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1998 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 241 points (15.1/g), 29th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 18th.
 Differential of -101 points (-6.3/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 4.9-11.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -24 (-1.5/g), 30th.

Coached by Kevin Gilbride (2-4-0) and June Jones (3-7-0)

1998 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Craig Whelihan 27 1 7 149 for 320, 1,803 yards, 8 td, 19 int, & 18 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 197th pick / 1995

QB Ryan Leaf 22 Rook 9 111 for 245, 1,289 yards, 2 td, 15 int, & 27 rushes for 80 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1998

RB Natrone Means 26 5 10 212 rushes for 883 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 91 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1993

RB Terrell Fletcher 25 3 5 153 rushes for 543 yards, 5 td, & 30 catches for 188 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1995

WR Charlie Jones 26 2 11 46 catches for 699 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 114th pick / 1996

WR Bryan Still 24 2 9 43 catches for 605 yards, 2 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1996

WR Charlie Jones 26 2 11 46 catches for 699 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 114th pick / 1996

WR Mikhael Ricks 24 Rook 9 30 catches for 450 yards, 2 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998

TE Wendell Davis 23 Rook 7 4 catches for 23 yards, 0 td
TE Freddie Jones 24 1 16 57 catches for 602 yards, 3 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1997

TE John Burke 27 4 6 3 catches for 32 yards, 0 td

New England Patriots / 4th / 121st pick / 1994

LT John Jackson 33 10 16

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988

LG Aaron Taylor 26 3 15 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1994

C Roman Fortin 31 7 16

Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990

RG Raleigh McKenzie 35 13 16

Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985

RG Kendyl Jacox 23 Rook 6
RG Raleigh Roundtree 23 Rook 5 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 109th pick / 1997

RT Vaughn Parker 27 4 6

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994

RT Raleigh McKenzie 35 13 16

Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985

 Defensive Starters
LDE William Fuller 36 12 13 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp

LDT Norman Hand 26 2 16 6.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995

RDT John Parrella 29 5 16 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 1993

RDE Marco Coleman 29 6 16 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992

LLB Lewis Bush 29 5 10 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 99th pick / 1993

LLB Gerald Dixon 29 5 6 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 78th pick / 1992

MLB Kurt Gouveia 34 11 12 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 8th / 213th pick / 1986

RLB Junior Seau*+ 29 8 16 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990

LCB Charles Dimry 32 10 15 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988

RCB Terrance Shaw 25 3 13 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1995

SS Rodney Harrison*+ 26 4 16 4.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994

FS Greg Jackson 32 9 13 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989

 Special Teams Starters
K John Carney 34 10 0 26 of 30 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points
P Darren Bennett 33 3 0 95 punts for a 43.9 average, 0 blocked
PR Latario Rachal 25 1 0 32 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 0 td
KR Kenny Bynum 24 1 0 19 kick returns for a 18.2 average and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 138th pick / 1997

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Darren Bennett 33 P 16 0 235 6-5 none 1/9/1965 3
David Binn 26 C 15 0 245 6-3 California 2/6/1972 4
James Burgess 24 LB 16 0 230 6-0 Miami (FL) 3/31/1974 1
John Burke 27 TE-WR 10 6 248 6-3 Virginia Tech 9/7/1971 4

New England Patriots / 4th / 121st pick / 1994

Lewis Bush 29 LB 10 10 245 6-2 Washington State 12/2/1969 5

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 99th pick / 1993

Kenny Bynum 24 RB 10 0 191 5-11 South Carolina State 5/29/1974 1

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 138th pick / 1997

John Carney 34 K 16 0 180 5-11 Notre Dame 4/20/1964 10
Willie Clark 26 DB 5 0 186 5-10 Notre Dame 1/6/1972 4

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1994

Marco Coleman 29 DE-LB 16 16 286 6-3 Georgia Tech 12/18/1969 6

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992

Wendell Davis 23 TE 11 7 246 6-2 Temple 10/24/1975 Rook
Charles Dimry 32 DB 16 15 176 6-0 UNLV 1/31/1966 10

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988

Gerald Dixon 29 LB 16 6 250 6-3 South Carolina 6/20/1969 5

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 78th pick / 1992

Dedrick Dodge 31 DB 8 0 184 6-2 Florida State 6/14/1967 7
Mike Dumas 29 DB 3 3 198 6-0 Indiana 3/18/1969 7

