1985 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 467 points (29.2/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 435 points (27.2/g), 25th.
Differential of 32 points (2.0/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.1, Offense: 8.3, Defense: -7.2, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Coryell (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ernie Zampese
Defensive Coordinator: Dave Adolph and Tom Bass
Other Notable Asst.: Jim Mora (Defensive Quality Control)
Training Camp: UC San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Dan Fouts* | 34 | 12 | 12 | 254 for 430, 3,638 yards, 27 td, 20 int, & 11 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| QB | Mark Herrmann | 26 | 3 | 4 | 132 for 201, 1,537 yards, 10 td, 10 int, & 18 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1981 |
| RB | Lionel James | 23 | 1 | 7 | 105 rushes for 516 yards, 2 td, & 86 catches for 1,027 yards and 6 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| RB | Gary W. Anderson | 24 | Rook | 6 | 116 rushes for 429 yards, 4 td, & 35 catches for 422 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Tim Spencer | 25 | Rook | 15 | 124 rushes for 478 yards, 10 td, & 11 catches for 135 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 307th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Wes Chandler* | 29 | 7 | 13 | 67 catches for 1,199 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| WR | Charlie Joiner | 38 | 16 | 14 | 59 catches for 932 yards, 7 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| TE | Eric Sievers | 28 | 4 | 11 | 41 catches for 438 yards, 6 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Kellen Winslow | 28 | 6 | 6 | 25 catches for 318 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Jim Lachey | 22 | Rook | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 1985 | |
| LG | Ed White | 38 | 16 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 | |
| C | Don Macek | 31 | 9 | 15 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 | |
| RG | Dennis McKnight | 26 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RT | Sam Claphan | 29 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1979 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lee Williams | 23 | 1 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| NT | Chuck Ehin | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 329th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Earl Wilson | 27 | Rook | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Keith Ferguson | 26 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Linden King | 30 | 7 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Mike Green | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 245th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Billy Ray Smith | 24 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Woodrow Lowe | 31 | 9 | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1976 |
| LCB | John Hendy | 23 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1985 |
| LCB | Wayne Davis | 22 | Rook | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1985 |
| RCB | Danny Walters | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Gill Byrd | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| FS | Jeffery Dale | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1985 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Thomas | 33 | 10 | 0 | 18 of 28 field goals & 51 of 55 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| P | Ralf Mojsiejenko | 22 | Rook | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.4 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 96th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Lionel James | 23 | 1 | 7 | 25 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| KR | Lionel James | 23 | 1 | 7 | 36 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Curtis Adams | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Central Michigan | 4/30/1962 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 207th pick / 1985 |
| 40 | Gary W. Anderson | 24 | RB | 12 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 4/18/1961 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| 86 | Jesse Bendross | 23 | WR | 16 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | Alabama | 7/19/1962 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 174th pick / 1984 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | 30 | K | 1 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | California-Davis | 2/7/1955 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 334th pick / 1977 |
| 59 | Craig Bingham | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/26/1959 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 167th pick / 1982 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | 25 | LB | 10 | 2 | 224 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 4/27/1960 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 300th pick / 1981 |
| 22 | Gill Byrd | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 2/20/1961 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler* | 29 | WR | 15 | 13 | 196 | 6-0 | Florida | 8/22/1956 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| 91 | Tony Chickillo | 25 | NT-DE-G | 4 | 1 | 262 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/8/1960 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 131st pick / 1983 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | 29 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 285 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 10/10/1956 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1979 |
| 31 | Anthony Corley | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | UNLV | 8/10/1960 | 1 | |
| 28 | David Croudip | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | San Diego St. | 1/25/1958 | 1 | |
| 37 | Jeffery Dale | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 211 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/6/1962 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1985 |
| 61 | Ken Dallafior | 26 | G-T-C | 3 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| 20 | Wayne Davis | 22 | DB | 16 | 6 | 175 | 5-11 | Indiana St. | 6/17/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1985 |
| 65 | Jerry Doerger | 25 | C-T | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 7/18/1960 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 200th pick / 1982 |
| 78 | Chuck Ehin | 24 | NT-DE-LB | 16 | 15 | 261 | 6-4 | BYU | 7/1/1961 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 329th pick / 1983 |
| 84 | Chris Faulkner | 25 | TE | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida | 4/13/1960 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 108th pick / 1983 |
