1981 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Don Coryell |
Marv Braden | Special Assistant |
Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
Dave Levy | Offensive Line |
Jack Pardee | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
Jerry Smith | Defensive Line |
Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
Larrye Weaver | Defensive Coordinator |
Ernie Zampese | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/8/1981 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-12 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49284 | |
Sat | 8/15/1981 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 31-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 41667 | |
Fri | 8/21/1981 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 33-29 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49309 | |
Fri | 8/28/1981 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-30 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48540 | |
Mon | 9/7/1981 | A | Cleveland Browns | 44-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78904 | |
Sun | 9/13/1981 | H | Detroit Lions | 28-23 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51624 | |
Sun | 9/20/1981 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 42-31 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 63866 | |
Sun | 9/27/1981 | A | Denver Broncos | 24-42 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74844 | |
Sun | 10/4/1981 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 24-10 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51463 | |
Sun | 10/11/1981 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 31-33 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 50708 | |
Sun | 10/18/1981 | A | Baltimore Colts | 43-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 41921 | |
Sun | 10/25/1981 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-20 | L | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 52906 |
Sun | 11/1/1981 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 22-20 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51307 | |
Sun | 11/8/1981 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-40 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51259 | |
Mon | 11/16/1981 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 23-44 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58628 | |
Sun | 11/22/1981 | A | Oakland Raiders | 55-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50199 | |
Sun | 11/29/1981 | H | Denver Broncos | 34-17 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51533 | |
Sun | 12/6/1981 | H | Buffalo Bills | 27-28 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51488 | |
Sun | 12/13/1981 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-23 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67388 | |
Mon | 12/21/1981 | H | Oakland Raiders | 23-10 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 52279 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sat | 1/2/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | 41-38 | W | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73735 |
AFC Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 1/10/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46302 |
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 |
Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | California Lutheran | 16 | 0 |
Doug Beaudoin | 45 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 |
Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 26 | UC Davis | 16 | 0 |
Carlos Bradley | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 21 | Wake Forest | 8 | 0 |
Billy Brooks | 82 | WR | 6-3 | 202 | 28 | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 |
James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Auburn | 14 | 2 |
Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB-SS | 6-0 | 189 | 31 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
John Cappelletti | 25 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 5 |
Wes Chandler | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Florida | 12 | 11 |
Sam Claphan | 77 | OT | 6-6 | 288 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
Fred Dean | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 |
Frank Duncan | 47 | SS | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | San Mateo JC; San Francisco State | 7 | 4 |
Glen Edwards | 27 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 34 | Florida A&M | 8 | 8 |
Allan Ellis | 48 | RCB-LCB | 5-10 | 181 | 30 | UCLA | 11 | 6 |
Keith Ferguson | 76 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 22 | Ohio State | 16 | 1 |
Scott Fitzkee | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Penn State | 5 | 0 |
Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
Bob Gregor | 43 | FS | 6-2 | 187 | 24 | Washington State | 14 | 6 |
Wyatt Henderson | 32 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Fresno State | 15 | 0 |
Pete Holohan | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 22 | Notre Dame | 7 | 0 |
Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 27 | Oregon State | 16 | 11 |
Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 29 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 34 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 31 | Norfolk State | 16 | 14 |
Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
Linden King | 57 | LLB | 6-4 | 247 | 26 | Colorado State | 16 | 16 |
Jim Laslavic | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 30 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
Chuck Loewen | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 264 | 24 | South Dakota State | 9 | 3 |
Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 27 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Ed Luther | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | San Jose State | 16 | 0 |
Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 27 | Boston College | 15 | 15 |
Chuck Muncie | 46 | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 28 | Arizona Western JC; California | 15 | 14 |
Irvin Phillips | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 192 | 21 | Arkansas Tech | 15 | 0 |
Ray Preston | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 27 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
Don Reese | 60 | RDE | 6-6 | 255 | 30 | Jackson State | 5 | 2 |
George Roberts | 4 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 0 |
Bob Rush | 56 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Memphis | 16 | 1 |
Dwight Scales | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 28 | Grambling State | 16 | 4 |
Pete Shaw | 44 | SS-FS | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Northwestern | 16 | 12 |
Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Eric Sievers | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | Maryland | 16 | 10 |
Ronnie Smith | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Fullerton JC; San Diego State | 9 | 1 |
Aundra Thompson | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 28 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1 | 0 |
Cliff Thrift | 59 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 25 | East Central | 7 | 5 |
Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 35 | Missouri | 13 | 13 |
Jimmy Webb | 61 | LDT | 6-5 | 245 | 29 | Mississippi State | 16 | 1 |
Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 34 | California | 16 | 16 |
Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 34 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
Clarence Williams | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | South Carolina | 14 | 1 |
Jeff Williams | 72 | OT | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Rhode Island | 12 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 28 | Louisiana State | 14 | 12 |
Kellen Winslow | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 24 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
John Woodcock | 90 | RDE | 6-3 | 257 | 27 | New Mexico; Hawaii | 12 | 12 |
Wilbur Young | 99 | LDT-LDE | 6-6 | 285 | 32 | William Penn | 5 | 2 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 24 | James Brooks | RB | Auburn |
3 | 77 | Irvin Phillips | DB | Arkansas Tech |
4 | 103 | Amos Lawrence | RB | North Carolina |