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1991

Terrell Fletcher 25 RB 12 5 196 5-8 Wisconsin 9/14/1973 3

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1995

Roman Fortin 31 C-T-G 16 16 297 6-5 Oregon State,San Diego State 2/26/1967 7

Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990

William Fuller 36 DE 13 13 271 6-3 North Carolina 3/8/1962 12

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1984 Supp

Tony Gaiter 24 WR 5 0 169 5-8 Miami (FL) 7/15/1974 1

New England Patriots / 6th / 192nd pick / 1997

Kurt Gouveia 34 LB 14 12 233 6-1 BYU 9/14/1964 11

Washington Redskins / 8th / 213th pick / 1986

Michael Hamilton 25 LB 13 0 245 6-2 North Carolina A&T 12/3/1973 1

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1997

Norman Hand 26 DT 16 16 310 6-3 Mississippi 9/4/1972 2

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995

Dwayne Harper 32 DB 1 1 175 5-11 South Carolina State 3/29/1966 10

Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 299th pick / 1988

Rodney Harrison*+ 26 DB 16 16 220 6-1 Western Illinois 12/15/1972 4

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994

Frank Hartley 31 TE 16 3 268 6-2 Illinois 12/15/1967 4
Jon Haskins 23 LB 2 0 240 6-2 Stanford 10/6/1975 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 7th / 194th pick / 1998

Greg Jackson 32 DB 16 13 217 6-1 LSU 8/20/1966 9

New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989

John Jackson 33 T 16 16 297 6-6 Eastern Kentucky 1/4/1965 10

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1988

Kendyl Jacox 23 G-C 16 6 330 6-2 Kansas State 6/10/1975 Rook
Raylee Johnson 28 DE 16 3 272 6-3 Arkansas 6/1/1970 5

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1993

Charlie Jones 26 WR 16 11 175 5-8 Fresno State 12/1/1972 2

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 114th pick / 1996

Freddie Jones 24 TE 16 16 260 6-4 North Carolina 9/16/1974 1

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1997

Ryan Leaf 22 QB 10 9 245 6-5 Washington State 5/15/1976 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1998

Lloyd Lee 22 DB 8 0 210 6-1 Dartmouth 8/10/1976 Rook
Raleigh McKenzie 35 G-C-T 16 16 290 6-2 Tennessee 2/8/1963 13

Washington Redskins / 11th / 290th pick / 1985

Natrone Means 26 RB 10 10 245 5-10 North Carolina 4/26/1972 5

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1993

Chris Mims 28 DE-DT 6 0 288 6-5 Tennessee 9/29/1970 6

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1992

Mike Mohring 24 DT 10 0 295 6-5 Pittsburgh 3/22/1974 1
Vaughn Parker 27 T 6 6 300 6-3 UCLA 6/5/1971 4

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994

John Parrella 29 DT 16 16 300 6-3 Nebraska 11/22/1969 5

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 1993

Marcus Price 26 T 10 0 310 6-4 LSU 3/3/1972 1

Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 172nd pick / 1995

Marc Raab 29 C 1 0 265 6-3 USC 1/26/1969 5
Latario Rachal 25 WR 11 0 183 5-11 Fresno State 1/31/1973 1
Mikhael Ricks 24 TE-WR 16 9 260 6-5 Stephen F. Austin 11/14/1974 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998

Raleigh Roundtree 23 G-T 15 5 295 6-4 South Carolina State 8/31/1975 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 109th pick / 1997

Junior Seau*+ 29 LB 16 16 250 6-3 USC 1/19/1969 8

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990

Terrance Shaw 25 DB 13 13 200 6-0 Stephen F. Austin 11/11/1973 3

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1995

Troy Sienkiewicz 26 G-T 7 0 313 6-5 New Mexico State 5/27/1972 2

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 177th pick / 1995

Webster Slaughter 34 WR 10 0 175 6-1 San Diego State 10/19/1964 12

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986

Jimmy Spencer 29 DB 15 4 188 5-9 Florida 3/29/1969 6

Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991

Tremayne Stephens 22 RB 13 1 206 5-11 North Carolina State 4/16/1976 Rook
Bryan Still 24 WR 14 9 174 5-11 Virginia Tech 6/3/1974 2

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1996

Aaron Taylor 26 G 15 15 305 6-4 Notre Dame 11/14/1972 3

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1994

Ryan Thelwell 25 WR 6 3 192 6-2 Minnesota 4/6/1973 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 215th pick / 1998

Steve Tovar 28 LB 16 2 246 6-3 Ohio State 4/25/1970 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1993

Scott Turner 26 DB 16 1 190 5-10 Illinois 2/26/1972 3

Washington Redskins / 7th / 226th pick / 1995

Craig Whelihan 27 QB 10 7 220 6-5 Oregon State,Pacific 4/15/1971 1

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 197th pick / 1995

Gerome Williams 25 DB 16 0 210 6-2 Houston 7/9/1973 1
Jamal Williams 22 DT-NT 9 0 348 6-3 Oklahoma State 4/28/1976 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp

Team Total 27.3 16 241.0 6-1.7 4.1