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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 335 points (20.9/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 241 points (15.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 94 points (5.9/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 11.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.1, Offense: 1.8, Defense: 1.3, SoS: -2.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bobby Ross
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: UC San Diego (San Diego, California)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Stan Humphries | 27 | 3 | 15 | 263 for 454, 3,356 yards, 16 td, 18 int, & 28 rushes for 79 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Marion Butts | 26 | 3 | 14 | 218 rushes for 809 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 73 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989 |
| KR | Nate Lewis | 26 | 2 | 7 | 19 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Anthony Miller* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 72 catches for 1,060 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Derrick Walker | 25 | 2 | 16 | 34 catches for 393 yards, 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Duane Young | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4 catches for 45 yards, 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1991 |
| LT | Harry Swayne | 27 | 5 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 | |
| LG | Eric Moten | 24 | 1 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1991 | |
| C | Courtney Hall | 24 | 3 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1989 | |
| RG | David Richards | 26 | 4 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 | |
| RT | Broderick Thompson | 32 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Burt Grossman | 25 | 3 | 14 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Blaise Winter | 30 | 8 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 |
| RDT | George Thornton | 24 | 1 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Leslie O'Neal* | 28 | 6 | 15 | 17.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Henry Rolling | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Gary Plummer | 32 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Junior Seau*+ | 23 | 2 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Gill Byrd* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Anthony Blaylock | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 1988 |
| SS | Floyd Fields | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 127th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Stanley Richard | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 28 | 4 | 0 | 26 of 32 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | |
| P | John Kidd | 31 | 8 | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Eric Bieniemy | 23 | 1 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1991 |
| KR | Nate Lewis | 26 | 2 | 7 | 19 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Sam Anno | 27 | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | USC | 1/26/1965 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Johnnie Barnes | 24 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Hampton | 7/21/1968 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 231st pick / 1992 | |
| 82 | Rod Bernstine | 27 | rb | 9 | 1 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | 5 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| 32 | Eric Bieniemy | 23 | PR | 15 | 0 | 207 | 5-7 | Colorado | 8/15/1969 | 1 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1991 |
| 37 | Anthony Blaylock | 27 | RCB | 11 | 10 | 190 | 5-10 | Winston-Salem St. | 2/21/1965 | 4 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 1988 |
| 13 | Brian Brennan | 30 | 6 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston Col. | 2/15/1962 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 | |
| 35 | Marion Butts | 26 | RB | 15 | 14 | 248 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Florida St. | 8/1/1966 | 3 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1989 |
| 22 | Gill Byrd* | 31 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 2/20/1961 | 9 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1983 |
| 3 | John Carney | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 4 | 4 | |
| 29 | Darren Carrington | 26 | db | 16 | 4 | 200 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh,Northern Arizona | 10/10/1966 | 3 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 134th pick / 1989 |
| 84 | Robert Claiborne | 25 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | San Diego St. | 7/10/1967 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 313th pick / 1990 | |
| 26 | Floyd Fields | 23 | SS | 16 | 14 | 208 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 1/7/1969 | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 127th pick / 1991 |
| 27 | Donald Frank | 27 | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Winston-Salem St. | 10/24/1965 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Bob Gagliano | 34 | qb | 5 | 1 | 200 | 6-3 | U.S. International,Utah St. | 9/5/1958 | 10 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick / 1981 |
| 67 | Leo Goeas | 26 | g | 16 | 4 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 8/15/1966 | 2 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| 92 | Burt Grossman | 25 | LDE | 15 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 4/10/1967 | 3 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1989 |
| 53 | Courtney Hall | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-2 | Rice | 8/26/1968 | 3 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1989 |
