1965 San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 9-2-3 .818 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1965 | H | Buffalo Bills | 0-23 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 30361 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Chuck Allen | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 224 | 26 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Allison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 22 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 19 | FL | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Don Breaux | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 203 | 25 | McNeese State | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Buncom | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 236 | 26 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Carpenter | 89 | LB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Degen | 51 | LLB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Long Beach State | 1 | 1 |
| Speedy Duncan | 45 | RCB | 5-10 | 176 | 23 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Faison | 86 | LDE | 6-5 | 263 | 26 | Indiana | 1 | 1 |
| Miller Farr | 20 | OE | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| John Farris | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Cerritos JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 37 | FB | 5-11 | 214 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Graham | 33 | LS | 6-0 | 201 | 24 | Sacramento CC; Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| George Gross | 79 | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 65 | C | 6-1 | 248 | 24 | Villanova | 1 | 1 |
| John Hadl | 21 | QB | 6-1 | 213 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Harris | 36 | DB | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | McNeese State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Horton | 30 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Boston University | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Kindig | 87 | DE | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Moberly JC; Los Angeles State | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Kirner | 72 | OT | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Santa Monica JC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 237 | 28 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Ladd | 77 | RDT | 6-9 | 302 | 27 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Lincoln | 22 | FB | 6-2 | 212 | 26 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 23 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Compton JC; Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 38 | OE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Colgate | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Mitchell | 60 | OT | 6-2 | 275 | 23 | Nebraska; Southern University | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Mix | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 249 | 27 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Moore | 71 | DT | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Oklahoma; Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 88 | SE | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Park | 61 | LOG | 6-3 | 247 | 25 | McMurry | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Petrich | 85 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 24 | Los Angeles Valley JC; West Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Sweeney | 78 | ROG | 6-3 | 256 | 24 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Herb Travenio | 35 | K | 5-10 | 210 | 32 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 49 | LCB | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Westmoreland | 25 | DB | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | North Carolina A&T State | 1 | 0 |
| Bud Whitehead | 47 | RS | 6-0 | 184 | 26 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Wright | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 268 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Zeman | 34 | DB | 6-1 | 202 | 28 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | / % | / % | 3 | 41 | |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | / % | / % | 2 | 21 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Travenio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Travenio | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lowe | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 47 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Breaux | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 108 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 10 | 140 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 3 | 30 | 110 | 31.1 |
| Don Breaux | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 93.8 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 11 | 164 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 5 | 45 | 119 | 36.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 10 | 167 | 8.4 | 18.6 | 49 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 | 152 | 70.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Alworth | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Paul Lowe | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Don Norton | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Miller Farr | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Dave Kocourek | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 167 | 18.6 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 150 | 30.0 |
| Jim Allison | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 178 | 25.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 173 | 43.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kenny Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 | 74t | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Miller Farr | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 49 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Petrich | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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