1980 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Don Coryell |
Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
Joe Gibbs | Offensive Coordinator |
Dave Levy | Offensive Line |
Wayne Sevier | Special Teams |
Jacki Simpson | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Larrye Weaver | Defensive Backs |
Ernie Zampese | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/2/1980 | N | Green Bay Packers | 0-0 | T | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 19972 | |
Sat | 8/9/1980 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45179 | |
Sat | 8/16/1980 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 14-17 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 48836 | |
Sat | 8/23/1980 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 17-9 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 47184 | |
Sat | 8/30/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-34 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 61550 | |
Sun | 9/7/1980 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 34-13 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62042 | |
Sun | 9/14/1980 | H | Oakland Raiders | 30-24 | W | OT | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51943 |
Sun | 9/21/1980 | A | Denver Broncos | 30-13 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74970 | |
Sun | 9/28/1980 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-7 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 45161 | |
Sun | 10/5/1980 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-26 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51982 | |
Sun | 10/12/1980 | A | Oakland Raiders | 24-38 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 44826 | |
Sun | 10/19/1980 | H | New York Giants | 44-7 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50397 | |
Sun | 10/26/1980 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 31-42 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60639 | |
Sun | 11/2/1980 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 31-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46406 | |
Sun | 11/9/1980 | H | Denver Broncos | 13-20 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51435 | |
Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-7 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50248 | |
Thu | 11/20/1980 | A | Miami Dolphins | 27-24 | W | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 63013 |
Sun | 11/30/1980 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 22-21 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51567 | |
Sun | 12/7/1980 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-40 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 48556 | |
Sat | 12/13/1980 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 21-14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 49980 | |
Mon | 12/22/1980 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 26-17 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51785 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sat | 1/3/1981 | H | Buffalo Bills | 20-14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52028 | |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/11/1981 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-34 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52428 |
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 | ||
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8/2/1980 | Green Bay Packers | Stopped at 9:17 4th Quarter |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Dan Audick | 60 | ROT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Hawaii | 15 | 9 |
Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | California Lutheran | 16 | 0 |
Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 25 | UC Davis | 16 | 0 |
Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 30 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
John Cappelletti | 25 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Penn State | 10 | 8 |
Fred Dean | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 11 |
Charles DeJurnett | 73 | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 28 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 15 | 4 |
Jerome Dove | 48 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Hutchinson CC; Colorado State | 16 | 2 |
Frank Duncan | 47 | S | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | San Mateo JC; San Francisco State | 15 | 1 |
Glen Edwards | 27 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 33 | Florida A&M | 16 | 14 |
John Floyd | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 15 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
Mike Fuller | 42 | SS | 5-9 | 182 | 27 | Auburn | 16 | 4 |
LaRue Harrington | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | Norfolk State | 4 | 0 |
Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 26 | Oregon State | 16 | 16 |
Bernie Jackson | 26 | FS | 6-0 | 173 | 30 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 4 | 0 |
John Jefferson | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 28 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 33 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 30 | Norfolk State | 15 | 15 |
Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 14 |
Linden King | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 247 | 25 | Colorado State | 5 | 0 |
Jim Laslavic | 54 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 237 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 3 |
John Lee | 69 | DE | 6-2 | 259 | 27 | Nebraska | 11 | 0 |
Chuck Loewen | 64 | OG-OT | 6-4 | 264 | 23 | South Dakota State | 16 | 0 |
Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB-LLB | 6-0 | 227 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Ed Luther | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | San Jose State | 5 | 0 |
Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 26 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
Gregg McCrary | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Clark Atlanta | 16 | 10 |
Carl McGee | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Duke | 6 | 0 |
Chuck Muncie | 46 | FB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Arizona Western JC; California | 11 | 5 |
Rick Partridge | 17 | P | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | Golden West JC; Utah | 16 | 0 |
Ralph Perretta | 53 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 27 | Purdue | 5 | 0 |
Scott Perry | 32 | RCB | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Williams | 4 | 0 |
Ray Preston | 52 | RLB-LLB | 6-0 | 221 | 26 | Syracuse | 14 | 13 |
Bob Rush | 56 | ROT | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Memphis | 15 | 1 |
Booker Russell | 41 | FB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Texas State | 15 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 44 | SS | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 |
Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 27 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Ronnie Smith | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Fullerton JC; San Diego State | 15 | 0 |
Hal Stringert | 45 | CB-S | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Willamette; Hawaii | 10 | 0 |
Mike Thomas | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Oklahoma; Nevada-Las Vegas | 10 | 5 |
Cliff Thrift | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | East Central | 15 | 0 |
Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 34 | Missouri | 6 | 6 |
Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 33 | California | 16 | 16 |
Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 33 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
Clarence Williams | 40 | RB-FB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | South Carolina | 13 | 9 |
Mike Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 27 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
Kellen Winslow | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 23 | Missouri | 16 | 11 |
Mike Wood | 16 | K | 5-11 | 199 | 26 | Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 |
Don Woods | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 191 | 29 | New Mexico Highlands; New Mexico | 2 | 0 |
