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This game marked the second Super Bowl appearance for the Oakland Raiders, who lost
Super Bowl II. Two years after their Super Bowl loss, the Raiders hired John
Madden as their head coach. Under Madden, the Raiders posted the best overall
record for any NFL team in his 8 seasons, 83-22-7. But Super Bowl XI was the first
time Madden led his team to a league championship game. They had been eliminated
in all 6 of their previous playoff appearances, including 5 losses in the
AFC Championship Game. |
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Super Bowl XI |
Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose
Bowl[1] in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion
following the 1976 regular season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders (16-1) defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings (13-3-1), 32–14. Oakland gained a Super Bowl record 429 yards, including a Super Bowl record 288 yards in the first half, en route to winning their first Vince Lombardi Trophy. Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff, who had 4 catches for 79 yards, was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player. As of 2007 and Super Bowl XLI there have been five wide receivers named MVP in the Super Bowl and Biletnikoff is the only one to not have gained 100 yards in his MVP performance. |
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The pregame festivities featured the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
All-City Band and frisbee dog Ashley Whippet. Later, singer Vikki Carr sang "America
the Beautiful". There was no national anthem played before coin toss. The halftime show was produced by Disney and was based on "it's a small world", its attraction at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. It was the first Super Bowl halftime show to include crowd participation; people in the stadium waved colored placards on cue. The LAUSD All-City Band also played during the show. |
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The Raiders won their first NFL championship before a record Super Bowl crowd plus
81 million television viewers, the largest audience ever to watch a sporting
event. The Raiders gained a record-breaking 429 yards, including running back Clarence Davis's 137 rushing yards. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff made four key receptions, which earned him the game's most valuable player trophy. Oakland scored on three successive possessions in the second quarter to build a 16-0 halftime lead. Errol Mann's 24-yard field goal opened the scoring, then the AFC champions put together drives of 64 and 35 yards, scoring on a 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper and a 1-yard run by Pete Banaszak. The Raiders increased their lead to 19-0 on a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Minnesota responded with a 12-play, 58-yard drive late in the period, with Fran Tarkenton passing eight yards to wide receiver Sammy White to cut the deficit to 19-7. Two fourth-quarter interceptions clinched the title for the Raiders. One set up Banaszak's second touchdown run, the other resulted in cornerback Willie Brown's Super Bowl-record 75-yard interception return. |
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Date January 9, 1977 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP Fred Biletnikoff, Wide Receiver Favorite Raiders by 4 1/2 National anthem Vikki Carr ("America the Beautiful") Coin toss Jim Tunney Referee Jim Tunney Halftime show Disney presents "It's A Small World" with the Los Angeles Unified All-City Band Attendance 103,438 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith Nielsen Ratings 44.4 Market share 73 Cost of 30-second commercial US$125,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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