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1997 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 266 points (16.6/g), 26th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 425 points (26.6/g), 30th.
Differential of -159 points (-9.9/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 25th.
Coached by Kevin Gilbride (4-12-0)
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1997 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 | Stan Humphries | 32 | 8 | 8 | 121 for 225, 1,488 yards, 5 td, 6 int, & 13 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1988 |
| QB | Craig Whelihan | 26 | Rook | 7 | 118 for 237, 1,357 yards, 6 td, 10 int, & 13 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 197th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Gary Brown | 28 | 6 | 14 | 253 rushes for 945 yards, 4 td, & 21 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1991 |
| FB | Aaron Craver | 29 | 6 | 5 | 20 rushes for 71 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 26 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Charlie Jones | 25 | 1 | 11 | 32 catches for 423 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 114th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Tony Martin | 32 | 7 | 16 | 63 catches for 904 yards, 6 td | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Frank Hartley | 30 | 3 | 16 | 19 catches for 246 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Freddie Jones | 23 | Rook | 8 | 41 catches for 505 yards, 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Vaughn Parker | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994 |
| LG | Joe Cocozzo | 27 | 4 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1993 |
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| LG | Troy Sienkiewicz | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 177th pick / 1995 |
| C | Raleigh McKenzie | 34 | 12 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985 |
| RG | Isaac Davis | 25 | 3 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1994 |
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| RT | Tony Berti | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 200th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | William Fuller | 35 | 11 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp |
| LDT | John Parrella | 28 | 4 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 1993 |
| RDT | Shawn Lee | 31 | 9 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Marco Coleman | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Patrick Sapp | 24 | 1 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1996 |
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| LLB | Lewis Bush | 28 | 4 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 99th pick / 1993 |
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| MLB | Lewis Bush | 28 | 4 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 99th pick / 1993 |
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| MLB | Kurt Gouveia | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 8th / 213th pick / 1986 |
| RLB | Junior Seau* | 28 | 7 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Dwayne Harper | 31 | 9 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 299th pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Terrance Shaw | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1995 |
| SS | Rodney Harrison | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| FS | Mike Dumas | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Greg Davis | 32 | 10 | 0 | 19 of 24 field goals & 21 of 22 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| P | Darren Bennett | 32 | 2 | 0 | 89 punts for a 44.6 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Eric Metcalf*+ | 29 | 8 | 1 | 45 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Kenny Bynum | 23 | Rook | 0 | 38 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 138th pick / 1997 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Darren Bennett | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | none | 1/9/1965 | 2 | |
| Tony Berti | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Colorado | 6/21/1972 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 200th pick / 1995 |
| David Binn | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | California | 2/6/1972 | 3 | |
| Ben Bordelon | 23 | T | 16 | 2 | 301 | 6-5 | LSU | 4/9/1974 | Rook | |
| Paul Bradford | 23 | DB | 15 | 4 | 185 | 5-9 | Portland State | 4/20/1974 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 146th pick / 1997 |
| Dorian Brew | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Kansas | 7/19/1974 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 79th pick / 1996 |
| Gary Brown | 28 | RB | 15 | 14 | 230 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/1/1969 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1991 |
| James Burgess | 23 | LB | 15 | 4 | 230 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 3/31/1974 | Rook | |
| Lewis Bush | 28 | LB | 14 | 13 | 245 | 6-2 | Washington State | 12/2/1969 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 99th pick / 1993 |
| Kenny Bynum | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 5/29/1974 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 138th pick / 1997 |
| John Carney | 33 | K | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 9 | |
| Robert Chancey | 25 | RB | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | none | 9/7/1972 | Rook | |
| Joe Cocozzo | 27 | G | 16 | 12 | 300 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/7/1970 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1993 |
| Marco Coleman | 28 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 12/18/1969 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992 |
| Aaron Craver | 29 | RB | 15 | 5 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 12/18/1968 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| Ray Crittenden | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 3/1/1970 | 4 | |
| Greg Davis | 32 | K | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| Isaac Davis | 25 | G | 12 | 12 | 320 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 4/8/1972 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1994 |
