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1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)

4th place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 6-10-0 .375
1983 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Don Coryell
Tom BassDefensive Coordinator
Marv BradenSpecial Assistant
Earnel DurdenOffensive Backs
Dave LevyOffensive Coordinator
Al SaundersReceivers
Jerry SmithDefensive Line
Jim WagstaffDefensive Backfield
Chuck WeberLinebackers
Ernie ZampeseQuarterbacks/Passing Game
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/6/1983ALos Angeles Rams20-34LAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium50036
Sat8/13/1983HPhiladelphia Eagles20-21LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium44482
Sat8/20/1983HSan Francisco 49ers24-7WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium43939
Fri8/26/1983HLos Angeles Rams27-17WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium45451
Sun9/4/1983HNew York Jets29-41LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium51004
Mon9/12/1983AKansas City Chiefs17-14WKansas City, MOArrowhead Stadium62150
Sun9/18/1983ASeattle Seahawks31-34LSeattle, WAKingdome61714
Sun9/25/1983HCleveland Browns24-30LOTSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium49482
Sun10/2/1983ANew York Giants41-34WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium73892
Sun10/9/1983HSeattle Seahawks28-21WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium49132
Sun10/16/1983ANew England Patriots21-37LFoxborough, MASullivan Stadium59016
Sun10/23/1983ADenver Broncos6-14LDenver, COMile High Stadium74581
Mon10/31/1983HWashington Redskins24-27LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium46114
Sun11/6/1983APittsburgh Steelers3-26LPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium58191
Sun11/13/1983HDallas Cowboys24-23WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium46192
Sun11/20/1983ASt. Louis Cardinals14-44LSt. Louis, MOBusch Stadium40644
Sun11/27/1983HDenver Broncos31-7WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium43650
Thu12/1/1983HLos Angeles Raiders10-42LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium47760
Sun12/11/1983HKansas City Chiefs41-38WSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium35510
Sun12/18/1983ALos Angeles Raiders14-30LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum57325

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Rick Ackerman91NT6-425024Memphis1513
Rolf Benirschke6K6-016528UC Davis160
Carlos Bradley50LB6-022123Wake Forest160
James Brooks21RB5-1018225Auburn155
Don Brown61OT6-626224Santa Clara130
Maury Buford7P6-119123Texas Tech160
Gill Byrd22LCB5-1119722San Jose State1412
John Cappelletti25FB6-122031Penn State10
Roger Carr81WR6-219531Louisiana Tech40
Wes Chandler89WR6-018627Florida1614
Sam Claphan77OT6-628827Oklahoma160
Bobby Duckworth82WR6-319625Arkansas162
Chuck Ehin78DE6-425622Brigham Young90
Bill Elko90NT6-527724Arizona State; Louisiana State113
Larry Evans56LB6-221730Mississippi College30
Keith Ferguson76LDE6-526024Ohio State1616
Hosea Fortune84WR6-017624Rice40
Dan Fouts14QB6-321032Oregon1010
Tim Fox48FS5-1118830Ohio State128
Andy Gissinger75ROT6-528224Syracuse1616
Derrel Gofourth69OG6-326028Oklahoma State150
Mike Green58LILB6-022622Oklahoma State1616
Ken Greene28FS-SS6-219627Washington State169
Bob Gregor43SS6-218726Washington State55
Reuben Henderson20LCB6-120025Oklahoma State; San Diego State144
Pete Holohan88TE6-423824Notre Dame163
Earnest Jackson41RB5-921824Texas A&M120
Jim Jodat40RB5-1121329Carthage150
Gary Johnson79RDE6-225531Grambling State1616
Charlie Joiner18WR5-1118636Grambling State1616
Leroy Jones68DE6-824533Norfolk State120
Louie Kelcher74NT6-529030Southern Methodist80
Linden King57LOLB6-424728Colorado State1616
Bruce Laird30S6-019333American International140
Woodrow Lowe51ROLB6-022729Alabama1616
Ed Luther11QB6-320026San Jose State166
Don Macek62C6-227029Boston College1111
Bruce Mathison12QB6-320424Nebraska10
Dennis McKnight60C-LOG6-327524Drake169
Miles McPherson24S6-017523New Haven110
Chuck Muncie46RB6-323330Arizona Western JC; California1512
Derrie Nelson55LB6-223725Nebraska150
Darrell Pattillo31CB5-1019423Los Angeles Valley JC; San Diego State; Long Beach State10
Ray Preston52LB6-022129Syracuse160
Dwight Scales87WR6-218230Grambling State71
Billy Shields66LOT6-828130Georgia Tech1616
Eric Sievers85TE6-423426Maryland169
Billy Ray Smith54RILB6-323622Arkansas1616
Sherman Smith47RB6-422529Miami (Ohio)132
Cliff Thrift59LB6-223427East Central60
Danny Walters23RCB6-120023Arkansas1616
Ed White67ROG6-226436California1616
Doug Wilkerson63LOG6-325336North Carolina Central1212
Henry Williams45CB5-1018227Hartnell JC; San Diego State10
