The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in Oakland, California. The Raiders began playing in 1960 as a member club of the American Football League (AFL); they have been a member club of the National Football League (NFL) since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger. The Raiders compete in the NFL as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division; the team plays its home games at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum. As of the start of the teams 2015 season, the Raiders have an all-time regular season record of 444–397–11, with a playoff record of 25–18.
History
The Oakland Raiders were originally going to be called the Oakland Señors after a name the team contest had that name finish first, but after being the target of local jokes, the name was changed to the Raiders before the 1960 season began. Having enjoyed a successful collegiate coaching career at Navy during the 1950s, San Francisco native Eddie Erdelatz was hired as the Raiders first head coach.