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1977 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 222 points (15.9/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 205 points (14.6/g), 6th.
 Differential of 17 points (1.2/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-6.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 12th.

Coached by Tommy Protho (7-7-0)

1977 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 18 L 0-1 @ Oakland Raiders 0 24 7 121 62 59 3 21 317 139 178 1
2 Sun September 25 W 1-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 23 7 20 287 73 214 3 9 149 74 75 3
3 Sun October 2 W 2-1 Cincinnati Bengals 24 3 25 385 220 165 2 15 219 127 92 4
4 Sun October 9 W 3-1 @ New Orleans Saints 14 0 14 269 137 132 2 18 200 43 157 2
5 Sun October 16 L 3-2 New England Patriots 20 24 16 283 230 53 2 22 325 69 256 1
6 Sun October 23 L 3-3 Kansas City Chiefs 16 21 19 342 226 116 4 19 285 170 115 2
7 Sun October 30 W 4-3 @ Miami Dolphins 14 13 14 212 122 90 3 15 241 63 178 5
8 Sun November 6 L 4-4 @ Detroit Lions 0 20 14 229 118 111 15 264 67 197
9 Sun November 13 L 4-5 Denver Broncos 14 17 13 320 192 128 2 14 222 120 102 3
10 Sun November 20 W 5-5 Oakland Raiders 12 7 18 310 47 263 2 10 142 30 112 1
11 Sun November 27 W 6-5 @ Seattle Seahawks 30 28 21 323 192 131 1 20 390 281 109 3
12 Sun December 4 W 7-5 Cleveland Browns 37 14 23 425 258 167 17 319 208 111 1
13 Sun December 11 L 7-6 @ Denver Broncos 9 17 17 324 260 64 3 20 298 142 156 3
14 Sun December 18 L 7-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 9 10 14 175 107 68 4 13 281 192 89 2

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 222 4005 881 4.5 235 206 369 2244 11 20 5.7 121 488 1761 10 3.6 93 31 11 21
Team Defense 205 3652 882 4.1 354 172 330 1725 14 21 4.6 105 508 1927 11 3.8 228 31 10 21
Lg Rank Offense 18 15 15 11 9 20 12 8 18 22 18 20 11 4
Lg Rank Defense 6 6 12 9 6 12 11 3 10 16 10 15 19 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%
James Harris 30 QB 9 9 109 211 51.7 1240 5 2.4 11 5.2 78 5.9 3.8 11.4 137.8 55.8 12 106 5.1 3.1 5.4
Dan Fouts 26 4 4 69 109 63.3 869 4 3.7 6 5.5 67 8.0 5.9 12.6 217.3 77.4 10 77 6.7 4.7 8.4
Bill Munson 36 4 0 20 31 64.5 225 1 3.2 1 3.2 28 7.3 6.1 11.3 56.3 83.4 1 11 6.7 5.6 3.1
Cliff Olander 22 2 1 7 16 43.8 76 0 0.0 2 12.5 15 4.8 -0.9 10.9 38.0 18.7 1 4 4.2 -1.1 5.9
Joe Washington 24 13 0 1 1 100.0 32 1 100.0 0 0.0 32 32.0 42.0 32.0 2.5 158.3 0 0 32.0 42.0 0.0
Don Woods 26 RB 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 25.4 14 206 369 55.8 2442 11 3.0 20 5.4 78 6.6 4.5 11.9 174.4 63.5 24 198 5.7 3.7 6.1
Opp Total 14 172 330 52.1 1725 14 4.2 21 6.4 5.2 2.8 10.0 123.2 54.9 44 363 4.6 1.5

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
Rickey Young 24 FB 14 14 157 543 4 15 3.5 38.8 11.2 48 423 8.8 0 28 3.4 30.2 966 4 4
Don Woods 26 RB 14 14 118 405 1 29 3.4 28.9 8.4 18 218 12.1 1 78 1.3 15.6 623 2 2
Joe Washington 24 13 0 62 217 0 19 3.5 16.7 4.8 31 244 7.9 0 29 2.4 18.8 461 0 1
Clarence Williams 22 RET 14 0 50 215 2 46 4.3 15.4 3.6 3 20 6.7 0 9 0.2 1.4 235 2 2
Bo Matthews 26 12 0 43 193 0 22 4.5 16.1 3.6 3 41 13.7 0 23 0.3 3.4 234 0 0
Larry Barnes 23 5 0 24 70 0 7 2.9 14.0 4.8 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.2 2.0 80 0 0
James Harris 30 QB 9 9 10 13 2 12 1.3 1.4 1.1 13 2 4
Cliff Olander 22 2 1 7 30 0 17 4.3 15.0 3.5 30 0 0
Dan Fouts 26 4 4 6 13 0 11 2.2 3.3 1.5 13 0 4
Hank Bauer 23 13 0 4 4 0 3 1.0 0.3 0.3 1 15 15.0 1 15 0.1 1.2 19 1 1
Johnny Rodgers 26 WR 11 7 3 44 0 33 14.7 4.0 0.3 12 187 15.6 0 43 1.1 17.0 231 0 2
Pat Curran 32 te 14 5 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 10 123 12.3 0 20 0.7 8.8 125 0 0
Mike Fuller 24 SS 14 14 1 7 1 7 7.0 0.5 0.1 7 1 2
Bill Munson 36 4 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.5 0.3 2 0 2
Artie Owens 24 14 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 0 2
Charlie Joiner 30 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 542 15.5 6 32 2.5 38.7 542 6 1
Bob Klein 30 TE 12 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 244 12.2 1 41 1.7 20.3 244 1 0
Dwight McDonald 26 wr 11 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 174 13.4 0 22 1.2 15.8 174 0 0
Larry Dorsey 24 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 198 19.8 2 67 0.8 15.2 198 2 0
Jeff West 24 P 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 3 0 0
Team Total 25.4 14 488 1761 10 46 3.6 125.8 34.9 206 2442 11.9 11 78 14.7 174.4 4203 21 29
Opp Total 14 508 1927 11 3.8 137.6 36.3 172 1725 10.0 14 12.3 123.2 3652 25 28

