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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 313 points (19.6/g), 16th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 441 points (27.6/g), 31st.
Differential of -128 points (-8.0/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-11.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 28th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (4-12-0)
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2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Drew Brees | 24 | 2 | 11 | 205 for 356, 2,108 yards, 11 td, 15 int, & 21 rushes for 84 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| QB | Doug Flutie | 41 | 17 | 5 | 91 for 167, 1,097 yards, 9 td, 4 int, & 33 rushes for 168 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| RB | LaDainian Tomlinson | 24 | 2 | 16 | 313 rushes for 1,645 yards, 13 td, & 100 catches for 725 yards and 4 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2001 |
| FB | Lorenzo Neal | 33 | 10 | 15 | 18 rushes for 40 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| WR | David Boston | 25 | 4 | 14 | 70 catches for 880 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Antonio Gates | 23 | Rook | 11 | 24 catches for 389 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Justin Peelle | 24 | 1 | 9 | 16 catches for 133 yards, 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 103rd pick / 2002 |
| LT | Damion McIntosh | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2000 |
| LG | Kelvin Garmon | 27 | 2 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 243rd pick / 1999 |
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| C | Jason Ball | 24 | 1 | 8 | ||
| C | Cory Raymer | 30 | 8 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1995 |
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| RG | Phil Bogle | 24 | Rook | 13 | ||
| RG | Solomon Page | 27 | 4 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1999 |
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| RT | Courtney Van Buren | 23 | Rook | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 80th pick / 2003 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marcellus Wiley | 29 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Jamal Williams | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp |
| RDT | Jason Fisk | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Adrian Dingle | 26 | 3 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 139th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Ben Leber | 25 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Zeke Moreno | 25 | 2 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 139th pick / 2001 |
| RLB | Donnie Edwards | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Quentin Jammer | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Sammy Davis | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 30th pick / 2003 |
| SS | Kwamie Lassiter | 34 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Terrence Kiel | 23 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2003 |
| FS | Jerry Wilson | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 105th pick / 1995 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 36 | 13 | 0 | 15 of 20 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Darren Bennett | 38 | 8 | 0 | 82 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Leon Johnson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Leon Johnson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 50 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Stephen Alexander | 28 | TE | 3 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 11/7/1975 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1998 |
| 60 | Jason Ball | 24 | C | 8 | 8 | 301 | 6-2 | New Hampshire | 3/21/1979 | 1 | |
| 2 | Darren Bennett | 38 | P | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | none | 1/9/1965 | 8 | |
| 50 | David Binn | 31 | C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | California | 2/6/1972 | 9 | |
| 64 | Phil Bogle | 24 | G-T | 15 | 13 | 332 | 6-2 | New Haven | 9/27/1979 | Rook | |
| 89 | David Boston | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/19/1978 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1999 |
| 67 | Kevin Breedlove | 23 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/25/1980 | Rook | |
| 9 | Drew Brees | 24 | QB | 11 | 11 | 209 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/15/1979 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| 82 | Reche Caldwell | 24 | WR | 9 | 4 | 215 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/28/1979 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 2002 |
| 96 | Leonardo Carson | 26 | DT | 5 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Auburn | 2/11/1977 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 2000 |
| 74 | Jacques Cesaire | 23 | DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | Southern Connecticut State | 8/30/1980 | Rook | |
| 24 | Jesse Chatman | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 5-8 | Eastern Washington | 9/22/1979 | 1 | |
| 8 | Steve Christie | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 13 | |
| 27 | Tay Cody | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida State | 10/6/1977 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 67th pick / 2001 |
| 54 | Stephen Cooper | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Maine | 6/19/1979 | Rook | |
| 22 | Sammy Davis | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 4/8/1980 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 30th pick / 2003 |
| 68 | Kris Dielman | 22 | G | 6 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/3/1981 | Rook | |
| 90 | Adrian Dingle | 26 | DE | 16 | 15 | 272 | 6-3 | Clemson | 6/25/1977 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 139th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Tim Dwight | 28 | WR | 9 | 3 | 180 | 5-8 | Iowa | 7/13/1975 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Donnie Edwards | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/6/1973 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| 69 | Ed Ellis | 28 | T | 2 | 1 | 325 | 6-5 | Buffalo | 10/13/1975 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 125th pick / 1997 |
