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1974 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 212 points (15.1/g), 20th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 285 points (20.4/g), 19th.
 Differential of -73 points (-5.2/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 4.6-9.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 19th.

Coached by Tommy Prothro (5-9-0)

1974 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 15 box L 0-1 @ Houston Oilers 14 21 23 411 195 216 5 19 349 193 156 1
2 Sun September 22 box W 1-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 17 20 303 173 130 23 373 163 210 2
3 Sun September 29 box L 1-2 Miami Dolphins 21 28 19 392 189 203 1 25 391 218 173 2
4 Sun October 6 box L 1-3 Philadelphia Eagles 7 13 19 286 126 160 5 19 255 112 143 1
5 Sun October 13 box L 1-4 Oakland Raiders 10 14 18 296 112 184 1 21 364 162 202 1
6 Sun October 20 box L 1-5 @ Denver Broncos 7 27 16 233 149 84 3 20 354 165 189 1
7 Sun October 27 box L 1-6 Kansas City Chiefs 14 24 20 404 211 193 4 20 411 149 262 2
8 Sun November 3 box W 2-6 Cleveland Browns 36 35 16 424 321 103 3 20 294 186 108 2
9 Sun November 10 box W 3-6 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 7 13 254 111 143 2 17 428 347 81 3
10 Sun November 17 box L 3-7 @ Oakland Raiders 10 17 17 308 144 164 21 372 240 132 2
11 Sun November 24 box L 3-8 @ Green Bay Packers 0 34 13 193 84 109 3 15 297 224 73 1
12 Sun December 1 box L 3-9 @ New York Jets 14 27 14 303 150 153 3 21 375 261 114 2
13 Sun December 8 box W 4-9 Chicago Bears 28 21 16 255 149 106 1 18 280 136 144 3
14 Sun December 15 box W 5-9 Denver Broncos 17 0 21 353 190 163 2 13 287 114 173 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 212 4415 880 5.0 245 165 349 2304 12 22 6.2 117 508 2111 15 4.2 113 33 11 15
Team Defense 285 4830 893 5.4 416 222 367 2670 13 15 6.9 127 508 2160 21 4.3 272 28 13 17
Lg Rank Offense 20 7 12 21 10 15 17 6 8 8 9 8 14 7
Lg Rank Defense 19 26 23 11 26 8 22 26 20 23 26 21 19 14

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%
Dan Fouts 23 QB 11 11 115 237 48.5 1732 8 3.4 13 5.5 75 7.3 5.2 15.1 157.5 61.4 12 99 6.6 4.5 4.8
Jesse Freitas 23 5 3 49 109 45.0 719 3 2.8 8 7.3 71 6.6 3.6 14.7 143.8 45.6 11 76 5.4 2.6 9.2
Don Woods 23 RB 12 9 1 3 33.3 28 1 33.3 1 33.3 28 9.3 -2.3 28.0 2.3 68.7 0 0 9.3 -2.3 0.0
Team Total 26.0 14 165 349 47.3 2479 12 3.4 22 6.3 75 7.1 4.6 15.0 177.1 56.3 23 175 6.2 3.9 6.2
Opp Total 14 222 367 60.5 2670 13 3.5 15 4.1 7.3 5.8 12.0 190.7 77.6 18 145 6.9 5.1

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
Don Woods 23 RB 12 9 227 1162 7 56 5.1 96.8 18.9 26 349 13.4 3 75 2.2 29.1 1511 10 4
Bo Matthews 23 FB 14 8 95 328 4 16 3.5 23.4 6.8 12 90 7.5 0 23 0.9 6.4 418 4 2
Glen Bonner 22 12 3 66 199 3 12 3.0 16.6 5.5 11 101 9.2 1 22 0.9 8.4 300 4 3
Cid Edwards 31 10 0 65 261 0 30 4.0 26.1 6.5 13 102 7.8 0 16 1.3 10.2 363 0 2
Bob L. Thomas 26 14 2 21 56 0 12 2.7 4.0 1.5 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 65 0 0
Dan Fouts 23 QB 11 11 19 63 1 16 3.3 5.7 1.7 63 1 4
Jesse Freitas 23 5 3 6 16 0 9 2.7 3.2 1.2 16 0 0
Tom Thompson 23 12 0 6 8 0 8 1.3 0.7 0.5 8 0 0
Harrison Davis 22 WR 12 7 2 -7 0 2 -3.5 -0.6 0.2 18 432 24.0 2 70 1.5 36.0 425 2 1
Dick Gordon 30 RET 7 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 3.6 0.1 2 15 7.5 0 17 0.3 2.1 40 0 4
Gary Garrison 30 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 785 19.1 5 71 2.9 56.1 785 5 1
Wayne Stewart 27 TE 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 283 14.9 1 29 1.4 20.2 283 1 1
Jerry LeVias 28 wr 13 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 105 11.7 0 18 0.7 8.1 105 0 1
Jim Beirne 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 121 17.3 0 26 0.5 8.6 121 0 0
Dave Grannell 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 51 17.0 0 22 0.3 5.7 51 0 0
Gary Parris 24 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 36 12.0 0 17 0.2 2.6 36 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 508 2111 15 56 4.2 150.8 36.3 165 2479 15.0 12 75 11.8 177.1 4590 27 24
Opp Total 14 508 2160 21 4.3 154.3 36.3 222 2670 12.0 13 15.9 190.7 4830 34 19

