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1990 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 281 points (17.6/g), 10th.
Differential of 34 points (2.1/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Dan Henning (6-10-0)
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1990 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 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 24 | 1 | 14 | 216 for 410, 2,574 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 14 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Marion Butts* | 24 | 1 | 13 | 265 rushes for 1,225 yards, 8 td, & 16 catches for 117 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Anthony Miller* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 63 catches for 933 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Joe Caravello | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 29 | 7 | 14 | 14 catches for 93 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Derrick Walker | 23 | Rook | 13 | 23 catches for 240 yards, 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Walter Wilson | 24 | Rook | 5 | 10 catches for 87 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1990 |
| LT | Leo Goeas | 24 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| LT | Eric Floyd | 25 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LG | Courtney Hall | 22 | 1 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1989 |
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| C | Frank Cornish | 23 | Rook | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1990 |
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| RG | David Richards | 24 | 2 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Broderick Thompson | 30 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lee Williams | 28 | 6 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| NT | Les Miller | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Burt Grossman | 23 | 1 | 15 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1989 |
| LOLB | Billy Ray Smith | 29 | 7 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| LOLB | Henry Rolling | 25 | 2 | 8 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Gary Plummer | 30 | 4 | 15 | ||
| RILB | Junior Seau | 21 | Rook | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| ROLB | Leslie O'Neal* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Gill Byrd | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Sam Seale | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Martin Bayless | 28 | 6 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| FS | Vencie Glenn | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 26 | 2 | 0 | 19 of 21 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | |
| P | John Kidd | 29 | 6 | 0 | 61 punts for a 40.0 average, 1 blocked | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Nate Lewis | 24 | Rook | 3 | 13 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| KR | Donnie Elder | 28 | 5 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Martin Bayless | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/11/1962 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| Rod Bernstine | 25 | RB-TE | 12 | 1 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| Michael A. Brooks | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 3/12/1967 | 1 | |
| Richard Brown | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 9/21/1965 | 3 | |
| Marion Butts* | 24 | RB | 14 | 13 | 248 | 6-1 | Florida State,Northeast Oklahoma A&M | 8/1/1966 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989 |
| Gill Byrd | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 2/20/1961 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| Joe Caravello | 27 | TE | 7 | 7 | 270 | 6-3 | Tulane | 6/6/1963 | 3 | |
| John Carney | 26 | K | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 2 | |
| Frank Cornish | 23 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-4 | UCLA | 9/24/1967 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1990 |
| Arthur Cox | 29 | TE | 16 | 14 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 7 | |
| Quinn Early | 25 | WR | 14 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| Donnie Elder | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Cedric Figaro | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 255 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/17/1966 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1988 |
| Eric Floyd | 25 | G-T | 16 | 6 | 310 | 6-5 | Auburn | 10/28/1965 | Rook | |
| Donald Frank | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 192 | 6-0 | Winston-Salem State | 10/24/1965 | Rook | |
| John Friesz | 23 | QB | 1 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | Idaho | 5/19/1967 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 138th pick / 1990 |
| Joe Fuller | 26 | DB | 4 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Northern Iowa | 9/25/1964 | Rook | |
| Vencie Glenn | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Indiana State | 10/26/1964 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1986 |
| Leo Goeas | 24 | G-T | 15 | 10 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 8/15/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| Burt Grossman | 23 | DE | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 4/10/1967 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1989 |
| Courtney Hall | 22 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-2 | Rice | 8/26/1968 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1989 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 26 | RB-WR | 16 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/7/1964 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Hendrickson | 24 | LB-RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | California | 8/30/1966 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 167th pick / 1989 |
| George Hinkle | 25 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 3 | 273 | 6-4 | Arizona | 3/17/1965 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1988 |
| John Kidd | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/22/1961 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| Nate Lewis | 24 | WR | 12 | 3 | 198 | 5-11 | Georgia,Oregon Tech | 10/19/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| Sammy Lilly | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 2/12/1965 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 202nd pick / 1988 |
| Lester Lyles | 28 | DB-LB | 15 | 3 | 209 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/27/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1985 |
| Jerry Mays | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 176 | 5-7 | Georgia Tech | 12/8/1967 | Rook | |
| Craig McEwen | 25 | TE-RB | 16 | 4 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah | 12/16/1965 | 3 | |
| Joe Mickles | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 221 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 12/25/1965 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 317th pick / 1989 |
| Anthony Miller* | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego State,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| Les Miller | 25 | NT-DE-DT | 14 | 9 | 292 | 6-7 | Fort Hays State,Kansas State | 3/1/1965 | 3 | |
| Jeff Mills | 22 | LB | 5 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 10/8/1968 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1990 |
| Darrin Nelson | 31 | RB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| Leslie O'Neal* | 26 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/7/1964 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| Terry Orr | 29 | TE | 9 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/27/1961 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1985 |
| Joel Patten | 32 | T | 8 | 0 | 310 | 6-7 | Duke | 2/7/1958 | 10 | |
| Joe Phillips | 27 | NT-DT-DE | 3 | 3 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| Gary Plummer | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 244 | 6-2 | California | 1/26/1960 | 4 | |
| Fuad Reveiz | 27 | K | 4 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| David Richards | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| Gerald Robinson | 27 | DE-DT | 11 | 1 | 262 | 6-3 | Auburn | 5/4/1963 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 14th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 29 | C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/6/1961 | 3 | |
| Henry Rolling | 25 | LB | 16 | 8 | 232 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 9/8/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| Tony Savage | 23 | NT | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Washington State | 7/7/1967 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 112th pick / 1990 |
| Scott Schwedes | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 6/30/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| Sam Seale | 28 | DB | 16 | 13 | 182 | 5-9 | Western State (CO) | 10/6/1962 | 6 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| Junior Seau | 21 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Anthony Shelton | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 9/4/1967 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick / 1990 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 29 | LB | 11 | 10 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/10/1961 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| Tim Spencer | 30 | RB | 4 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 12/10/1960 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 307th pick / 1983 |
| Kitrick Taylor | 26 | WR | 3 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Washington State | 7/22/1964 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1987 |
| Broderick Thompson | 30 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 5 | |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 24 | QB | 15 | 14 | 217 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/7/1966 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989 |
| Tom Toth | 28 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 279 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1962 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1985 |
| Mark Vlasic | 27 | QB | 6 | 1 | 205 | 6-3 | Iowa | 10/25/1963 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 88th pick / 1987 |
| Derrick Walker | 23 | TE | 16 | 13 | 246 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/23/1967 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| Lee Williams | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-6 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/15/1962 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Walter Wilson | 24 | TE-WR | 14 | 5 | 185 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 10/6/1966 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1990 |
| Mike Zandofsky | 25 | G | 13 | 0 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 16 | 235.2 | 6-1.7 | 2.8 |