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1988 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 231 points (14.4/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 332 points (20.8/g), 18th.
Differential of -101 points (-6.3/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 4.8-11.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Coached by Al Saunders (6-10-0)
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1988 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 | Mark Malone | 30 | 8 | 8 | 147 for 272, 1,580 yards, 6 td, 13 int, & 37 rushes for 169 yards and 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| QB | Babe Laufenberg | 29 | 2 | 6 | 69 for 144, 778 yards, 4 td, 5 int, & 31 rushes for 120 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 168th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Gary W. Anderson | 27 | 3 | 13 | 225 rushes for 1,119 yards, 3 td, & 32 catches for 182 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Quinn Early | 23 | Rook | 11 | 29 catches for 375 yards, 4 td, & 7 rushes for 63 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Anthony Miller | 23 | Rook | 15 | 36 catches for 526 yards, 3 td, & 7 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Jamie Holland | 24 | 1 | 6 | 39 catches for 536 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 173rd pick / 1987 |
| TE | Rod Bernstine | 23 | 1 | 13 | 29 catches for 340 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 27 | 5 | 16 | 18 catches for 144 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Ken Dallafior | 29 | 3 | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| LG | Broderick Thompson | 28 | 3 | 16 | ||
| C | Dan Rosado | 29 | 1 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Don Macek | 34 | 12 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Dennis McKnight | 29 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RT | David Richards | 22 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lee Williams* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| NT | Mike Charles | 26 | 5 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
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| RDE | Joe Phillips | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Keith Browner | 26 | 4 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Chuck Faucette | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 10th / 279th pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Cedric Figaro | 22 | Rook | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1988 |
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| RILB | Gary Plummer | 28 | 2 | 12 | ||
| ROLB | Tyrone Keys | 29 | 5 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 113th pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | Billy Ray Smith | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Sam Seale | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Elvis Patterson | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Gill Byrd | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| SS | Martin Bayless | 26 | 4 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| FS | Vencie Glenn | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Vince Abbott | 30 | 1 | 0 | 8 of 12 field goals & 15 of 15 extra points | |
| P | Ralf Mojsiejenko | 25 | 3 | 0 | 85 punts for a 44.1 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 96th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Lionel James | 26 | 4 | 1 | 28 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| KR | Jamie Holland | 24 | 1 | 6 | 31 kick returns for a 26.1 average and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 173rd pick / 1987 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Vince Abbott | 30 | K | 11 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton,Washington | 5/31/1958 | 1 | |
| Curtis Adams | 26 | RB | 7 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Central Michigan | 4/30/1962 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 207th pick / 1985 |
| Gary W. Anderson | 27 | RB | 14 | 13 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 4/18/1961 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Baldwin | 28 | DE | 6 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/13/1960 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982 |
| Martin Bayless | 26 | DB | 15 | 11 | 195 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/11/1962 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| Roy Bennett | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 7/5/1961 | Rook | |
| Rod Bernstine | 23 | RB-TE | 14 | 13 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| David Brandon | 23 | LB | 8 | 1 | 234 | 6-4 | Memphis | 2/9/1965 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 60th pick / 1987 |
| Darrick Brilz | 24 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 287 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 2/14/1964 | 1 | |
| Keith Browner | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1962 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| Gill Byrd | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 2/20/1961 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| Joe Campbell | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 12/28/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 91st pick / 1988 |
| Mike Charles | 26 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 14 | 292 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/23/1962 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| John Clay | 24 | T | 2 | 1 | 300 | 6-5 | Missouri | 5/1/1964 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1987 |
| Leonard Coleman | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/30/1962 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1984 |
| Arthur Cox | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 5 | |
| Jeffery Dale | 26 | DB | 10 | 2 | 211 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/6/1962 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1985 |
