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1987 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (16.9/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 317 points (21.1/g), 15th.
Differential of -64 points (-4.3/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.0/g), 26th.
Coached by Al Saunders (8-7-0)
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1987 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 | Dan Fouts | 36 | 14 | 10 | 206 for 364, 2,517 yards, 10 td, 15 int, & 12 rushes for 0 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Gary W. Anderson | 26 | 2 | 7 | 80 rushes for 260 yards, 3 td, & 47 catches for 503 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Tim Spencer | 27 | 2 | 7 | 73 rushes for 228 yards, 0 td, & 17 catches for 123 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 307th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Wes Chandler | 31 | 9 | 11 | 39 catches for 617 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| WR | Lionel James | 25 | 3 | 11 | 41 catches for 593 yards, 3 td, & 27 rushes for 102 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Kellen Winslow* | 30 | 8 | 12 | 53 catches for 519 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Jim Lachey* | 24 | 2 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | James FitzPatrick | 23 | 1 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1986 |
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| C | Don Macek | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| RG | Dennis McKnight | 28 | 5 | 12 | ||
| RT | Gary Kowalski | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lee Williams | 25 | 3 | 12 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| NT | Mike Charles | 25 | 4 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Joe Phillips | 24 | 1 | 7 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Billy Ray Smith | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| LILB | Gary Plummer | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | Jeff Jackson | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 206th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Thomas Benson | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Mike Humiston | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| ROLB | Chip Banks | 28 | 5 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Elvis Patterson | 27 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Gill Byrd | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Danny Walters | 27 | 4 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1983 |
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| SS | Martin Bayless | 25 | 3 | 11 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| FS | Vencie Glenn | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Vince Abbott | 29 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 22 field goals & 22 of 23 extra points | |
| P | Ralf Mojsiejenko* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 67 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 96th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Lionel James | 25 | 3 | 11 | 32 punt returns for a 12.5 average and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| KR | Gary W. Anderson | 26 | 2 | 7 | 22 kick returns for a 19.7 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Vince Abbott | 29 | K | 12 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton,Washington | 5/31/1958 | Rook | |
| Curtis Adams | 25 | RB | 12 | 4 | 198 | 6-0 | Central Michigan | 4/30/1962 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 207th pick / 1985 |
| Ty Allert | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Texas | 7/23/1963 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1986 |
| Anthony Anderson | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 10/24/1964 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 256th pick / 1987 |
| Gary W. Anderson | 26 | RB | 12 | 7 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 4/18/1961 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Baldwin | 27 | DE | 6 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/13/1960 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982 |
| Chip Banks | 28 | LB | 12 | 12 | 243 | 6-4 | USC | 9/18/1959 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| Martin Bayless | 25 | DB | 12 | 11 | 195 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/11/1962 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| Monte Bennett | 28 | NT-DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 4/27/1959 | 6 | |
| Thomas Benson | 26 | LB | 11 | 8 | 238 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/6/1961 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1984 |
| Rod Bernstine | 22 | RB-TE | 10 | 2 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| Ed Berry | 24 | DB | 2 | 1 | 183 | 5-10 | Utah State | 9/28/1963 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1986 |
| David Brandon | 22 | LB | 8 | 1 | 234 | 6-4 | Memphis | 2/9/1965 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 60th pick / 1987 |
| Carl Brazley | 30 | DB | 2 | 2 | 180 | 6-0 | Western Kentucky | 9/5/1957 | Rook | |
| Lou Brock | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | USC | 5/8/1964 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1987 |
| Steve Busick | 29 | LB | 1 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | USC | 12/10/1958 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 181st pick / 1981 |
