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1982 San Diego Chargers: 6-3-0
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Home record: 3-1-0 (158 points scored, 121 allowed) Road record: 3-2-0 (130 points scored, 100 allowed) Head Coach: Don Coryell

288 points scored (1st of 28 teams), 221 points allowed (24th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   208   338   2,927   ( 1)   8.36   19   12    267   1,121   (11)    4.2   15    4,048    ( 1)      20
Defense:   233   342   2,292   (28)   6.35   10   13    230     961   ( 9)    4.2   10    3,253    (25)      25

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 6  Rolf Benirschke      K      9   6'1   179   27    6   California-Davis
 7  Maury Buford         P      9   6'0   185   22    R   Texas Tech
11  Ed Luther            QB     9   6'3   202   25    3   San Jose State
14  Dan Fouts            QB     9   6'3   205   31   10   Oregon
18  Charlie Joiner       WR     9   5'11  180   35   14   Grambling
21  James Brooks         RB     9   5'9   177   23    2   Auburn
24  Miles McPherson      DB     6   5'11  175   22    R   New Haven
25  John Cappelletti     RB     9   6'1   215   30    8   Penn State
26  Donald Dykes         DB     1   5'11  185   27    4   Southeastern Louisiana
27  Jeff Allen           DB     9   5'11  194   25    2   California-Davis
28  Willie Buchanon      DB     9   6'0   185   31   11   San Diego State
29  Mike Williams        DB     9   5'10  186   28    8   Louisiana State
30  Bruce Laird          DB     9   6'0   195   32   11   American International
37  Hank Bauer           RB     9   5'10  200   28    6   California Lutheran
40  Jim Jodat            RB     7   5'11  208   28    6   Carthage
42  Ricky Bell           RB     4   6'2   216   27    6   Southern California
43  Bob Gregor           DB     4   6'2   190   25    2   Washington State
46  Chuck Muncie         RB     9   6'3   228   29    7   California
48  Tim Fox              DB     7   5'11  186   28    7   Ohio State
49  Andre Young          DB     8   6'0   203   21    R   Louisiana Tech
50  Carlos Bradley       LB     9   6'0   226   22    2   Wake Forest
51  Woodrow Lowe         LB     9   6'0   226   28    7   Alabama
52  Ray Preston          LB     9   6'0   220   28    7   Syracuse
53  Dave Lewis           LB     9   6'4   245   28    6   Southern California
56  Bob Rush             C      9   6'5   270   27    5   Memphis
57  Linden King          LB     9   6'4   245   27    5   Colorado State
58  Dewey Selmon         LB     8   6'1   240   28    6   Oklahoma
59  Cliff Thrift         LB     9   6'2   230   26    4   East Central (OK)
60  Dennis McKnight      OG     7   6'3   253   23    R   Drake
62  Don Macek            C      9   6'3   260   28    7   Boston College
63  Doug Wilkerson       OG     9   6'2   258   35   13   North Carolina Central
64  Chuck Loewen         OT     9   6'3   264   25    3   South Dakota State
66  Billy Shields        OT     9   6'7   284   29    8   Georgia Tech
67  Ed White             OG     9   6'2   279   35   14   California
68  Leroy Jones          DE     8   6'8   270   32    7   Norfolk State
70  Russ Washington      OT     9   6'7   295   35   15   Missouri
74  Louie Kelcher        DT     8   6'5   310   29    8   Southern Methodist
75  Andrew Gissinger     OT     9   6'5   279   23    1   Syracuse
76  Keith Ferguson       DE     9   6'5   241   23    2   Ohio State
77  Sam Claphan          OT     2   6'6   267   26    2   Oklahoma
79  Gary Johnson         DT     9   6'2   251   30    8   Grambling
80  Kellen Winslow       TE     9   6'5   251   24    4   Missouri
81  Scott Fitzkee        WR     9   6'0   187   25    4   Penn State
82  Bobby Duckworth      WR     5   6'3   197   23    1   Arkansas
85  Eric Sievers         TE     9   6'4   235   24    2   Maryland
87  Dwight Scales        WR     9   6'2   182   29    6   Grambling
88  Pete Holohan         TE     9   6'4   240   23    2   Notre Dame
89  Wes Chandler         WR     8   6'0   183   26    5   Florida
90  John Woodcock        DE     6   6'3   257   28    6   Hawaii
91  Rick Ackerman        DT     9   6'4   254   23    R   Memphis
99  Wilbur Young         DT     9   6'6   285   33   12   William Penn

