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1980 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 418 points (26.1/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 18th.
 Differential of 91 points (5.7/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 25th.

Coached by Don Coryell (11-5-0)

1980 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 7 W 1-0 @ Seattle Seahawks 34 13 22 421 224 197 13 249 202 47 2
2 Sun September 14 W 2-0 Oakland Raiders 30 24 30 448 372 76 7 25 435 249 186 4
3 Sun September 21 W 3-0 @ Denver Broncos 30 13 16 303 211 92 3 22 374 221 153 7
4 Sun September 28 W 4-0 @ Kansas City Chiefs 24 7 18 296 188 108 16 193 101 92 4
5 Sun October 5 L 4-1 Buffalo Bills 24 26 19 300 214 86 4 14 202 83 119 1
6 Sun October 12 L 4-2 @ Oakland Raiders 24 38 30 435 345 90 6 14 374 157 217 1
7 Sun October 19 W 5-2 New York Giants 44 7 31 567 456 111 3 13 206 124 82 3
8 Sun October 26 L 5-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 31 42 21 449 352 97 7 29 425 227 198 2
9 Sun November 2 W 6-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 31 14 21 389 263 126 21 320 207 113 3
10 Sun November 9 L 6-4 Denver Broncos 13 20 26 459 324 135 3 11 219 131 88
11 Sun November 16 W 7-4 Kansas City Chiefs 20 7 30 383 212 171 1 10 183 108 75 3
12 Thu November 20 W 8-4 @ Miami Dolphins 27 24 22 363 221 142 1 21 325 222 103 3
13 Sun November 30 W 9-4 Philadelphia Eagles 22 21 17 403 330 73 2 20 263 171 92 1
14 Sun December 7 L 9-5 @ Washington Redskins 17 40 17 286 181 105 7 23 390 241 149 3
15 Sat December 13 W 10-5 Seattle Seahawks 21 14 25 420 330 90 4 16 231 152 79 1
16 Mon December 22 W 11-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 26 17 27 488 308 180 16 302 253 49
Playoffs
Division Sat January 3 W 12-5 Buffalo Bills 20 14
ConfChamp Sun January 11 L 12-6 Oakland Raiders 27 34

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 418 6410 1135 5.6 372 350 594 4531 30 26 7.2 244 509 1879 18 3.7 106 48 22 22
Team Defense 327 4691 1057 4.4 467 300 519 2849 18 20 4.9 156 478 1842 18 3.9 284 38 18 27
Lg Rank Offense 4 1 1 2 1 3 22 1 17 16 8 24 28 27
Lg Rank Defense 18 6 10 20 6 8 18 2 8 10 20 16 13 5

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* 29 QB 16 16 348 589 59.1 4715 30 5.1 24 4.1 65 8.0 6.7 13.5 294.7 84.7 32 210 7.3 6.0 5.2
Ed Luther 23 5 0 2 3 66.7 26 0 0.0 1 33.3 13 8.7 -6.3 13.0 5.2 54.2 0 0 8.7 -6.3 0.0
Mike Thomas 27 rb 10 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0
Team Total 27.0 16 350 594 58.9 4741 30 5.1 26 4.4 65 8.0 6.5 13.5 296.3 83.0 32 210 7.2 5.8 5.1
Opp Total 16 300 519 57.8 2849 18 3.5 20 3.9 5.5 4.1 9.5 178.1 68.6 60 475 4.9 2.9

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
Chuck Muncie 27 fb 11 5 135 659 4 53 4.9 59.9 12.3 24 234 9.8 0 19 2.2 21.3 893 4 10
Mike Thomas 27 rb 10 5 118 484 3 18 4.1 48.4 11.8 29 218 7.5 0 27 2.9 21.8 702 3 0
John Cappelletti 28 FB 10 8 101 364 5 46 3.6 36.4 10.1 13 112 8.6 0 12 1.3 11.2 476 5 1
Clarence Williams 25 RB 13 9 97 258 3 13 2.7 19.8 7.5 26 230 8.8 1 26 2.0 17.7 488 4 3
Dan Fouts* 29 QB 16 16 23 15 2 9 0.7 0.9 1.4 15 2 11
Hank Bauer 26 16 0 10 34 1 7 3.4 2.1 0.6 34 1 0
Booker Russell 24 15 0 8 41 0 10 5.1 2.7 0.5 41 0 1
LaRue Harrington 23 4 0 4 -7 0 -1 -1.8 -1.8 1.0 -7 0 0
Don Woods 29 2 0 4 10 0 5 2.5 5.0 2.0 10 0 0
Ed Luther 23 5 0 3 5 0 9 1.7 1.0 0.6 5 0 0
Rick Partridge 23 P 16 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 0
Mike Fuller 27 RET 16 4 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 3
John Jefferson*+ 24 WR 16 16 1 16 0 16 16.0 1.0 0.1 82 1340 16.3 13 58 5.1 83.8 1356 13 0
Kellen Winslow*+ 23 TE 16 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 89 1290 14.5 9 65 5.6 80.6 1290 9 2
Charlie Joiner*+ 33 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 71 1132 15.9 4 51 4.4 70.8 1132 4 3
Greg McCrary 28 te 16 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 106 9.6 2 28 0.7 6.6 106 2 0
Ron B. Smith 24 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 48 12.0 0 24 0.3 3.2 48 0 0
John Floyd 24 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 31 31.0 1 31 0.1 2.1 31 1 0
Team Total 27.0 16 509 1879 18 53 3.7 117.4 31.8 350 4741 13.5 30 65 21.9 296.3 6620 48 39
Opp Total 16 478 1842 18 3.9 115.1 29.9 300 2849 9.5 18 18.8 178.1 4691 36 39

