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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers - December 29th, 1979
Houston Oilers 17 at San Diego Chargers 14
Saturday, December 29, 1979
Houston Oilers 17, San Diego Chargers 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (13-5-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| San Diego Chargers (12-5-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring
| HOU | SDG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SDG | Clarence Williams 1 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | HOU | Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| HOU | Boobie Clark 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | SDG | Lydell Mitchell 8 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) | 10 | 14 |
| HOU | Mike Renfro 47 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 14 |
Team Stats
| HOU | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-148-1 | 19-63-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-19-111-1-1 | 25-47-333-0-5 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 111 | 317 |
| Total yards | 259 | 380 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-45 | 6-30 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 18 | 67 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 10 | 19 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 11 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Boobie Clark | HOU | 9 | 30 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 25 | 47 | 333 | 0 | 5 | 34 | ||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 4 | 81 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 4 | 70 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 11 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 8 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| John Floyd | SDG | 3 | 51 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 5 | 41 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Greg McCrary | SDG | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Rich Ellender | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Carter Hartwig | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Vernon Perry | HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| J.C. Wilson | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| Artie Owens | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
| Mike H. Williams | SDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Houston Oilers Starting Lineup
| Gifford Nielsen | QB |
| Rob Carpenter | RB |
| Tim Wilson | FB |
| Mike Renfro | WR |
| Rich Caster | WR |
| Mike Barber | TE |
| Leon Gray | LT |
| David Carter | LG |
| Carl Mauck | C |
| Ed Fisher | RG |
| Conway Hayman | RT |
| Andy Dorris | LDE |
| Curley Culp | NT |
| Elvin Bethea | RDE |
| Ted Washington | LOLB |
| Gregg Bingham | LILB |
| Art Stringer | RILB |
| Robert Brazile | ROLB |
| J.C. Wilson | LCB |
| Greg Stemrick | RCB |
| Vernon Perry | SS |
| Mike Reinfeldt | FS |
San Diego Chargers Starting Lineup
| Dan Fouts | QB |
| Lydell Mitchell | RB |
| Clarence Williams | FB |
| John Jefferson | WR |
| Charlie Joiner | WR |
| Bob Klein | TE |
| Billy Shields | LT |
| Doug Wilkerson | LG |
| Bob Rush | C |
| Ed White | RG |
| Russ Washington | RT |
| Leroy Jones | LDE |
| Wilbur Young | LDT |
| Gary Johnson | RDT |
| Fred Dean | RDE |
| Ray Preston | LLB |
| Bob Horn | MLB |
| Woodrow Lowe | RLB |
| Willie Buchanon | LCB |
| Mike H. Williams | RCB |
| Mike Fuller | SS |
| Pete Shaw | FS |