| Gill Byrd | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 2/20/1961 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| Wes Chandler | 31 | WR | 12 | 11 | 196 | 6-0 | Florida | 8/22/1956 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 3rd pick / 1978 |
| Mike Charles | 25 | NT-DE-DT | 11 | 10 | 292 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/23/1962 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| Sam Claphan | 31 | T-G | 9 | 4 | 285 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 10/10/1956 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Dallafior | 28 | G-T-C | 9 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Davis | 31 | DB | 8 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/15/1956 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| David Diaz-Infante | 23 | G-C | 3 | 0 | 291 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 3/31/1964 | Rook | |
| Chuck Ehin | 26 | NT-DE-LB | 12 | 4 | 261 | 6-4 | BYU | 7/1/1961 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 329th pick / 1983 |
| Chuck Faucette | 24 | LB | 2 | 1 | 242 | 6-3 | Maryland | 10/7/1963 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 279th pick / 1987 |
| Greg Feasel | 29 | T | 3 | 3 | 300 | 6-7 | Abilene Christian | 11/7/1958 | 1 | |
| Kevin Ferguson | 22 | TE | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Virginia | 12/4/1965 | Rook | |
| James FitzPatrick | 23 | T-G | 10 | 9 | 305 | 6-8 | USC | 2/1/1964 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1986 |
| Dan Fouts | 36 | QB | 11 | 10 | 204 | 6-3 | Oregon | 6/10/1951 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1973 |
| Jeff Gaffney | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Virginia | 10/22/1964 | Rook | |
| Vencie Glenn | 23 | DB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-0 | Indiana State | 10/26/1964 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Goebel | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | UCLA | 12/12/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 284th pick / 1987 |
| Willard Goff | 26 | DT | 1 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Illinois,West Texas A&M | 10/17/1961 | 2 | |
| Dee Hardison | 31 | DE-DT-NT-DE | 3 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/2/1956 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1978 |
| Walt Harris | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Stanford | 4/1/1964 | Rook | |
| Andy Hawkins | 29 | LB | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/31/1958 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Herrmann | 28 | QB | 3 | 2 | 200 | 6-4 | Purdue | 1/8/1959 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1981 |
| Jamie Holland | 23 | WR-RB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 2/1/1964 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 173rd pick / 1987 |
| Pete Holohan | 28 | TE | 12 | 4 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/25/1959 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| Harry Holt | 30 | TE | 3 | 3 | 236 | 6-4 | Arizona | 12/29/1957 | 4 | |
| Darrel Hopper | 24 | DB | 4 | 2 | 196 | 6-1 | USC | 3/14/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Hudson | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 12/25/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Humiston | 28 | LB | 7 | 5 | 238 | 6-3 | Weber State | 1/8/1959 | 6 | |
| Daniel Hunter | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Henderson State | 9/1/1962 | 2 | |
| Brian Ingram | 28 | LB | 1 | 1 | 236 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/31/1959 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 111th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Jackson | 26 | LB | 11 | 6 | 235 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/9/1961 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 206th pick / 1984 |
| Lionel James | 25 | RB-WR | 12 | 11 | 171 | 5-6 | Auburn | 5/25/1962 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| Keyvan Jenkins | 26 | RB | 3 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | UNLV | 1/6/1961 | Rook | |
| James Johnson | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 6/21/1962 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1985 |
| Mike Kelley | 28 | QB | 3 | 1 | 195 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 12/31/1959 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 149th pick / 1982 |
| Randy Kirk | 23 | LB | 13 | 1 | 232 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 12/27/1964 | Rook | |
| Gary Kowalski | 27 | T-G | 12 | 9 | 280 | 6-6 | Boston College | 7/2/1960 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Lachey* | 24 | T | 12 | 12 | 294 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 6/4/1963 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 1985 |
| Don Macek | 33 | C-G | 11 | 11 | 261 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/21/1954 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| Dennis McKnight | 28 | G-C | 12 | 12 | 273 | 6-3 | Drake | 9/12/1959 | 5 | |
| Frank Middleton | 27 | RB | 3 | 2 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 10/28/1960 | 3 | |
| Les Miller | 22 | NT-DE-DT | 9 | 4 | 292 | 6-7 | Fort Hays State,Kansas State | 3/1/1965 | Rook | |
| Pat Miller | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Florida | 6/24/1964 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 131st pick / 1986 |
