1988 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
| Head Coach: Al Saunders |
| Gunther Cunningham | Defensive Line |
| Mike Haluchak | Linebackers |
| Bobby Jackson | Running Backs |
| Charlie Joiner | Receivers |
| Dave Levy | Tight Ends |
| Ron Lynn | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jerry Rhome | Offensive Coordinator |
| Wayne Sevier | Special Teams |
| Jerry Wampfler | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1988 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-21 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 40110 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 6-27 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 40841 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1988 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-34 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 39044 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1988 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-31 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 37392 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1988 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 13-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 39029 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1988 | A | Denver Broncos | 3-34 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75359 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 17-6 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 44449 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-23 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 45498 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1988 | H | Denver Broncos | 0-12 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55763 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-23 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 42693 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | A | Miami Dolphins | 28-31 | L | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 58972 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1988 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 0-16 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 37722 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1988 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 14-17 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 56941 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1988 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 3-13 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55134 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 10-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 26329 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 38-24 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 45462 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1988 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-48 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51484 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1988 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-27 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56866 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1988 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-14 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 33816 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1988 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-13 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 26339 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Vince Abbott | 10 | K | 5-11 | 195 | 30 | Washington; Fullerton State | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis Adams | 42 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Central Michigan | 7 | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 181 | 27 | Arkansas | 14 | 13 |
| Keith Baldwin | 96 | RDE | 6-5 | 270 | 28 | Texas A&M | 6 | 1 |
| Martin Bayless | 34 | SS | 6-2 | 206 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 15 | 11 |
| Roy Bennett | 23 | LCB | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | Jackson State | 16 | 2 |
| Rod Bernstine | 82 | HBK | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | 13 |
| David Brandon | 58 | ROLB | 6-4 | 231 | 23 | Memphis | 8 | 1 |
| Darrick Brilz | 73 | OG | 6-3 | 281 | 24 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Browner | 57 | LOLB | 6-6 | 245 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
| Gill Byrd | 22 | RCB-LCB | 5-11 | 197 | 27 | San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Campbell | 95 | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 22 | New Mexico State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Charles | 71 | LDT | 6-4 | 291 | 26 | Syracuse | 16 | 14 |
| John Clay | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 295 | 24 | Missouri | 2 | 1 |
| Leonard Coleman | 31 | CB | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 270 | 27 | Texas Southern | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Dale | 37 | SS | 6-3 | 213 | 26 | Louisiana State | 10 | 2 |
| Ken Dallafior | 61 | LOT | 6-4 | 280 | 29 | Minnesota | 13 | 13 |
| Steve DeLine | 6 | K | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Colorado State | 5 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 87 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Iowa | 16 | 11 |
| Chuck Faucette | 53 | MLB-LILB | 6-3 | 238 | 25 | Maryland | 8 | 8 |
| Cedric Figaro | 51 | MLB | 6-2 | 254 | 22 | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 |
| James Fitzpatrick | 70 | OG-OT | 6-7 | 286 | 24 | Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| Darren Flutie | 89 | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 22 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Gambol | 74 | OT | 6-6 | 303 | 24 | Iowa | 11 | 0 |
| Vencie Glenn | 25 | FS | 6-0 | 189 | 24 | Indiana State | 16 | 16 |
| George Hinkle | 97 | LDT | 6-5 | 269 | 23 | Arizona | 3 | 1 |
| Jamie Holland | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Butler CC; Ohio State | 16 | 6 |
| Jeff Jackson | 52 | RILB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Auburn | 14 | 1 |
| Lionel James | 26 | RB | 5-6 | 170 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 1 |
| Anthony Jones | 81 | HBK | 6-3 | 248 | 28 | Maryland-Eastern Shore; Wichita State | 4 | 1 |
| Tyrone Keys | 93 | RDE | 6-7 | 268 | 28 | Mississippi State | 13 | 11 |
| Randy Kirk | 94 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | DeAnza JC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Kowalski | 68 | LOT | 6-6 | 273 | 28 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 29 | Stanford; Los Angeles Pierce JC; Indiana | 8 | 6 |
| Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 34 | Boston College | 5 | 5 |
| Mark Malone | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 30 | Arizona State | 12 | 8 |
| Dennis McKnight | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 29 | Drake | 16 | 16 |
| Anthony Miller | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | San Diego State; Pasadena CC; Tennessee | 16 | 15 |
| Les Miller | 69 | DE | 6-7 | 295 | 23 | Kansas State; Fort Hays State | 13 | 0 |
| Pat Miller | 48 | SS | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Florida | 8 | 3 |
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 2 | P | 6-3 | 212 | 25 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 91 | RDE | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1 |
| Elvis Patterson | 34 | LCB | 5-11 | 198 | 28 | Kansas | 14 | 6 |
| Joe Phillips | 75 | RDT-NT | 6-5 | 295 | 25 | Chemeketa JC; Oregon State; Southern Methodist | 16 | 16 |
| Gary Plummer | 50 | ROLB-LOLB-RILB-MLB | 6-2 | 242 | 28 | Ohlone JC; California | 16 | 12 |
| Barry Redden | 20 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 28 | Richmond | 8 | 2 |
| Dave Richards | 65 | ROT | 6-4 | 310 | 22 | Southern Methodist; UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Dan Rosado | 66 | C | 6-3 | 280 | 29 | Harper JC; Northern Illinois | 12 | 11 |
| Kevin Scott | 24 | RB | 5-9 | 181 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Seale | 30 | RCB | 5-9 | 182 | 26 | Western Colorado | 14 | 8 |
| Eric Sievers | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 31 | Maryland | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 54 | ROLB | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | Arkansas | 9 | 8 |
| Tim Spencer | 43 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 28 | Ohio State | 16 | 1 |
