1968 San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| Head Coach: Sid Gillman |
| Joe Madro | Offensive Line |
| Bum Phillips | Defensive Line |
| Jacki Simpson | Linebackers |
| Charlie Waller | Offensive Backs |
| Chuck Weber | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sat | 8/3/1968 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 18 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 39553 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7 | 31 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 38922 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 33 | 36 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 34286 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52126 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1968 | N | Denver Broncos | 6 | 3 | W | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium | 10328 | |
| Fri | 9/6/1968 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 29 | 13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 33687 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | H | Houston Oilers | 30 | 14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 46217 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 28642 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1968 | A | New York Jets | 20 | 23 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63786 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | A | Oakland Raiders | 23 | 14 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53257 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | H | Denver Broncos | 55 | 24 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 42953 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50344 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | H | Miami Dolphins | 34 | 28 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 37284 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | Boston Patriots | 27 | 17 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 19278 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | A | Buffalo Bills | 21 | 6 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 27993 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | H | New York Jets | 15 | 37 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51175 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1968 | A | Denver Broncos | 47 | 23 | W | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 35312 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1968 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 40 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51174 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27 | 34 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 40698 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Harold Akin | 71 | OT | 6-5 | 262 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Allen | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 224 | 29 | Washington | 11 | 10 |
| Jim Allison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 25 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 12 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 19 | FL | 6-0 | 182 | 28 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Scott Appleton | 70 | RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Marty Baccaglio | 84 | DE | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Marin JC; San Jose State | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 40 | RS-RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Northwestern JC; Iowa State | 14 | 10 |
| Ron Billingsley | 86 | LDE-LDT | 6-8 | 278 | 23 | Wyoming | 13 | 3 |
| Bob Briggs | 68 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Heidelberg | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Brittenum | 15 | QB | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Arkansas | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Bruggers | 56 | RLB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Minnesota | 5 | 1 |
| Steve DeLong | 82 | RDE | 6-3 | 251 | 25 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Speedy Duncan | 45 | RCB | 5-10 | 176 | 26 | Jackson State | 10 | 8 |
| Ken Dyer | 49 | FL-S | 6-3 | 185 | 22 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
| Bernie Erickson | 62 | RLB | 6-1 | 237 | 24 | Abilene Christian | 8 | 3 |
| Tom Erlandson | 58 | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 229 | 28 | Washington State | 10 | 10 |
| Dick Farley | 36 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Boston University | 10 | 5 |
| Lane Fenner | 42 | SE | 6-6 | 212 | 23 | Florida State | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Fetherston | 61 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | California | 13 | 4 |
| Gene Foster | 37 | FB | 5-11 | 214 | 26 | Arizona State | 10 | 9 |
| Willie Frazier | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 9 | 2 |
| Gary Garrison | 27 | SE | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Long Beach CC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Kenny Graham | 33 | LS | 6-0 | 201 | 27 | Sacramento CC; Washington State | 14 | 14 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 65 | C | 6-1 | 248 | 27 | Villanova | 14 | 14 |
| John Hadl | 21 | QB | 6-1 | 213 | 28 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Howard | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 24 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Brad Hubbert | 26 | FB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Arizona | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Jones | 69 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Missouri Southern JC; Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Kirner | 72 | LOG | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Santa Monica JC; Southern California | 14 | 10 |
| Paul Latzke | 54 | C | 6-4 | 242 | 26 | Pacific | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 51 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Penn State | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 22 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 29 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Little | 73 | LOG | 6-1 | 270 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 4 |
| Paul Lowe | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 32 | Compton JC; Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 38 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 30 | Colgate | 14 | 12 |
| Ron McCall | 89 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Utah State; Dixie JC; Weber State | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Mitinger | 67 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 28 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Mix | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 249 | 30 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Owens | 76 | LOT | 6-6 | 263 | 24 | Alabama; Jacksonville State | 14 | 14 |
| Dennis Partee | 29 | K-P | 6-2 | 206 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 22 | HB | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Houston | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Print | 57 | LLB | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Dayton | 8? | 1 |
| Rick Redman | 66 | RLB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Houston Ridge | 80 | LDE | 6-4 | 239 | 24 | Reedley JC; San Diego State | 14 | 12 |
| Jim Schmedding | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 251 | 22 | San Mateo JC; Weber State | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 20 | HB-FB | 6-1 | 214 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 5 |
| Dick Speights | 23 | DB | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Staggs | 81 | LLB | 6-2 | 242 | 24 | Brigham Young; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 12 | 12 |
| Walt Sweeney | 78 | ROG | 6-3 | 256 | 27 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Tolbert | 43 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 12 | 4 |
