1977 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (7-7)
Location: San Diego, California
1977 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (7-7)
Location: San Diego, California
1977 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chargers scored 222 points, while the solid defensive unit yielded 205. Rickey Young carried the ball for a team-best 543 yards for San Diego.
James Harris tossed for 1,240 yards. Rickey Young paced all receivers, grabbing 48 passes, while Charlie Joiner accumulated 542 receiving yards.
Mike Fuller picked off 5 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 | 14 | 1 |
| 35 | Larry Barnes | RB | July 17, 1954 | 5'11" | 220 | Tennessee St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Hank Bauer | RB | July 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | California Lutheran | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Chuck Bradley | TE | October 13, 1950 | 6'6" | 243 | Oregon | Hinsdale, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Booker Brown | T | September 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | USC | Desson, MS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 82 | Pat Curran | TE | September 21, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Iowa St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 5 |
| 71 | Fred Dean | RDE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 73 | Charles DeJurnett | NT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 11 | 3 |
| 87 | Larry Dorsey | WR | August 15, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Tennessee St. | Corinth, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Jerome Dove | DB | October 3, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 21 | Clarence Duren | FS | December 9, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | California | Compton, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 42 | Mike Fuller | PR | April 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | Auburn | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | James Harris | QB | July 20, 1947 | 6'4" | 210 | Grambling St. | Monroe, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | LB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 14 | 3 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Bob Klein | TE | July 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 235 | USC | South Gate, CA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 69 | John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 12 | 3 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 41 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Dwight McDonald | WR | May 24, 1951 | 6'3" | 185 | U.S. International | Nixon, TX USA | 11 | 5 |
| 57 | Rick Middleton | LB | November 28, 1951 | 6'2" | 228 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Cliff Olander | QB | May 15, 1955 | 6'5" | 191 | New Mexico St. | Hartford, CT USA | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Artie Owens | WR | January 14, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | West Virginia | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 53 | Ralph Perretta | C | January 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 252 | Purdue | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Rodgers | WR | July 5, 1951 | 5'10" | 180 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 11 | 7 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | C-T | February 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Memphis | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Pete Shaw | DB | August 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 183 | Northwestern | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 13 | 13 |
| 45 | Hal Stringert | LCB | January 2, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 179 | Oklahoma | Crockett, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Jeff West | P | April 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 212 | Cincinnati | Wheeling, WV USA | 13 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Clarence Williams | KR | January 25, 1955 | 5'9" | 194 | South Carolina | Oakley, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 33 | Don Woods | RB | February 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Rickey Young | FB | December 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 196 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
