1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Tommy Prothro |
| John David Crow | Offensive Coordinator |
| George Dickson | Linebackers |
| Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
| Rudy Feldman | Defensive Line |
| Bobb McKittrick | Offensive Line |
| Howard Mudd | Offensive Line |
| Jacki Simpson | Defensive Coordinator |
| Willie Wood | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/3/1974 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 20-6 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 18870 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1974 | H | New York Jets | 20-14 | W | OT | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 19036 |
| Sun | 8/18/1974 | N | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-48 | L | Seattle, WA | Husky Stadium | 5184 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1974 | H | New England Patriots | 14-23 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 18903 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1974 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 16-30 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 28183 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1974 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 0-42 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46553 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1974 | A | Houston Oilers | 14-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 25317 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1974 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-17 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 51178 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1974 | H | Miami Dolphins | 21-28 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 44706 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1974 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-13 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 36013 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1974 | H | Oakland Raiders | 10-14 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 40013 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | A | Denver Broncos | 7-27 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 50748 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-24 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 33898 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | H | Cleveland Browns | 36-35 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 34087 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1974 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-7 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 48551 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-17 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50178 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1974 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-34 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50321 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1974 | A | New York Jets | 14-27 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 44888 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1974 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-21 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 33662 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1974 | H | Denver Broncos | 17-0 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 35756 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Samaji Adi Akili | 47 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 22 | New Mexico Highlands; California | 13 | 12 |
| Charles Anthony | 59 | MLB | 6-0 | 220 | 22 | Southern California | 13 | 9 |
| Coy Bacon | 79 | RDE | 6-4 | 269 | 31 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Baylor | 75 | DE | 6-5 | 263 | 27 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 40 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | Northwestern JC; Iowa State | 10 | 10 |
| Jim Beirne | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 28 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
| Reggie Berry | 45 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; Long Beach State | 13 | 0 |
| Bon Boatwright | 73 | DT | 6-5 | 262 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 0 |
| Glen Bonner | 21 | RB | 6-2 | 202 | 22 | Yakima Valley CC; Washington | 12 | 3 |
| Bob Brown | 78 | RDT | 6-5 | 268 | 35 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 13 |
| Danny Colbert | 46 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Texas Christian; Tulsa | 6 | 0 |
| Harrison Davis | 87 | WR | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Virginia | 12 | 7 |
| Jay Douglas | 52 | C | 6-6 | 254 | 24 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
| Lenny Dunlap | 39 | RCB-LS | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Kilgore JC; North Texas | 8 | 2 |
| Cid Edwards | 37 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Tennessee State | 10 | 6 |
| Chris Fletcher | 44 | LS | 5-11 | 189 | 26 | Temple | 12 | 12 |
| Fred Forsberg | 56 | MLB | 6-1 | 237 | 30 | Washington | 6 | 1 |
| Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Oregon | 11 | 11 |
| Jesse Freitas | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Stanford; San Diego State | 5 | 3 |
| Gary Garrison | 27 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 30 | Long Beach CC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Blenda Gay | 61 | DE | 6-5 | 254 | 24 | Fayetteville State | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Gersbach | 54 | LLB-RLB-MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Duke; West Chester | 12 | 8 |
| Don Goode | 50 | LLB | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Kansas | 14 | 7 |
| Dick Gordon | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Michigan State | 7 | 2 |
| Ira Gordon | 69 | ROG | 6-3 | 268 | 27 | Phoenix JC; Kansas State | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Grannell | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 22 | Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
| George Hoey | 23 | RS-LS-LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 174 | 28 | Michigan | 13 | 8 |
| Don Horn | 13 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | Washington State; Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 30 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 14 | 12 |
| Pete Lazetich | 71 | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Stanford | 9 | 7 |
| Mike Lee | 58 | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 23 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 1 |
| Jerry LeVias | 25 | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 5 |
| Mark Markovich | 65 | OG | 6-5 | 255 | 22 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 41 | RB | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 8 |
| Carl Mauck | 55 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 27 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Chip Myrtle | 53 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 29 | Maryland | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Owens | 76 | LOT | 6-6 | 263 | 30 | Alabama; Jacksonville State | 13 | 13 |
| Gary Parris | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Florida State | 14 | 1 |
| Dennis Partee | 29 | P | 6-2 | 206 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Harold Paul | 62 | OT | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Texas Southern; Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Rice | 57 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Alcorn State | 12 | 12 |
| Mel Rogers | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 231 | 27 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Rowe | 74 | LDT | 6-6 | 274 | 29 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Staggs | 81 | LLB | 6-2 | 242 | 30 | Brigham Young; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne Stewart | 89 | TE | 6-7 | 202 | 27 | California | 14 | 13 |
| John Teerlinck | 77 | RDT-LDE | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Ellsworth CC; Western Illinois | 14 | 2 |
| Jim Thaxton | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 241 | 25 | Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 201 | 26 | Mesa CC; Arizona State | 14 | 2 |
