1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/29/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 14-17 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51192 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dan Audick | 60 | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | California Lutheran | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 29 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Burton | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 28 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 73 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Jerome Dove | 48 | CB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Hutchinson CC; Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 32 | Florida A&M | 1 | 0 |
| John Floyd | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 28 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fuller | 42 | SS | 5-9 | 182 | 26 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Don Goode | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 25 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| John Jefferson | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 27 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 32 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 29 | Norfolk State | 1 | 1 |
| Linden King | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 32 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 25 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Matthews | 41 | RB | 6-3 | 222 | 28 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg McCrary | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 27 | Clark Atlanta | 1 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 26 | HB | 5-11 | 198 | 30 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Artie Owens | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 182 | 26 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Perretta | 53 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 26 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Preston | 52 | LLB | 6-0 | 221 | 25 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Rush | 56 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Memphis | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Shaw | 44 | FS | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Hal Stringert | 45 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Willamette; Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Oklahoma; Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 23 | East Central | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 33 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff West | 8 | P | 6-3 | 218 | 26 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 32 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 32 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 1 |
| Clarence Williams | 40 | FB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 26 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Wood | 16 | K | 5-11 | 199 | 25 | Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 191 | 28 | New Mexico Highlands; New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | LDT | 6-6 | 285 | 30 | William Penn | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:54 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 7/13 53.8% | / % | 6 | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:06 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8/16 50.0% | / % | 5 | 45 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Wood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wood | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 8t | 1 |
| Clarence Williams | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 8t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 148 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 17 | 333 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.6 | 2 | 16 | 317 | 36.3 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 17 | 333 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.6 | 2 | 16 | 317 | 36.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 8 | 111 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 47t | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 65.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Klein | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | ||
| John Jefferson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lydell Mitchell | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| John Floyd | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Gregg McCrary | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 25 | 333 | 13.3 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff West | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 19.5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 19.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 219 | 36.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Owens | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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