1981 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| 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 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | California Lutheran | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 45 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 26 | UC Davis | 2 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Auburn | 2 | 1 |
| Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 31 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| John Cappelletti | 25 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Penn State | 2 | 1 |
| Wes Chandler | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Claphan | 77 | OT | 6-6 | 288 | 25 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 34 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Allan Ellis | 48 | DB | 5-10 | 181 | 30 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Ferguson | 76 | DE | 6-5 | 260 | 22 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gregor | 43 | DB | 6-2 | 187 | 24 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 27 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 29 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 34 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 31 | Norfolk State | 2 | 2 |
| Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Linden King | 57 | LLB | 6-4 | 247 | 26 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Laslavic | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 30 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Loewen | 74 | OG | 6-4 | 264 | 24 | South Dakota State | 2 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 27 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Luther | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 |
| Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 27 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Chuck Muncie | 46 | FB | 6-3 | 233 | 28 | Arizona Western JC; California | 2 | 2 |
| Irvin Phillips | 23 | DB | 6-1 | 192 | 21 | Arkansas Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Preston | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 27 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 4 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Rush | 56 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 28 | Grambling State | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 44 | SS | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Sievers | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | Maryland | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 25 | East Central | 2 | 0 |
| Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 35 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Webb | 61 | DT | 6-5 | 245 | 29 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 34 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 34 | North Carolina Central | 2 | 2 |
| Clarence Williams | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 28 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
| Kellen Winslow | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 24 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| John Woodcock | 90 | RDE | 6-3 | 257 | 27 | New Mexico; Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | DE | 6-6 | 285 | 32 | William Penn | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 65 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:43 | 52 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 13/25 52.0% | / % | 8 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:17 | 44 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 13/27 48.1% | / % | 10 | 69 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 12 |
| James Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 48 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 65 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| OWN | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 47 | 214 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 277 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 221 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 81 | 48 | 59.3 | 30 | 618 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | 30 | 588 | 84.3 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 82 | 48 | 58.5 | 31 | 618 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | 30 | 588 | 83.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 46 | 64.8 | 23 | 592 | 8.3 | 12.9 | 50t | 6 | 8.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 3 | 29 | 563 | 107.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 16 | 213 | 13.3 | 33t | 2 | ||
| Wes Chandler | 12 | 185 | 15.4 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 39 | 0 | ||
| James Brooks | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 9t | 2 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 618 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 592 | 12.9 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 148 | 24.7 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 220 | 36.7 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 148 | 24.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 302 | 37.8 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 211 | 26.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 2 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 | 56t | 1 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 71 | 23.7 | 56t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 36 | 0 | |
| Doug Beaudoin | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 222 | 17.1 | 36 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Macek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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