| Phil Tuckett | 41 | DB | 6-0 | 188 | 22 | Dixie JC; Weber State | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Washington | 85 | LDT | 6-6 | 295 | 22 | Missouri | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Wells | 77 | OT | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Johnson C. Smith | 2 | 0 |
| Andre White | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 24 | Florida A&M | 5 | 0 |
| Bud Whitehead | 47 | S | 6-0 | 184 | 29 | Florida State | 3 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Russ Washington | T | Missouri |
| 1 | 18 | Jim Hill | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 2 | 43 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | Penn State |
| 4 | 100 | Ken Dyer | FL | Arizona State |
| 5 | 129 | Will Perry | TE | Kent State |
| 7 | 183 | Lane Fenner | FL | Florida State |
| 8 | 209 | Elliott Gammage | TE | Tennessee |
| 9 | 237 | Grundy Harris | RB | Southern University |
| 11 | 291 | Dennis Partee | K | Southern Methodist |
| 12 | 317 | Jeff Queen | LB | Morgan State |
| 13 | 345 | Fred Combs | DB | North Carolina State |
| 14 | 371 | Jimmy Campbell | DB | West Texas A&M |
| 15 | 399 | Dan Kramarczyk | T | Dayton |
| 15 | 403 | Bob Wells | T | Johnson C. Smith |
| 16 | 425 | Dick Farley | DB | Boston University |
| 17 | 453 | Dan Andrews | TE | West Texas A&M |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 74 | 136 | 58 | 114 | 382 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 106 | 78 | 67 | 310 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21:26 | 270 | 93 | 164 | 13 | / % | / % | 72 | 654 |
| Opponents Totals | 38:34 | 225 | 90 | 118 | 17 | / % | / % | 93 | 692 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 0 | 40 | 43 | 93.0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 106 |
| Lance Alworth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | ||
| Gary Garrison | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Jacque MacKinnon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||
| Russ Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Willie Frazier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dickie Post | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Beauchamp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Hadl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brad Hubbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gene Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 40 | 43 | 93.0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 382 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 1 | 310 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 48 | 4/4 | 8/10 | 6/10 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 48 | 4/4 | 8/10 | 6/10 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 5/5 | 8/9 | 5/10 | 1/7 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Post | 151 | 758 | 5.0 | 62t | 3 |
| Russ Smith | 88 | 426 | 4.8 | 37t | 4 |
| Gene Foster | 109 | 394 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Brad Hubbert | 28 | 119 | 4.3 | 21 | 2 |
| Jim Allison | 23 | 31 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 23 | 14 | 0.6 | 9 | 2 |
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Brittenum | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 428 | 1765 | 4.1 | 62t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 439 | 1641 | 3.7 | 37 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 440 | 208 | 47.3 | 200 | 3473 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 84t | 27 | 6.1 | 32 | 7.3 | 10 | 110 | 3363 | 64.5 |
| Jon Brittenum | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 7 | 125 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 22 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 5.9 | 7 | 63 | 62 | 71.9 |
| Gene Foster | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 169 | 24.1 | 28.2 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 118.8 |
| Jim Allison | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 158.3 |
| Dickie Post | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 23 | 5.8 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 51.0 |
| Russ Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 472 | 225 | 47.7 | 214 | 3813 | 8.1 | 16.9 | 84t | 29 | 6.1 | 33 | 7.0 | 18 | 190 | 3623 | 66.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 430 | 217 | 50.5 | 193 | 2896 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 87t | 20 | 4.7 | 20 | 4.7 | 24 | 204 | 2692 | 68.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Alworth | 68 | 1312 | 19.3 | 80t | 10 |
| Gary Garrison | 52 | 1103 | 21.2 | 84t | 10 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 33 | 646 | 19.6 | 62t | 6 |
| Gene Foster | 23 | 224 | 9.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 18 | 165 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 16 | 237 | 14.8 | 48t | 3 |
| Russ Smith | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Brad Hubbert | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Allison | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Dyer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 225 | 3813 | 16.9 | 84t | 29 |
| Opponents Totals | 217 | 2896 | 13.3 | 87t | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Beauchamp | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 35t | 2 |
| Kenny Graham | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Erlandson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Staggs | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Fetherston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 275 | 13.8 | 42 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 534 | 16.2 | 75t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 56 | 2281 | 40.7 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 220 | 1941 | 34.7 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 2281 | 40.7 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 220 | 1941 | 34.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 3132 | 42.3 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 292 | 2740 | 37.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Duncan | 18 | 5 | 206 | 11.4 | 95t | 1 |
| Kenny Graham | 13 | 10 | 61 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 8 | 3 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Allison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 19 | 292 | 7.5 | 95t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 10 | 220 | 10.5 | 82t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Duncan | 25 | 586 | 23.4 | 53 | 0 | |
| Dickie Post | 10 | 199 | 19.9 | 38 | 0 | |
| Jim Allison | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bud Whitehead | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 63 | 0 | |
| Keith Lincoln | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Marty Baccaglio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Speights | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Russ Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Paul Latzke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 1065 | 20.9 | 63 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 1251 | 20.9 | 35 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Appleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Baccaglio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Briggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Dyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Erlandson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Fenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Fetherston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenny Graham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Gruneisen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Latzke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Little | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Staggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 |
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