| Mike Dumas | 28 | DB | 16 | 15 | 198 | 6-0 | Indiana | 3/18/1969 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1991 |
| Greg Engel | 26 | C | 9 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Illinois | 1/18/1971 | 2 | |
| Jim Everett | 34 | QB | 4 | 1 | 212 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/3/1963 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 24 | RB | 13 | 1 | 196 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 9/14/1973 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1995 |
| William Fuller | 35 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/8/1962 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Carwell Gardner | 31 | FB | 5 | 2 | 240 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Louisville | 11/27/1966 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1990 |
| Kurt Gouveia | 33 | LB | 7 | 6 | 233 | 6-1 | BYU | 9/14/1964 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 213th pick / 1986 |
| Michael Hamilton | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 12/3/1973 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1997 |
| Norman Hand | 25 | DT | 15 | 1 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/4/1972 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| Dwayne Harper | 31 | DB | 12 | 12 | 175 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 3/29/1966 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 299th pick / 1988 |
| Rodney Harrison | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-1 | Western Illinois | 12/15/1972 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| Frank Hartley | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-2 | Illinois | 12/15/1967 | 3 | |
| Dave Hendrix | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 5/29/1972 | 2 | |
| Bobby Houston | 30 | LB | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 10/26/1967 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1990 |
| Stan Humphries | 32 | QB | 8 | 8 | 223 | 6-2 | La-Monroe,LSU | 4/14/1965 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1988 |
| Greg Jackson | 31 | DB | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/20/1966 | 8 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989 |
| Toran James | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | North Carolina A&T | 3/8/1974 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 218th pick / 1997 |
| Raylee Johnson | 27 | DE | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 6/1/1970 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1993 |
| Charlie Jones | 25 | WR | 16 | 11 | 175 | 5-8 | Fresno State | 12/1/1972 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 114th pick / 1996 |
| Freddie Jones | 23 | TE | 13 | 8 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 9/16/1974 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1997 |
| Shawn Lee | 31 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-2 | North Alabama | 10/24/1966 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| Tony Martin | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-0 | Bishop,Mesa | 9/5/1965 | 7 | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| Raleigh McKenzie | 34 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/8/1963 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985 |
| Eric Metcalf*+ | 29 | RB-WR | 16 | 1 | 188 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/23/1968 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| Jim Mills | 24 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Idaho | 3/30/1973 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 190th pick / 1996 |
| Shannon Mitchell | 25 | TE | 4 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/28/1972 | 3 | |
| Mike Mohring | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1974 | Rook | |
| Mark Montreuil | 26 | DB | 6 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Concordia (QB) | 12/29/1971 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 237th pick / 1995 |
| Vaughn Parker | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/5/1971 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994 |
| John Parrella | 28 | DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/22/1969 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 1993 |
| Erric Pegram | 28 | RB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | North Texas | 1/7/1969 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| Todd Philcox | 31 | QB | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/25/1966 | 7 | |
| Marcus Price | 25 | T | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | LSU | 3/3/1972 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 172nd pick / 1995 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 28 | TE | 8 | 1 | 260 | 6-2 | Weber State | 10/17/1969 | 5 | |
| Latario Rachal | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 1/31/1973 | Rook | |
| Brian Roche | 24 | TE | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Jose State | 5/5/1973 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1996 |
| Patrick Sapp | 24 | LB | 16 | 9 | 258 | 6-4 | Clemson | 5/11/1973 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1996 |
| Junior Seau* | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Terrance Shaw | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Stephen F. Austin | 11/11/1973 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1995 |
| Troy Sienkiewicz | 25 | G-T | 14 | 6 | 313 | 6-5 | New Mexico State | 5/27/1972 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 177th pick / 1995 |
| Bryan Still | 23 | WR | 15 | 4 | 174 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 6/3/1974 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1996 |
| Michael Swift | 23 | DB | 12 | 1 | 165 | 5-10 | Austin Peay State | 2/28/1974 | Rook | |
| Van Tuinei | 26 | DE | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Arizona | 2/16/1971 | Rook | |
| Craig Whelihan | 26 | QB | 9 | 7 | 220 | 6-5 | Oregon State,Pacific | 4/15/1971 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 197th pick / 1995 |
| Gerome Williams | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Houston | 7/9/1973 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 239.3 | 6-1.7 | 3.7 |