1989 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
5th place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
Head Coach: Dan Henning |
Larry Beightol | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
Gunther Cunningham | Defensive Line |
Alex Gibbs | Assistant Head Coach |
Mike Haluchak | Linebackers |
Bobby Jackson | Running Backs |
Charlie Joiner | Receivers |
Ron Lynn | Defensive Coordinator |
Joe Madden | Special Teams |
Wayne Sevier | Special Teams |
Ted Tollner | Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/13/1989 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 3-20 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 45203 | |
Sat | 8/19/1989 | A | Chicago Bears | 24-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 60167 | |
Wed | 8/23/1989 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 14-17 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 54471 | |
Fri | 9/1/1989 | H | Phoenix Cardinals | 21-20 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 41453 | |
Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 14-40 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 40237 | |
Sun | 9/17/1989 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-34 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 42013 | |
Sun | 9/24/1989 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-6 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 40128 | |
Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 24-13 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 44201 | |
Sun | 10/8/1989 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-16 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75222 | |
Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 16-17 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 61077 | |
Sun | 10/22/1989 | H | New York Giants | 13-20 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48566 | |
Sun | 10/29/1989 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 7-10 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59691 | |
Sun | 11/5/1989 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-17 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47019 | |
Sun | 11/12/1989 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 14-12 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 59151 | |
Sun | 11/19/1989 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 44203 | |
Sun | 11/26/1989 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 6-10 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58822 | |
Sun | 12/3/1989 | H | New York Jets | 17-20 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 38954 | |
Sun | 12/10/1989 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-26 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 47693 | |
Sun | 12/17/1989 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-13 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 40623 | |
Sun | 12/24/1989 | H | Denver Broncos | 19-16 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 50524 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Anthony Allen | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 30 | Washington | 7 | 0 |
David Archer | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 208 | 27 | Snow JC; Iowa State | 16 | 0 |
Chris Bahr | 3 | K | 5-10 | 170 | 36 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
Martin Bayless | 44 | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 27 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 16 |
Roy Bennett | 23 | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Jackson State | 16 | 0 |
Rod Bernstine | 82 | HBK | 6-3 | 238 | 24 | Texas A&M | 5 | 0 |
David Brandon | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 231 | 24 | Memphis | 13 | 0 |
Dana Brinson | 33 | RB | 5-9 | 165 | 24 | Nebraska | 10 | 0 |
Michael Brooks | 32 | S | 6-0 | 192 | 22 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
Marion Butts | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 248 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Florida State | 15 | 5 |
Gill Byrd | 22 | LCB | 5-11 | 197 | 28 | San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
Joe Campbell | 95 | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | New Mexico State | 9 | 0 |
Joe Caravello | 46 | HBK | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | El Camino JC; Tulane | 12 | 9 |
Mike Charles | 71 | NT | 6-4 | 291 | 27 | Syracuse | 6 | 1 |
Lewis Colbert | 5 | P | 5-11 | 179 | 26 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
Leonard Coleman | 31 | FS | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 |
Jim Collins | 55 | RILB | 6-2 | 231 | 31 | Syracuse | 13 | 2 |
Arthur Cox | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 270 | 28 | Texas Southern | 16 | 16 |
Quinn Early | 87 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Iowa | 6 | 3 |
Cedric Figaro | 51 | RILB | 6-2 | 254 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 14 |
James Fitzpatrick | 70 | ROT-LOT | 6-7 | 286 | 25 | Southern California | 13 | 5 |
Victor Floyd | 27 | RB | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Florida State | 6 | 0 |
Chris Gannon | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 263 | 23 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 1 |
Vencie Glenn | 25 | FS | 6-0 | 189 | 25 | Indiana State | 16 | 16 |
Burt Grossman | 92 | RDE | 6-5 | 267 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
Courtney Hall | 53 | C | 6-1 | 275 | 21 | Rice | 16 | 16 |
George Hinkle | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 269 | 24 | Arizona | 14 | 0 |
Jamie Holland | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Butler CC; Ohio State | 16 | 6 |
Joey Howard | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 305 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Tennessee | 9 | 2 |
