1980 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1981 | H | Buffalo Bills | 20-14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52028 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/11/1981 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-34 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52428 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dan Audick | 60 | ROT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | California Lutheran | 2 | 0 |
| Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 25 | UC Davis | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 30 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| John Cappelletti | 25 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 73 | RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 28 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Jerome Dove | 48 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Hutchinson CC; Colorado State | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Duncan | 47 | DB | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | San Mateo JC; San Francisco State | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 33 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| John Floyd | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Fuller | 42 | SS | 5-9 | 182 | 27 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 26 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 |
| John Jefferson | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 24 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 28 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 33 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 30 | Norfolk State | 2 | 2 |
| Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Linden King | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 247 | 25 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 29 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| John Lee | 69 | DE | 6-2 | 259 | 27 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Loewen | 64 | OG | 6-4 | 264 | 23 | South Dakota State | 2 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 227 | 26 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Don Macek | 62 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 26 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg McCrary | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Clark Atlanta | 2 | 1 |
| Carl McGee | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Duke | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 46 | FB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Arizona Western JC; California | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Partridge | 17 | P | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | Golden West JC; Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Ralph Perretta | 53 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 27 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Perry | 32 | DB | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Williams | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Preston | 52 | LLB | 6-0 | 221 | 26 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Rush | 56 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 27 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Ronnie Smith | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Fullerton JC; San Diego State | 2 | 1 |
| Hal Stringert | 45 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Willamette; Hawaii | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Oklahoma; Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | East Central | 2 | 0 |
| Ed White | 67 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 33 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 33 | North Carolina Central | 2 | 2 |
| Clarence Williams | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 186 | 27 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
| Kellen Winslow | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 251 | 23 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Wilbur Young | 99 | DE | 6-6 | 285 | 31 | William Penn | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 47 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25:51 | 47 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 10/24 41.7% | / % | 6 | 66 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:09 | 38 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 14/30 46.7% | / % | 12 | 94 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 48 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 27 | 114 | 4.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Mike Thomas | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 179 | 3.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 235 | 3.1 | 15 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 82 | 44 | 53.7 | 35 | 650 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 55 | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | 26 | 624 | 80.8 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 45 | 54.2 | 35 | 678 | 8.2 | 15.1 | 55 | 4 | 4.8 | 3 | 3.6 | 4 | 26 | 652 | 82.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 29 | 60.4 | 16 | 441 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 65t | 3 | 6.3 | 3 | 6.3 | 9 | 70 | 371 | 85.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jefferson | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 10 | 213 | 21.3 | 48t | 3 | ||
| Chuck Muncie | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Mike Thomas | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Smith | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Kellen Winslow | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Gregg McCrary | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 678 | 15.1 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 441 | 15.2 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Partridge | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 159 | 26.5 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 192 | 32.0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 159 | 26.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 491 | 49.1 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 361 | 36.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 5 | 2 | 70 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 70 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Frank Duncan | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 187 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Jones | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| Fred Dean | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Louie Kelcher | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 70.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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