4 | 107 | Eric Sievers | TE | Maryland |
5 | 131 | Keith Ferguson | LB | Ohio State |
6 | 141 | Andy Gissinger | T | Syracuse |
6 | 162 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | Arkansas |
7 | 189 | Pete Holohan | TE | Notre Dame |
10 | 268 | Robert Parham | RB | Grambling State |
11 | 280 | Matt Petrzelka | T | Iowa |
11 | 300 | Carlos Bradley | LB | Wake Forest |
12 | 327 | Stacy Charles | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 101 | 157 | 95 | 125 | 0 | 478 |
Opponents Totals | 83 | 124 | 100 | 80 | 3 | 390 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:17 | 379 | 127 | 224 | 28 | 108/221 48.9% | / % | 128 | 947 |
Opponents Totals | 30:43 | 365 | 114 | 216 | 35 | 93/220 42.3% | / % | 108 | 877 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Muncie | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||
Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 55 | 61 | 90.2 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 112 |
Kellen Winslow | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Charlie Joiner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
James Brooks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
John Cappelletti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Wes Chandler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Eric Sievers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Ronnie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gary Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Clarence Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 61 | 55 | 61 | 90.2 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 478 |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 45 | 48 | 93.8 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 390 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Benirschke | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 52 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 2/5 |
Team Totals | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 52 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 2/5 |
Opponents Totals | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 1/2 | 7/7 | 9/9 | 2/5 | 0/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Muncie | 251 | 1144 | 4.6 | 73t | 19 |
James Brooks | 109 | 525 | 4.8 | 28t | 3 |
John Cappelletti | 68 | 254 | 3.7 | 30 | 4 |
Dan Fouts | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
Clarence Williams | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
George Roberts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Wes Chandler | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 9 | 0 |
Ed Luther | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | -1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 481 | 2005 | 4.2 | 73t | 26 |
Opponents Totals | 491 | 1825 | 3.7 | 28 | 25 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | 609 | 360 | 59.1 | 232 | 4802 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 67t | 33 | 5.4 | 17 | 2.8 | 19 | 134 | 4668 | 90.6 |
Ed Luther | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 7 | 68 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 32.1 |
Chuck Muncie | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118.8 |
Wes Chandler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Kellen Winslow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 629 | 368 | 58.5 | 243 | 4873 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 67t | 34 | 5.4 | 18 | 2.9 | 19 | 134 | 4739 | 89.2 |
Opponents Totals | 571 | 313 | 54.8 | 235 | 4695 | 8.2 | 15.0 | 93t | 22 | 3.9 | 23 | 4.0 | 47 | 384 | 4311 | 78.1 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kellen Winslow | 88 | 1075 | 12.2 | 67t | 10 |
Charlie Joiner | 70 | 1188 | 17.0 | 57 | 7 |
Wes Chandler | 52 | 857 | 16.5 | 51t | 5 |
James Brooks | 46 | 329 | 7.2 | 29t | 3 |
Chuck Muncie | 43 | 362 | 8.4 | 32 | 0 |
Eric Sievers | 22 | 276 | 12.5 | 32 | 3 |
Dwight Scales | 19 | 429 | 22.6 | 60t | 1 |
Clarence Williams | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
John Cappelletti | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 25 | 1 |
Ronnie Smith | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 39t | 2 |
Billy Brooks | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Pete Holohan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
Team Totals | 368 | 4873 | 13.2 | 67t | 34 |
Opponents Totals | 313 | 4695 | 15.0 | 93t | 22 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Buchanon | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 |
Woodrow Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Glen Edwards | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 39 | 0 |
Bob Gregor | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Gary Johnson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 36 | 1 |
Linden King | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Bob Horn | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Leroy Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Frank Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 23 | 224 | 9.7 | 39 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 377 | 20.9 | 102t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Roberts | 62 | 2540 | 41.0 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 168 | 2232 | 35.4 |
Team Totals | 63 | 2540 | 40.3 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 168 | 2232 | 35.4 |
Opponents Totals | 72 | 2900 | 40.3 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 378 | 2382 | 33.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Brooks | 22 | 6 | 290 | 13.2 | 42 | 0 |
Wes Chandler | 5 | 3 | 79 | 15.8 | 30 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Glen Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Irvin Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 31 | 10 | 378 | 12.2 | 42 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 7 | 168 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Brooks | 40 | 0 | 949 | 23.7 | 47 | 0 |
Wes Chandler | 8 | 0 | 125 | 15.6 | 30 | 0 |
Pete Shaw | 6 | 0 | 103 | 17.2 | 24 | 0 |
Clarence Williams | 4 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 | 23 | 0 |
Bob Gregor | 3 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 |
Aundra Thompson | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
Ronnie Smith | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
Eric Sievers | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
Wyatt Henderson | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Team Totals | 70 | 0 | 1422 | 20.3 | 47 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 88 | 1528 | 17.4 | 48 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
John Woodcock | 10.0 | |
Gary Johnson | 9.5 | |
Leroy Jones | 6.5 | |
Louie Kelcher | 5.0 | |
Linden King | 4.5 | |
Keith Ferguson | 3.5 | |
Jimmy Webb | 2.5 | |
Woodrow Lowe | 2.0 | |
Wilbur Young | 1.0 | |
Fred Dean | 1.0 | |
Don Reese | 1.0 | |
Cliff Thrift | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 47.0 | 384.0 |
Opponents Totals | 19.0 | 134.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Brooks | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Willie Buchanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
John Cappelletti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wes Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Glen Edwards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
Dan Fouts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -22 | 0 | |
Wyatt Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Joiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leroy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Laslavic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
Don Macek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Muncie | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Irvin Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pete Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Sievers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kellen Winslow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
John Woodcock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 39 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 38 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 0 |
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