano).
O 21	2–6	Tarkenton pass to S. White in end zone incomplete.
O 21	3–6	Foreman 3 run off left tackle (Hendricks).
O 18	4–3	Tarkenton 10 swing pass to Foreman (M. Johnson).
O 8	1–goal	Tarkenton 8 pass to S. White left, touchdown (:47). Cox kicked extra point.
	Minnesota scoring drive: 68 yards, 12 plays, 4:29. Oakland 19, Minnesota 7
Oakland (:47) Cox kick to O 14, Garrett 24 return (Miller).
O 38	1–10	Stabler sacked, loss of 11 (Page).
O 27	2–21	van Eeghen 3 run off left tackle (Siemon).
	END OF THIRD QUARTER: Oakland 19, Minnesota 7
Fourth Quarter
O 30	3–18	Davis 16 run around left end (Krause).
O 46	4–2	Guy 32 punt downed at M 22.
Minnesota (14:47)
M 22	1–10	Tarkenton pass to Miller broken up (Thomas).
M 22	2–10	Miller 3 run middle (Hall).
M 25	3–7	Tarkenton 14 pass to S. White (Thomas).
M 39	1–10	Tarkenton pass to Miller, loss of 2 (Thomas).
M 37	2–12	S. Johnson 1 run middle (Sistrunk).
M 38	3–11	Tarkenton 18 pass to S. White middle (Tatum).
O 44	1–10	Tarkenton 9 pass to Voigt (Atkinson).
O 35	2–1	Foreman run right, loss of 2 (M. Johnson).
O 37	3–3	Tarkenton scrambled, pass to Foreman intercepted at O 30, Hall 16 return (Yary).
Oakland (10:06)
O 46	1–10	van Eeghen 1 run middle (Sutherland).
O 47	2–9	Davis 3 run left (Page).
50	3–6	Stabler 48 pass to Biletnikoff middle (Bryant).
M 2	1–goal	Banaszak 2 run over right tackle, touchdown (7:39). Mann kicked extra point.
	Oakland scoring drive: 54 yards, 4 plays, 2:27. Oakland 26, Minnesota 7
Minnesota (7:39) Guy kick to M 13, S. White 19 return (Barnes).
M 32	1–10	Tarkenton 3 swing pass to Miller (Hendricks).
M 35	2–7	Tarkenton sideline pass to Foreman incomplete.
M 35	3–7	Tarkenton 12 pass to Voigt (Atkinson).
M 47	1–10	Tarkenton pass batted down (Rowe), incomplete.
M 47	2–10	Tarkenton 25 pass to Rashad (Villapiano).
O 28	1–10	Tarkenton pass to S. White left flat, intercepted by Oakland. Brown 75 return, touchdown (5:43). Mann’s extra–point attempt was wide right, no good.
	Oakland 32, Minnesota 7
Minnesota (5:43) Guy kick to M 8, S. White 19 return (Garrett).
M 27	1–10	Lee pass to Voigt broken up (Atkinson).
M 27	2–10	Lee 5 pass to Miller (Hendricks).
M 32	3–5	Lee 4 run right (Johnson).
M 36	4–1	Foreman run right, no gain (M. Johnson).
Oakland (4:49)
M 36	1–10	van Eeghen 5 run around left end (Bryant).
M 31	2–5	Ginn 9 run off left tackle (Page).
M 22	1–10	Rae sacked, loss of 6 (Sutherland).
M 28	2–16	van Eeghen 3 run middle (Blair).
M 25	3–13	Rae 11 run evading pass rush (J. Wright). Two–Minute Warning.
M 14	4–2	Ginn run middle, no gain (Winston).
Minnesota (1:56)
M 14	1–10	McClanahan 2 run around right end.
M 16	2–8	Lee pass to Rashad broken up (Barnes).
M 16	3–8	Lee 17 pass to S. White (Atkinson).
M 33	1–10	Lee 7 pass to S. Johnson (Hendricks).
M 40	2–3	S. Johnson 8 run middle (Hendricks).
M 48	1–10	Lee 2 pass to S. Johnson (Rice).
50	2–8	Lee 20 pass to S. White (Atkinson).
O 30	1–10	Lee 17 pass to S. Johnson (Phillips).
O 13	1–10	Lee 13 pass to Voigt middle, touchdown (:25). Cox kicked extra point.
	Minnesota scoring drive: 86 yards, 9 plays, 1:31. Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
Oakland (:25) Cox onside kick to M 48, Siani no return.
M 48	1–10	Rae knelt down, loss of 2.
	FINAL SCORE: Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
	FINAL RECORDS: Oakland 16–1, Minnesota 13–3–1

Super Bowl XI Boxscore

                           SCORING
Oakland                                     0 16  3 13 -- 32
Minnesota                                   0  0  7  7 -- 14

OAK- FG Mann 24,  0:48 2nd
OAK- Casper 1 pass from Stabler (Mann kick),  7:50 2nd
OAK- Banaszak 1 run  (kick failed),11:27 2nd

OAK- FG Mann 40,  9:44 3rd
MIN- S. White 8 pass from Tarkenton (Cox kick), 14:13 3rd

