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1968 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 382 points (27.3/g), 3rd of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 310 points (22.1/g), 5th.
Differential of 72 points (5.1/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.2, Offense: 5.8, Defense: 0.4, SoS: 1.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sid Gillman (9-5-0)
Training Camp: TraveLodge (Escondido, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | John Hadl* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 208 for 440, 3,473 yards, 27 td, 32 int, & 23 rushes for 14 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962 |
| HB | Dickie Post | 23 | 1 | 0 | 151 rushes for 758 yards, 3 td, & 18 catches for 165 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 94th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Gene Foster | 26 | 3 | 0 | 109 rushes for 394 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 224 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 78th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 15th / 201st pick / 1965 |
| FB | Russ Smith | 24 | 1 | 0 | 88 rushes for 426 yards, 4 td, & 7 catches for 71 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1966 |
| FL | Lance Alworth*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 68 catches for 1,312 yards, 10 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962 |
| SE | Gary Garrison* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 52 catches for 1,103 yards, 10 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Jacque MacKinnon* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 33 catches for 646 yards, 6 td | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 20th / 280th pick / 1961 |
| TE | Willie Frazier | 26 | 4 | 0 | 16 catches for 237 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Terry Owens | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 11th / 167th pick / 1966 |
| LG | Gary Kirner | 26 | 4 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1964 | |
| C | Sam Gruneisen | 27 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
| RG | Walt Sweeney*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 Cleveland Browns / 8th / 107th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Ron Mix*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Houston Ridge | 24 | 2 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 117th pick / 1966 | |
| LDT | Russ Washington | 22 | Rook | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 | |
| RDT | Scott Appleton | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | Steve DeLong | 25 | 3 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 |
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| LLB | Jeff Staggs | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Chuck Allen | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 228th pick / 1961 |
| MLB | Jim Fetherston | 23 | Rook | 7 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Tom Erlandson | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Bob Howard | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Speedy Duncan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Kenny Graham* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 12th / 162nd pick / 1964 |
| RS | Joe Beauchamp | 24 | 2 | 10 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dennis Partee | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 32 field goals & 40 of 43 extra points | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968 |
| P | Dennis Partee | 22 | Rook | 0 | 56 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968 |
| PR | Speedy Duncan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Speedy Duncan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Harold Akin | 23 | T | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 1/11/1945 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Chuck Allen | 29 | LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/7/1939 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 228th pick / 1961 |
| 32 | Jim Allison | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | El Camino Col. (CA),San Diego St. | 3/2/1943 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| 19 | Lance Alworth*+ | 28 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1940 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962 |
| 70 | Scott Appleton | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 2/20/1942 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1964 |
| 84 | Marty Baccaglio | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 9/28/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 355th pick / 1967 |
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | 24 | DB | 14 | 10 | 188 | 6-0 | Iowa St. | 4/11/1944 | 2 | |
| 86 | Ron Billingsley | 23 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 290 | 6-8 | Wyoming | 4/6/1945 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1967 |
| 68 | Bob J. Briggs | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Heidelberg | 4/28/1945 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967 |
| 15 | Jon Brittenum | 24 | QB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 5/27/1944 | Rook | |
| 56 | Bob Bruggers | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/20/1944 | 2 | |
| 82 | Steve DeLong | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/3/1943 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 |
| 45 | Speedy Duncan | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson St. | 8/10/1942 | 4 | |
| 49 | Ken Dyer | 22 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 3/16/1946 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 100th pick / 1968 |
| 62 | Bernie Erickson | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Abilene Christian | 10/16/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 121st pick / 1967 |
| 58 | Tom Erlandson | 28 | LB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 3/24/1940 | 6 | |
| 36 | Dick Farley | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Boston Univ. | 5/30/1946 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 425th pick / 1968 |
| 42 | Lane Fenner | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 12/7/1945 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1968 |
| 61 | Jim Fetherston | 23 | LB | 13 | 7 | 225 | 6-2 | California | 6/1/1945 | Rook | |
| 37 | Gene Foster | 26 | RB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 3/20/1942 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 78th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 15th / 201st pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Willie Frazier | 26 | TE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/19/1942 | 4 | |
| 27 | Gary Garrison* | 24 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 1/21/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| 33 | Kenny Graham* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 11/25/1941 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 12th / 162nd pick / 1964 |
| 65 | Sam Gruneisen | 27 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-1 | Villanova | 1/16/1941 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
| 21 | John Hadl* | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 214 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/15/1940 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 174 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego St. | 11/24/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| 26 | Brad Hubbert | 27 | RB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/5/1941 | 1 | |
| 69 | Curtis Jones | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Missouri Southern,Missouri | 12/20/1943 | Rook | |
| 72 | Gary Kirner | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 6/22/1942 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1964 |
| 54 | Paul Latzke | 26 | C | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/22/1942 | 2 | |
| 51 | Bill Lenkaitis | 22 | C-G | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 6/30/1946 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
| 22 | Keith Lincoln | 29 | FB-HB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington St. | 5/8/1939 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 5th / 61st pick / 1961 |
| 73 | Larry Little | 23 | G-T | 14 | 4 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 1 | |
| 23 | Paul Lowe | 32 | HB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 9/27/1936 | 8 | |
| 38 | Jacque MacKinnon* | 30 | TE-FB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Colgate | 11/10/1938 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 20th / 280th pick / 1961 |
| 89 | Ron McCall | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Utah St.,Weber St. | 7/11/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1967 |
| 67 | Bob Mitinger | 28 | LB | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 2/13/1940 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 5th / 34th pick / 1962 |
| 74 | Ron Mix*+ | 30 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 3/10/1938 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
| 76 | Terry Owens | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-0 | Jacksonville St. | 7/5/1944 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 11th / 167th pick / 1966 |
| 29 | Dennis Partee | 22 | K | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | SMU | 9/1/1946 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968 |
| 22 | Dickie Post | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Houston | 9/27/1945 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 94th pick / 1967 |
| 57 | Bob Print | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Dayton | 1/16/1944 | 1 | |
| 66 | Rick Redman | 25 | LB-P | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Washington | 3/7/1943 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965 |
| 80 | Houston Ridge | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 7/18/1944 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 117th pick / 1966 |
| 64 | Jim Schmedding | 22 | G | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Weber St. | 2/10/1946 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 154th pick / 1968 |
| 20 | Russ Smith | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 8/4/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1966 |
| 25 | Dick Speights | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 6/30/1946 | Rook | |
| 81 | Jeff Staggs | 24 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | BYU,San Diego St. | 5/14/1944 | 1 | |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney*+ | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 4/18/1941 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 Cleveland Browns / 8th / 107th pick / 1963 |
| 43 | Jim Tolbert | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Lincoln (MO) | 3/12/1944 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| 41 | Phil Tuckett | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Weber St. | 4/27/1946 | Rook | |
| 85 | Russ Washington | 22 | T-DT | 14 | 12 | 289 | 6-6 | Missouri | 12/17/1946 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
| 77 | Bob Wells | 23 | T | 2 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Johnson C. Smith | 8/4/1945 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 403rd pick / 1968 |
| 87 | Andre White | 24 | TE | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 10/7/1944 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 281st pick / 1966 |
| 47 | Bud Whitehead | 29 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 1/1/1939 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 227.7 | 6-1.9 | 2.5 |