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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 441 points (27.6/g), 2nd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 322 points (20.1/g), 10th.
Differential of 119 points (7.4/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.8, Offense: 3.2, Defense: 1.6, SoS: -2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Norv Turner
Offensive Coordinator: Clarence Shelmon
Defensive Coordinator: Ron Rivera
Training Camp: Chargers Park (San Diego, California)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Philip Rivers* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 357 for 541, 4,710 yards, 30 td, 13 int, & 29 rushes for 52 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 2004 |
| RB | Ryan Mathews | 23 | Rook | 9 | 158 rushes for 678 yards, 7 td, & 22 catches for 145 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 2010 |
| WR | Malcom Floyd | 29 | 6 | 9 | 37 catches for 717 yards, 6 td | |
| WR | Legedu Naanee | 27 | 3 | 9 | 23 catches for 371 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 172nd pick / 2007 |
| TE | Antonio Gates* | 30 | 7 | 10 | 50 catches for 782 yards, 10 td | |
| TE | Randy McMichael | 31 | 8 | 11 | 20 catches for 221 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Marcus McNeill | 27 | 4 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 50th pick / 2006 | |
| LG | Kris Dielman* | 29 | 7 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Nick Hardwick | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 66th pick / 2004 |
| RG | Louis Vasquez | 23 | 1 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 78th pick / 2009 | |
| RT | Jeromey Clary | 27 | 3 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 187th pick / 2006 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jacques Cesaire | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Antonio Garay | 31 | 7 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 195th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Luis Castillo | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 28th pick / 2005 |
| LOLB | Shaun Phillips* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 2004 |
| LILB | Stephen Cooper | 31 | 7 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Kevin Burnett | 28 | 5 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2005 |
| ROLB | Antwan Applewhite | 25 | 2 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Quentin Jammer | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Antoine Cason | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 27th pick / 2008 |
| SS | Steve Gregory | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Eric Weddle | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 2007 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nate Kaeding | 28 | 6 | 0 | 23 of 28 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 65th pick / 2004 |
| P | Mike Scifres | 30 | 7 | 0 | 52 punts for a 46.7 average, 4 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 149th pick / 2003 |
| KR | Darren Sproles | 27 | 5 | 3 | 51 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 130th pick / 2005 |
| KR | Darren Sproles | 27 | 5 | 3 | 51 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 130th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Seyi Ajirotutu | 23 | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Fresno St. | 6/12/1987 | Rook | 3 | ||
| Ethan Albright | 39 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/1/1971 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 90 | Antwan Applewhite | 25 | ROLB | 16 | 13 | 246 | 6-3 | San Diego St. | 12/31/1985 | 2 | 6 | |
| 16 | Gary Banks | 29 | wr | 2 | 2 | 193 | 6-0 | Troy | 11/4/1981 | Rook | 0 | |
| 98 | Antwan Barnes | 26 | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Florida International | 10/19/1984 | 3 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 134th pick / 2007 | |
| 46 | Darry Beckwith | 23 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/15/1987 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Fred Bennett | 27 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 12/31/1983 | 3 | 0 | Houston Texans / 4th / 123rd pick / 2007 | |
| David Binn | 38 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | California | 2/6/1972 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Alfonso Boone | 34 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 6-4 | Mount San Antonio JC | 1/11/1976 | 9 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 253rd pick / 2000 | ||
| 44 | Curtis Brinkley | 25 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 5-9 | Syracuse | 9/20/1985 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 2 | Kris Brown | 34 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 11 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 | |
| 99 | Kevin Burnett | 28 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/24/1982 | 5 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2005 |
| 31 | Tyrone Carter | 34 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | Minnesota | 3/31/1976 | 10 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 | |
| 20 | Antoine Cason | 24 | RCB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona | 7/9/1986 | 2 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 27th pick / 2008 |
| 93 | Luis Castillo | 27 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/4/1983 | 5 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 28th pick / 2005 |
| 74 | Jacques Cesaire | 30 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-2 | Southern Connecticut St. | 8/30/1980 | 7 | 7 | |
| 66 | Jeromey Clary | 27 | RT | 16 | 16 | 304 | 6-6 | Kansas St. | 11/5/1983 | 3 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 187th pick / 2006 |
| 54 | Stephen Cooper | 31 | LILB | 12 | 11 | 235 | 6-1 | Maine | 6/19/1979 | 7 | 5 | |
| 12 | Patrick Crayton | 31 | wr | 9 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | NW Oklahoma St. | 4/7/1979 | 6 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 216th pick / 2004 |
| 84 | Craig Davis | 25 | wr | 7 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | LSU | 10/2/1985 | 3 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 30th pick / 2007 |
| 68 | Kris Dielman* | 29 | LG | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/3/1981 | 7 | 11 | |
| Brandyn Dombrowski | 25 | lt | 16 | 5 | 323 | 6-5 | San Diego St. | 4/3/1985 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 52 | Larry English | 24 | lb | 8 | 2 | 254 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 1/22/1986 | 1 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 16th pick / 2009 |
| 80 | Malcom Floyd | 29 | WR | 11 | 9 | 201 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 9/8/1981 | 6 | 7 | |
| 71 | Antonio Garay | 31 | NT | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 11/30/1979 | 7 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 195th pick / 2003 |
| 85 | Antonio Gates* | 30 | TE | 10 | 10 | 260 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 6/18/1980 | 7 | 9 | |
| 15 | Richard Goodman | 23 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/30/1987 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Tyronne Green | 24 | rg | 12 | 7 | 305 | 6-1 | Auburn | 4/6/1986 | 1 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 133rd pick / 2009 | |
