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1991 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 274 points (17.1/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 21st.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 11th.
Coached by Dan Henning (4-12-0)
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1991 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 | John Friesz | 24 | 1 | 16 | 262 for 487, 2,896 yards, 12 td, 15 int, & 10 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 138th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Rod Bernstine | 26 | 4 | 8 | 159 rushes for 766 yards, 8 td, & 11 catches for 124 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Marion Butts* | 25 | 2 | 8 | 193 rushes for 834 yards, 6 td, & 10 catches for 91 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Nate Lewis | 25 | 1 | 9 | 42 catches for 554 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Anthony Miller | 26 | 3 | 12 | 44 catches for 649 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Arthur Cox | 30 | 8 | 8 | 5 catches for 53 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Derrick Walker | 24 | 1 | 16 | 20 catches for 134 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Craig McEwen | 26 | 4 | 6 | 37 catches for 399 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | Duane Young | 23 | Rook | 5 | 2 catches for 12 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1991 |
| LT | Harry Swayne | 26 | 4 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
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| LG | Eric Moten | 23 | Rook | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1991 |
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| LG | Mike Zandofsky | 26 | 2 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
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| C | Courtney Hall | 23 | 2 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1989 |
| RG | David Richards | 25 | 3 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Broderick Thompson | 31 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Hinkle | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1988 |
| NT | Joe Phillips | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Burt Grossman | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1989 |
| LOLB | Henry Rolling | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Gary Plummer | 31 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Junior Seau* | 22 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| ROLB | Leslie O'Neal | 27 | 5 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Gill Byrd* | 30 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Sam Seale | 29 | 7 | 16 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
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| SS | Martin Bayless | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| FS | Stanley Richard | 24 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 27 | 3 | 0 | 19 of 29 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | |
| P | John Kidd | 30 | 7 | 0 | 76 punts for a 40.3 average, 1 blocked | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Kitrick Taylor | 27 | 3 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Donnie Elder | 29 | 6 | 1 | 27 kick returns for a 19.8 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 | 29 | DB | 16 | 13 | 195 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/11/1962 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 101st pick / 1984 |
| Mitchell Benson | 24 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 302 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/30/1967 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1989 |
| Rod Bernstine | 26 | RB-TE | 13 | 8 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 22 | RB | 15 | 0 | 207 | 5-7 | Colorado | 8/15/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1991 |
| Anthony Blaylock | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Winston-Salem State | 2/21/1965 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 1988 |
| Marion Butts* | 25 | RB | 16 | 8 | 248 | 6-1 | Florida State,Northeast Oklahoma A&M | 8/1/1966 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989 |
| Gill Byrd* | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 195 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 2/20/1961 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| John Carney | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 3 | |
| Darren Carrington | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona,Pittsburgh | 10/10/1966 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 134th pick / 1989 |
| Greg Clark | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/5/1965 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 329th pick / 1988 |
| Frank Cornish | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 287 | 6-4 | UCLA | 9/24/1967 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1990 |
| Arthur Cox | 30 | TE | 8 | 8 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 8 | |
| Donnie Elder | 29 | DB | 16 | 1 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Floyd Fields | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 1/7/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 127th pick / 1991 |
| Eric Floyd | 26 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-5 | Auburn | 10/28/1965 | 1 | |
| Donald Frank | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | Winston-Salem State | 10/24/1965 | 1 | |
| John Friesz | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 214 | 6-4 | Idaho | 5/19/1967 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 138th pick / 1990 |
| Bob Gagliano | 33 | QB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | U.S. International,Utah State | 9/5/1958 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick / 1981 |
| Leo Goeas | 25 | G-T | 9 | 4 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 8/15/1966 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| David Grayson | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Fresno State | 2/27/1964 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 217th pick / 1987 |
| Burt Grossman | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 4/10/1967 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1989 |
| Courtney Hall | 23 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-2 | Rice | 8/26/1968 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1989 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 27 | RB-WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/7/1964 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Hendrickson | 25 | LB-RB-TE | 15 | 4 | 250 | 6-0 | California | 8/30/1966 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 167th pick / 1989 |
| George Hinkle | 26 | DE-NT-DT | 13 | 13 | 273 | 6-4 | Arizona | 3/17/1965 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 293rd pick / 1988 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 22 | WR | 16 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| John Kidd | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/22/1961 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| Randy Kirk | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 12/27/1964 | 4 | |
| Nate Lewis | 25 | WR | 16 | 9 | 198 | 5-11 | Georgia,Oregon Tech | 10/19/1966 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| Cedric Mack | 31 | DB | 7 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/14/1960 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 1983 |
| Mark May | 32 | G-T-C | 9 | 0 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 11/2/1959 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981 |
| Skip McClendon | 27 | DE | 2 | 0 | 282 | 6-6 | Arizona State,Northwestern | 4/9/1964 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| Craig McEwen | 26 | TE-RB | 16 | 6 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah | 12/16/1965 | 4 | |
| Anthony Miller | 26 | WR | 13 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego State,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| Eric Moten | 23 | G | 16 | 11 | 306 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 4/11/1968 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1991 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 27 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/7/1964 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Phillips | 28 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| Gary Plummer | 31 | LB | 16 | 15 | 244 | 6-2 | California | 1/26/1960 | 5 | |
| Stanley Richard | 24 | DB | 15 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1967 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1991 |
| David Richards | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 30 | C | 10 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/6/1961 | 4 | |
| Henry Rolling | 26 | LB | 15 | 13 | 232 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 9/8/1965 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| Chris Samuels | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/16/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 317th pick / 1991 |
| Sam Seale | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-9 | Western State (CO) | 10/6/1962 | 7 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 224th pick / 1984 |
| Junior Seau* | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Anthony Shelton | 24 | DB | 11 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 9/4/1967 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 289th pick / 1990 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 30 | LB | 14 | 3 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/10/1961 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 |
| Harry Swayne | 26 | T-DE | 12 | 12 | 290 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 2/2/1965 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
| Kitrick Taylor | 27 | WR | 12 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Washington State | 7/22/1964 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1987 |
| Galand Thaxton | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 10/23/1964 | 2 | |
| Yancey Thigpen | 22 | WR | 4 | 1 | 208 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem State | 8/15/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991 |
| Broderick Thompson | 31 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 6 | |
| George Thornton | 23 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 3 | 300 | 6-3 | Alabama | 4/27/1968 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1991 |
| Mark Walczak | 29 | TE | 1 | 0 | 246 | 6-6 | Arizona | 4/26/1962 | 4 | |
| Derrick Walker | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/23/1967 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| Mike Wilcher | 31 | LB | 2 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| Duane Young | 23 | TE | 7 | 5 | 270 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 5/29/1968 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1991 |
| Mike Zandofsky | 26 | G | 10 | 5 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 2 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 239.2 | 6-1.8 | 3.3 |