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
Mike Fuller 24 SS 14 14 28 360 1 88 12.9 367
Clarence Williams 22 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 24 481 0 32 20.0 716
Johnny Rodgers 26 WR 11 7 15 158 0 52 10.5 4 66 0 33 16.5 455
Artie Owens 24 14 1 8 132 0 19 16.5 135
Jerome Dove 24 14 4 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Charlie Joiner 30 WR 14 14 1 8 0 8 8.0 550
Rick Middleton 26 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Mike H. Williams 24 RCB 10 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Don Woods 26 RB 14 14 1 27 0 27 27.0 650
Team Total 25.4 14 46 521 1 88 11.3 39 734 0 33 18.8 5458
Opp Total 14 40 0 47 952 0 20.3

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
Jeff West 24 P 13 0 72 2707 59 1 37.6
Rolf Benirschke 22 K 14 0 23 17 73.9% 24 21 87.5%
Team Total 25.4 14 23 17 73.9% 24 21 87.5% 72 2707 59 1 37.6
Opp Total 14 13 8 61.5% 26 25 96.2% 76 3086 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
Hank Bauer 23 13 0 1 1 0 0
Fred Dean 25 RDE 11 11 1 22 1 22 0 2 11 1
Jerome Dove 24 14 4 1 32 0 32 1 0 0 0
Clarence Duren 27 FS 14 14 4 45 0 25 0 3 0 0
Dan Fouts 26 4 4 4 0 0 0
Mike Fuller 24 SS 14 14 5 61 0 37 2 2 0 0
James Harris 30 QB 9 9 4 3 0 0
Bob Horn 23 14 3 1 12 0 12
Gary Johnson 25 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Charlie Joiner 30 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
Leroy Jones 27 LDE 14 13 1 17 1 17
Louie Kelcher* 24 LDT 12 12 0 2 0 0
Bob Klein 30 TE 12 9 0 1 0 0
Woodrow Lowe 23 RLB 14 14 1 28 0 28
Don Macek 23 RG 14 13 0 1 0 0
Bo Matthews 26 12 0 0 1 0 0
Dwight McDonald 26 wr 11 5 0 1 0 0
Bill Munson 36 4 0 2 1 0 0
Artie Owens 24 14 1 2 2 0 0
Johnny Rodgers 26 WR 11 7 2 1 0 0
Hal Stringert 25 LCB 14 14 4 64 0 29
Joe Washington 24 13 0 1 0 0 0
Russ Washington* 31 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Doug Wilkerson 30 LG 14 14 0 2 0 0
Clarence Williams 22 RET 14 0 2 0 0 0
Mike H. Williams 24 RCB 10 10 3 36 0 36 1 0 0 0
Don Woods 26 RB 14 14 2 0 0 0
Rickey Young 24 FB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Team Total 25.4 14 21 317 2 37 29 26 11 1
Opp Total 14 24 28 18

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
Rolf Benirschke 22 K 14 0 21 17 72
Charlie Joiner 30 WR 14 14 6 36
Rickey Young 24 FB 14 14 4 24
Fred Dean 25 RDE 11 11 1 1 12
Larry Dorsey 24 13 0 2 12
Mike Fuller 24 SS 14 14 1 1 12
James Harris 30 QB 9 9 2 12
Clarence Williams 22 RET 14 0 2 12
Don Woods 26 RB 14 14 1 1 12
Hank Bauer 23 13 0 1 6
Leroy Jones 27 LDE 14 13 1 6
Bob Klein 30 TE 12 9 1 6
Team Total 25.4 14 10 11 1 1 2 21 17 222
Opp Total 14 11 14 25 8 205