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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)
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1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dan Fouts | 23 | 1 | 11 | 115 for 237, 1,732 yards, 8 td, 13 int, & 19 rushes for 63 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Don Woods | 23 | Rook | 9 | 227 rushes for 1,162 yards, 7 td, & 26 catches for 349 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 134th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Bo Matthews | 23 | Rook | 8 | 95 rushes for 328 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 90 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Harrison Davis | 22 | Rook | 7 | 18 catches for 432 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for -7 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 81st pick / 1974 |
| WR | Gary Garrison | 30 | 8 | 14 | 41 catches for 785 yards, 5 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Jerry LeVias | 28 | 5 | 5 | 9 catches for 105 yards, 0 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Wayne Stewart | 27 | 5 | 13 | 19 catches for 283 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 15th / 390th pick / 1969 |
| LT | Terry Owens | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966 |
| LG | Doug Wilkerson | 27 | 4 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Carl Mauck | 27 | 5 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Ira Gordon | 27 | 4 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 190th pick / 1970 |
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| RT | Russ Washington* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Pete Lazetich | 24 | 2 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1972 |
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| LDE | Dave Tipton | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Dave Rowe | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| RDT | Robert E. Brown | 34 | 8 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | Coy Bacon | 32 | 6 | 14 | ||
| LLB | Don Goode | 23 | Rook | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974 |
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| LLB | Carl Gersbach | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Charles Anthony | 22 | Rook | 10 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 366th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Floyd Rice | 25 | 3 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 212th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Bob Howard | 30 | 7 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Sam Williams | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 289th pick / 1974 |
| SS | Chris Fletcher | 26 | 4 | 12 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1970 |
| FS | Joe Beauchamp | 30 | 8 | 10 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | George Hoey | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dennis Partee | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 of 5 field goals & 26 of 28 extra points | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968 |
| P | Dennis Partee | 28 | 6 | 0 | 76 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968 |
| PR | Danny Colbert | 24 | Rook | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 210th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Dick Gordon | 30 | 9 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 25.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charles Anthony | 22 | LB | 13 | 10 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 7/10/1952 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 366th pick / 1974 |
| Coy Bacon | 32 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/30/1942 | 6 | |
| Raymond Baylor | 27 | DE | 1 | 0 | 263 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 3/7/1947 | Rook | |
| Joe Beauchamp | 30 | DB | 10 | 10 | 188 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 4/11/1944 | 8 | |
| Jim Beirne | 28 | WR-TE | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/15/1946 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1968 |
| Reggie Berry | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Long Beach State | 3/15/1950 | 2 | |
| Bon Boatwright | 23 | DT | 10 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 10/28/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 206th pick / 1974 |
| Glen Bonner | 22 | RB | 12 | 3 | 202 | 6-2 | Washington | 5/5/1952 | Rook | |
| Robert E. Brown | 34 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Danny Colbert | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | TCU,Tulsa | 12/15/1950 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 210th pick / 1974 |
| Harrison Davis | 22 | WR | 12 | 7 | 219 | 6-4 | Virginia | 2/20/1952 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 81st pick / 1974 |
| Jay Douglas | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Arkansas,Memphis | 9/1/1950 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 268th pick / 1973 |
| Lenny Dunlap | 25 | DB | 8 | 2 | 196 | 6-1 | North Texas | 6/25/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 26th pick / 1971 |
| Cid Edwards | 31 | RB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 10/10/1943 | 6 | |
| Chris Fletcher | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 5-11 | Temple | 12/25/1948 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1970 |
