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1971 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 311 points (22.2/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 341 points (24.4/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -30 points (-2.1/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 6.2-7.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 20th.

Coached by Harland Svare (2-2-0) and Sid Gillman (4-6-0)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box W 1-0 Kansas City Chiefs 21 14 21 356 254 102 1 17 231 115 116 2
2 Sun September 26 box L 1-1 Oakland Raiders 0 34 13 226 153 73 5 20 375 163 212 1
3 Sun October 3 box L 1-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 21 28 427 258 169 4 16 282 157 125 1
4 Sun October 10 box L 1-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 10 31 11 179 125 54 2 21 388 167 221
5 Sun October 17 box L 1-4 @ Denver Broncos 16 20 15 288 212 76 4 17 296 71 225 2
6 Sat October 23 box W 2-4 Buffalo Bills 20 3 22 446 248 198 5 11 189 37 152 2
7 Sun October 31 box W 3-4 New York Jets 49 21 20 523 358 165 2 19 263 94 169 4
8 Sun November 7 box L 3-5 @ New York Giants 17 35 18 319 227 92 3 21 417 260 157 1
9 Mon November 15 box W 4-5 St. Louis Cardinals 20 17 21 389 249 140 3 21 346 214 132 3
10 Sun November 21 box L 4-6 @ Oakland Raiders 33 34 22 408 312 96 2 21 360 190 170 1
11 Sun November 28 box L 4-7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 0 31 8 130 83 47 6 28 411 238 173 2
12 Sun December 5 box W 5-7 Minnesota Vikings 30 14 21 314 165 149 1 19 315 173 142 5
13 Sun December 12 box W 6-7 Denver Broncos 45 17 24 498 343 155 1 19 330 163 167 3
14 Sun December 19 box L 6-8 @ Houston Oilers 33 49 20 235 147 88 4 22 355 220 135 5

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 311 4738 859 5.5 264 244 450 3134 23 28 6.7 147 390 1604 11 4.1 86 43 15 31
Team Defense 341 4558 859 5.3 401 193 347 2262 15 22 6.2 114 493 2296 25 4.7 272 32 10 15
Lg Rank Offense 7 2 3 2 1 1 23 3 23 19 15 12 19 11
Lg Rank Defense 23 24 26 10 16 11 11 23 22 24 26 25 19 24

Passing

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Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
John Hadl 31 QB 14 14 233 431 54.1 3075 21 4.9 25 5.8 77 7.1 5.0 13.2 219.6 68.9 16 145 6.6 4.5 3.6
Marty Domres 24 4 0 7 12 58.3 97 1 8.3 3 25.0 25 8.1 -2.3 13.9 24.3 72.6 3 26 4.7 -3.6 20.0
Mike Montgomery 22 11 0 3 6 50.0 80 1 16.7 0 0.0 33 13.3 15.0 26.7 7.3 135.4 0 0 13.3 15.0 0.0
Mike Garrett 27 RB 13 0 1 1 100.0 53 0 0.0 0 0.0 53 53.0 53.0 53.0 4.1 118.7 0 0 53.0 53.0 0.0
Team Total 25.7 14 244 450 54.2 3305 23 5.1 28 6.2 77 7.3 5.1 13.5 236.1 69.0 19 171 6.7 4.5 4.1
Opp Total 14 193 347 55.6 2262 15 4.3 22 6.3 6.5 4.1 11.7 161.6 63.6 19 177 6.2 3.4

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Mike Garrett 27 RB 13 0 140 591 4 36 4.2 45.5 10.8 41 283 6.9 3 40 3.2 21.8 874 7 6
Jeff Queen 25 FB 14 0 95 318 4 41 3.3 22.7 6.8 23 270 11.7 3 54 1.6 19.3 588 7 4
Leon Burns 31 14 0 61 223 1 25 3.7 15.9 4.4 3 22 7.3 0 10 0.2 1.6 245 1 2
Mike Montgomery 22 11 0 60 226 1 26 3.8 20.5 5.5 28 361 12.9 2 39 2.5 32.8 587 3 4
John Hadl 31 QB 14 14 18 75 1 37 4.2 5.4 1.3 75 1 4
Billy Parks 23 WR 10 0 5 77 0 54 15.4 7.7 0.5 41 609 14.9 4 56 4.1 60.9 686 4 2
Jerry LeVias 25 RET 14 0 4 73 0 38 18.3 5.2 0.3 21 265 12.6 1 37 1.5 18.9 338 1 3
Eddie Ray 24 4 0 2 15 0 8 7.5 3.8 0.5 15 0 0
Gary Garrison* 27 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 42 889 21.2 6 77 3.0 63.5 889 6 0
Pettis Norman 32 TE 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 27 358 13.3 1 30 1.9 25.6 359 1 0
Chuck Dicus 23 14 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 6 89 14.8 1 29 0.4 6.4 87 1 0
Marty Domres 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
Dennis Partee 25 P 14 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.5 0.1 7 0 0
Walker Gillette 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 147 14.7 2 25 0.8 12.3 147 2 0
Art Strozier 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.2 1.0 6 0 0
John Tanner 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 6 0 0
Team Total 25.7 14 390 1604 11 54 4.1 114.6 27.9 244 3305 13.5 23 77 17.4 236.1 4909 34 30
Opp Total 14 493 2296 25 4.7 164.0 35.2 193 2262 11.7 15 13.8 161.6 4558 40 27