OAK- Banaszak 2 run  (Mann kick),  7:21 4th
OAK- Brown 75 interception return  (kick failed), 9:17 4th
MIN- Voigt 13 pass from Lee (Cox kick), 14:35 4th


TEAM STATISTICS                          Oak.           Minn.
Total First Downs                          21             20
  Rushing                                  13              2
  Passing                                   8             15
  Penalty                                   0              3
Total Net Yardage                         429            353
Total Offensive Plays                      73             71
  Average Gain per Offensive Play           5.9            5.0
Rushes                                     52             26
  Yards Gained Rushing (Net)              266             71
  Average Yards per Rush                    5.1            2.7
Passes Attempted                           19             44
  Passes Completed                         12             24
  Had Intercepted                           0              2
  Tackled Attempting to Pass                2              1
  Yards Lost Attempting to Pass            17              4
  Yards Gained Passing (Net)              163            282
Punts                                       5              7
  Average Distance                         32.4           37.9
Punt Returns                                4              3
  Punt Return Yardage                      43             14
Kickoff Returns                             2              7
  Kickoff Return Yardage                   47            136
Interception Return Yardage                91              0
Fumbles                                     0              1
  Own Fumbles Recovered                     0              0
  Opponent Fumbles Recovered                1              0
Penalties                                   4              2
  Yards Penalized                          30             25
Total Points Scored                        32             14
Touchdowns                                  4              2
  Rushing                                   2              0
  Passing                                   1              2
  Returns                                   1              0
Extra Points                                2              2
Field Goals                                 2              0
  Field Goals Attempted                     3              0
Safeties                                    0              0
Third-Down Efficiency                    9/18           6/17
Fourth-Down Efficiency                    0/1            1/2
Time of Possession                      33:27          26:33

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Oakland                           No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Davis                             16       137      35     0
Van Eeghen                        18        73      11     0
Banaszak                          10        19       6     2
Garrett                            4        19      13     0
Ginn                               2         9       9     0
Rae                                2         9      11     0
Minnesota                         No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Foreman                           17        44       7     0
Johnson                            2         9       8     0
S. White                           1         7       7     0
Miller                             2         4       3     0
Lee                                1         4       4     0
McClanahan                         3         3       2     0

Passing
Oakland                      Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Stabler                       19      12     180     1     0
Rae                            0       0       0     0     0
Minnesota                    Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Tarkenton                     35      17     205     1     2
Lee                            9       7      81     1     0

Receiving
Oakland                           No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Biletnikoff                        4        79      48     0
Casper                             4        70      25     1
Branch                             3        20      10     0
Garrett                            1        11      11     0
Minnesota                         No.      Yds.     LG    TD
S. White                           5        77      20     1
Foreman                            5        62      26     0
Voigt                              4        49      15     1
Miller                             4        19      13     0
Rashad                             3        53      25     0
Johnson                            3        26      17     0

Interceptions
Oakland                           No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Brown                              1        75      75t    1
Hall                               1        16      16     0
Minnesota                         No.      Yds.     LG    TD
None                              --        --      --    --

Punting
Oakland                           No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Guy                                4        40.5    51     1
Minnesota                         No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Clabo                              7        37.9    46     0

Punt Returns
Oakland                          No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Colzie                            4     0      43    25    0
Minnesota                        No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Willis                            3     0      14     8    0

Kickoff Returns
Oakland                           No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Garrett                            2        47      24     0
Minnesota                         No.      Yds.     LG    TD
S. White                           4        79      26     0
Willis                             3        57      20     0


   Oakland Raiders             Minnesota Vikings  
  
                   ==  Offense  ==                     
Dalby, Dave             C    Tingelhoff, Mick        C 
Buehler, George         G    Goodrum, Charlie        G 
Upshaw, Eugene          G    White, Ed               G 
Shell, Art              T    Riley, Steve            T 
Vella, John             T    Yary, Ron               T 
Casper, Dave            TE   Voigt, Stu              TE
Biletnikoff, Fred       WR   Rashad, Ahmad           WR
Branch, Cliff           WR   White, Sammy            WR
Davis, Clarence         RB   Foreman, Chuck          RB
Van Eeghen, Mark        RB   McClanahan, Brent       RB
Stabler, Ken            QB   Tarkenton, Fran         QB

                   ==  Defense  ==                      
Rowe, Dave              DT   Page, Alan              DT 
Sistrunk, Otis          DT   Sutherland, Doug        DT 
Matuszak, John          DE   Eller, Carl             DE 
Villapiano, Phil        DE   Marshall, Jim           DE 
Hendricks, Ted          OLB  Blair, Matt             OLB
Johnson, Monte          OLB  Hilgenberg, Wally       OLB
Hall, Willie            MLB  Siemon, Jeff            MLB
Brown, Willie           CB   Bryant, Bobby           CB 
Thomas, Alonzo          CB   Wright, Nate            CB 
Tatum, Jack             FS   Krause, Paul            FS 
Atkinson, George        SS   Wright, Jeff            SS 

