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1983 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 358 points (22.4/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 462 points (28.9/g), 28th.
Differential of -104 points (-6.5/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.4/g), 27th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.6, Offense: 1.1, Defense: -5.7, SoS: 1.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Coryell (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ernie Zampese
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Bass
Training Camp: UC San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 5 | SDG | Billy Ray Smith | LB | 10 | 1983 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Arkansas | ||||||
| 1 | 20 | SDG | Gary W. Anderson | RB | 8 | 1985 | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 869 | 3409 | 16 | 302 | 2999 | 15 | Arkansas |
| 1 | 22 | SDG | Gill Byrd | DB | 10 | 1983 | 1992 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 149 | San Jose St. | |||||||||||
| 4 | 95 | SDG | Danny Walters | DB | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 54 | Arkansas | |||||||||||
| 6 | 141 | SDG | Trumaine Johnson | WR | 4 | 1985 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 86 | 1150 | 4 | Grambling St. | ||||||||
| 7 | 192 | SDG | Bill Elko | NT | 3 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 29 | LSU | |||||||||||
| 8 | 202 | SDG | Earnest Jackson | RB | 6 | 1983 | 1988 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 81 | 1059 | 4167 | 22 | 87 | 695 | 2 | Texas A&M | |||||
| 9 | 245 | SDG | Mike Green | LB | 3 | 1983 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 47 | Oklahoma St. | |||||||||||
| 10 | 272 | SDG | Bruce Mathison | QB | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 152 | 309 | 2177 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 245 | 1 | Nebraska | |||
| 11 | 303 | SDG | Tim Kearse | WR | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 0 | San Jose St. | ||||||||
| 11 | 307 | SDG | Tim Spencer | RB | 6 | 1985 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 78 | 474 | 1792 | 19 | 53 | 432 | 0 | Ohio St. | |||||
| 12 | 314 | SDG | Billy Blaylock | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee Tech | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 329 | SDG | Chuck Ehin | NT | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 65 | BYU | |||||||||||