1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 5th place • American Football Conference • 6-3-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| 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 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Rick Ackerman | 91 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Allen | 27 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | UC Davis | 2 | 2 |
| Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 28 | California Lutheran | 2 | 0 |
| Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 27 | UC Davis | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Bradley | 50 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 22 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 189 | 32 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Maury Buford | 7 | P | 6-1 | 191 | 22 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 25 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 30 | Penn State | 2 | 1 |
| Wes Chandler | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Claphan | 77 | OT | 6-6 | 288 | 26 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Ferguson | 76 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Fox | 48 | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 29 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Gissinger | 75 | OT | 6-5 | 282 | 23 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Gregor | 43 | S | 6-2 | 187 | 25 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 23 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 28 | Carthage | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 30 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 35 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 32 | Norfolk State | 2 | 2 |
| Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 29 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Linden King | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 247 | 27 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Laird | 30 | SS | 6-0 | 193 | 32 | American International | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 53 | LLB | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 2 | 1 |
| Chuck Loewen | 64 | OL | 6-4 | 264 | 25 | South Dakota State | 2 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 28 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Luther | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 |
| Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 28 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis McKnight | 60 | OL | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Drake | 2 | 0 |
| Miles McPherson | 24 | S | 6-0 | 175 | 22 | New Haven | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 46 | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 29 | Arizona Western JC; California | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Preston | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 221 | 28 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Rush | 56 | OL | 6-5 | 270 | 27 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 29 | Grambling State | 2 | 0 |
| Dewey Selmon | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 29 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Sievers | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 25 | Maryland | 2 | 1 |
| Cliff Thrift | 59 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | East Central | 2 | 2 |
| Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 36 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 35 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 35 | North Carolina Central | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 29 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
| Kellen Winslow | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 25 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Young | 49 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | DT | 6-6 | 285 | 33 | William Penn | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24:48 | 46 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 13/25 52.0% | / % | 6 | 51 |
| Opponents Totals | 35:12 | 55 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 13/26 50.0% | / % | 12 | 124 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 44 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 62 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 36 | 188 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 18t | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 219 | 4.8 | 18t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 311 | 3.9 | 18 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 76 | 42 | 55.3 | 29 | 524 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 33 | 4 | 5.3 | 5 | 6.6 | 3 | 23 | 501 | 67.0 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 42 | 55.3 | 29 | 524 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 33 | 4 | 5.3 | 5 | 6.6 | 3 | 23 | 501 | 67.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 46 | 75.4 | 12 | 540 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 53 | 4 | 6.6 | 3 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 | 524 | 103.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Kellen Winslow | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 28t | 1 | ||
| Eric Sievers | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 1 | ||
| James Brooks | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Scott Fitzkee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pete Holohan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 524 | 12.5 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 540 | 11.7 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jeff Allen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maury Buford | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 177 | 35.4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 177 | 35.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 170 | 34.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 36 | 0 | |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 36 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Ferguson | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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