| 92 | Jason Fisk | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/4/1972 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| 29 | Drayton Florence | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga,Tuskegee | 12/19/1980 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2003 |
| 7 | Doug Flutie | 41 | QB | 7 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | 17 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| 36 | Vernon Fox | 24 | DB | 12 | 2 | 200 | 5-9 | Fresno State | 10/9/1979 | 1 | |
| 63 | Kelvin Garmon | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 350 | 6-2 | Baylor | 10/26/1976 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 243rd pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Antonio Gates | 23 | TE | 15 | 11 | 260 | 6-4 | Kent State | 6/18/1980 | Rook | |
| 10 | Dondre Gilliam | 26 | WR | 5 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Cheyney,Millersville | 2/9/1977 | 1 | |
| 62 | Bob Hallen | 28 | G-C | 3 | 2 | 305 | 6-3 | Kent State | 3/9/1975 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Omari Hand | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 7/3/1980 | Rook | |
| 32 | Kevin House | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 1/9/1979 | 1 | |
| 23 | Quentin Jammer | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-0 | Texas | 6/19/1979 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2002 |
| 35 | Leon Johnson | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 7/13/1974 | 6 | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Raylee Johnson | 33 | DE | 9 | 1 | 272 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 6/1/1970 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 95th pick / 1993 |
| 61 | Michael Keathley | 25 | G | 8 | 2 | 296 | 6-4 | TCU | 3/9/1978 | 2 | |
| 48 | Terrence Kiel | 23 | DB | 16 | 7 | 207 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1980 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2003 |
| 42 | Kwamie Lassiter | 34 | DB | 10 | 10 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/3/1969 | 8 | |
| 51 | Ben Leber | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 12/7/1978 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Otis Leverette | 25 | DE | 7 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5/31/1978 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 187th pick / 2001 |
| 86 | Grant Mattos | 22 | WR | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 3/12/1981 | Rook | |
| 77 | Damion McIntosh | 26 | T | 13 | 13 | 325 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 3/25/1977 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2000 |
| 57 | Zeke Moreno | 25 | LB | 16 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 10/10/1978 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 139th pick / 2001 |
| 41 | Lorenzo Neal | 33 | FB | 16 | 15 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/27/1970 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| 83 | Josh Norman | 23 | TE | 7 | 1 | 236 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 7/27/1980 | 1 | |
| 34 | Tony Okanlawon | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Maryland | 3/4/1979 | Rook | |
| 81 | Kassim Osgood | 23 | WR | 16 | 2 | 209 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 5/20/1980 | Rook | |
| 79 | Solomon Page | 27 | G-T | 8 | 7 | 325 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 2/27/1976 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1999 |
| 88 | Eric Parker | 24 | WR | 8 | 4 | 180 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 4/14/1979 | 1 | |
| 70 | Vaughn Parker | 32 | T | 3 | 3 | 300 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/5/1971 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994 |
| 84 | Justin Peelle | 24 | TE | 15 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | Oregon | 3/15/1979 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 103rd pick / 2002 |
| 30 | Andrew Pinnock | 23 | FB | 16 | 0 | 260 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 3/12/1980 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 229th pick / 2003 |
| 52 | Carlos Polk | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/22/1977 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 112th pick / 2001 |
| 66 | Cory Raymer | 30 | C | 15 | 8 | 300 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 3/3/1973 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1995 |
| 11 | Micah Ross | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Jacksonville State | 1/13/1976 | 2 | |
| 95 | Joe Salave'a | 28 | DT | 9 | 1 | 317 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/23/1975 | 5 | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1998 |
| 5 | Mike Scifres | 23 | P | 6 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Western Illinois | 10/8/1980 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 149th pick / 2003 |
| 78 | DeQuincy Scott | 25 | DT | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 3/5/1978 | 1 | |
| 21 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 5-10 | TCU | 6/23/1979 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2001 |
| 72 | Courtney Van Buren | 23 | T | 8 | 7 | 350 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1980 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 80th pick / 2003 |
| 75 | Marcellus Wiley | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Columbia | 11/30/1974 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997 |
| 56 | Matt Wilhelm | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 2/2/1981 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 112th pick / 2003 |
| 76 | Jamal Williams | 27 | DT-NT | 15 | 15 | 348 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 4/28/1976 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp |
| 20 | Jerry Wilson | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern | 7/17/1973 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 105th pick / 1995 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 251.1 | 6-1.7 | 3.2 |