| Fred Forsberg | 30 | LB | 6 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/4/1944 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| Dan Fouts | 23 | QB | 11 | 11 | 204 | 6-3 | Oregon | 6/10/1951 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| Jesse Freitas | 23 | QB | 5 | 3 | 203 | 6-1 | San Diego State,Stanford | 9/10/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 133rd pick / 1974 |
| Gary Garrison | 30 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 1/21/1944 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| Blenda Gay | 24 | DE | 2 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | Fayetteville State | 11/22/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 Supp |
| Carl Gersbach | 27 | LB | 12 | 7 | 230 | 6-1 | Duke,West Chester | 1/8/1947 | 4 | |
| Don Goode | 23 | LB | 14 | 7 | 234 | 6-2 | Kansas | 6/21/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974 |
| Dick Gordon | 30 | WR-SE-FL | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 1/1/1944 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| Ira Gordon | 27 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 5/5/1947 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 190th pick / 1970 |
| Dave Grannell | 22 | TE | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 10/4/1952 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 262nd pick / 1974 |
| George Hoey | 28 | DB | 13 | 8 | 174 | 5-10 | Michigan | 11/14/1946 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969 |
| Don Horn | 29 | QB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | San Diego State,Washington State | 3/9/1945 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 25th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Howard | 30 | DB | 14 | 12 | 174 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego State | 11/24/1944 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| Pete Lazetich | 24 | DE-LB-DT-NT | 9 | 7 | 245 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/4/1950 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Lee | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UNLV | 8/31/1951 | Rook | |
| Jerry LeVias | 28 | WR | 13 | 5 | 177 | 5-9 | SMU | 9/5/1946 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1969 |
| Mark Markovich | 22 | C-G | 9 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Penn State | 11/7/1952 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1974 |
| Bo Matthews | 23 | RB | 14 | 8 | 230 | 6-4 | Colorado | 11/15/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1974 |
| Carl Mauck | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 243 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 7/7/1947 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969 |
| Chip Myrtle | 29 | LB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Maryland | 2/6/1945 | 7 | |
| Terry Owens | 30 | T | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-0 | Jacksonville State | 7/5/1944 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966 |
| Gary Parris | 24 | TE | 14 | 1 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/13/1950 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 372nd pick / 1973 |
| Dennis Partee | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | SMU | 9/1/1946 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968 |
| Harold Paul | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Oklahoma,Texas Southern | 11/8/1949 | Rook | |
| Floyd Rice | 25 | LB-TE | 12 | 12 | 223 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 8/31/1949 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 212th pick / 1971 |
| Mel Rogers | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/23/1947 | 3 | |
| Dave Rowe | 29 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn State | 6/20/1945 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| Jeff Staggs | 30 | LB-DE | 3 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | BYU,San Diego State | 5/14/1944 | 7 | |
| Wayne Stewart | 27 | TE | 14 | 13 | 219 | 6-7 | California | 8/18/1947 | 5 | New York Jets / 15th / 390th pick / 1969 |
| John Teerlinck | 23 | DT | 14 | 2 | 248 | 6-5 | Western Illinois | 4/9/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 105th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Thaxton | 25 | TE-WR | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 1/11/1949 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 84th pick / 1973 |
| Bob L. Thomas | 26 | RB | 14 | 2 | 201 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 8/23/1948 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 15th / 379th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Thompson | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 9/22/1951 | Rook | |
| Dave Tipton | 25 | DE-DT | 11 | 6 | 245 | 6-6 | Stanford | 4/23/1949 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971 |
| Brian Vertefeuille | 23 | T | 14 | 1 | 252 | 6-3 | Idaho State | 4/4/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 314th pick / 1974 |
| Russ Washington* | 28 | T-DT | 14 | 14 | 289 | 6-6 | Missouri | 12/17/1946 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
| Ray Wersching | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | California | 8/21/1950 | 1 | |
| Doug Wilkerson | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 3/27/1947 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1970 |
| Sam Williams | 22 | DB | 13 | 12 | 192 | 6-2 | California,New Mexico Highlands | 7/22/1952 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 289th pick / 1974 |
| Don Woods | 23 | RB | 12 | 9 | 210 | 6-1 | New Mexico Highlands,New Mexico | 2/17/1951 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 134th pick / 1974 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 225.9 | 6-2.3 | 3.1 |