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1972 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 264 points (18.9/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 344 points (24.6/g), 20th.
 Differential of -80 points (-5.7/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 25th.

Coached by Harland Svare (4-9-1)

1972 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 17 box L 0-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 3 34 13 258 171 87 5 18 295 178 117 2
2 Sun September 24 box W 1-1 Denver Broncos 37 14 18 317 175 142 2 17 313 218 95 6
3 Sun October 1 box T 1-1-1 @ Oakland Raiders 17 17 20 345 149 196 3 15 232 142 90 1
4 Sun October 8 box W 2-1-1 @ Baltimore Colts 23 20 24 350 137 213 5 19 265 120 145 3
5 Sun October 15 box L 2-2-1 @ Miami Dolphins 10 24 15 243 110 133 3 14 239 86 153 1
6 Sun October 22 box L 2-3-1 @ Detroit Lions 20 34 17 225 143 82 3 24 324 142 182 2
7 Sun October 29 box L 2-4-1 Kansas City Chiefs 14 26 16 280 199 81 5 15 268 134 134 2
8 Sun November 5 box L 2-5-1 Dallas Cowboys 28 34 17 346 202 144 4 17 269 169 100 2
9 Mon November 13 box L 2-6-1 Cleveland Browns 17 21 24 327 136 191 3 18 299 175 124 1
10 Sun November 19 box W 3-6-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 27 17 17 294 186 108 22 363 264 99 6
11 Sun November 26 box W 4-6-1 Houston Oilers 34 20 23 367 137 230 1 18 213 162 51 1
12 Sun December 3 box L 4-7-1 Oakland Raiders 19 21 26 440 207 233 2 17 298 202 96 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 4-8-1 @ Denver Broncos 13 38 20 335 236 99 5 15 257 85 172 3
14 Sun December 17 box L 4-9-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 24 12 172 116 56 7 15 246 131 115 1

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 264 4299 904 4.8 262 192 377 2304 15 28 5.8 116 504 1995 12 4.0 123 48 20 23
Team Defense 344 3881 819 4.7 389 201 358 2208 18 24 5.8 124 435 1673 18 3.8 244 34 10 21
Lg Rank Offense 18 10 4 9 10 14 25 11 8 15 17 17 26 24
Lg Rank Defense 20 10 20 16 17 16 5 14 6 5 22 6 11 23

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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* 32 QB 14 14 190 370 51.4 2449 15 4.1 26 7.0 61 6.6 3.9 12.9 174.9 56.7 19 187 5.8 3.2 4.9
Wayne Clark 25 13 0 2 6 33.3 67 0 0.0 2 33.3 62 11.2 -3.8 33.5 5.2 36.8 2 9 7.3 -4.0 25.0
Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 2 16 -5.3 -5.3 66.7
Team Total 26.8 14 192 377 50.9 2516 15 4.0 28 7.4 62 6.7 3.7 13.1 179.7 54.6 23 212 5.8 3.0 5.8
Opp Total 14 201 358 56.1 2208 18 5.0 24 6.7 6.2 3.7 11.0 157.7 63.4 26 233 5.8 2.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 28 RB 14 0 272 1031 6 41 3.8 73.6 19.4 31 245 7.9 1 27 2.2 17.5 1276 7 8
Cid Edwards 29 FB 12 0 157 679 5 31 4.3 56.6 13.1 40 557 13.9 2 61 3.3 46.4 1236 7 4
Lee White 26 8 0 23 75 0 12 3.3 9.4 2.9 3 20 6.7 0 8 0.4 2.5 95 0 0
John Hadl* 32 QB 14 14 22 99 1 17 4.5 7.1 1.6 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.3 103 1 7
Jesse Taylor 24 RET 14 0 13 58 0 17 4.5 4.1 0.9 58 0 3
Oscar Dragon 22 13 0 9 30 0 7 3.3 2.3 0.7 30 0 0
Gary Garrison* 28 WR 14 13 2 -6 0 0 -3.0 -0.4 0.1 52 744 14.3 7 52 3.7 53.1 738 7 0
Wayne Clark 25 13 0 2 -8 0 3 -4.0 -0.6 0.2 -8 0 2
Pettis Norman 33 TE 13 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.7 0.1 19 262 13.8 0 30 1.5 20.2 271 0 2
Chuck Dicus 24 WR 10 0 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -1.1 0.1 18 227 12.6 2 46 1.8 22.7 216 2 1
Dave L. Williams 27 12 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 1.2 0.1 14 315 22.5 3 62 1.2 26.3 329 3 0
Mike Carter 24 5 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 5.0 0.2 2 24 12.0 0 14 0.4 4.8 49 0 0
John Mackey 31 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 110 10.0 0 21 0.8 8.5 110 0 1
Jerry LeVias 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.0 8.0 8 0 1
Team Total 26.8 14 504 1995 12 41 4.0 142.5 36.0 192 2516 13.1 15 62 13.7 179.7 4511 27 40
Opp Total 14 435 1673 18 3.8 119.5 31.1 201 2208 11.0 18 14.4 157.7 3881 36 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jesse Taylor 24 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31 676 0 41 21.8 734
Lenny Dunlap 23 RCB 14 0 19 179 0 21 9.4 12 271 0 35 22.6 450
Reggie Berry 22 9 0 7 138 0 26 19.7 138
Chuck Detwiler 25 FS 13 0 4 94 0 26 23.5 94
Ray Jones 25 14 0 3 41 0 17 13.7 41
Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 1286
John Sykes 23 2 0 2 44 0 24 22.0 44
Joe Beauchamp 28 LCB/fs 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jerry LeVias 26 1 0 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 4
Team Total 26.8 14 23 185 0 21 8.0 60 1273 0 41 21.2 5969
Opp Total 14 17 1 53 1225 1 23.1