| Wilbur Strozier | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Georgia | 6 | 0 |
| Broderick Thompson | 76 | LOG | 6-5 | 293 | 28 | Cerritos JC; Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Vlasic | 13 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Williams | 99 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 16 | 16 |
| Karl Wilson | 72 | RDE | 6-4 | 271 | 24 | Louisiana State | 13 | 2 |
| Ken Woodard | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 28 | Tuskegee | 8 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 15 | Anthony Miller | WR | Tennessee |
| 3 | 60 | Quinn Early | WR | Iowa |
| 4 | 91 | Joe Campbell | DE | New Mexico State |
| 4 | 93 | Stacy Searels | T | Auburn |
| 4 | 98 | Dave Richards | T | UCLA |
| 6 | 152 | Cedric Figaro | LB | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 238 | Joey Howard | T | Tennessee |
| 11 | 285 | Ed Miller | C | Pittsburgh |
| 11 | 293 | George Hinkle | NT | Arizona |
| 12 | 324 | Wendell Phillips | DB | North Alabama |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 72 | 57 | 37 | 65 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 105 | 57 | 101 | 332 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:22 | 255 | 115 | 116 | 24 | 70/204 34.3% | 7/19 36.8% | 118 | 1039 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:38 | 335 | 135 | 173 | 27 | 97/221 43.9% | 6/11 54.5% | 74 | 619 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Abbott | 0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 39 |
| Steve DeLine | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Quinn Early | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mark Malone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Anthony Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Gary Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Barry Redden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Darren Flutie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jamie Holland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Curtis Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roy Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keith Browner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lionel James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sam Seale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 0 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 36 | 38 | 94.7 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 1 | 332 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Abbott | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 0/0 |
| Steve DeLine | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 45 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 3/5 | 5/9 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 7/10 | 5/14 | 2/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | 225 | 1119 | 5.0 | 36 | 3 |
| Tim Spencer | 44 | 215 | 4.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 37 | 169 | 4.6 | 36t | 4 |
| Curtis Adams | 38 | 149 | 3.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 31 | 120 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Lionel James | 23 | 105 | 4.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 5t | 3 |
| Jamie Holland | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Rod Bernstine | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Vlasic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 438 | 2041 | 4.7 | 37 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 521 | 2133 | 4.1 | 37t | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Malone | 272 | 147 | 54.0 | 112 | 1580 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 59 | 6 | 2.2 | 13 | 4.8 | 9 | 45 | 1535 | 58.8 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 144 | 69 | 47.9 | 70 | 778 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 47t | 4 | 2.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 18 | 155 | 623 | 59.3 |
| Mark Vlasic | 52 | 25 | 48.1 | 25 | 270 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 57 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 32 | 238 | 54.2 |
| Lionel James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -8 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 468 | 241 | 51.5 | 207 | 2628 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 59 | 11 | 2.4 | 20 | 4.3 | 31 | 240 | 2388 | 58.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 517 | 274 | 53.0 | 227 | 3525 | 6.8 | 12.9 | 96t | 22 | 4.3 | 16 | 3.1 | 34 | 240 | 3285 | 75.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Holland | 39 | 536 | 13.7 | 45 | 1 |
| Anthony Miller | 36 | 526 | 14.6 | 49 | 3 |
| Lionel James | 36 | 279 | 7.8 | 31 | 1 |
| Gary Anderson | 32 | 182 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 29 | 375 | 12.9 | 38t | 4 |
| Rod Bernstine | 29 | 340 | 11.7 | 59 | 0 |
| Darren Flutie | 18 | 208 | 11.6 | 28 | 2 |
| Arthur Cox | 18 | 144 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 241 | 2628 | 10.9 | 59 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 274 | 3525 | 12.9 | 96t | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Byrd | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Keith Browner | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 55t | 1 |
| Leonard Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Bennett | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Faucette | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vencie Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 179 | 11.2 | 55t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 307 | 15.4 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Mojsiejenko | 85 | 3745 | 44.1 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 558 | 2967 | 34.5 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 3745 | 43.5 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 558 | 2967 | 34.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2972 | 41.9 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 314 | 2518 | 32.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel James | 28 | 11 | 278 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Darren Flutie | 7 | 5 | 36 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 16 | 314 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 5 | 558 | 10.0 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Holland | 31 | 0 | 810 | 26.1 | 94t | 1 |
| Anthony Miller | 25 | 0 | 648 | 25.9 | 93t | 1 |
| Tim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Adams | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Jones | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Darren Flutie | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 0 | 1510 | 25.2 | 94t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 1055 | 22.4 | 97t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Williams | 11.0 | |
| Leslie O'Neal | 4.0 | |
| Joe Campbell | 3.0 | |
| George Hinkle | 3.0 | |
| Tyrone Keys | 3.0 | |
| Keith Browner | 2.5 | |
| Joe Phillips | 2.0 | |
| Martin Bayless | 1.0 | |
| Vencie Glenn | 1.0 | |
| Pat Miller | 1.0 | |
| Elvis Patterson | 1.0 | |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1.0 | |
| Karl Wilson | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 34.0 | 240.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 240.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Anderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Gill Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leonard Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dallafior | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Faucette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Flutie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vencie Glenn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lionel James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrone Keys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Kirk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 | |
| Don Macek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Malone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elvis Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Richards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Rosado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 0 | |
| Sam Seale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Mark Vlasic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| Lee Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
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