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jerry LeVias 25 RET 14 0 22 145 0 19 6.6 24 559 0 71 23.3 1042
Chris Fletcher 23 FS 14 14 12 68 0 18 5.7 11 217 0 25 19.7 285
Bryant Salter 21 SS 14 0 8 172 0 29 21.5 172
Mike Garrett 27 RB 13 0 3 2 0 4 0.7 876
Leon Burns 31 14 0 2 19 0 15 9.5 264
Mel Rogers 24 13 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Walt Sweeney* 30 RG 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Lee Thomas 25 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Doug Wilkerson 24 LG 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.7 14 37 215 0 19 5.8 49 1000 0 71 20.4 6124
Opp Total 14 20 0 55 1245 0 22.6

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Dennis Partee 25 P 14 0 5 5 6 6 3 1 12 4 3 1 29 17 58.6% 37 36 97.3% 55 2392 73 0 43.5
Team Total 25.7 14 5 5 6 6 3 1 12 4 3 1 29 17 58.6% 37 36 97.3% 55 2392 73 0 43.5
Opp Total 14 24 11 45.8% 44 44 100.0% 67 2928 43.7

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bob Babich 24 MLB 14 0 0 3 36 1
Pete Barnes 26 RLB 14 0 2 57 1 36
Joe Beauchamp 27 RCB 13 0 4 95 0 52 1 0 0 0
Leon Burns 31 14 0 2 1 0 0
Marty Domres 24 4 0 1 0 -11 0
Ron East 28 LDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Fletcher 23 FS 14 14 3 63 1 36 2 1 0 0
Mike Garrett 27 RB 13 0 6 2 0 0
John Hadl 31 QB 14 14 4 1 -1 0
Kevin Hardy 26 RDT 13 0 0 1 9 0
Jim Hill 25 14 0 2 7 0 7
Bob Howard 27 LCB 14 0 4 47 0 29 0 2 0 0
Jerry LeVias 25 RET 14 0 3 1 0 0
Mike Montgomery 22 11 0 4 2 0 0
Pettis Norman 32 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Billy Parks 23 WR 10 0 2 1 0 0
Jeff Queen 25 FB 14 0 4 2 0 0
Rick Redman 28 LLB 12 0 1 0 0 0
Andy Rice 31 12 0 0 1 0 0
Mel Rogers 24 13 0 0 1 0 0
Bryant Salter 21 SS 14 0 6 48 0 44 1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.7 14 22 317 2 52 30 22 33 1 1
Opp Total 14 19 27 17

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Dennis Partee 25 P 14 0 36 17 87
Mike Garrett 27 RB 13 0 4 3 42
Jeff Queen 25 FB 14 0 4 3 42
Gary Garrison* 27 WR 14 14 6 36
Billy Parks 23 WR 10 0 4 24
Mike Montgomery 22 11 0 1 2 18
Walker Gillette 24 12 0 2 12
Bob Babich 24 MLB 14 0 1 6
Pete Barnes 26 RLB 14 0 1 6
Leon Burns 31 14 0 1 6
Chuck Dicus 23 14 0 1 6
Chris Fletcher 23 FS 14 14 1 6
John Hadl 31 QB 14 14 1 6
Jerry LeVias 25 RET 14 0 1 6
Pettis Norman 32 TE 14 0 1 6
Ray White 22 14 0 1 2
Team Total 25.7 14 11 23 1 2 36 17 1 311
Opp Total 14 25 15 44 11 341