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
Danny Colbert 24 RET 6 0 15 128 0 28 8.5 10 215 0 26 21.5 343
Dick Gordon 30 RET 7 0 8 39 0 12 4.9 14 354 0 39 25.3 433
Tom Thompson 23 12 0 12 242 0 35 20.2 250
Jerry LeVias 28 wr 13 5 5 41 0 22 8.2 6 116 0 27 19.3 262
George Hoey 28 fs 13 8 4 38 0 15 9.5 3 73 0 27 24.3 111
Harrison Davis 22 WR 12 7 4 34 0 16 8.5 459
Gary Parris 24 14 1 3 29 0 13 9.7 65
Don Woods 23 RB 12 9 3 61 0 29 20.3 1572
Bob L. Thomas 26 14 2 2 32 0 18 16.0 97
Jim Beirne 28 14 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 128
Lenny Dunlap 25 8 2 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
Wayne Stewart 27 TE 14 13 1 1 0 1 1.0 284
Team Total 26.0 14 37 287 0 28 7.8 55 1142 0 39 20.8 6019
Opp Total 14 48 0 39 960 0 24.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 28 P 14 0 2 1 2 1 5 1 20.0% 28 26 92.9% 76 3042 65 0 40.0
Ray Wersching 24 14 0 1 1 3 1 4 3 3 11 5 45.5%
Team Total 26.0 14 3 2 5 1 5 3 3 16 6 37.5% 28 26 92.9% 76 3042 65 0 40.0
Opp Total 14 20 9 45.0% 37 36 97.3% 66 2680 40.6

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
Charles Anthony 22 MLB 13 10 1 23 0 23 0 2 10 0
Joe Beauchamp 30 FS 10 10 1 35 0 35 0 2 0 0
Glen Bonner 22 12 3 3 2 0 0
Robert E. Brown 34 RDT 14 13 0 1 0 0
Harrison Davis 22 WR 12 7 1 0 0 0
Cid Edwards 31 10 0 2 0 0 0
Chris Fletcher 26 SS 12 12 4 74 0 31
Fred Forsberg 30 6 1 0 1 0 0
Dan Fouts 23 QB 11 11 4 0 0 0
Gary Garrison 30 WR 14 14 1 1 0 0
Blenda Gay 24 2 0 0 1 17 1
Carl Gersbach 27 llb 12 7 1 0 0 0
Dick Gordon 30 RET 7 0 4 2 -6 0
George Hoey 28 fs 13 8 1 20 0 20 1 2 0 0
Bob Howard 30 LCB 14 12 3 52 0 23
Jerry LeVias 28 wr 13 5 1 1 0 0
Bo Matthews 23 FB 14 8 2 0 0 0
Terry Owens 30 LT 13 13 0 1 0 0
Floyd Rice 25 RLB 12 12 3 44 0 15
Dave Rowe 29 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Wayne Stewart 27 TE 14 13 1 1 0 0
Dave Tipton 25 lde 11 6 0 2 0 0
Russ Washington* 28 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Sam Williams 22 RCB 13 12 1 25 0 25 0 1 0 0
Don Woods 23 RB 12 9 4 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 15 273 0 35 24 24 21 1
Opp Total 14 23 19 6

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Woods 23 RB 12 9 7 3 60
Gary Garrison 30 WR 14 14 5 30
Dennis Partee 28 P 14 0 26 1 29
Glen Bonner 22 12 3 3 1 24
Bo Matthews 23 FB 14 8 4 24
Ray Wersching 24 14 0 5 15
Harrison Davis 22 WR 12 7 2 12
Dan Fouts 23 QB 11 11 1 6
Blenda Gay 24 2 0 1 6
Wayne Stewart 27 TE 14 13 1 6
Team Total 26.0 14 15 12 1 26 6 212
Opp Total 14 21 13 36 9 285