1973 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Waller (1-5)
Coach: Harland Svare (1-6-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1973 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Waller (1-5)
Coach: Harland Svare (1-6-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1973 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chargers labored to change the scoreboard with just 188 points, and the shaky defensive squad yielded 386. Cid Edwards carried the ball for a team-best 609 yards for San Diego, and Mike Garrett also aided the ground game.
Dan Fouts threw for 1,126 yards. Jerry LeVias grabbed 30 passes for 536 yards.
Bob Howard picked off 5 opponent throws.
Ron Waller and Harland Svare coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Lionel Aldridge | DE | February 14, 1941 | 6'3" | 254 | Utah St. | Evergreen, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 79 | Coy Bacon | RDE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | FS | April 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 45 | Reggie Berry | DB | March 15, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Long Beach St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Wayne Clark | QB | May 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 203 | U.S. International | Oskaloosa, IA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 64 | Dave Costa | RDT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Al Dennis | G | June 24, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Independence, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Jay Douglas | C | September 1, 1950 | 6'6" | 250 | Arkansas | Palco, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Lenny Dunlap | RCB | June 25, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | North Texas | Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Ron East | LDT | August 26, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Montana St. | Portland, OR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Cid Edwards | FB | October 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Tennessee St. | Selma, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Fletcher | DB | December 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Temple | Morristown, NJ USA | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 20 | Mike Garrett | RB | April 12, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Gary Garrison | WR | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 7 | 5 |
| 54 | Carl Gersbach | MLB | January 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Duke | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 | 8 |
| 69 | Ira Gordon | G-T | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 275 | Kansas St. | Kilbourne, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Ron Holliday | WR | February 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 168 | Pittsburgh | West Chester, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 38 | Robert Holmes | RB | October 5, 1945 | 5'9" | 221 | Southern | Huntsville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Clint Jones | RB | May 24, 1945 | 6'0" | 205 | Michigan St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 75 | Deacon Jones | LDE | December 9, 1938 | 6'5" | 272 | South Carolina St. | Eatonville, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Pete Lazetich | DE | February 4, 1950 | 6'3" | 245 | Stanford | Billings, MT USA | 12 | 3 |
| 25 | Jerry LeVias | WR | September 5, 1946 | 5'9" | 177 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 55 | Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Southern Illinois | McLeansboro, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Willie McGee | WR | May 14, 1950 | 5'11" | 179 | Alcorn St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Pettis Norman | TE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 76 | Terry Owens | LT | July 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 260 | Jacksonville St. | Jasper, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida St. | East St. Louis, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis Partee | P | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | Floyd Rice | LB-TE | August 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Mel Rogers | LLB | April 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 10 | 5 |
| 82 | Tim Rossovich | MLB | March 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 30 | Bryant Salter | DB | January 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Ron Smith | KR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 71 | Cal Snowden | DE | November 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Indiana | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | LLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 14 | 10 |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney | RG | April 18, 1941 | 6'4" | 256 | Syracuse | Cohasset, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Thaxton | TE | January 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 240 | Tennessee St. | Brownsville, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
| 35 | Bob Thomas | RB | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 201 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Ralph Wenzel | G | March 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | San Jose St. | San Mateo, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 14 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Gregory Wojcik | DT | January 27, 1946 | 6'6" | 268 | USC | Jamestown, ND USA | 10 | 0 |
