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1976 San Diego Chargers

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

Scored 248 points (17.7/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 285 points (20.4/g), 18th.
 Differential of -37 points (-2.6/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 5.9-8.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.

Coached by Tommy Protho (6-8-0)

1976 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 12 W 1-0 @ Kansas City Chiefs 30 16 27 467 200 267 19 330 217 113 4
2 Sun September 19 W 2-0 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 0 16 326 131 195 2 5 125 -4 129 4
3 Sun September 26 W 3-0 St. Louis Cardinals 43 24 24 451 245 206 22 364 240 124 5
4 Sun October 3 L 3-1 @ Denver Broncos 0 26 12 240 152 88 3 17 311 170 141 2
5 Sun October 10 L 3-2 Oakland Raiders 17 27 22 383 229 154 1 22 476 323 153 1
6 Sun October 17 W 4-2 Houston Oilers 30 27 24 468 245 223 2 16 380 329 51 1
7 Sun October 24 L 4-3 @ Cleveland Browns 17 21 19 310 232 78 1 22 374 237 137 2
8 Sun October 31 L 4-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 23 7 134 90 44 5 20 361 106 255 3
9 Sun November 7 L 4-5 Baltimore Colts 21 37 23 293 230 63 1 26 481 300 181 1
10 Sun November 14 L 4-6 Denver Broncos 0 17 8 128 95 33 6 13 255 194 61 2
11 Sun November 21 W 5-6 @ Buffalo Bills 34 13 20 382 198 184 4 14 219 71 148 3
12 Sun November 28 L 5-7 Kansas City Chiefs 20 23 24 400 190 210 4 20 368 191 177 2
13 Sun December 5 W 6-7 San Francisco 49ers 13 7 19 267 97 170 18 281 96 185 1
14 Sun December 12 L 6-8 @ Oakland Raiders 0 24 11 207 82 125 2 25 351 158 193

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 248 4456 907 4.9 256 223 388 2416 17 18 5.6 127 473 2040 13 4.3 111 31 13 18
Team Defense 285 4676 925 5.1 405 219 386 2628 21 20 6.4 132 516 2048 10 4.0 259 31 11 14
Lg Rank Offense 19 11 13 9 8 9 15 10 22 17 18 7 7 6
Lg Rank Defense 18 22 19 20 27 25 11 26 13 14 2 13 18 25

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 25 QB 14 13 208 359 57.9 2535 14 3.9 15 4.2 81 7.1 5.6 12.2 181.1 75.4 39 220 5.8 4.5 9.8
Clint Longley 24 3 1 12 24 50.0 130 2 8.3 3 12.5 28 5.4 0.6 10.8 43.3 54.5 7 51 2.5 -1.2 22.6
Neal Jeffrey 23 5 0 2 2 100.0 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 5.5 5.5 5.5 2.2 89.6 0 0 5.5 5.5 0.0
Don Woods 25 RB 11 10 1 2 50.0 11 1 50.0 0 0.0 11 5.5 10.5 11.0 1.0 106.2 0 0 5.5 10.5 0.0
Charlie Joiner* 29 WR 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.5 14 223 388 57.5 2687 17 4.4 18 4.6 81 6.9 5.3 12.0 191.9 74.1 46 271 5.6 4.1 10.6
Opp Total 14 219 386 56.7 2628 21 5.4 20 5.2 6.8 5.0 12.0 187.7 74.3 23 194 6.4 4.3

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
Rickey Young 23 FB 14 14 162 802 4 46 5.0 57.3 11.6 47 441 9.4 1 33 3.4 31.5 1243 5 2
Don Woods 25 RB 11 10 126 450 3 24 3.6 40.9 11.5 34 224 6.6 1 34 3.1 20.4 674 4 1
Sam Scarber 27 14 2 61 236 1 14 3.9 16.9 4.4 14 96 6.9 1 13 1.0 6.9 332 2 3
Mercury Morris 29 13 0 50 256 2 30 5.1 19.7 3.8 8 52 6.5 0 20 0.6 4.0 308 2 1
Bo Matthews 25 12 2 46 199 3 42 4.3 16.6 3.8 12 81 6.8 0 15 1.0 6.8 280 3 3
Dan Fouts 25 QB 14 13 18 65 0 13 3.6 4.6 1.3 65 0 8
Clint Longley 24 3 1 4 22 0 9 5.5 7.3 1.3 22 0 0
Mitch Hoopes 23 P 9 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 1.1 0.2 10 0 0
Pat Curran 31 TE 14 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 0.1 33 349 10.6 1 29 2.4 24.9 361 1 0
Larry Dorsey 23 13 2 1 -12 0 -12 -12.0 -0.9 0.1 8 108 13.5 0 19 0.6 8.3 96 0 1
Neal Jeffrey 23 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 1
Jeff West 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 0
Charlie Joiner* 29 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 50 1056 21.1 7 81 3.6 75.4 1056 7 0
Dwight McDonald 25 WR 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 161 14.6 4 44 0.9 13.4 161 4 0
Artie Owens 23 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 54 18.0 1 28 0.2 3.9 54 1 1
Gary Garrison 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 58 29.0 1 36 1.0 29.0 58 1 0
Chuck Bradley 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 1.0 7 0 0
Team Total 25.5 14 473 2040 13 46 4.3 145.7 33.8 223 2687 12.0 17 81 15.9 191.9 4727 30 27
Opp Total 14 516 2048 10 4.0 146.3 36.9 219 2628 12.0 21 15.6 187.7 4676 31 24

