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1982 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 6-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 288 points (32.0/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 221 points (24.6/g), 24th.
Differential of 67 points (7.4/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 5.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Don Coryell (6-3-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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*+ | 31 | 9 | 9 | 204 for 330, 2,883 yards, 17 td, 11 int, & 9 rushes for 8 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Chuck Muncie* | 29 | 6 | 9 | 138 rushes for 569 yards, 8 td, & 25 catches for 207 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1976 |
| FB | John Cappelletti | 30 | 8 | 6 | 22 rushes for 82 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Wes Chandler*+ | 26 | 4 | 8 | 49 catches for 1,032 yards, 9 td, & 5 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| WR | Charlie Joiner | 35 | 13 | 9 | 36 catches for 545 yards, 0 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| TE | Kellen Winslow*+ | 25 | 3 | 9 | 54 catches for 721 yards, 6 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Billy Shields | 29 | 7 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Doug Wilkerson*+ | 35 | 12 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Don Macek | 28 | 6 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Ed White | 35 | 13 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | Russ Washington | 36 | 14 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leroy Jones | 32 | 6 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 48th pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Louie Kelcher | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Gary Johnson* | 30 | 7 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Keith Ferguson | 23 | 1 | 8 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| LLB | Linden King | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1977 |
| MLB | Cliff Thrift | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Woodrow Lowe | 28 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Jeff Allen | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Mike H. Williams | 29 | 7 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Bruce Laird | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| FS | Tim Fox | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rolf Benirschke* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 16 of 22 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 334th pick / 1977 |
| P | Maury Buford | 22 | Rook | 0 | 21 punts for a 41.3 average, 2 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| PR | James Brooks | 24 | 1 | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| KR | James Brooks | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Rick Ackerman | 23 | NT-DT | 9 | 1 | 258 | 6-4 | Memphis | 6/16/1959 | Rook | |
| 27 | Jeff Allen | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 5-11 | California-Davis | 7/18/1957 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1980 |
| 37 | Hank Bauer | 28 | RB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | California Lutheran | 7/15/1954 | 5 | |
| 42 | Ricky Bell | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/8/1955 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke* | 27 | K | 9 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | California-Davis | 2/7/1955 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 334th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 4/27/1960 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 300th pick / 1981 |
| 21 | James Brooks | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Auburn | 12/28/1958 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | 32 | DB | 9 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/4/1950 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| 7 | Maury Buford | 22 | P | 9 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/18/1960 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | 30 | RB | 9 | 6 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/9/1952 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1974 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler*+ | 26 | WR | 8 | 8 | 196 | 6-0 | Florida | 8/22/1956 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | 26 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 10/10/1956 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1979 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 11/27/1958 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1981 |
| 26 | Donald Dykes | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8/24/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1979 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | 23 | DE | 9 | 8 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/3/1959 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| 81 | Scott Fitzkee | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Penn State | 4/8/1957 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 126th pick / 1979 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts*+ | 31 | QB | 9 | 9 | 204 | 6-3 | Oregon | 6/10/1951 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | 29 | DB | 7 | 7 | 186 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 11/1/1953 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| 75 | Andrew Gissinger | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 7/4/1959 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 141st pick / 1981 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | 25 | DB | 4 | 3 | 192 | 6-2 | Washington State | 2/10/1957 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 108th pick / 1980 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | 23 | TE | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/25/1959 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| 40 | Jim Jodat | 28 | RB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Carthage | 3/3/1954 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 344th pick / 1976 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson* | 30 | DT-DE-NT | 9 | 9 | 257 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/31/1952 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1975 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | 35 | WR | 9 | 9 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 10/14/1947 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | 32 | DE | 8 | 8 | 263 | 6-8 | Norfolk State | 9/29/1950 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 48th pick / 1975 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | 29 | DT-NT | 8 | 7 | 291 | 6-5 | SMU | 8/23/1953 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1975 |
| 57 | Linden King | 27 | LB | 9 | 7 | 241 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 6/28/1955 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1977 |
| 30 | Bruce Laird | 32 | DB | 9 | 6 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| 53 | Dave R. Lewis | 28 | LB | 9 | 4 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1954 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | 25 | T-G | 9 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | South Dakota State | 1/23/1957 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 175th pick / 1980 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | 28 | LB | 9 | 7 | 227 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/9/1954 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1976 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | 25 | QB | 9 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 1/2/1957 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 101st pick / 1980 |
| 62 | Don Macek | 28 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 261 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/21/1954 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | 23 | G-C | 7 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Drake | 9/12/1959 | Rook | |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | New Haven | 3/30/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 256th pick / 1982 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie* | 29 | RB | 9 | 9 | 227 | 6-3 | California | 3/17/1953 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1976 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | 28 | LB | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 1/25/1954 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 295th pick / 1976 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | 27 | C-T | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Memphis | 2/27/1955 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | 29 | WR | 9 | 2 | 178 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/30/1953 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 155th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Dewey Selmon | 29 | LB-DT | 8 | 0 | 246 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/19/1953 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | 29 | T | 9 | 9 | 272 | 6-8 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1953 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 136th pick / 1975 |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | 25 | TE | 9 | 2 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland | 11/9/1957 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | 26 | LB | 9 | 9 | 232 | 6-1 | East Central (OK) | 5/3/1956 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1979 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | 36 | T-DT | 9 | 9 | 289 | 6-6 | Missouri | 12/17/1946 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968 |
| 67 | Ed White | 35 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson*+ | 35 | G | 9 | 9 | 253 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 3/27/1947 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1970 |
| 29 | Mike H. Williams | 29 | DB | 9 | 8 | 181 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/22/1953 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1975 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow*+ | 25 | TE | 9 | 9 | 251 | 6-5 | Missouri | 11/5/1957 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1979 |
| 90 | John Woodcock | 28 | DT-DE | 6 | 1 | 246 | 6-3 | Hawaii,New Mexico | 3/19/1954 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 76th pick / 1976 |
| 49 | Andre Young | 22 | DB | 8 | 2 | 199 | 6-0 | Louisiana Tech | 11/22/1960 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 273rd pick / 1982 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | 33 | DE-DT | 9 | 2 | 285 | 6-6 | William Penn | 4/20/1949 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 9 | 227.1 | 6-2.1 | 4.8 |