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 26 P 14 0 5 5 3 3 6 2 8 4 3 1 25 15 60.0% 28 26 92.9% 45 1813 65 0 40.3
Bill McClard 23 9 0 1 1 4 2 1 6 3 50.0% 2 2 100.0%
Team Total 26.8 14 5 5 4 4 6 2 12 6 4 1 31 18 58.1% 30 28 93.3% 45 1813 65 0 40.3
Opp Total 14 28 19 67.9% 41 41 100.0% 56 2150 38.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bob Babich 25 LLB 14 0 2 9 0 9
Pete Barnes 27 14 0 1 9 0 9
Joe Beauchamp 28 LCB/fs 14 0 6 96 1 47
Reggie Berry 22 9 0 1 1 0 0
Lee Roy Caffey 31 12 0 1 4 0 4
Wayne Clark 25 13 0 2 1 0 0
Chuck Dicus 24 WR 10 0 1 0 0 0
Lenny Dunlap 23 RCB 14 0 5 67 0 25 6 3 0 0
Cid Edwards 29 FB 12 0 4 2 0 0
Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 8 2 0 0
John Hadl* 32 QB 14 14 7 4 -16 0
Deacon Jones* 34 LDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Ray Jones 25 14 0 2 2 0 0
Pete Lazetich 22 mlb 14 0 0 1 1 0
Jerry LeVias 26 1 0 1 0 0 0
John Mackey 31 13 0 1 0 0 0
Carl Mauck 25 C 14 0 2 3 -2 1
Pettis Norman 33 TE 13 0 2 0 0 0
Rick Redman 29 RLB 10 0 1 14 0 14 0 2 0 0
Tim Rossovich 26 MLB 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bryant Salter 22 SS 14 0 7 111 0 31 0 1 0 0
Jesse Taylor 24 RET 14 0 3 2 0 0
Russ Washington 26 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.8 14 24 310 1 47 40 28 -17 1 1
Opp Total 14 23 26 16

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 26 P 14 0 26 15 71
Cid Edwards 29 FB 12 0 5 2 42
Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 6 1 42
Gary Garrison* 28 WR 14 13 7 42
Dave L. Williams 27 12 0 3 18
Chuck Dicus 24 WR 10 0 2 12
Bill McClard 23 9 0 2 3 11
Joe Beauchamp 28 LCB/fs 14 0 1 6
John Hadl* 32 QB 14 14 1 6
Carl Mauck 25 C 14 0 1 6
Jesse Taylor 24 RET 14 0 1 6
Dave Costa 31 RDT 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.8 14 12 15 1 1 1 28 18 1 264
Opp Total 14 18 18 1 1 41 19 344