Kellen Winslow80TE6-525126Missouri1616
Andre Young49SS6-019023Louisiana Tech1510
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
15Billy Ray SmithLBArkansas
120Gary AndersonWR-RBArkansas
122Gill ByrdDBSan Jose State
495Danny WaltersDBArkansas
6141Trumaine JohnsonWRGrambling State
7192Bill ElkoDTLouisiana State
8202Earnest JacksonRBTexas A&M
9245Mike GreenLBOklahoma State
10272Bruce MathisonQBNebraska
11303Tim KearseWRSan Jose State
11307Tim SpencerRBOhio State
12314Billy BlaylockDBTennessee Tech
12329Chuck EhinDTBrigham Young
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals929275990358
Opponents Totals83137951416462
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals28:043611062302593/215 43.3%10/21 47.6%115961
Opponents Totals31:5634713718723109/231 47.2%8/15 53.3%111953
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Rolf Benirschke0434595.6152462.5088
Chuck Muncie130000078
Kellen Winslow80000048
Wes Chandler50000030
Bobby Duckworth50000030
James Brooks30000018
Charlie Joiner30000018
Eric Sievers30000018
Pete Holohan20000012
Dan Fouts1000006
Derrie Nelson1000006
Andre Young1000006
Team Totals45434595.6152462.50358
Opponents Totals57545696.4222975.90462
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Rolf Benirschke152462.51510/07/75/72/71/3
Team Totals152462.51510/07/75/72/71/3
Opponents Totals222975.90/05/511/136/80/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Chuck Muncie2358863.834t12
James Brooks1275164.1613
Sherman Smith24913.8200
Earnest Jackson11393.560
Wes Chandler22512.5230
John Cappelletti155.050
Bruce Mathison100.000
Dan Fouts12-5-0.431
Eric Sievers1-7-7.0-70
Ed Luther9-14-1.680
Team Totals42315363.66116
Opponents Totals55221733.949t26
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Dan Fouts34021563.211029758.813.859t205.9154.414107286892.5
Ed Luther28715152.611918756.512.44672.4175.913120175556.6
Bruce Mathison5360.01418.213.72500.0120.0004146.7
Maury Buford100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Pete Holohan100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Sherman Smith100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Wes Chandler00000013-3
Team Totals63536958.123348917.713.359t274.3335.228230466175.1
Opponents Totals54433060.719840517.412.371t285.1162.931269378288.6
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Kellen Winslow88117213.3468
Charlie Joiner6596014.833t3
Wes Chandler5884514.644t5
Chuck Muncie423969.4271
Eric Sievers3345213.7283
James Brooks252158.6360
Pete Holohan2327211.8352
Bobby Duckworth2042221.159t5
Sherman Smith6518.5210
Earnest Jackson5428.4100
Roger Carr23618.0230
Dwight Scales22814.0140
Team Totals369489113.359t27
Opponents Totals330405112.371t28
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Danny Walters7557.9330
Andre Young24924.540t1
Tim Fox2147.0140
Linden King11919.0190
Ray Preston11313.0130
Mike Green133.030
Gill Byrd100.000
Miles McPherson100.000
Team Totals161539.640t1
Opponents Totals3337711.4392
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Maury Buford63276343.9600813299230436.6
Team Totals63276343.9600813299230436.6
Opponents Totals70278039.7551227213252736.1
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
James Brooks1841377.6300
Wes Chandler86263.3110
Hosea Fortune40164.090
Dwight Scales203417.0300
Bruce Laird1000.000
Team Totals33102136.5300
Opponents Totals3552998.5280
(Team)1.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
James Brooks32060719.0340
Bruce Laird15034222.8410
Earnest Jackson11020118.3320
Miles McPherson507715.4190
Jim Jodat304515.0180
Andre Young304113.7190
Sherman Smith203216.0210
Dwight Scales101616.0160
Billy Ray Smith101010.0100
Eric Sievers1066.060
Team Totals740137718.6410
Opponents Totals70142620.4640
SACKSNOYDS
Linden King8.0
Keith Ferguson5.0
Woodrow Lowe4.5
Billy Ray Smith3.0
Gary Johnson3.0
Rick Ackerman1.5
Andre Young1.0
Miles McPherson1.0
Reuben Henderson1.0
Mike Green1.0
Bill Elko0.5
Carlos Bradley0.5
(Team)1.0
Team Totals31.0269.0
Opponents Totals28.0230.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Rick Ackerman0002200
Carlos Bradley0001100
James Brooks830300
Wes Chandler310100
Bill Elko0001100
Keith Ferguson0002200
Hosea Fortune110100
Dan Fouts511200
Ken Greene0001100
Earnest Jackson110100
Jim Jodat0001100
Gary Johnson0002200
Charlie Joiner200000
Leroy Jones00011150
Linden King0002200
Bruce Laird100000
Woodrow Lowe0001100
Ed Luther600000
Don Macek0010100
Bruce Mathison100000
Dennis McKnight0020200
Miles McPherson100000
Chuck Muncie810100
Billy Ray Smith0001100
Sherman Smith210100
Ed White0010100
Kellen Winslow320200
Andre Young0001100
Team Totals4227151732150
Opponents Totals2617821291
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