1976 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: Tommy Protho (6-8)
Location: San Diego, California
1976 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (6-8)
Location: San Diego, California
1976 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1976 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 netted 248 points, while the defensive squad yielded 285. Rickey Young carried the ball for a team-best 802 yards for the Chargers.
Dan Fouts passed for 2,535 yards. Charlie Joiner grabbed 50 passes for 1,056 yards. Rickey Young was targeted regularly, too.
Don Goode seized 6 opponent throws.
Tommy Protho coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Charles Aiu | G | May 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 251 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | WR | September 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Idaho St. | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Chuck Bradley | TE | October 13, 1950 | 6'6" | 243 | Oregon | Hinsdale, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 46 | Danny Colbert | LCB | December 15, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | TCU | Corsicana, TX USA | 13 | 9 |
| 82 | Pat Curran | TE | September 21, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Iowa St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Fred Dean | RDE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Charles DeJurnett | NT-DT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Larry Dorsey | WR | August 15, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Tennessee St. | Corinth, MS USA | 13 | 2 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Fletcher | FS | December 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Temple | Morristown, NJ USA | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Mike Fuller | PR | April 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | Auburn | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Gary Garrison | WR | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Don Goode | LLB | June 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 234 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Tom Graham | MLB | April 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 22 | Tom Hayes | LCB | April 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 199 | San Diego St. | Riverside, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Mitch Hoopes | P | July 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 207 | Arizona | Bisbee, AZ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | MLB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 14 | 6 |
| 19 | Neal Jeffrey | QB | July 23, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDT | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | LDE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 10 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 69 | John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 14 | 4 |
| 16 | Clint Longley | QB | July 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 193 | Abilene Christian | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | RLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Don Macek | RG | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 12 | 2 |
| 89 | Dwight McDonald | WR | May 24, 1951 | 6'3" | 185 | U.S. International | Nixon, TX USA | 12 | 10 |
| 83 | Larry Mialik | TE | May 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Wisconsin | Passaic, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Rick Middleton | LB | November 28, 1951 | 6'2" | 228 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Mercury Morris | RB | January 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Artie Owens | KR | January 14, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | West Virginia | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Ralph Perretta | C | January 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 252 | Purdue | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 13 | 3 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Sam Scarber | RB | June 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mexico | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 2 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Ron Singleton | T | April 15, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Hal Stringert | DB | January 2, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 2 |
| 43 | Jim Tolbert | DB | March 12, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Lincoln (MO) | Fairfield, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Jeff West | P-TE | April 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 212 | Cincinnati | Wheeling, WV USA | 6 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 33 | Don Woods | RB | February 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 34 | Rickey Young | FB | December 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 196 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