                  ==  Substitute  ==                    
Banaszak, Pete               Allen, Nate                
Bankston, Warren             Beamon, Autry              
Barnes, Rodrigo              Clabo, Neil                
Bonness, Rik                 Cox, Fred                  
Bradshaw, Morris             Craig, Steve               
Colzie, Neal                 Dumler, Doug               
Garrett, Carl                Grim, Bob                  
Ginn, Hubert                 Groce, Ron                 
Guy, Ray                     Hall, Windlan              
Humm, David                  Hamilton, Wes              
Lawrence, Henry              Johnson, Sammy L.          
Mann, Errol                  Lee, Bob                   
McMath, Herb                 Martin, Amos               
Medlin, Dan                  McNeill, Fred              
Moore, Manfred               Miller, Robert             
Phillips, Charles            Mullaney, Mark             
Philyaw, Charles             White, James               
Rae, Mike                    Willis, Leonard            
Rice, Floyd                  Winston, Roy               
Siani, Mike                
Sylvester, Steve           

                  ==  Did Not Play  ==
                             Berry, Bob
                             Buetow, Bart

Super Bowl XI Recap

The Raiders won their first NFL Championship and the Vikings dropped their fourth Super Bowl before a record Super Bowl crowd.

Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton's Vikings tasted Super Bowl defeat for the fourth time. (AP)

After a scoreless first quarter, Oakland erupted for 16 second-quarter points behind the running of Clarence Davis (who finished with 137 yards on 16 carries), the pinpoint passing of Ken Stabler.

TRAILING 19-0 IN THE THIRD QUARTER, the Vikings got on the board with an eight-yard Fran Tarkenton pass to Sammy White. But on the ensuing drive Stabler hit Biletnikoff for 48 yards to set up a two-yard plunge by veteran Pete Banaszak.

Defensive back Willie Brown iced the game in the fourth quarter by intercepting a Takenton pass and returning it 75 yards for the score.

Minnesota finished the game with 355 yards of total offense, but most of them came when the outcome had already been decided. In each of its four Super Bowl losses, Minnesota failed to score in the first half. The Vikes were outscored in the four games 95-34 and managed a total of 227 yards rushing (55.4 yards per outing) and 90 carries for a 2.5-yard average.

Fred Biletnikoff caught four passes for 79 yards to earn MVP honors.

Super Bowl XI Photos

Raiders running back Pete Banaszak (40).

(Associated Press Photo)

Oakland Raiders tight end Dave Casper (87).

(Associated Press Photo)

Minnesota Vikings DE Carl Eller (81) tries to foil Raiders QB Ken Stabler's (12) pass attempt with John Raiders T John Vella (75) defends as Oakland goes on to win 32-14 at the Super Bowl XI game of the Oakland Raiders vs the Minnesota Vikings played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 9, 1977.

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff (25) preparing to receive pass in the 32-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl.

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff (25) makes catch at the one yard line, setting up Dave Casper's touchdown pass in a 32-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl.

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Raiders Pete Banaszak (40) pushes on for yardage with help from Clarence Davis (28) and Gene Upshaw (63) as Vikings Bobby Bryant (20) moves in for the stop as Oakland goes on to win 32-14 at the Super Bowl XI game of the Oakland Raiders vs the Minnesota Vikings played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 9, 1977.

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Oakland Raiders Clarence Davis (28) looks for help from teammate Cliff Branch (21) as Oakland goes on to win 32-14 at the Super Bowl XI game of the Oakland Raiders vs the Minnesota Vikings played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 9, 1977.

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Oakland Raiders corner back Willie Brown (24).

(Associated Press Photo)

Oakland's CB Willie Brown (24) off for the end zone in the Raiders 32-14 win at the Super Bowl XI game of the Oakland Raiders vs the Minnesota Vikings played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 9, 1977.

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Minnesota Vikings running back Chuck Foreman (44) looking for yardage in a 32-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl.

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Vikings WR Sammy White (85) eludes Raiders Hibie Ginn (29) but Oakland goes on to win 32-14 at the Super Bowl XI game of the Oakland Raiders vs the Minnesota Vikings played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 9, 1977.

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Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden.

(Associated Press Photo)

Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden.

(Associated Press Photo)

Raiders John Madden seems pretty happy as Oakland came away with a win 32-14 at the Super Bowl XI game of the Oakland Raiders vs the Minnesota Vikings played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 9, 1977.

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Coach John Madden of the Oakland Raiders is carried from the field by his players after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI in Pasadena, Calif., in this Jan. 9, 1977 photo.

Thursday 2 February 2006:
When Al Davis hired John Madden in his early 30s to coach the Oakland Raiders, Davis trusted his hunch that he'd found a winning combination. The Raiders won, all right. Madden compiled a 103-32-7 record and a 9-7 mark in the playoffs. Now, the 76-year-old Oakland owner wants to do all he can to help Madden finally join the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Coach John Madden, left, and owner Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders talk with newsmen and display the Super Bowl trophy in this Jan. 9, 1977 photo, after the Raiders 32-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

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Super Bowl XI Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 MVP: WR Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland

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Super Bowl XI
Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
MVP: WR Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland