1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 5-6-3 .455 |
| Head Coach: Charlie Waller |
| Hal Herring | Linebackers |
| Joe Madro | Offensive Line |
| Bum Phillips | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jim Phillips | Receivers |
| Jacki Simpson | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1970 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-20 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 39392 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | H | New York Giants | 30-27 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 35579 | |
| Mon | 8/24/1970 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-9 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 42833 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 14-16 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 53203 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1970 | N | St. Louis Cardinals | 38-27 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83043 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1970 | A | New Orleans Saints | 14-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 63904 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-16 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 47782 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-27 | T | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 42109 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-37 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69564 | |
| Mon | 10/12/1970 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-22 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 53064 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 45278 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | H | Houston Oilers | 31-31 | T | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 41427 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | A | Cleveland Browns | 27-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80047 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | H | Denver Broncos | 24-21 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 48327 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | A | Boston Patriots | 16-14 | W | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 30597 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 17-20 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54594 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-26 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50315 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-17 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 41461 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-17 | T | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50959 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 41379 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/5/1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lance Alworth | 19 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 30 | Arkansas | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Babich | 60 | MLB-RILB | 6-2 | 231 | 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Barnes | 59 | RLB-ROLB | 6-2 | 243 | 25 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 40 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Northwestern JC; Iowa State | 13 | 12 |
| Ron Billingsley | 86 | NT-RDT-LDT | 6-8 | 278 | 25 | Wyoming | 9 | 7 |
| Bob Briggs | 68 | LDT-RDT-NT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Heidelberg | 10 | 5 |
| Bob Bruggers | 56 | LLB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Minnesota | 13 | 7 |
| Wayne Clark | 13 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 23 | U.S. International | 1 | 0 |
| Steve DeLong | 82 | RDE-RDT-lDT | 6-3 | 251 | 27 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 35 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Utah State | 11 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 219 | 23 | Columbia | 8 | 2 |
| Speedy Duncan | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 176 | 28 | Jackson State | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Eber | 49 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 25 | El Camino JC; Tulsa | 6 | 1 |
| Gene Ferguson | 75 | ROT-LOT-RDT | 6-8 | 300 | 23 | Norfolk State | 14 | 3 |
| Chris Fletcher | 44 | RCB | 5-11 | 189 | 22 | Temple | 13 | 2 |
| Gene Foster | 37 | RB | 5-11 | 214 | 28 | Arizona State | 7 | 2 |
| Willie Frazier | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 12 |
| Mike Garrett | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 198 | 26 | Southern California | 9 | 2 |
| Gary Garrison | 27 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Long Beach CC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Walker Gillette | 84 | WR | 6-5 | 200 | 23 | Richmond | 13 | 0 |
| Ira Gordon | 69 | OG | 6-3 | 268 | 23 | Phoenix JC; Kansas State | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 65 | C | 6-1 | 248 | 29 | Villanova | 14 | 14 |
| John Hadl | 21 | QB | 6-1 | 213 | 30 | Kansas | 14 | 12 |
| Jim Hill | 39 | RS | 6-2 | 191 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Howard | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 26 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Brad Hubbert | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 29 | Arizona | 8 | 5 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 51 | LOG | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Penn State | 9 | 7 |
| Mike Mercer | 15 | K-P | 6-0 | 208 | 35 | Minnesota; Florida; Hardin-Simmons; Northern Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| Roland Moss | 38 | RB | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | Toledo | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Owens | 72 | LDE | 6-2 | 244 | 24 | Alcorn State | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Owens | 76 | LOT | 6-6 | 263 | 26 | Alabama; Jacksonville State | 14 | 13 |
| Dennis Partee | 29 | P | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 22 | RB | 5-9 | 190 | 25 | Houston | 9 | 6 |
| Jack Protz | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 22 | North Carolina; Syracuse | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Queen | 47 | RB | 6-1 | 221 | 24 | Morgan State | 14 | 6 |
| Rick Redman | 66 | LOLB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | Washington | 14 | 1 |
| Andy Rice | 79 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 30 | Texas Southern | 9 | 6 |
| Jim Schmedding | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 251 | 24 | San Mateo JC; Weber State | 9 | 5 |
| Dave Smith | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Utah | 7 | 1 |
| Russ Smith | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 214 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 6 |
| Jeff Staggs | 81 | LLB-RDE-LILB | 6-2 | 242 | 26 | Brigham Young; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 14 | 9 |
| Art Strozier | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Kansas State | 14 | 2 |
| Walt Sweeney | 78 | ROG | 6-3 | 256 | 29 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Tolbert | 43 | LS | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 14 | 14 |
| Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 24 | Missouri | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Wells | 77 | LOG | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Johnson C. Smith | 4 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 87 | LDT | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | UC Davis | 14 | 6 |
| Cal Withrow | 57 | C | 6-0 | 230 | 25 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 15 | Walker Gillette | WR | Richmond |
| 2 | 42 | Tom Williams | DT | UC Davis |
| 4 | 94 | Bill Maddox | TE | Syracuse |
| 5 | 119 | Pettus Farrar | RB | Norfolk State |
| 6 | 146 | Billy Parks | WR | Long Beach State |
| 7 | 171 | Jim Fabish | DB | Texas-El Paso |
| 8 | 198 | Wayne Clark | QB | U.S. International |
| 9 | 223 | Chris Fletcher | DB | Temple |
| 10 | 250 | Mac Steen | G | Florida |
| 11 | 275 | Jack Protz | LB | Syracuse |
| 12 | 302 | Howard Gravelle | TE | California-Davis |
| 13 | 327 | Bernie Bradley | DB | Utah State |
| 14 | 354 | Tyrone Caldwell | DT | South Carolina State |
| 15 | 379 | Gene Childs | RB | Texas-El Paso |
| 16 | 406 | Mike Green | RB | Nebraska |
| 17 | 431 | Dave Sanks | G | Louisville |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 96 | 65 | 91 | 282 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 111 | 68 | 63 | 278 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17:09 | 231 | 83 | 119 | 29 | 67/173 38.7% | 4/9 44.4% | 79 | 852 |
| Opponents Totals | 38:34 | 245 | 106 | 117 | 22 | 69/179 38.5% | 3/5 60.0% | 89 | 998 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Garrison | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Mike Mercer | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 70 |
| Willie Frazier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Lance Alworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Russ Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jeff Queen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brad Hubbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dickie Post | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 282 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 23 | 40 | 57.5 | 0 | 278 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mercer | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 48 | 3/3 | 1/3 | 5/5 | 3/8 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 48 | 3/3 | 1/3 | 5/5 | 3/8 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 40 | 57.5 | 10/12 | 6/8 | 4/6 | 1/12 | 2/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Queen | 77 | 261 | 3.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Dickie Post | 74 | 225 | 3.0 | 18 | 1 |
| John Hadl | 28 | 188 | 6.7 | 34 | 1 |
| Brad Hubbert | 49 | 175 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Russ Smith | 52 | 163 | 3.1 | 21 | 3 |
| Mike Garrett | 46 | 146 | 3.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Willie Frazier | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 70 | 1 |
| Gene Foster | 32 | 84 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Garrison | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 395 | 1450 | 3.7 | 70 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 480 | 1967 | 4.1 | 42 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 327 | 162 | 49.5 | 150 | 2388 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 67 | 22 | 6.7 | 15 | 4.6 | 42 | 327 | 2061 | 77.1 |
| Marty Domres | 55 | 28 | 50.9 | 23 | 491 | 8.9 | 17.5 | 80t | 2 | 3.6 | 4 | 7.3 | 13 | 93 | 398 | 63.5 |
| Wayne Clark | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 48 | 24.0 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 95.8 |
| Gene Foster | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 9 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 42.4 |
| Mike Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -5 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 387 | 192 | 49.6 | 176 | 2936 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 80t | 24 | 6.2 | 19 | 4.9 | 57 | 433 | 2503 | 75.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 365 | 207 | 56.7 | 149 | 2422 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 61t | 13 | 3.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 27 | 207 | 2215 | 78.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Garrison | 44 | 1006 | 22.9 | 67 | 12 |
| Willie Frazier | 38 | 497 | 13.1 | 51 | 6 |
| Lance Alworth | 35 | 608 | 17.4 | 80t | 4 |
| Jeff Queen | 20 | 236 | 11.8 | 65t | 1 |
| Dickie Post | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 44t | 1 |
| Gene Foster | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Brad Hubbert | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Rick Eber | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Art Strozier | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 192 | 2936 | 15.3 | 80t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 207 | 2422 | 11.7 | 61t | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Barnes | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve DeLong | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 235 | 12.4 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 65 | 2852 | 43.9 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Mike Mercer | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Hadl | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | |
| Team Totals | 74 | 3165 | 42.8 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 312 | 2773 | 37.5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2822 | 44.1 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 173 | 2529 | 39.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fletcher | 16 | 2 | 137 | 8.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 173 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 20 | 312 | 9.2 | 79t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fletcher | 17 | 382 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 19 | 410 | 21.6 | 41 | 0 | |
| Jeff Queen | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Russ Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland Moss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 813 | 19.4 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1153 | 22.2 | 52 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Owens | 10.0 | |
| Andy Rice | 6.5 | |
| Steve DeLong | 5.5 | |
| Pete Barnes | 4.0 | |
| Bob Briggs | 1.0 | |
| Bob Bruggers | 1.0 | |
| Jeff Staggs | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=28.5 | 27.0 | 207.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 57.0 | 433.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Babich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Briggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bruggers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | |
| Marty Domres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Queen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Redman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Staggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Washington | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 65 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
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