Wilbur Young | 99 | RDE | 6-6 | 285 | 31 | William Penn | 12 | 4 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
4 | 101 | Ed Luther | QB | San Jose State |
4 | 108 | Bob Gregor | DB | Washington State |
6 | 151 | LaRue Harrington | RB | Norfolk State |
6 | 163 | Wayne Hamilton | LB | Alabama |
7 | 175 | Chuck Loewen | G | South Dakota State |
7 | 191 | Stuart Dodds | P | Montana State |
8 | 219 | Curtis Sirmones | RB | North Alabama |
9 | 247 | Steve Whitman | RB | Alabama |
11 | 303 | John Singleton | DE | Texas-El Paso |
12 | 331 | Harry Price | WR | McNeese State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 69 | 190 | 72 | 78 | 9 | 418 |
Opponents Totals | 54 | 76 | 85 | 112 | 0 | 227 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:41 | 372 | 106 | 244 | 22 | 97/210 46.2% | / % | 109 | 912 |
Opponents Totals | 30:19 | 284 | 101 | 156 | 27 | 95/248 38.3% | / % | 104 | 880 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 46 | 48 | 95.8 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 0 | 118 |
John Jefferson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
Kellen Winslow | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
John Cappelletti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Charlie Joiner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Chuck Muncie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Clarence Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Mike Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Dan Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Gregg McCrary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
John Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 50 | 46 | 49 | 93.9 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 0 | 418 |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 0 | 227 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 8/12 | 6/10 | 3/6 |
Team Totals | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 8/12 | 6/10 | 3/6 |
Opponents Totals | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 0/ | 4/ | 2/ | 9/ | 1/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Muncie | 135 | 659 | 4.9 | 53 | 4 |
Mike Thomas | 118 | 484 | 4.1 | 18 | 3 |
John Cappelletti | 101 | 364 | 3.6 | 46 | 5 |
Clarence Williams | 97 | 258 | 2.7 | 13 | 3 |
Booker Russell | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 |
John Jefferson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 2 |
Don Woods | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
Ed Luther | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
Mike Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Partridge | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
LaRue Harrington | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | -1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 509 | 1879 | 3.7 | 53 | 18 |
Opponents Totals | 478 | 1842 | 3.9 | 89t | 18 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | 589 | 348 | 59.1 | 217 | 4715 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 65 | 30 | 5.1 | 24 | 4.1 | 32 | 210 | 4505 | 84.7 |
Ed Luther | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 54.2 |
Mike Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 594 | 350 | 58.9 | 218 | 4741 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 65 | 30 | 5.1 | 26 | 4.4 | 32 | 210 | 4531 | 83.0 |
Opponents Totals | 519 | 300 | 57.8 | 199 | 3324 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 61 | 18 | 3.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 60 | 485 | 2839 | 72.4 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kellen Winslow | 89 | 1290 | 14.5 | 65 | 9 |
John Jefferson | 82 | 1340 | 16.3 | 58t | 13 |
Charlie Joiner | 71 | 1132 | 15.9 | 51 | 4 |
Mike Thomas | 29 | 218 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
Clarence Williams | 26 | 230 | 8.8 | 26 | 1 |
Chuck Muncie | 24 | 234 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
John Cappelletti | 13 | 112 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 |
Gregg McCrary | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 28t | 2 |
Ronnie Smith | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
John Floyd | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
Team Totals | 350 | 4741 | 13.5 | 65 | 30 |
Opponents Totals | 300 | 3324 | 11.1 | 61 | 18 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glen Edwards | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 68t | 1 |
Pete Shaw | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
Woodrow Lowe | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 28 | 1 |
Willie Buchanon | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
Jim Laslavic | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Louie Kelcher | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Hal Stringert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Thrift | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 68t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 419 | 16.1 | 51t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Partridge | 60 | 2347 | 39.1 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 359 | 1928 | 31.6 |
Team Totals | 61 | 2347 | 38.5 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 359 | 1928 | 31.6 |
Opponents Totals | 86 | 3471 | 40.4 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 335 | 2996 | 34.8 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Fuller | 30 | 12 | 298 | 9.9 | 31 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
Glen Edwards | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
John Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 41 | 13 | 335 | 8.2 | 31 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 43 | 5 | 359 | 8.3 | 42 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Muncie | 16 | 344 | 21.5 | 44 | 0 | |
Mike Fuller | 15 | 289 | 19.3 | 30 | 0 | |
Ronnie Smith | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 27 | 0 | |
Bernie Jackson | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 32 | 0 | |
Frank Duncan | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | |
Hank Bauer | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
Jim Laslavic | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 | |
Booker Russell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 62 | 1135 | 18.3 | 44 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 75 | 1617 | 21.6 | 53 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Gary Johnson | 16.5 | |
Leroy Jones | 11.0 | |
Fred Dean | 6.5 | |
Charles DeJurnett | 5.5 | |
Louie Kelcher | 4.5 | |
Wilbur Young | 2.0 | |
Scott Perry | 1.0 | |
Cliff Thrift | 1.0 | |
John Lee | 1.0 | |
Ray Preston | 1.0 | |
Woodrow Lowe | 1.0 | |
(Unknown) | 9.0 | |
Team Totals | 60.0 | 475.0 |
Opponents Totals | 32.0 | 210.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Buchanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fred Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Charles DeJurnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jerome Dove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | |
Mike Fuller | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Horn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Joiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Woodrow Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don Macek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -23 | 0 | |
Chuck Muncie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Partridge | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Perretta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | |
Ray Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Rush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -35 | 0 | |
Booker Russell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Billy Shields | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Stringert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
Cliff Thrift | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ed White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kellen Winslow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wilbur Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 40 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -45 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 39 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 2 |
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