| 28 | Steve Gregory | 27 | SS | 9 | 9 | 185 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 1/8/1983 | 4 | 4 | |
| 61 | Nick Hardwick | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/12/1981 | 6 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 66th pick / 2004 |
| 97 | David Herron | 26 | 2 | 0 | 248 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 6/17/1984 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Jacob Hester | 25 | rb | 15 | 7 | 230 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/8/1985 | 2 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 2008 |
| 53 | James Holt | 24 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Kansas | 11/24/1986 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Dante Hughes | 25 | db | 12 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | California | 8/21/1985 | 3 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 95th pick / 2007 |
| 83 | Vincent Jackson | 27 | wr | 5 | 5 | 241 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 1/14/1983 | 5 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 61st pick / 2005 |
| 23 | Quentin Jammer | 31 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-0 | Texas | 6/19/1979 | 8 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 2002 |
| 96 | Travis Johnson | 28 | 9 | 0 | 314 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 4/26/1982 | 5 | 1 | Houston Texans / 1st / 16th pick / 2005 | |
| 10 | Nate Kaeding | 28 | K | 13 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Iowa | 3/26/1982 | 6 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 65th pick / 2004 |
| 57 | Brandon Lang | 24 | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Troy | 6/18/1986 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 34 | Billy Latsko | 26 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 5-10 | Florida | 2/16/1984 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 92 | Vaughn Martin | 24 | 10 | 0 | 331 | 6-3 | West. Ontario | 4/18/1986 | 1 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 2009 | |
| 24 | Ryan Mathews | 23 | RB | 12 | 9 | 220 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 5/1/1987 | Rook | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 2010 |
| 81 | Randy McMichael | 31 | TE | 16 | 11 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/28/1979 | 8 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| Marcus McNeill | 27 | LT | 11 | 11 | 335 | 6-8 | Auburn | 11/16/1983 | 4 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 50th pick / 2006 | |
| 55 | Shawne Merriman | 26 | lb | 3 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/25/1984 | 5 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 12th pick / 2005 |
| 49 | Brandon T. Moore | 31 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/16/1979 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Scott Mruczkowski | 28 | 15 | 0 | 321 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 4/5/1982 | 5 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2005 | ||
| 11 | Legedu Naanee | 27 | WR | 10 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Boise St. | 9/16/1983 | 3 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 172nd pick / 2007 |
| Ryan Neill | 28 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 12/12/1982 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 91 | Ogemdi Nwagbuo | 25 | 15 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 12/24/1985 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 52 | Cyril Obiozor | 24 | 2 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 7/26/1986 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Paul Oliver | 26 | SS | 16 | 8 | 208 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/30/1984 | 2 | 4 | |
| 95 | Shaun Phillips* | 29 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Purdue | 5/13/1981 | 6 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 98th pick / 2004 |
| 17 | Philip Rivers* | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-5 | North Carolina St. | 12/8/1981 | 6 | 17 | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 2004 |
| 5 | Mike Scifres | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | West. Illinois | 10/8/1980 | 7 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 149th pick / 2003 |
| 59 | Brandon Siler | 25 | lilb | 12 | 5 | 241 | 6-2 | Florida | 12/5/1985 | 3 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 240th pick / 2007 |
| 82 | Kory Sperry | 25 | te | 7 | 1 | 242 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 4/10/1985 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | C.J. Spillman | 24 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Marshall | 5/6/1986 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Darren Sproles | 27 | KR | 16 | 3 | 181 | 5-6 | Kansas St. | 6/20/1983 | 5 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 130th pick / 2005 |
| 30 | Donald Strickland | 30 | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado | 11/24/1980 | 7 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 90th pick / 2003 | |
| Darrell Stuckey | 23 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Arkansas | 6/16/1987 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 110th pick / 2010 | ||
| 36 | Quinton Teal | 26 | 13 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Coastal Carolina | 3/8/1984 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Adam Terry | 28 | 2 | 0 | 330 | 6-8 | Syracuse | 9/1/1982 | 5 | 0 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 64th pick / 2005 | ||
| 76 | Cam Thomas | 22 | 6 | 0 | 330 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 12/12/1988 | Rook | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 146th pick / 2010 | |
| 35 | Mike Tolbert | 25 | rb | 15 | 4 | 243 | 5-9 | Coastal Carolina | 11/23/1985 | 2 | 7 | |
| 94 | Jyles Tucker | 27 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 9/18/1983 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Louis Vasquez | 23 | RG | 10 | 10 | 330 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 4/11/1987 | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 78th pick / 2009 | |
| 7 | Billy Volek | 34 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 4/28/1976 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Kelley Washington | 31 | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 8/21/1979 | 7 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 2003 | |
| 26 | Pat Watkins | 28 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 12/18/1982 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 2006 | |
| 32 | Eric Weddle | 25 | FS | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-11 | Utah | 1/4/1985 | 3 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 37th pick / 2007 |
| 42 | Kion Wilson | 24 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | South Florida | 10/24/1986 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 88 | Kris Wilson | 29 | te | 14 | 7 | 250 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/22/1981 | 6 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 61st pick / 2004 |
| 47 | Mike Windt | 24 | 11 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 5/29/1986 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 245.3 | 6-1.9 | 4.1 |