Sunday October 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/21/1979:



Dan Fouts became the seventh player in NFL history to record three straight 300-yard passing games and the Chargers' defense forced eight turnovers as San Diego maintained a one-game edge over Denver in the AFC West. Fouts (17 of 32 for 326 yards) completed scoring passes of 6 yards to Bob Klein and 65 yards to John Jefferson. Hank Bauer added two one-yard scores, Mike Wood kicked two field goals, and Wilbur Young returned a fumble three yards for a touchdown.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE114.1  (22)222.7  (4)336.9  (6)13
DEFENSE128.9  (11)145.6  (10)274.4  (6)16
OFFENSE133.9  (17)156.9  (17)290.7  (16)16
DEFENSE122.1  (7)131.4  (4)253.6  (4)17

Line: Chargers by 1

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (6-2-0)7717940
Los Angeles Rams (4-4-0)700916

( 7- 0) SD Hank Bauer 1 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) ( 7- 7) LA Wendell Tyler 3 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (14- 7) SD John Jefferson 65 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) (21- 7) SD Wilbur Young 3 yard fumble return (Mike Wood kick) (24- 7) SD Mike Wood 37 yard field goal (31- 7) SD Bob Klein 6 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick) (31-14) LA Preston Dennard 31 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) (34-14) SD Mike Wood 31 yard field goal (40-14) SD Hank Bauer 1 yard rush (kick failed) (40-16) LA Safety, Jeff West stepped out of end zone
                     SD              LA
First Downs:         17              24
Rushes-yards:        35-65           27-104
Yards/rush:          1.9             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-32-326-2     21-42-280-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-47
Net pass yards:      326             233
Net yards/pass:      10.2            5.0
Total net yards:     391             337
Total plays:         67 (52% run)    74 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-4
Turnovers:           2               8
Penalties-yards:     14-118          5-36

Attendance: 62,245

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 17 of 32 for 326 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) LA: Pat Haden, 17 of 30 for 248 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Jeff Rutledge, 4 of 12 for 32 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 12 for 48 yards; Clarence Williams, 7 for 15 yards; Artie Owens, 6 for 0 yards; Bo Matthews, 4 for 2 yards; Hank Bauer, 3 for 4 yards and 2 TDs; James Harris, 2 for -2 yards; Jeff West, 1 for -2 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 20 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 5 for 13 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 12 yards; Preston Dennard, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 7 for 168 yards; John Jefferson, 3 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 17 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 14 yards; Larry Burton, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD LA: Elvis Peacock, 5 for 97 yards; Terry Nelson, 5 for 55 yards; Cullen Bryant, 4 for 40 yards; Preston Dennard, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Tyler, 3 for 19 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 15 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Artie Owens, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Fuller, 1 for 13 yards LA: Drew Hill, 5 for 91 yards; Eddie Hill, 2 for 45 yards; Elvis Peacock, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Mike Fuller, 4 for 35 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Mike Fuller, 2 for 23 yards; Mike Williams, 1 for 50 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 30 yards LA: Eddie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Dwayne O'Steen, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SD: Jeff West, 5 for 159 yards LA: Ken Clark, 5 for 221 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Mike Wood, 2/2 LA: Frank Corral, 0/1


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