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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 Prothro (7-7-0)
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1977 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 | James Harris | 30 | 8 | 9 | 109 for 211, 1,240 yards, 5 td, 11 int, & 10 rushes for 13 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 192nd pick / 1969 |
| RB | Don Woods | 26 | 3 | 14 | 118 rushes for 405 yards, 1 td, & 18 catches for 218 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 134th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Rickey Young | 24 | 2 | 14 | 157 rushes for 543 yards, 4 td, & 48 catches for 423 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 164th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Charlie Joiner | 30 | 8 | 14 | 35 catches for 542 yards, 6 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| WR | Johnny Rodgers | 26 | Rook | 7 | 12 catches for 187 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 44 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 25th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Dwight McDonald | 26 | 2 | 5 | 13 catches for 174 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Bob Klein | 30 | 8 | 9 | 20 catches for 244 yards, 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1969 |
| TE | Pat Curran | 32 | 8 | 5 | 10 catches for 123 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 151st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Billy Shields | 24 | 2 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Doug Wilkerson | 30 | 7 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1970 |
| C | Ralph Perretta | 24 | 2 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 206th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Don Macek | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| RT | Russ Washington* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leroy Jones | 27 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 48th pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Louie Kelcher* | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Gary Johnson | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Fred Dean | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Don Goode | 26 | 3 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974 |
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| MLB | Tom Graham | 27 | 5 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 102nd pick / 1972 |
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| RLB | Woodrow Lowe | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Hal Stringert | 25 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Mike H. Williams | 24 | 2 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Mike Fuller | 24 | 2 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1975 |
| FS | Clarence Duren | 27 | 4 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rolf Benirschke | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 of 23 field goals & 21 of 24 extra points | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 334th pick / 1977 |
| P | Jeff West | 24 | 2 | 0 | 72 punts for a 37.6 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 122nd pick / 1975 |
| PR | Mike Fuller | 24 | 2 | 14 | 28 punt returns for a 12.9 average and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1975 |
| KR | Clarence Williams | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 20.0 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 124th pick / 1977 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charles Aiu | 23 | G | 14 | 1 | 251 | 6-2 | Hawaii | 5/22/1954 | 1 | |
| Larry Barnes | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/17/1954 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 151st pick / 1977 |
| Hank Bauer | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | California Lutheran | 7/15/1954 | Rook | |
| Rolf Benirschke | 22 | K | 14 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | California-Davis | 2/7/1955 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 334th pick / 1977 |
| Chuck Bradley | 27 | TE | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-6 | Oregon | 10/13/1950 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1973 |
| Booker Brown | 25 | T-G | 6 | 1 | 257 | 6-2 | USC | 9/25/1952 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 154th pick / 1974 |
| Pat Curran | 32 | TE-TB | 14 | 5 | 238 | 6-4 | Iowa State,Lakeland | 9/21/1945 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 151st pick / 1969 |
| Fred Dean | 25 | DE | 11 | 11 | 230 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 2/24/1952 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1975 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 25 | NT-DT | 11 | 3 | 263 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 6/17/1952 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Dorsey | 24 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 8/15/1953 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1976 |
| Jerome Dove | 24 | DB | 14 | 4 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 10/3/1953 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 220th pick / 1976 |
| Clarence Duren | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | California | 12/9/1950 | 4 | |
| Dan Fouts | 26 | QB | 4 | 4 | 204 | 6-3 | Oregon | 6/10/1951 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Fuller | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-10 | Auburn | 4/7/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1975 |
| Don Goode | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 234 | 6-2 | Kansas | 6/21/1951 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974 |
| Tom Graham | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oregon | 4/15/1950 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 102nd pick / 1972 |
| James Harris | 30 | QB | 9 | 9 | 210 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 7/20/1947 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 192nd pick / 1969 |
| Bob Horn | 23 | LB | 14 | 3 | 235 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 2/6/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 94th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Johnson | 25 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/31/1952 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1975 |
| Charlie Joiner | 30 | WR | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 10/14/1947 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| Leroy Jones | 27 | DE | 14 | 13 | 263 | 6-8 | Norfolk State | 9/29/1950 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 48th pick / 1975 |
| Louie Kelcher* | 24 | DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 291 | 6-5 | SMU | 8/23/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Klein | 30 | TE | 12 | 9 | 235 | 6-5 | USC | 7/27/1947 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1969 |
| John Lee | 24 | DE | 12 | 3 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/17/1953 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 351st pick / 1976 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/9/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1976 |
| Don Macek | 23 | C-G | 14 | 13 | 261 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/21/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| Bo Matthews | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Colorado | 11/15/1951 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1974 |
| Dwight McDonald | 26 | WR | 11 | 5 | 185 | 6-3 | San Diego State,U.S. International | 5/24/1951 | 2 | |
| Rick Middleton | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 11/28/1951 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1974 |
| Bill Munson | 36 | QB | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/11/1941 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| Cliff Olander | 22 | QB | 2 | 1 | 191 | 6-5 | New Mexico State | 5/15/1955 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 128th pick / 1977 |
| Artie Owens | 24 | WR-RB | 14 | 1 | 176 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/14/1953 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 115th pick / 1976 |
| Ralph Perretta | 24 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/30/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 206th pick / 1975 |
| Ray Preston | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 1/25/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 295th pick / 1976 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 26 | WR | 11 | 7 | 180 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 7/5/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 25th pick / 1973 |
| Bob Rush | 22 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Memphis | 2/27/1955 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
| Pete Shaw | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 8/25/1954 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1977 |
| Billy Shields | 24 | T | 13 | 13 | 272 | 6-8 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
| Hal Stringert | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Hawaii,Willamette | 1/2/1952 | 2 | |
| Joe Washington | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 179 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/24/1953 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| Russ Washington* | 31 | T-DT | 14 | 14 | 289 | 6-6 | Missouri | 12/17/1946 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
| Jeff West | 24 | P-TE | 13 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 4/6/1953 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 122nd pick / 1975 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 30 | G | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 3/27/1947 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1970 |
| Clarence Williams | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 1/25/1955 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 124th pick / 1977 |
| Mike H. Williams | 24 | DB | 10 | 10 | 181 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/22/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1975 |
| Don Woods | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-1 | New Mexico Highlands,New Mexico | 2/17/1951 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 134th pick / 1974 |
| Rickey Young | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 12/7/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 164th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 14 | 221.6 | 6-1.9 | 2.6 |