| Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1976 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 31950 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 75 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Skip Butler 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dwight McDonald 13 pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Skip Butler 36 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Ray Wersching 30 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bo Matthews 42 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 54 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 81 pass from Dan Fouts (Ray Wersching kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 67 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Johnson 32 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bo Matthews 1 run (Ray Wersching kick failed) | 27 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 84 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 47 | RB | Ronnie Coleman |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Al Burton |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Kiner |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 37 | LS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 48 | RS | Bob Atkins |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 89 | WR | Dwight McDonald |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 62 | ROG | Don Macek |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 82 | TE | Pat Curran |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 30 | RB | Sam Scarber |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Fred Dean |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 68 | RDE | Leroy Jones |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 20 | LCB | Mike Williams |
| 42 | LS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | RS | Chris Fletcher |
| 22 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6/14 | / | 9 | 80 | 1 | 0 | |
| SD | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7/13 | / | 5 | 55 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 51 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Sam Scarber | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 42t | 2 |
| Mitch Hoopes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 223 | 5.4 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 1 | 329 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.6 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 1 | 329 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.6 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 0 | 279 | 11.6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 142.9 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 0 | 279 | 11.6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 142.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | |
| Ken Burrough | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 2 | |
| Mel Baker | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| John Sawyer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 329 | 13.2 | 3 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rickey Young | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Pat Curran | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Sam Scarber | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 1 | |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Dwight McDonald | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Larry Dorsey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 279 | 14.7 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Goode | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Don Hardeman | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ray Preston | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |