1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
Head Coach: Tommy Prothro (1-3-0); Don Coryell (8-4-0) |
Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
Bobb McKittrick | Offensive Line |
Ray Perkins | Offensive Coordinator |
Jacki Simpson | Defensive Coordinator |
Jerry Smith | Defensive Line |
Larrye Weaver | Defensive Backs |
Ernie Zampese | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/4/1978 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 9-17 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58853 | |
Sat | 8/12/1978 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 45497 | |
Sat | 8/19/1978 | H | New York Jets | 10-23 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 42100 | |
Sat | 8/26/1978 | A | New York Giants | 17-6 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 37652 | |
Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 24-20 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 55778 | |
Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | Oakland Raiders | 20-21 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51653 | |
Sun | 9/17/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 14-27 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74983 | |
Sun | 9/24/1978 | H | Green Bay Packers | 3-24 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 42755 | |
Sun | 10/1/1978 | A | New England Patriots | 23-28 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60781 | |
Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | Denver Broncos | 23-0 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50077 | |
Sun | 10/15/1978 | H | Miami Dolphins | 21-28 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50637 | |
Sun | 10/22/1978 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54031 | |
Sun | 10/29/1978 | A | Oakland Raiders | 27-23 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52612 | |
Sun | 11/5/1978 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 22-13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 43639 | |
Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 29-23 | W | OT | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 41395 |
Sun | 11/19/1978 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 38859 | |
Sun | 11/26/1978 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-23 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 26248 | |
Mon | 12/4/1978 | H | Chicago Bears | 40-7 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 48492 | |
Sun | 12/10/1978 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 37-10 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 49975 | |
Sun | 12/17/1978 | A | Houston Oilers | 45-24 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49554 |
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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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Charlie Aiu | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Hawaii | 6 | 0 |
Rickey Anderson | 43 | RB | 6-1 | 211 | 25 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
Dan Audick | 60 | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
Larry Barnes | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Tennessee State | 4 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 37 | FB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | California Lutheran | 16 | 4 |
Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 23 | UC Davis | 15 | 0 |
Larry Burton | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 27 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
Pat Curran | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 33 | Iowa State; Lakeland | 14 | 0 |
Fred Dean | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 14 |
Charles DeJurnett | 73 | LDT-RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 15 | 3 |
Jerome Dove | 48 | LCB-TRCB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Hutchinson CC; Colorado State | 14 | 7 |
Glen Edwards | 27 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Florida A&M | 14 | 2 |
Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | Oregon | 15 | 14 |
Mike Fuller | 42 | SS | 5-9 | 182 | 25 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
Don Goode | 50 | LLB | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
Milton Hardaway | 77 | OT | 6-9 | 309 | 24 | Blinn JC; Oklahoma State | 12 | 0 |
James Harris | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 31 | Grambling State | 9 | 2 |
Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 24 | Oregon State | 16 | 16 |
John Jefferson | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 22 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Grambling State | 15 | 14 |
Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 31 | Grambling State | 16 | 15 |
Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 28 | Norfolk State | 16 | 15 |
Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 15 |
Linden King | 31 | SS | 6-4 | 247 | 23 | Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
Bob Klein | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 31 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Jim Laslavic | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
John Lee | 69 | RDE | 6-2 | 259 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Don Macek | 62 | C-ROG | 6-2 | 270 | 24 | Boston College | 14 | 9 |
Bo Matthews | 41 | FB | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | Colorado | 11 | 9 |
Gregg McCrary | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Clark Atlanta | 8 | 1 |
Dwight McDonald | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 187 | 27 | San Diego CC; U.S. International; San Diego State | 12 | 0 |
Rick Middleton | 57 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Ohio State | 12 | 2 |
Lydell Mitchell | 26 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 11 |
Cliff Olander | 10 | QB-K-P | 6-5 | 187 | 23 | New Mexico State | 9 | 0 |
Artie Owens | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 25 | West Virginia | 13 | 3 |
Ralph Perretta | 53 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 25 | Purdue | 15 | 8 |
Ray Preston | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 24 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
Johnny Rodgers | 20 | RB-WR | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Nebraska | 6 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 44 | FS | 5-10 | 178 | 24 | Northwestern | 16 | 14 |
Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Mark Slater | 58 | C | 6-2 | 248 | 23 | Minnesota | 9 | 0 |
Hal Stringert | 45 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Willamette; Hawaii | 13 | 10 |
Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 32 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
Jeff West | 80 | P-TE | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Cincinnati | 16 | 0 |
Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 31 | California | 15 | 15 |
Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 31 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
Clarence Williams | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | South Carolina | 10 | 1 |
Mike Williams | 29 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 15 |
Don Woods | 33 | RB-FB | 6-1 | 191 | 27 | New Mexico Highlands; New Mexico | 16 | 7 |
Wilbur Young | 99 | LDE-RDE-RDT | 6-6 | 285 | 29 | William Penn | 10 | 2 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 14 | John Jefferson | WR | Arizona State |
2 | 41 | Milton Hardaway | T | Oklahoma State |
3 | 71 | Rickey Anderson | RB | South Carolina State |
5 | 135 | John Choma | G | Virginia |
7 | 180 | Cliff Featherstone | DB | Colorado State |
8 | 220 | Gavin Hedrick | P | Washington State |
9 | 237 | Henry Bradley | DT | Alcorn State |
9 | 248 | Blake Whitlatch | LB | Louisiana State |
10 | 264 | Charles Price | TE | Cincinnati |
12 | 321 | Kevin Bell | WR | Lamar |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 64 | 111 | 87 | 87 | 6 | 355 |
Opponents Totals | 58 | 112 | 47 | 92 | 0 | 309 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 31:38 | 315 | 116 | 171 | 28 | 96/233 41.2% | / % | 98 | 748 |