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 27 RET 16 4 30 298 0 31 9.9 15 289 0 30 19.3 587
Chuck Muncie 27 fb 11 5 16 344 0 44 21.5 1237
Ron B. Smith 24 15 0 10 186 0 27 18.6 234
Bernard Jackson 30 4 4 9 149 0 32 16.6 149
Frank Duncan 24 15 1 5 85 0 22 17.0 85
Pete Shaw 26 SS 12 11 5 20 0 6 4.0 20
Glen Edwards 33 FS 16 14 4 17 0 8 4.3 17
Hank Bauer 26 16 0 2 37 0 23 18.5 71
Jim Laslavic 29 16 3 2 26 0 21 13.0 26
John Cappelletti 28 FB 10 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 476
John Floyd 24 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31
Bob Horn 26 MLB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
John Jefferson*+ 24 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 1356
Booker Russell 24 15 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 60
Team Total 27.0 16 41 335 0 31 8.2 62 1135 0 44 18.3 8090
Opp Total 16 43 0 75 1617 0 21.6

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
Rolf Benirschke 25 K 16 0 36 24 66.7% 48 46 95.8%
Rick Partridge 23 P 16 0 60 2347 55 1 39.1
Team Total 27.0 16 36 24 66.7% 48 46 95.8% 60 2347 55 1 39.1
Opp Total 16 34 16 47.1% 40 39 97.5% 86 3474 40.4

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
Willie Buchanon 30 LCB 16 16 2 13 0 7 0 2 0 0
John Cappelletti 28 FB 10 8 1 0 0 0
Fred Dean*+ 28 RDE 14 11 0 1 0 0
Charles DeJurnett 28 15 4 0 1 0 0
Jerome Dove 27 16 2 0 1 0 0
Glen Edwards 33 FS 16 14 5 122 1 68
Dan Fouts* 29 QB 16 16 11 3 -5 0
Mike Fuller 27 RET 16 4 3 4 0 0
Bob Horn 26 MLB 16 16 0 2 0 0
Gary Johnson*+ 28 RDT 16 16 0 3 0 0
Charlie Joiner*+ 33 WR 16 16 3 0 0 0
Louie Kelcher* 27 LDT 15 14 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
Jim Laslavic 29 16 3 2 11 0 11
Woodrow Lowe 26 RLB 16 16 3 72 1 28 0 1 0 0
Don Macek 26 C 16 16 2 1 -23 0
Chuck Muncie 27 fb 11 5 10 0 0 0
Rick Partridge 23 P 16 0 0 3 0 0
Ralph Perretta 27 5 0 1 0 -8 0
Ray Preston 26 LLB 14 13 0 1 0 0
Bob Rush 25 15 1 2 0 -35 0
Booker Russell 24 15 0 1 1 0 0
Pete Shaw 26 SS 12 11 4 50 0 25
Billy Shields 27 LT 16 16 0 2 0 0
Hal Stringert 28 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 26 0
Cliff Thrift 24 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ed White 33 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Clarence Williams 25 RB 13 9 3 0 0 0
Mike H. Williams 27 RCB 14 14 1 0 0 0
Kellen Winslow*+ 23 TE 16 11 2 0 0 0
Wilbur Young 31 12 4 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.0 16 20 270 2 68 39 33 -45 0
Opp Total 16 32 39 21

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Rolf Benirschke 25 K 16 0 46 24 118
John Jefferson*+ 24 WR 16 16 13 78
Kellen Winslow*+ 23 TE 16 11 9 54
John Cappelletti 28 FB 10 8 5 30
Charlie Joiner*+ 33 WR 16 16 4 24
Chuck Muncie 27 fb 11 5 4 24
Clarence Williams 25 RB 13 9 3 1 24
Mike Thomas 27 rb 10 5 3 18
Dan Fouts* 29 QB 16 16 2 12
Greg McCrary 28 te 16 10 2 12
Hank Bauer 26 16 0 1 6
Glen Edwards 33 FS 16 14 1 6
John Floyd 24 15 0 1 6
Woodrow Lowe 26 RLB 16 16 1 6
Team Total 27.0 16 18 30 2 46 24 418
Opp Total 16 18 18 39 16 327