| 52 | Mark Fellows | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Montana St. | 2/26/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 196th pick / 1985 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | 26 | DE | 10 | 7 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 4/3/1959 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts* | 34 | QB | 14 | 12 | 204 | 6-3 | Oregon | 6/10/1951 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| 92 | Scott Garnett | 23 | NT-DE | 5 | 0 | 271 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/3/1962 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 218th pick / 1984 |
| 58 | Mike Green | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 235 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 6/29/1961 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 245th pick / 1983 |
| 53 | Mike Guendling | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 6/18/1962 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1984 |
| 29 | John Hendy | 23 | DB | 16 | 10 | 196 | 5-11 | Long Beach St. | 10/9/1962 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1985 |
| 9 | Mark Herrmann | 26 | QB | 9 | 4 | 200 | 6-4 | Purdue | 1/8/1959 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1981 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | 26 | TE | 15 | 3 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/25/1959 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| 26 | Lionel James | 23 | RB-WR | 16 | 7 | 171 | 5-6 | Auburn | 5/25/1962 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| 83 | Trumaine Johnson | 25 | WR | 11 | 2 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 11/16/1960 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 141st pick / 1983 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | 38 | WR | 16 | 14 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 10/14/1947 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| 30 | David King | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 176 | 5-8 | Auburn | 5/19/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 264th pick / 1985 |
| 57 | Linden King | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 241 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 6/28/1955 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1977 |
| 68 | Gary Kowalski | 25 | T-G | 13 | 1 | 280 | 6-6 | Boston Col. | 7/2/1960 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1983 |
| 74 | Jim Lachey | 22 | T | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 6/4/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 1985 |
| 63 | Jim Leonard | 28 | G-C | 7 | 3 | 258 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 10/19/1957 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 186th pick / 1980 |
| 32 | Terry Lewis | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 12/9/1962 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 150th pick / 1985 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | 31 | LB | 16 | 14 | 227 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/9/1954 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1976 |
| 62 | Don Macek | 31 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 261 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 7/21/1954 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| 21 | Buford McGee | 25 | RB | 11 | 1 | 206 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/16/1960 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 286th pick / 1984 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | 26 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Drake | 9/12/1959 | 3 | |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | New Haven | 3/30/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 256th pick / 1982 |
| 2 | Ralf Mojsiejenko | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/28/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 96th pick / 1985 |
| 55 | Derrie Nelson | 27 | LB | 16 | 1 | 236 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/8/1958 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 108th pick / 1981 |
| 27 | Ronnie O'Bard | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Idaho,BYU | 6/11/1958 | Rook | |
| 56 | Vince Osby | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/8/1961 | 1 | |
| 90 | Fred Robinson | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/22/1961 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 198th pick / 1984 |
| 28 | Jim Rockford | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/5/1961 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 316th pick / 1985 |
| 64 | Bill Searcey | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 281 | 6-1 | Alabama | 3/3/1958 | Rook | |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | 28 | TE | 16 | 11 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland | 11/9/1957 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| 97 | Tony Simmons | 23 | DE | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 12/18/1962 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 318th pick / 1985 |
| 54 | Billy Ray Smith | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/10/1961 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| 33 | Lucious Smith | 28 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | San Diego St.,Cal State-Fullerton | 1/17/1957 | 5 | |
| 43 | Tim Spencer | 25 | RB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 12/10/1960 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 307th pick / 1983 |
| 45 | Anthony Steels | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/8/1959 | Rook | |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | 33 | K | 15 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| 66 | Rich Umphrey | 27 | C-G | 11 | 1 | 263 | 6-3 | Utah,Colorado | 12/13/1958 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 129th pick / 1982 |
| 23 | Danny Walters | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/4/1960 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1983 |
| 67 | Ed White | 38 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| 99 | Lee Williams | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-6 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/15/1962 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 93 | Earl Wilson | 27 | DE | 16 | 9 | 276 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 9/13/1958 | Rook | |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | 28 | TE | 10 | 6 | 251 | 6-5 | Missouri | 11/5/1957 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 226.1 | 6-1.4 | 2.8 |