| 36 | Delton Hall | 27 | db | 16 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Clemson | 1/16/1965 | 5 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1987 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon* | 28 | rb | 16 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/7/1964 | 6 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986 |
| 34 | Steve Hendrickson | 26 | lb | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-0 | California | 8/30/1966 | 3 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 167th pick / 1989 |
| 12 | Stan Humphries | 27 | QB | 16 | 15 | 223 | 6-2 | LSU,La-Monroe | 4/14/1965 | 3 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1988 |
| 80 | Shawn Jefferson | 23 | wr | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 1 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| 10 | John Kidd | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/22/1961 | 8 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| 98 | Shawn Lee | 26 | dt | 9 | 1 | 300 | 6-2 | North Alabama | 10/24/1966 | 4 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| 81 | Nate Lewis | 26 | KR | 15 | 7 | 198 | 5-11 | Georgia,Oregon Tech | 10/19/1966 | 2 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 187th pick / 1990 |
| 99 | Eugene Marve | 32 | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Saginaw Valley St. | 8/14/1960 | 10 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 | |
| 88 | Deems May | 23 | te | 16 | 6 | 263 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 3/6/1969 | Rook | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 174th pick / 1992 |
| 83 | Anthony Miller* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego St.,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | 4 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| 94 | Chris Mims | 22 | de | 16 | 4 | 288 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 9/29/1970 | Rook | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1992 |
| 77 | Eric Moten | 24 | LG | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 4/11/1968 | 1 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1991 |
| 58 | Kevin Murphy | 29 | lb | 14 | 1 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1963 | 6 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| 91 | Leslie O'Neal* | 28 | RDE | 15 | 15 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 5/7/1964 | 6 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| 50 | Gary Plummer | 32 | MLB | 16 | 13 | 244 | 6-2 | California | 1/26/1960 | 6 | 7 | |
| 30 | Marquez Pope | 22 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Fresno St. | 10/29/1970 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1992 | |
| 86 | Alfred Pupunu | 23 | te | 15 | 2 | 260 | 6-2 | Weber St. | 10/17/1969 | Rook | 1 | |
| 24 | Stanley Richard | 25 | FS | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1967 | 1 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1991 |
| 65 | David Richards | 26 | RG | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | SMU,UCLA | 4/11/1966 | 4 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 1988 |
| 57 | Henry Rolling | 27 | LLB | 15 | 15 | 232 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 9/8/1965 | 4 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| 79 | Tony Savage | 25 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 7/7/1967 | 2 | 0 | New York Jets / 5th / 112th pick / 1990 | |
| 55 | Junior Seau*+ | 23 | RLB | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 2 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| 98 | Jim Skow | 29 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/29/1963 | 6 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 | |
| 54 | Billy Ray Smith | 31 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/10/1961 | 9 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1983 | |
| 85 | Walter Stanley | 30 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Colorado,Mesa | 11/5/1962 | 7 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 | |
| 72 | Harry Swayne | 27 | LT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 2/2/1965 | 5 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
| 76 | Broderick Thompson | 32 | RT | 12 | 12 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 7 | 6 | |
| 93 | George Thornton | 24 | RDT | 16 | 13 | 300 | 6-3 | Alabama | 4/27/1968 | 1 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1991 |
| 43 | Peter Tuipulotu | 23 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | BYU | 2/20/1969 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 25 | Sean Vanhorse | 24 | RCB | 16 | 9 | 180 | 5-10 | Howard | 7/22/1968 | Rook | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 151st pick / 1990 |
| 89 | Derrick Walker | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/23/1967 | 2 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1990 |
| 90 | Reggie E. White | 22 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St.,North Carolina A&T | 3/22/1970 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 147th pick / 1992 | |
| 64 | Curtis Whitley | 23 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Chowan,Clemson | 5/10/1969 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 117th pick / 1992 | |
| 96 | Blaise Winter | 30 | LDT | 16 | 15 | 278 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 1/31/1962 | 8 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Duane Young | 24 | TE | 16 | 12 | 270 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 5/29/1968 | 1 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1991 |
| 70 | Mike Zandofsky | 27 | 15 | 0 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 3 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 237.7 | 6-1.4 | 3.5 |