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Dan Fouts            330  204   61.8  2,883   8.74  14.1  17   5.2   11   3.3    12    94    93.3
Ed Luther              4    2   50.0     55  13.75  27.5   0   0.0    1  25.0     0     0    56.3
Chuck Muncie           3    2   66.7     83  27.67  41.5   2  66.7    0   0.0     0     0   149.3
Kellen Winslow         1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Kellen Winslow         54    721   13.4    6
Wes Chandler           49  1,032   21.1    9
Charlie Joiner         36    545   15.1    0
Chuck Muncie           25    207    8.3    1
James Brooks           13     66    5.1    0
Eric Sievers           12    173   14.4    1
John Cappelletti        7     48    6.9    0
Dwight Scales           6    105   17.5    1
Scott Fitzkee           3     47   15.7    1
Bobby Duckworth         2     77   38.5    0
Jim Jodat               1      0    0.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Chuck Muncie          138    569    4.1    8
James Brooks           87    430    4.9    6
John Cappelletti       22     82    3.7    0
Wes Chandler            5     32    6.4    0
Dan Fouts               9      8    0.9    1
Jim Jodat               3      7    2.3    0
Ricky Bell              2      6    3.0    0
Ed Luther               1    -13  -13.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
James Brooks           33    749   22.7    0
Andre Young             4     45   11.2    0
Jim Jodat               3     45   15.0    0
Hank Bauer              2     24   12.0    0
Eric Sievers            1     17   17.0    0
Ricky Bell              1     10   10.0    0
Andrew Gissinger        1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
James Brooks           12    138   11.5    4    0
Wes Chandler            0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Maury Buford 21 868 41.3 3 5 2 7 86 31.4 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Rolf Benirschke 2/2 6/7 0/1 7/7 1/5 16/22 32/34 80 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Rick Ackerman 3.0 Jeff Allen 1 0 0 Keith Ferguson 4.5 Tim Fox 4 103 0 Bob Gregor 1 6 0 Gary Johnson 4.0 Leroy Jones 1.5 Louie Kelcher 2.0 Linden King 1.0 Woodrow Lowe 2.0 1 2 0 Cliff Thrift 2 16 0 Mike Williams 2 12 0 Andre Young 2 9 0 Wilbur Young 1.0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 7 188 DB Hollis Hall Clemson 8 215 P Maury Buford 136 Texas Tech 9 246 DT Warren Lyles Alabama 10 273 DB Andre Young 36 Louisiana Tech 11 299 DB Anthony Watson New Mexico State

Traded draft picks: #1 to GB (Ron Hallstrom), #2 to WAS via LA (Vernon Dean), #3 to NO (John Krimm), #4 to TB (Dave Barrett), #5 to CHI (Dennis Tabron), #6 to MIA (Tom Tutson), #12 to DET (Rob Rubick)


Transactions:

01-27-1982traded San Francisco's #3 pick in the 1982 draft and San Francisco's #4 pick in the 1984 draft to Buccaneers for Dave Lewis
03-04-1982traded San Diego's #4 pick in the 1982 draft to Buccaneers for Ricky Bell
03-29-1982traded San Diego's #4 pick in the 1984 draft to Buccaneers for Dewey Selmon
04-26-1982traded San Diego's #5 pick in the 1982 draft to Bears for past considerations
04-27-1982traded Green Bay's #2 pick in the 1982 draft and San Diego's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Patriots for Tim Fox
05-26-1982traded San Diego's #6 pick in the 1983 draft to Colts for Bruce Laird
05-28-1982traded a #6 pick in the 1983 draft to Vikings for Jeff Siemon
06-08-1982traded Bob Horn to 49ers for San Francisco's #8 pick in the 1983 draft and #7 pick in the 1985 draft
07-13-1982traded Pete Shaw to Giants for the Giants' #8 pick in the 1984 draft
08-25-1982traded a conditional 1983 draft pick to Jets for Donald Dykes
08-31-1982traded Jeff Williams to Bears for Chicago's #12 pick in the 1983 draft and #5 pick in the 1984 draft


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/09/83    at Pittsburgh Steelers     W 31-28
01/16/83    at Miami Dolphins          L 13-34


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 at Denver Broncos W 23-3 1-0-0 09/19/82 at Kansas City Chiefs L 12-19 1-1-0 11/22/82 at Los Angeles Raiders L 24-28 1-2-0 11/28/82 vs Denver Broncos W 30-20 2-2-0 12/05/82 at Cleveland Browns W 30-13 3-2-0 12/11/82 at San Francisco 49ers W 41-37 4-2-0 12/20/82 vs Cincinnati Bengals W 50-34 5-2-0 12/26/82 vs Baltimore Colts W 44-26 6-2-0 01/02/83 vs Los Angeles Raiders L 34-41 6-3-0

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