| Tim Moffett | 25 | WR | 3 | 1 | 180 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 2/8/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 79th pick / 1985 |
| Ralf Mojsiejenko* | 24 | P | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/28/1963 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 96th pick / 1985 |
| Calvin Muhammad | 29 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas Southern | 12/10/1958 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 322nd pick / 1980 |
| Rick Neuheisel | 26 | QB | 3 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/7/1961 | Rook | |
| Elvis Patterson | 27 | DB | 13 | 11 | 193 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/21/1960 | 3 | |
| Duane Pettitt | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 11/2/1964 | Rook | |
| Joe Phillips | 24 | NT-DT-DE | 13 | 7 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| Gary Plummer | 27 | LB | 8 | 7 | 244 | 6-2 | California | 1/26/1960 | 1 | |
| Jeff Powell | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Tennessee,William & Mary | 5/27/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 166th pick / 1986 |
| Stacy Price | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Arkansas State | 3/24/1962 | Rook | |
| Joe Prokop | 27 | P | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Minnesota | 7/7/1960 | 2 | |
| Barry Redden | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| Tag Rome | 26 | WR | 3 | 1 | 175 | 5-9 | La-Monroe | 8/13/1961 | Rook | |
| Charles Romes | 33 | DB | 5 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | North Carolina Central | 12/16/1954 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977 |
| Dan Rosado | 28 | C-G | 4 | 3 | 280 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 7/6/1959 | Rook | |
| Curtis Rouse | 27 | G-T | 10 | 3 | 316 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/13/1960 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1982 |
| Martin Sartin | 24 | RB | 3 | 1 | 202 | 5-10 | Long Beach State | 3/9/1963 | Rook | |
| Eric Sievers | 30 | TE | 12 | 1 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland | 11/9/1957 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| King Simmons | 24 | DB | 3 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 2/12/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 319th pick / 1986 |
| Tony Simmons | 25 | DE | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 12/18/1962 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 318th pick / 1985 |
| Emil Slovacek | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Stephen F. Austin | 2/26/1963 | Rook | |
| Billy Ray Smith | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/10/1961 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| Angelo Snipes | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | West Georgia | 1/11/1963 | 1 | |
| Tim Spencer | 27 | RB | 12 | 7 | 224 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 12/10/1960 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 307th pick / 1983 |
| Todd Spencer | 25 | RB | 3 | 2 | 203 | 6-0 | USC | 7/26/1962 | 3 | |
| John Stadnik | 28 | C | 3 | 3 | 273 | 6-4 | Western Illinois | 2/18/1959 | Rook | |
| Anthony Steels | 28 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/8/1959 | 2 | |
| Johnny Taylor | 26 | LB | 7 | 3 | 237 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 6/21/1961 | 3 | |
| Broderick Thompson | 27 | T-G | 9 | 4 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 2 | |
| Terry Unrein | 25 | NT-DE | 9 | 2 | 281 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 10/24/1962 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Vlasic | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Iowa | 10/25/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 88th pick / 1987 |
| Danny Walters | 27 | DB | 12 | 5 | 189 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/4/1960 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1983 |
| Timmie Ware | 25 | WR | 12 | 1 | 171 | 5-10 | USC | 4/2/1962 | 1 | |
| Ted Watts | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 5/29/1958 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1981 |
| Dwight Wheeler | 32 | T-C-G | 3 | 3 | 269 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 1/13/1955 | 9 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1978 |
| Al Williams | 26 | WR | 3 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Nevada-Reno | 10/5/1961 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Lee Williams | 25 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 269 | 6-6 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/15/1962 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Earl Wilson | 29 | DE | 1 | 1 | 276 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 9/13/1958 | 2 | |
| Karl Wilson | 23 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | LSU | 9/10/1964 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1987 |
| Kellen Winslow* | 30 | TE | 12 | 12 | 251 | 6-5 | Missouri | 11/5/1957 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1979 |
| Blaise Winter | 25 | DE-DT-NT | 3 | 3 | 278 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 1/31/1962 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 |
| Ken Zachary | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 11/19/1963 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 15 | 230.6 | 6-2.1 | 2.7 |