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1963 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
1963 AFL Champions
Scored 399 points (28.5/g), 1st of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 255 points (18.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 144 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 10.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Sid Gillman (11-3-0)
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1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tobin Rote*+ | 35 | 13 | 14 | 170 for 286, 2,510 yards, 20 td, 17 int, & 24 rushes for 62 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| HB | Paul Lowe* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 177 rushes for 1,010 yards, 8 td, & 26 catches for 191 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Keith Lincoln*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 128 rushes for 826 yards, 5 td, & 24 catches for 325 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Lance Alworth*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 61 catches for 1,205 yards, 11 td, & 2 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 |
| SE | Don Norton | 25 | 3 | 0 | 21 catches for 281 yards, 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Dave Kocourek* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 catches for 359 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| LT | Ernie Wright* | 24 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Sam Gruneisen | 22 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Sam DeLuca | 27 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1957 |
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| C | Don Rogers | 27 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 74th pick / 1959 |
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| RG | Pat Shea | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RT | Ron Mix*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Earl Faison*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Henry Schmidt | 28 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1958 |
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| RDT | George Gross | 22 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962 |
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| RDE | Bob Petrich | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 82nd pick / 1963 |
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| LLB | Emil Karas* | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 |
| MLB | Chuck Allen* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Paul Maguire | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Bud Whitehead | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Dick Harris | 26 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | George Blair | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1960 |
| RS | Gary Glick | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blair | 25 | 2 | 0 | 17 of 28 field goals & 44 of 48 extra points | New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1960 |
| P | Paul Maguire | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58 punts for a 38.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Lance Alworth*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 |
| KR | Keith Lincoln*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chuck Allen* | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/7/1939 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| Lance Alworth*+ | 23 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1940 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 |
| George Blair | 25 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 5/10/1938 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1960 |
| Frank Buncom | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 11/2/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| Reggie Carolan | 24 | TE | 4 | 0 | 236 | 6-6 | Idaho | 10/25/1939 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961 |
| Sam DeLuca | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 5/2/1936 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1957 |
| Earl Faison*+ | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/31/1939 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Gary Glick | 33 | DB-HB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/14/1930 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| George Gross | 22 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1941 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 22 | C-G-LB | 7 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Villanova | 1/16/1941 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
| John Hadl | 23 | QB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/15/1940 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 |
| Dick Harris | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 7/24/1937 | 3 | |
| Bobby Jackson | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | New Mexico State | 3/16/1940 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| Emil Karas* | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Dayton | 12/13/1933 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 |
| Keith Kinderman | 23 | FB-DB | 3 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Florida State,Iowa | 4/16/1940 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| Dave Kocourek* | 26 | TE-FL | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/20/1937 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| Ernie Ladd* | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-9 | Grambling State | 11/28/1938 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Lane | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Baylor | 10/30/1939 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 144th pick / 1961 |
| Keith Lincoln*+ | 24 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington State | 5/8/1939 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| Paul Lowe* | 27 | HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 9/27/1936 | 3 | |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 25 | TE-FB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Colgate | 11/10/1938 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 |
| Paul Maguire | 25 | LB-P | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 8/22/1938 | 3 | |
| Gerry McDougall | 28 | FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/21/1935 | 1 | |
| Charlie McNeil | 27 | DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Compton Community College (CA) | 8/8/1936 | 3 | |
| Bob Mitinger | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Penn State | 2/13/1940 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1962 |
| Ron Mix*+ | 25 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 3/10/1938 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
| Don Norton | 25 | E | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Iowa | 3/13/1938 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1960 |
| Ernie Park | 23 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | McMurry | 10/22/1940 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Petrich | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | West Texas A&M | 3/15/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 82nd pick / 1963 |
| Jerry Robinson | 24 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 3/9/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1962 |
| Don Rogers | 27 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 12/4/1936 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 74th pick / 1959 |
| Tobin Rote*+ | 35 | QB | 14 | 14 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Henry Schmidt | 28 | DT-E | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Trinity (TX),USC | 9/28/1935 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1958 |
| Pat Shea | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | USC | 6/28/1939 | 1 | |
| Walt Sweeney | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 4/18/1941 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
| Dick Westmoreland | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 2/17/1941 | Rook | |
| Bud Whitehead | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida State | 1/1/1939 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| Ernie Wright* | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 11/6/1939 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 14 | 227.8 | 6-2.2 | 2.2 |