| Ken Dallafior | 29 | G-T-C | 13 | 13 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1959 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| Steve DeLine | 27 | K | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 8/19/1961 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 189th pick / 1987 |
| Quinn Early | 23 | WR | 16 | 11 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| Chuck Faucette | 25 | LB | 8 | 8 | 242 | 6-3 | Maryland | 10/7/1963 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 279th pick / 1987 |
| Cedric Figaro | 22 | LB | 6 | 5 | 255 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/17/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1988 |
| James FitzPatrick | 24 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 305 | 6-8 | USC | 2/1/1964 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 13th pick / 1986 |
| Darren Flutie | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Boston College | 11/18/1966 | Rook | |
| Chris Gambol | 24 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 303 | 6-6 | Iowa | 9/14/1964 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 58th pick / 1987 |
| Vencie Glenn | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Indiana State | 10/26/1964 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| George Hinkle | 23 | DE-NT-DT | 3 | 1 | 273 | 6-4 | Arizona | 3/17/1965 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1988 |
| Jamie Holland | 24 | WR-RB | 16 | 6 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 2/1/1964 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 173rd pick / 1987 |
| Jeff Jackson | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/9/1961 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 206th pick / 1984 |
| Lionel James | 26 | RB-WR | 16 | 1 | 171 | 5-6 | Auburn | 5/25/1962 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 118th pick / 1984 |
| Anthony Jones | 28 | TE | 4 | 1 | 248 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore,Wichita State | 5/16/1960 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 306th pick / 1984 |
| Tyrone Keys | 29 | DE-LB | 13 | 11 | 272 | 6-7 | Mississippi State | 10/24/1959 | 5 | New York Jets / 5th / 113th pick / 1981 |
| Randy Kirk | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 12/27/1964 | 1 | |
| Gary Kowalski | 28 | T-G | 2 | 2 | 280 | 6-6 | Boston College | 7/2/1960 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1983 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 29 | QB | 8 | 6 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana,Missouri,Stanford | 12/5/1959 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 168th pick / 1983 |
| Don Macek | 34 | C-G | 5 | 5 | 261 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/21/1954 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1976 |
| Mark Malone | 30 | QB-WR | 12 | 8 | 223 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 11/22/1958 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis McKnight | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Drake | 9/12/1959 | 6 | |
| Anthony Miller | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego State,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| Les Miller | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 292 | 6-7 | Fort Hays State,Kansas State | 3/1/1965 | 1 | |
| Pat Miller | 24 | LB | 8 | 3 | 206 | 6-1 | Florida | 6/24/1964 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 131st pick / 1986 |
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/28/1963 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 96th pick / 1985 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 24 | DE-LB | 9 | 1 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/7/1964 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| Elvis Patterson | 28 | DB | 14 | 6 | 193 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/21/1960 | 4 | |
| Joe Phillips | 25 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| Gary Plummer | 28 | LB | 16 | 12 | 244 | 6-2 | California | 1/26/1960 | 2 | |
| Barry Redden | 28 | RB | 8 | 2 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| David Richards | 22 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| Dan Rosado | 29 | C-G | 12 | 11 | 280 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 7/6/1959 | 1 | |
| Kevin Scott | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Stanford | 10/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Sam Seale | 26 | DB | 14 | 8 | 182 | 5-9 | Western State (CO) | 10/6/1962 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| Eric Sievers | 31 | TE | 5 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland | 11/9/1957 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 27 | LB | 9 | 8 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/10/1961 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| Tim Spencer | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 | 224 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 12/10/1960 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 307th pick / 1983 |
| Wilbur Strozier | 24 | TE | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Georgia | 11/12/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 194th pick / 1987 |
| Broderick Thompson | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 3 | |
| Mark Vlasic | 25 | QB | 2 | 2 | 205 | 6-3 | Iowa | 10/25/1963 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 88th pick / 1987 |
| Lee Williams* | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-6 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/15/1962 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Karl Wilson | 24 | DE-DT | 13 | 2 | 274 | 6-5 | LSU | 9/10/1964 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1987 |
| Ken Woodard | 28 | LB | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Tuskegee | 1/22/1960 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 274th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 237.4 | 6-2.4 | 2.7 |