1971 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-6)
Coach: Harland Svare (2-2)
Location: San Diego, California
1971 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-6)
Coach: Harland Svare (2-2)
Location: San Diego, California
1971 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
San Diego scored 311 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 341. John Hadl passed for 3,075 yards. Gary Garrison paced pass catchers, grabbing 42 passes for 889 yards. Mike Garrett and Billy Parks were targeted regularly as well.
Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-best 591 yards for the Chargers.
Bryant Salter intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Sid Gillman and Harland Svare coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Bob Babich | MLB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Pete Barnes | RLB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | RCB | April 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Bruggers | LB | April 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Minnesota | Lincoln, NE USA | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Leon Burns | HB,RB | September 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 228 | Long Beach St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Steve DeLong | RDE | July 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 252 | Tennessee | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Chuck Detwiler | DB | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah St. | Rome, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Chuck Dicus | WR | October 2, 1948 | 6'0" | 183 | Arkansas | Odessa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Marty Domres | QB | April 17, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbia | Ithaca, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Ron East | LDT | August 26, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Montana St. | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Fletcher | FS | December 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Temple | Morristown, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Mike Garrett | RB | April 12, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Gary Garrison | WR | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 200 | Richmond | Norfolk, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 69 | Ira Gordon | G-T | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 275 | Kansas St. | Kilbourne, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Wes Grant | DE-DT | September 24, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Sam Gruneisen | C-G-LB | January 16, 1941 | 6'1" | 242 | Villanova | Louisville, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | John Hadl | QB | February 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 214 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Kevin Hardy | RDT | July 28, 1945 | 6'5" | 276 | Notre Dame | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Jim Hill | DB | October 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Harris Jones | G | October 3, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Johnson C. Smith | Lake City, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry LeVias | KR | September 5, 1946 | 5'9" | 177 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Southern Illinois | McLeansboro, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Montgomery | RB-WR | July 10, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Kansas St. | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Pettis Norman | TE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Gary Nowak | DT | December 8, 1948 | 6'5" | 258 | Michigan St. | St. Clair Shores, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Terry Owens | LT | July 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 260 | Jacksonville St. | Jasper, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Billy Parks | WR | January 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis Partee | K | September 1, 1946 | 6'1" | 229 | SMU | Cameron, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Jack Porter | C | July 27, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | Oklahoma | Kingfisher, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Jeff Queen | FB | August 15, 1946 | 6'1" | 217 | Morgan St. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Eddie Ray | RB-TE | April 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Vicksburg, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Rick Redman | LLB | March 7, 1943 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Andy Rice | DT | September 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 268 | Texas Southern | Hallettsville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Mel Rogers | LB | April 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | Bryant Salter | SS | January 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jeff Staggs | LB-DE | May 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Elgin, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Art Strozier | TE | May 23, 1946 | 6'2" | 220 | Kansas St. | Kansas City, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney | RG | April 18, 1941 | 6'4" | 256 | Syracuse | Cohasset, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | John Tanner | LB | March 8, 1945 | 6'4" | 241 | Tennessee Tech | Orlando, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Lee Thomas | DE | March 12, 1946 | 6'5" | 246 | Wiley | Karnack, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Tolbert | DB | March 12, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Lincoln (MO) | Fairfield, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Ray White | LB | May 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 227 | Syracuse | Weymouth, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Tom Williams | LDE | July 21, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | California-Davis | Hempstead, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
