1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 5th place American Football Conference 6-3-0 .667 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Coryell |
| Tom Bass | Defensive Coordinator |
| Marv Braden | Special Assistant |
| Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
| Dave Levy | Offensive Line |
| Jerry Smith | Defensive Line |
| Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
| Larrye Weaver | Offensive Coordinator |
| Chuck Weber | Linebackers |
| Ernie Zampese | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/16/1982 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-27 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49337 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 16-26 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49182 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-9 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48697 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-20 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 59442 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Denver Broncos | 23-3 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73564 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 12-19 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60514 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | Atlanta Falcons | - | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Seattle Seahawks | - | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | - | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | A | Seattle Seahawks | - | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | H | Los Angeles Rams | - | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | |||
| Mon | 11/8/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | - | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | |||
| Mon | 11/22/1982 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 24-28 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 42162 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | Denver Broncos | 30-20 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47629 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | Cleveland Browns | 30-13 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 54064 | |
| Sat | 12/11/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 41-37 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 55988 | |
| Mon | 12/20/1982 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 50-34 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51296 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 44-26 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49711 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 34-41 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51612 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-28 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53546 | |
| Second Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/16/1983 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-34 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 71383 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 91 | Rick Ackerman | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Memphis | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | Jeff Allen | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | UC Davis | 9 | 9 |
| 37 | Hank Bauer | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 28 | California Lutheran | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | Ricky Bell | RB | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | 6-0 | 165 | 27 | UC Davis | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 22 | Wake Forest | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | James Brooks | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Auburn | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 32 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Maury Buford | P | 6-1 | 191 | 22 | Texas Tech | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 30 | Penn State | 9 | 6 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Florida | 8 | 8 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | OT | 6-6 | 288 | 26 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | 6-3 | 196 | 24 | Arkansas | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Donald Dykes | CB | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Ohio State | 9 | 8 |
| 81 | Scott Fitzkee | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Oregon | 9 | 9 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 29 | Ohio State | 7 | 7 |
| 75 | Andy Gissinger | OT | 6-5 | 282 | 23 | Syracuse | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | FS-SS | 6-2 | 187 | 25 | Washington State | 4 | 3 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 23 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Jodat | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 28 | Carthage | 7 | 0 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 30 | Grambling State | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 35 | Grambling State | 9 | 9 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 32 | Norfolk State | 8 | 8 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 29 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 7 |
| 57 | Linden King | LLB-RLB | 6-4 | 247 | 27 | Colorado State | 9 | 7 |
| 30 | Bruce Laird | SS | 6-0 | 193 | 32 | American International | 9 | 6 |
| 53 | Dave Lewis | LLB-RLB | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 9 | 4 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | OG-OT | 6-4 | 264 | 25 | South Dakota State | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 28 | Alabama | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | San Jose State | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | 6-2 | 270 | 28 | Boston College | 9 | 9 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | C-OG | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Drake | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | S | 6-0 | 175 | 22 | New Haven | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 29 | Arizona Western JC; California | 9 | 9 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 28 | Syracuse | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | C-OT | 6-5 | 270 | 27 | Memphis | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 29 | Grambling State | 9 | 2 |
| 58 | Dewey Selmon | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 29 | Oklahoma | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 9 |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 25 | Maryland | 9 | 2 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | East Central | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 36 | Missouri | 9 | 9 |
| 67 | Ed White | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 35 | California | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 35 | North Carolina Central | 9 | 9 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 29 | Louisiana State | 9 | 8 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 25 | Missouri | 9 | 9 |
| 90 | John Woodcock | RDE | 6-3 | 257 | 28 | New Mexico; Hawaii | 6 | 1 |
| 49 | Andre Young | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 2 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | LDT | 6-6 | 285 | 33 | William Penn | 9 | 2 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 7 | 188 | Hollis Hall | DB | Clemson |
| 8 | 215 | Maury Buford | P | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 246 | Warren Lyles | DT | Alabama |
| 10 | 273 | Andre Young | DB | Louisiana Tech |
| 11 | 299 | Anthony Watson | DB | New Mexico State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 90 | 83 | 64 | |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 63 | 71 | 57 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:18 | 233 | 72 | 145 | 16 | 53/102 52.0% | 0/1 0.0% | 64 | 530 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:42 | 196 | 65 | 119 | 12 | 39/103 37.9% | 7/11 63.6% | 70 | 612 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 80 |
| Wes Chandler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| James Brooks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Scott Fitzkee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dan Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gary Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 2 | 288 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 0 | 221 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 51 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 0/1 | 7/7 | 1/5 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 51 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 0/1 | 7/7 | 1/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 138 | 569 | 4.1 | 27 | 8 |
| James Brooks | 87 | 430 | 4.9 | 48t | 6 |
| John Cappelletti | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Luther | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 267 | 1121 | 4.2 | 48t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 230 | 961 | 4.2 | 30 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 330 | 204 | 204 | 115 | 2883 | 8.7 | 14.1 | 44t | 17 | 5.2 | 11 | 3.3 | 12 | 94 | 2789 | 93.3 |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 27.7 | 41.5 | 66t | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 149.3 |
| Ed Luther | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 13.8 | 27.5 | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 56.3 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 338 | 208 | 208 | 118 | 3021 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 66t | 19 | 5.6 | 12 | 3.6 | 12 | 94 | 2927 | 94.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 342 | 233 | 233 | 96 | 2437 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 49 | 10 | 2.9 | 13 | 3.8 | 19 | 145 | 2292 | 82.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 54 | 721 | 13.4 | 40 | 6 |
| Wes Chandler | 49 | 1032 | 21.1 | 66t | 9 |
| Charlie Joiner | 36 | 545 | 15.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 25 | 207 | 8.3 | 39 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 12 | 173 | 14.4 | 26 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 29t | 1 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18t | 1 |
| Bobby Duckworth | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 208 | 3021 | 14.5 | 66t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 233 | 2437 | 10.5 | 49 | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Fox | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andre Young | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Gregor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 262 | 21.8 | 62t | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maury Buford | 21 | 868 | 41.3 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 722 | 31.4 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 868 | 37.7 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 722 | 31.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 1213 | 44.9 | 60 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 138 | 935 | 34.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 12 | 4 | 138 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 5 | 138 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 2 | 86 | 12.3 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 33 | 0 | 749 | 22.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Andre Young | 4 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Gissinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 0 | 890 | 19.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 0 | 991 | 19.4 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Ferguson | 4.5 | |
| Gary Johnson | 4.0 | |
| Rick Ackerman | 3.0 | |
| Louie Kelcher | 2.0 | |
| Woodrow Lowe | 2.0 | |
| Leroy Jones | 1.5 | |
| Linden King | 1.0 | |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 19.0 | 145.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12.0 | 94.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Holohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Linden King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Laird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Luther | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Macek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewey Selmon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Young | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
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