1972 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Harland Svare (4-9-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1972 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Harland Svare (4-9-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1972 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chargers chalked up 264 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 344. Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-best 1,031 yards for San Diego.
John Hadl threw for 2,449 yards. Gary Garrison paced all receivers, grabbing 52 passes for 744 yards. Cid Edwards contributed to the receiving game, too.
Bryant Salter intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Harland Svare coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Lionel Aldridge | RDE | February 14, 1941 | 6'3" | 254 | Utah St. | Evergreen, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | John Andrews | TE-RB | November 2, 1948 | 6'3" | 227 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Bob Babich | LLB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Pete Barnes | LB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | DB | April 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Reggie Berry | DB | March 15, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Long Beach St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Lee Caffey | LB | June 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 240 | Texas A&M | Thorndale, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Carter | WR | February 18, 1948 | 6'1" | 210 | Sacramento St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Wayne Clark | QB | May 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 203 | U.S. International | Oskaloosa, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Costa | RDT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Chuck Detwiler | FS | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah St. | Rome, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Chuck Dicus | WR | October 2, 1948 | 6'0" | 183 | Arkansas | Odessa, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Oscar Dragon | RB | March 2, 1950 | 6'0" | 214 | Arizona St. | Madera, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Lenny Dunlap | PR | June 25, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | North Texas | Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Ron East | LDT | August 26, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Montana St. | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | Cid Edwards | FB | October 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Tennessee St. | Selma, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Fletcher | DB | December 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Temple | Morristown, NJ USA | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Mike Garrett | RB | April 12, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Gary Garrison | WR | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 69 | Ira Gordon | G-T | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 275 | Kansas St. | Kilbourne, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Sam Gruneisen | C-G-LB | January 16, 1941 | 6'1" | 242 | Villanova | Louisville, KY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | John Hadl | QB | February 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 214 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Kevin Hardy | DT | July 28, 1945 | 6'5" | 276 | Notre Dame | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | DB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 75 | Deacon Jones | LDE | December 9, 1938 | 6'5" | 272 | South Carolina St. | Eatonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Ray Jones | DB | December 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Southern | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Pete Lazetich | DE-LB-DT-NT | February 4, 1950 | 6'3" | 245 | Stanford | Billings, MT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry LeVias | WR | September 5, 1946 | 5'9" | 177 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | John Mackey | TE | September 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 224 | Syracuse | Queens, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Southern Illinois | McLeansboro, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Bill McClard | K | October 15, 1949 | 5'10" | 202 | Arkansas | Purcell, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 88 | Pettis Norman | TE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Terry Owens | LT | July 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 260 | Jacksonville St. | Jasper, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis Partee | K | September 1, 1946 | 6'1" | 229 | SMU | Cameron, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Rick Redman | RLB | March 7, 1943 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Portland, OR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Tim Rossovich | MLB | March 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Bryant Salter | SS | January 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Cal Snowden | DE | November 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Indiana | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney | RG | April 18, 1941 | 6'4" | 256 | Syracuse | Cohasset, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | John Sykes | WR,HB | May 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 195 | Morgan St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Jesse Taylor | KR | May 26, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | Cincinnati | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Lee Thomas | DE | March 12, 1946 | 6'5" | 246 | Wiley | Karnack, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Ralph Wenzel | G | March 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | San Jose St. | San Mateo, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Lee White | RB | May 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 232 | Weber St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Ray White | LB | May 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 227 | Syracuse | Weymouth, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Dave Williams | WR-SE | August 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 207 | Washington | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Gregory Wojcik | DT | January 27, 1946 | 6'6" | 268 | USC | Jamestown, ND USA | 7 | 0 |
| 79 | Ernie Wright | T | November 6, 1939 | 6'4" | 270 | Ohio St. | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