Hank Ilesic | 8 | P-K | 6-1 | 210 | 30 | none | 14 | 0 |
Lester Lyles | 24 | RCB | 6-3 | 212 | 27 | Virginia | 16 | 1 |
Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 35 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
Phil McConkey | 21 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 32 | Navy | 5 | 0 |
Craig McEwen | 31 | HBK | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | Santa Ana JC; Utah | 4 | 3 |
Jim McMahon | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 192 | 30 | Brigham Young | 12 | 11 |
Anthony Miller | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | San Diego State; Pasadena CC; Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Brett Miller | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 295 | 31 | Glendale CC; Iowa | 14 | 11 |
Les Miller | 69 | NT | 6-7 | 295 | 24 | Kansas State; Fort Hays State | 14 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 30 | Stanford | 9 | 0 |
Leslie O'Neal | 91 | ROLB | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
Andy Parker | 85 | TE-HBK | 6-5 | 242 | 28 | Utah | 10 | 6 |
Joel Patten | 78 | LOT-ROT | 6-7 | 307 | 31 | Duke | 14 | 14 |
Elvis Patterson | 34 | RCB | 5-11 | 198 | 29 | Kansas | 16 | 3 |
Joe Phillips | 75 | NT | 6-5 | 295 | 26 | Chemeketa JC; Oregon State; Southern Methodist | 16 | 15 |
Gary Plummer | 50 | LILB | 6-2 | 242 | 29 | Ohlone JC; California | 16 | 16 |
Dave Richards | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 310 | 23 | Southern Methodist; UCLA | 16 | 16 |
Gerald Robinson | 98 | DE | 6-3 | 262 | 26 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
Sam Seale | 30 | RCB | 5-9 | 182 | 27 | Western Colorado | 13 | 12 |
Billy Ray Smith | 54 | LOLB | 6-3 | 236 | 28 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Elliot Smith | 28 | CB-S | 6-2 | 192 | 22 | Alcorn State | 2 | 0 |
Tim Spencer | 43 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Ohio State | 16 | 11 |
Johnny Thomas | 47 | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 25 | Baylor | 13 | 0 |
Broderick Thompson | 76 | LOG | 6-5 | 293 | 29 | Cerritos JC; Kansas | 16 | 16 |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 217 | 23 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 |
Darryl Usher | 26 | WR | 5-8 | 170 | 24 | Illinois | 6 | 0 |
Mark Walczak | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 246 | 27 | Arizona | 6 | 0 |
Wayne Walker | 80 | WR | 5-8 | 162 | 23 | Texas Tech | 13 | 4 |
Lee Williams | 99 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | 16 | 16 |
Ken Woodard | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 29 | Tuskegee | 16 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 8 | Burt Grossman | DE | Pittsburgh |
2 | 37 | Courtney Hall | C | Rice |
2 | 51 | Billy Joe Tolliver | QB | Texas Tech |
5 | 120 | Elliot Smith | DB | Alcorn State |
7 | 183 | Marion Butts | RB | Florida State |
7 | 195 | Terrence Jones | QB | Tulane |
8 | 204 | Dana Brinson | WR | Nebraska |
9 | 231 | Pat Davis | TE | Syracuse |
10 | 260 | Ricky Andrews | LB | Washington |
11 | 287 | Victor Floyd | RB | Florida State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 52 | 43 | 67 | 104 | 266 |
Opponents Totals | 42 | 92 | 67 | 89 | 290 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:55 | 267 | 95 | 149 | 23 | 81/223 36.3% | 6/18 33.3% | 122 | 906 |
Opponents Totals | 31:05 | 295 | 102 | 172 | 21 | 81/227 35.7% | 8/13 61.5% | 93 | 741 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Bahr | 0 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 80 |
Anthony Miller | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
Marion Butts | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Tim Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Rod Bernstine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Arthur Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Vencie Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Andy Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Wayne Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 266 |
Opponents Totals | 29 | 27 | 29 | 93.1 | 29 | 41 | 70.7 | 1 | 290 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Bahr | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 1/4 |
Team Totals | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 1/4 |
Opponents Totals | 29 | 41 | 70.7 | 1/1 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 4/11 | 1/4 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marion Butts | 170 | 683 | 4.0 | 50t | 9 |
Tim Spencer | 134 | 521 | 3.9 | 15 | 3 |
Darrin Nelson | 36 | 197 | 5.5 | 28 | 0 |
Jim McMahon | 29 | 141 | 4.9 | 15 | 0 |
Rod Bernstine | 15 | 137 | 9.1 | 32t | 1 |
Dana Brinson | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
Jamie Holland | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 24 | 0 |
Anthony Miller | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 |
Quinn Early | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Victor Floyd | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
David Archer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
Wayne Walker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Gary Plummer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Joe Caravello | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 432 | 1873 | 4.3 | 50t | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 479 | 1813 | 3.8 | 59 | 13 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McMahon | 318 | 176 | 55.3 | 132 | 2132 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 69t | 10 | 3.1 | 10 | 3.1 | 28 | 167 | 1965 | 73.5 |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 185 | 89 | 48.1 | 88 | 1097 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 49 | 5 | 2.7 | 8 | 4.3 | 9 | 75 | 1022 | 57.9 |
David Archer | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 6 | 62 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 23.6 |
Team Totals | 515 | 270 | 52.4 | 226 | 3291 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 69t | 15 | 2.9 | 19 | 3.7 | 39 | 254 | 3037 | 66.7 |
Opponents Totals | 513 | 283 | 55.2 | 205 | 3311 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 59t | 15 | 2.9 | 25 | 4.9 | 48 | 360 | 2951 | 64.4 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Miller | 75 | 1252 | 16.7 | 69t | 10 |
Darrin Nelson | 31 | 328 | 10.6 | 49 | 0 |
Jamie Holland | 26 | 336 | 12.9 | 37 | 0 |
Wayne Walker | 24 | 395 | 16.5 | 49 | 1 |
Arthur Cox | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 24 | 2 |
Rod Bernstine | 21 | 222 | 10.6 | 36 | 1 |
Tim Spencer | 18 | 112 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 |
Dana Brinson | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 11 | 0 |
Quinn Early | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
Joe Caravello | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 37 | 0 |
Craig McEwen | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 29 | 0 |
Marion Butts | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Anthony Allen | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
Andy Parker | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
Victor Floyd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Jim McMahon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 270 | 3291 | 12.2 | 69t | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 283 | 3311 | 11.7 | 59t | 15 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gill Byrd | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 |
Vencie Glenn | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 31 | 0 |
Sam Seale | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 |
Roy Bennett | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
Elvis Patterson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
Lester Lyles | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Cedric Figaro | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Martin Bayless | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 25 | 224 | 9.0 | 34 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 19 | 179 | 9.4 | 40 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Ilesic | 76 | 3049 | 40.1 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 408 | 2501 | 32.9 |
Lewis Colbert | 8 | 266 | 33.3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 223 | 27.9 |
Team Totals | 84 | 3315 | 39.5 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 451 | 2724 | 32.4 |
Opponents Totals | 79 | 3050 | 38.6 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 272 | 2598 | 32.9 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil McConkey | 14 | 15 | 111 | 7.9 | 20 | 0 |
Dana Brinson | 11 | 0 | 112 | 10.2 | 52 | 0 |
Wayne Walker | 6 | 4 | 31 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
Darryl Usher | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
Anthony Allen | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Cedric Figaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Lester Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Gill Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 38 | 20 | 272 | 7.2 | 52 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 43 | 10 | 451 | 10.5 | 38 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Miller | 21 | 0 | 533 | 25.4 | 91t | 1 |
Jamie Holland | 29 | 0 | 510 | 17.6 | 34 | 0 |
Darryl Usher | 10 | 0 | 159 | 15.9 | 26 | 0 |
Victor Floyd | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
Cedric Figaro | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Team Totals | 64 | 0 | 1235 | 19.3 | 91t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 1249 | 21.9 | 84t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Lee Williams | 14.0 | |
Leslie O'Neal | 12.5 | |
Burt Grossman | 10.0 | |
George Hinkle | 2.5 | |
Les Miller | 2.5 | |
Billy Ray Smith | 2.5 | |
Martin Bayless | 1.0 | |
Vencie Glenn | 1.0 | |
Lester Lyles | 1.0 | |
Joe Phillips | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 48.0 | 360.0 |
Opponents Totals | 39.0 | 254.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Bahr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Bayless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dana Brinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marion Butts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Caravello | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cedric Figaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Victor Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chris Gannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vencie Glenn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 1 |
Courtney Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -29 | 0 | |
Joey Howard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lester Lyles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Phil McConkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim McMahon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Anthony Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Les Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leslie O'Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Elvis Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Plummer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Ray Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
Tim Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |
Darryl Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wayne Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 24 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 79 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
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