Opponents Totals | 28:22 | 273 | 114 | 141 | 18 | 81/218 37.2% | / % | 99 | 862 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 37 | 43 | 86.0 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 0 | 91 |
John Jefferson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
Hank Bauer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Lydell Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Larry Burton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Don Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Pat Curran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dan Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Bob Klein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gary Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gregg McCrary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dwight McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 44 | 37 | 43 | 86.0 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 0 | 355 |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 36 | 40 | 90.0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 309 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 1 | 44 | 2/2 | 9/10 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 1 | 44 | 2/2 | 9/10 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/11 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lydell Mitchell | 214 | 820 | 3.8 | 25 | 3 |
Don Woods | 151 | 514 | 3.4 | 27 | 3 |
Hank Bauer | 85 | 304 | 3.6 | 37t | 8 |
Bo Matthews | 71 | 286 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 |
Clarence Williams | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 20 | 43 | 2.2 | 22 | 2 |
Gregg McCrary | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
Rickey Anderson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
Larry Barnes | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
John Jefferson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
James Harris | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Jeff West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Olander | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 590 | 2096 | 3.6 | 37t | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 510 | 2208 | 4.3 | 58 | 12 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | 381 | 224 | 58.8 | 137 | 2999 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 55t | 24 | 6.3 | 20 | 5.2 | 22 | 130 | 2869 | 83.0 |
James Harris | 88 | 42 | 47.7 | 37 | 518 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 34t | 2 | 2.3 | 9 | 10.2 | 8 | 43 | 475 | 34.4 |
Cliff Olander | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 2 | 49 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 40.1 |
Team Totals | 477 | 271 | 56.8 | 176 | 3566 | 7.5 | 13.2 | 55t | 26 | 5.5 | 30 | 6.3 | 32 | 191 | 3375 | 72.5 |
Opponents Totals | 441 | 237 | 53.7 | 182 | 2825 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 64t | 23 | 5.2 | 22 | 5.0 | 54 | 474 | 2351 | 70.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lydell Mitchell | 57 | 500 | 8.8 | 55t | 2 |
John Jefferson | 56 | 1001 | 17.9 | 46t | 13 |
Bob Klein | 34 | 413 | 12.1 | 24 | 2 |
Don Woods | 34 | 295 | 8.7 | 29 | 0 |
Charlie Joiner | 33 | 607 | 18.4 | 46 | 1 |
Bo Matthews | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 14t | 1 |
Artie Owens | 9 | 188 | 20.9 | 41 | 0 |
Pat Curran | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 20 | 2 |
Larry Burton | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 55t | 3 |
Johnny Rodgers | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 12 | 0 |
Dwight McDonald | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 37t | 1 |
Larry Barnes | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
Gregg McCrary | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
Clarence Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Rickey Anderson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 271 | 3566 | 13.2 | 55t | 26 |
Opponents Totals | 237 | 2825 | 11.9 | 64t | 23 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Fuller | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 23 | 1 |
Glen Edwards | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
Hal Stringert | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Johnson | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Jerome Dove | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Linden King | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Rick Middleton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Don Goode | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Horn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Louie Kelcher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 22 | 191 | 8.7 | 52t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 470 | 15.7 | 77t | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff West | 73 | 2720 | 37.3 | 59 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 356 | 2204 | 29.4 |
Team Totals | 75 | 2720 | 36.3 | 59 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 356 | 2204 | 29.4 |
Opponents Totals | 99 | 3808 | 38.5 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 590 | 3118 | 31.5 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Fuller | 39 | 10 | 436 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 |
Johnny Rodgers | 11 | 5 | 88 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 4 | 3 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
Artie Owens | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Goode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 57 | 19 | 590 | 10.4 | 34 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 9 | 356 | 9.6 | 75t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artie Owens | 20 | 524 | 26.2 | 77 | 0 | |
Johnny Rodgers | 11 | 287 | 26.1 | 38 | 0 | |
Clarence Williams | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 33 | 0 | |
Rickey Anderson | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 21 | 0 | |
Mike Fuller | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 32 | 0 | |
Don Woods | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
Bob Horn | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
Ray Preston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
Bob Klein | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
Don Macek | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
Rick Middleton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
Mark Slater | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
Hal Stringert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 58 | 1252 | 21.6 | 77 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 69 | 1457 | 21.1 | 48 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Fred Dean | 1.5 | |
Louie Kelcher | 9.0 | |
Gary Johnson | 8.5 | |
Leroy Jones | 8.0 | |
Charles DeJurnett | 5.0 | |
Wilbur Young | 2.5 | |
Don Goode | 1.0 | |
Woodrow Lowe | 1.0 | |
Rick Middleton | 1.0 | |
Bob Horn | 1.0 | |
Hal Stringert | 1.0 | |
Mike Fuller | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 54.0 | 474.0 |
Opponents Totals | 32.0 | 191.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rickey Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Fred Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jerome Dove | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
James Harris | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 0 | |
Bob Horn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
John Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Joiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leroy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Linden King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Woodrow Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Macek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bo Matthews | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lydell Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ralph Perretta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pete Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Shields | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Stringert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | |
Don Woods | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 32 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 1 |
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