| Tom Thompson | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Southern Illinois | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Tipton | 75 | LDE | 6-6 | 245 | 25 | Gavilan JC; Stanford | 11 | 6 |
| Brian Vertefeuille | 68 | LOT-OG | 6-3 | 252 | 23 | Idaho State | 14 | 1 |
| Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 28 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Wersching | 15 | K | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Cerritos JC; California | 14 | 0 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 14 |
| Don Woods | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | New Mexico Highlands; New Mexico | 12 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Bo Matthews | RB | Colorado |
| 1 | 15 | Don Goode | LB | Kansas |
| 2 | 43 | Mark Markovich | C | Penn State |
| 3 | 59 | Bill Rudder | RB | Tennessee |
| 4 | 81 | Harrison Davis | WR | Virginia |
| 5 | 105 | John Teerlinck | DT | Western Illinois |
| 6 | 133 | Jesse Freitas | QB | San Diego State |
| 8 | 185 | Tom Forrest | OG | Cincinnati |
| 8 | 206 | Bon Boatwright | T | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 210 | Danny Colbert | DB | Tulsa |
| 10 | 237 | John Ketchoyian | LB | Santa Clara |
| 11 | 262 | Dave Grannell | TE | Arizona State |
| 12 | 289 | Samaji Adi Akili | DB | California |
| 13 | 314 | Brian Vertefeuille | T | Idaho State |
| 14 | 341 | Greg Bailey | DB | Long Beach State |
| 15 | 366 | Charles Anthony | LB | Southern California |
| 15 | 386 | Greg Meczka | TE | Bowling Green State |
| 16 | 393 | Neal Skarin | DE | Arizona State |
| 17 | 418 | Charles DeJurnett | DT | San Jose State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 61 | 54 | 76 | 212 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 76 | 62 | 79 | 285 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:00 | 245 | 113 | 117 | 15 | 87/199 43.7% | / % | 74 | 609 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:00 | 272 | 128 | 127 | 17 | 70/175 40.0% | 0/3 0.0% | 80 | 751 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Woods | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Gary Garrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dennis Partee | 0 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Glen Bonner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bo Matthews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ray Wersching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Harrison Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Blenda Gay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wayne Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 0 | 212 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 285 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wersching | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 2 | 42 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 0/3 |
| Dennis Partee | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 22 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 3 | 42 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Woods | 227 | 1162 | 5.1 | 56t | 7 |
| Bo Matthews | 95 | 328 | 3.5 | 16 | 4 |
| Cid Edwards | 65 | 261 | 4.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Glen Bonner | 66 | 199 | 3.0 | 12 | 3 |
| Dan Fouts | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Bob Thomas | 21 | 56 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jesse Freitas | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Thompson | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Harrison Davis | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 508 | 2111 | 4.2 | 56t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 508 | 2160 | 4.3 | 43 | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 237 | 115 | 48.5 | 109 | 1732 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 75t | 8 | 3.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 12 | 99 | 1633 | 61.4 |
| Jesse Freitas | 109 | 49 | 45.0 | 52 | 719 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 71t | 3 | 2.8 | 8 | 7.3 | 11 | 76 | 643 | 45.6 |
| Don Woods | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 28 | 9.3 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 68.7 |
| Team Totals | 349 | 165 | 47.3 | 162 | 2479 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 75t | 12 | 3.4 | 22 | 6.3 | 23 | 175 | 2304 | 56.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 367 | 222 | 60.5 | 130 | 2815 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 84t | 13 | 3.5 | 15 | 4.1 | 18 | 145 | 2670 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Garrison | 41 | 785 | 19.1 | 71t | 5 |
| Don Woods | 26 | 349 | 13.4 | 75t | 3 |
| Wayne Stewart | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 29 | 1 |
| Harrison Davis | 18 | 432 | 24.0 | 70t | 2 |
| Cid Edwards | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Glen Bonner | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Jerry LeVias | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Dave Grannell | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Parris | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 165 | 2479 | 15.0 | 75t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 222 | 2815 | 12.7 | 84t | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fletcher | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Floyd Rice | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Samaji Adi Akili | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Charles Anthony | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Hoey | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Carl Gersbach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 273 | 18.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 311 | 14.1 | 38t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 76 | 3042 | 40.0 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 401 | 2501 | 32.9 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 3042 | 40.0 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 401 | 2501 | 32.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 2679 | 40.6 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 287 | 2312 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Colbert | 15 | 1 | 128 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 8 | 3 | 39 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 5 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 | 22 | 0 |
| George Hoey | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Harrison Davis | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 4 | 287 | 7.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 2 | 401 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Gordon | 14 | 354 | 25.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Tom Thompson | 12 | 242 | 20.2 | 35 | 0 | |
| Danny Colbert | 10 | 215 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jerry LeVias | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| George Hoey | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Gary Parris | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bob Thomas | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Lenny Dunlap | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Wayne Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 1142 | 20.8 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 960 | 24.6 | 61 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 7.5 | |
| Dave Rowe | 3.0 | |
| Dave Tipton | 2.5 | |
| Bob Brown | 2.0 | |
| John Teerlinck | 1.5 | |
| Samaji Adi Akili | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals IND=17.5 | 18.0 | 145.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23.0 | 175.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaji Adi Akili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Anthony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Bonner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cid Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blenda Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Dick Gordon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |
| George Hoey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Tipton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 27, 2025 |