| San Diego Chargers at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1979 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 64245 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Hank Bauer 1 run (Mike Wood kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tyler 3 run (Frank Corral kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 65 pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Wilbur Young 3 opponents fumble recovery (Mike Wood kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 37 FG | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Klein 6 pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Preston Dennard 31 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Mike Wood 31 FG | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Hank Bauer 1 run (Mike Wood kick blocked) | 40 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Safety, Jeff West ran out of end zone | 40 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 56 | C | Bob Rush |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 26 | HB | Lydell Mitchell |
| 40 | FB | Clarence Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Wilbur Young |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 52 | LLB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | FS | Pete Shaw |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 84 | WR | Ronnie Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 33 | LCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | |
| Bo Matthews | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| James Harris | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff West | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Pat Haden | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 2 | 326 | 10.2 | 65t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.6 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 3 | 248 | 8.3 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 55.3 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 32 | 2.7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 1 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Burton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elvis Peacock | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne O'Steen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Fred Dean | 3.5 |
| Wilbur Young | 1.5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
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