October 6, 1963 - San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Box Score and Game Statistics

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San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos

Game Statistics & Box Score

Date: October 6, 1963
Location: Denver, CO
Venue: Bears Stadium
Attendance: 18428

Weather: Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 6 mph

Data Coverage • Stat Key

Score By Quarters	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
San Diego ChargersSD	13	7	0	14	34
Denver BroncosDEN	3	14	9	24	50

Qtr	Team	Scoring Plays	SD	DEN
1	Denver BroncosDEN	Gene Mingo 37 FG	0	3
1	San Diego ChargersSD	Keith Lincoln 39 pass from Tobin Rote (George Blair kick)	7	3
1	San Diego ChargersSD	Paul Lowe 31 pass from Tobin Rote (George Blair kick blocked)	13	3
2	Denver BroncosDEN	Gene Prebola 12 pass from John McCormick (Gene Mingo kick)	13	10
2	San Diego ChargersSD	Lance Alworth 85 pass from Tobin Rote (George Blair kick)	20	10
2	Denver BroncosDEN	Lionel Taylor 24 pass from John McCormick (Gene Mingo kick)	20	17
3	Denver BroncosDEN	Gene Mingo 41 FG	20	20
3	Denver BroncosDEN	Gene Mingo 26 FG	20	23
3	Denver BroncosDEN	Gene Mingo 13 FG	20	26
4	San Diego ChargersSD	Keith Lincoln 19 pass from John Hadl (George Blair kick)	27	26
4	Denver BroncosDEN	Lionel Taylor 49 pass from John McCormick (Gene Mingo kick)	27	33
4	Denver BroncosDEN	Donnie Stone 39 run (Gene Mingo kick)	27	40
4	Denver BroncosDEN	Goose Gonsoulin 42 interception return (Gene Mingo kick)	27	47
4	San Diego ChargersSD	Jacque MacKinnon 54 pass from John Hadl (George Blair kick)	34	47
4	Denver BroncosDEN	Gene Mingo 21 FG	34	50

LINEUPS
San Diego Chargers
Offense
29	SE	Jerry Robinson
75	LOT	Ernie Wright
65	LOG	Sam Gruneisen
52	C	Don Rogers
64	ROG	Pat Shea
74	ROT	Ron Mix
83	TE	Dave Kocourek
18	QB	Tobin Rote
23	HB	Paul Lowe
19	FL	Lance Alworth
22	FB	Keith Lincoln
Defense
76	LDE	Hank Schmidt
77	LDT	Ernie Ladd
79	RDT	George Gross
85	RDE	Bob Petrich
56	LLB	Emil Karas
50	MLB	Chuck Allen
84	RLB	Paul Maguire
47	LCB	Bud Whitehead
39	LS	George Blair
27	RS	Charlie McNeil
25	RCB	Dick Westmoreland
Denver Broncos
Offense
87	SE	Lionel Taylor
76	LOT	Harold Olson
67	LOG	Bob McCullough
72	C	Jerry Sturm
62	ROG	Ernie Barnes
75	ROT	Eldon Danenhauer
88	TE	Gene Prebola
10	QB	John McCormick
34	HB	Donnie Stone
82	FL	Bob Scarpitto
3	FB	Billy Joe
Defense
80	LDE	Ron Nery
64	LDT	Bud McFadin
74	RDT	Gordy Holz
61	RDE	Chuck Gavin
68	LLB	John Nocera
54	MLB	Wahoo McDaniel
55	RLB	Jim Fraser
47	LCB	John McGeever
46	LS	Bob Zeman
23	RS	Goose Gonsoulin
27	RCB	Charlie Mitchell

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
San Diego Chargers
Keith Lincoln	8	62	7.8	20	0
Paul Lowe	6	42	7.0	21	0
Tobin Rote	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Lance Alworth	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Denver Broncos
Donnie Stone	17	104	6.1	39t	1
Billy Joe	16	69	4.3	15	0
Bo Dickinson	4	28	7.0	13	0
Gene Mingo	2	7	3.5	5	0
John McCormick	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	TS	YL	RTG
San Diego Chargers
Tobin Rote	17	11	64.7	2	230	13.5	85t	3	0	0	108.1
John Hadl	6	3	50.0	1	87	14.5	54t	2	0	0	95.8
Keith Lincoln	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0		0	0	0	39.6
Denver Broncos
John McCormick	36	18	50.0	1	265	7.4	49t	3			90.6
Donnie Stone	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0		0			39.6

RECEIVING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
San Diego Chargers
Lance Alworth	4	114	28.5	85t	1
Keith Lincoln	4	73	18.3	39t	2
Jacque MacKinnon	2	68	34.0	54t	1
Paul Lowe	2	28	14.0	31t	1
Jerry Robinson	1	26	26.0	26	0
Dave Kocourek	1	8	8.0	8	0
Denver Broncos
Lionel Taylor	7	142	20.3	49t	2
Donnie Stone	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0		0			39.6
Bill Groman	3	42	14.0	28	0
Gene Prebola	3	36	12.0	15	1
Billy Joe	3	33	11.0	14	0
Bob Scarpitto	1	13	13.0	13	0
Donnie Stone	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
San Diego Chargers
Charlie McNeil	1	17	17.0	17	0
Denver Broncos
Goose Gonsoulin	2	52	26.0	42t	1
Tommy Janik	1	1	1.0	1	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL
San Diego Chargers
Paul Maguire	4	152	38.0	52	0
Denver Broncos
Jim Fraser	3	159	53.0		0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
San Diego Chargers
Dick Harris	1		11	11.0	11	0
Keith Lincoln	1		7	7.0	7	0
Denver Broncos

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
San Diego Chargers
Keith Lincoln	4		122	30.5	44	0
Lance Alworth	1		34	34.0	34	0
Paul Lowe	1		22	22.0	22	0
Jerry Robinson	1		20	20.0	20	0
Keith Lincoln	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0		0	0	0	39.6
Denver Broncos
Charlie Mitchell	3		73	24.3		0
Gene Mingo	2		49	24.5		0
Bob Scarpitto	1		8	8.0	8	0

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