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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -2.8, Offense: -0.2, Defense: -2.6, SoS: 2.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Harland Svare

Training Camp: UC Irvine (Irvine, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 4.7 244 201 358 2208 18 24 5.8 124 435 1673 18 3.8 99 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 18 16 17 16 5 15 6 5 22 6 11 23

Team Games & Schedule

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

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
21 John Hadl* 32 QB 14 14 4-9-1 190 370 51.4 2449 15 4.1 26 7.0 61 6.6 4.3 12.9 174.9 56.7 19 187 5.81 3.58 4.9 2 1
13 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 7.25 -4.00 25.0
20 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 -5.33 -5.33 66.7
Team Total 26.8 14 4-9-1 192 377 50.9 2516 15 4.0 28 7.4 62 6.7 4.1 13.1 179.7 54.6 23 212 5.76 3.36 5.8 2 1
Opp Total 14 201 358 56.1 2441 18 5.0 24 6.7 6.8 4.81 12.1 174.4 66.1 26 233 5.8 3.9 6.8

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
20 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
37 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
38 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
21 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
42 Jesse Taylor 24 KR 14 0 13 58 0 17 4.5 4.1 0.9 58 0 3
34 Oscar Dragon 22 13 0 9 30 0 7 3.3 2.3 0.7 30 0 0
27 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
13 Wayne Clark 25 13 0 2 -8 0 3 -4.0 -0.6 0.2 -8 0 2
88 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
28 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
84 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
83 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
89 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
25 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
42 Jesse Taylor 24 KR 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31 676 0 41 21.8 734
39 Lenny Dunlap 23 PR/RCB 14 0 19 179 0 21 9.4 12 271 0 35 22.6 450
45 Reggie Berry 22 9 0 7 138 0 26 19.7 138
35 Chuck Detwiler 25 FS 13 0 4 94 0 26 23.5 94
23 Ray Jones 25 14 0 3 41 0 17 13.7 41
20 Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 1286
46 John Sykes 23 2 0 2 44 0 24 22.0 44
40 Joe Beauchamp 28 LCB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
25 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
29 Dennis Partee 26 K/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
10 Bill McClard 23 k 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
39 Lenny Dunlap 23 PR/RCB 14 0 5 67 0 25 0 0 6 3 0 0
21 John Hadl* 32 QB 14 14 0 7 4 -16 0
20 Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 0 8 2 0 0
30 Bryant Salter 22 SS 14 0 7 111 0 31 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 Joe Beauchamp 28 LCB 14 0 6 96 1 47 0
37 Cid Edwards 29 FB 12 0 0 4 2 0 0
55 Carl Mauck 25 C 14 0 0 2 3 -2 1
42 Jesse Taylor 24 KR 14 0 0 3 2 0 0
23 Ray Jones 25 14 0 0 2 2 0 0
13 Wayne Clark 25 13 0 0 2 1 0 0
66 Rick Redman 29 RLB 10 0 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
60 Bob Babich 25 LLB 14 0 2 9 0 9 0
45 Reggie Berry 22 9 0 0 1 1 0 0
75 Deacon Jones* 34 LDE 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
88 Pettis Norman 33 TE 13 0 0 2 0 0 0
82 Tim Rossovich 26 MLB 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 Pete Barnes 27 14 0 1 9 0 9 0
50 Lee Roy Caffey 31 12 0 1 4 0 4 0
28 Chuck Dicus 24 WR 10 0 0 1 0 0 0
51 Pete Lazetich 22 14 0 0 0 1 1 0
25 Jerry LeVias 26 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
89 John Mackey 31 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 Russ Washington 26 RT 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.8 14 24 310 1 47 0 0 40 28 -17 1 1
Opp Total 14 23 26 16

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
29 Dennis Partee 26 K/P 14 0 26 15 71
37 Cid Edwards 29 FB 12 0 5 2 7 42
20 Mike Garrett 28 RB 14 0 6 1 7 42
27 Gary Garrison* 28 WR 14 13 7 7 42
84 Dave L. Williams 27 12 0 3 3 18
28 Chuck Dicus 24 WR 10 0 2 2 12
10 Bill McClard 23 k 9 0 2 3 11
40 Joe Beauchamp 28 LCB 14 0 1 1 6
21 John Hadl* 32 QB 14 14 1 1 6
55 Carl Mauck 25 C 14 0 1 1 6
42 Jesse Taylor 24 KR 14 0 1 1 6
64 Dave Costa 31 RDT 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.8 14 12 15 1 1 1 30 28 18 1 264
Opp Total 14 18 18 1 1 41 19 344