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
Mike Fuller 23 SS 14 14 33 436 0 43 13.2 20 420 0 47 21.0 856
Artie Owens 23 RET 14 0 25 551 0 40 22.0 605
Eddie Bell 30 5 0 7 31 0 10 4.4 1 18 0 18 18.0 49
Mike H. Williams 23 RCB 14 11 5 23 0 15 4.6 23
Ralph Perretta 23 13 3 2 24 0 20 12.0 24
Bob Horn 22 mlb 14 6 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Bo Matthews 25 12 2 1 19 0 19 19.0 299
Rick Middleton 25 10 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Ray Preston 22 14 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Team Total 25.5 14 45 490 0 43 10.9 52 1076 0 47 20.7 6293
Opp Total 14 45 1 49 1072 0 21.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mitch Hoopes 23 P 9 0 42 1628 57 2 38.8
Jeff West 23 6 0 38 1548 57 0 40.7
Toni Fritsch 31 K 5 0 12 6 50.0% 14 11 78.6%
Ray Wersching 26 9 0 8 4 50.0% 16 14 87.5%
Mike Fuller 23 SS 14 14 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 25.5 14 20 10 50.0% 31 26 83.9% 80 3176 57 2 39.7
Opp Total 14 34 17 50.0% 34 30 88.2% 66 2719 41.2

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
Danny Colbert 26 LCB 13 9 0 1 0 0
Larry Dorsey 23 13 2 1 0 0 0
Ed Flanagan 32 C 12 0 1 0 0 0
Chris Fletcher 28 FS 13 12 0 1 0 0
Dan Fouts 25 QB 14 13 8 4 -5 0
Mike Fuller 23 SS 14 14 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Don Goode 25 LLB 14 14 6 82 0 27 1 1 0 0
Tom Graham 26 MLB 10 8 3 55 0 25 0 1 0 0
Tom Hayes 30 lcb 9 8 2 37 1 37
Bob Horn 22 mlb 14 6 1 6 0 6
Neal Jeffrey 23 5 0 1 0 -8 0
Charlie Joiner* 29 WR 14 14 0 1 5 0
Leroy Jones 26 LDE 14 10 1 11 0 11
Louie Kelcher 23 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
John Lee 23 14 4 0 2 0 0
Woodrow Lowe 22 RLB 14 14 1 8 0 8 0 2 0 0
Don Macek 22 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Bo Matthews 25 12 2 3 3 0 1
Rick Middleton 25 10 0 0 1 0 0
Mercury Morris 29 13 0 1 0 0 0
Artie Owens 23 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ralph Perretta 23 13 3 1 0 -32 0
Ray Preston 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Sam Scarber 27 14 2 3 2 0 0
Hal Stringert 24 11 2 1 24 0 24
Russ Washington 30 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Mike H. Williams 23 RCB 14 11 4 76 0 35
Don Woods 25 RB 11 10 1 0 0 0
Rickey Young 23 FB 14 14 2 0 0 0
Team Total 25.5 14 20 299 1 37 27 24 -40 1
Opp Total 14 46 24 13

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Charlie Joiner* 29 WR 14 14 7 42
Rickey Young 23 FB 14 14 4 1 30
Toni Fritsch 31 K 5 0 11 6 29
Ray Wersching 26 9 0 14 4 26
Bo Matthews 25 12 2 3 1 24
Dwight McDonald 25 WR 12 10 4 24
Don Woods 25 RB 11 10 3 1 24
Mercury Morris 29 13 0 2 12
Sam Scarber 27 14 2 1 1 12
Pat Curran 31 TE 14 14 1 6
Gary Garrison 32 2 2 1 6
Tom Hayes 30 lcb 9 8 1 6
Artie Owens 23 RET 14 0 1 6
Mike Fuller 23 SS 14 14 1 1
Team Total 25.5 14 13 17 1 1 26 10 248
Opp Total 14 10 21 1 30 17 285