1978 San Diego Chargers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (8-4)
Coach: Tommy Protho (1-3)
Location: San Diego, California

1978 San Diego Chargers Statistics
1978 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chargers piled up points with 355 points, and the defense gave up 309. Dan Fouts threw for 2,999 yards. Lydell Mitchell grabbed 57 passes, while John Jefferson accumulated 1,001 receiving yards.

Lydell Mitchell carried the ball for a team-best 820 yards for San Diego.

Mike Fuller picked off 4 opponent throws.

Don Coryell and Tommy Protho coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
64	Charles Aiu	G	May 22, 1954	6'2"	251	Hawaii	Honolulu, HI USA	6	0
43	Rickey Anderson	RB	March 21, 1953	6'1"	211	South Carolina St.	Kingsland, GA USA	16	0
60	Dan Audick	T-G	November 15, 1954	6'3"	252	Hawaii	San Bernardino, CA USA	1	0
35	Larry Barnes	RB	July 17, 1954	5'11"	220	Tennessee St.	Bessemer, AL USA	4	0
37	Hank Bauer	RB	July 15, 1954	5'10"	200	California Lutheran	Scottsbluff, NE USA	16	4
6	Rolf Benirschke	K	February 7, 1955	6'0"	171	California-Davis	Boston, MA USA	15	0
87	Larry Burton	WR	December 15, 1951	6'1"	192	Purdue	Northampton, VA USA	3	0
82	Pat Curran	TE-TB	September 21, 1945	6'4"	238	Iowa St.	Milwaukee, WI USA	14	0
71	Fred Dean	RDE	February 24, 1952	6'3"	230	Louisiana Tech	Arcadia, LA USA	15	14
73	Charles DeJurnett	NT	June 17, 1952	6'4"	263	San Jose St.	Picayune, MS USA	15	3
48	Jerome Dove	LCB	October 3, 1953	6'0"	190	Colorado St.	Newport News, VA USA	14	7
27	Glen Edwards	DB	July 31, 1947	6'0"	185	Florida A&M	St. Petersburg, FL USA	14	2
14	Dan Fouts	QB	June 10, 1951	6'3"	204	Oregon	San Francisco, CA USA	15	14
42	Mike Fuller	PR	April 7, 1953	5'10"	188	Auburn	Jackson, MS USA	16	16
50	Don Goode	LLB	June 21, 1951	6'2"	234	Kansas	Houston, TX USA	14	14
77	Buddy Hardaway	T	December 12, 1954	6'9"	309	Oklahoma St.	Seguin, TX USA	12	0
12	James Harris	QB	July 20, 1947	6'4"	210	Grambling St.	Monroe, LA USA	9	2
55	Bob Horn	MLB	February 6, 1954	6'3"	235	Oregon St.	Salem, OR USA	16	16
83	John Jefferson	WR	February 3, 1956	6'1"	198	Arizona St.	Dallas, TX USA	14	14
79	Gary Johnson	RDT	August 31, 1952	6'2"	257	Grambling St.	Shreveport, LA USA	15	14
18	Charlie Joiner	WR	October 14, 1947	5'11"	188	Grambling St.	Many, LA USA	16	15
68	Leroy Jones	LDE	September 29, 1950	6'8"	263	Norfolk St.	Greenwood, MS USA	16	15
74	Louie Kelcher	LDT	August 23, 1953	6'5"	291	SMU	Beaumont, TX USA	15	15
31	Linden King	LB	June 28, 1955	6'4"	241	Colorado St.	Memphis, TN USA	14	0
84	Bob Klein	TE	July 27, 1947	6'5"	235	USC	South Gate, CA USA	16	16
54	Jim Laslavic	LB	October 24, 1951	6'2"	237	Penn St.	Pittsburgh, PA USA	16	0
69	John Lee	DE	February 17, 1953	6'2"	255	Nebraska	Fort Monmouth, NJ USA	1	1
51	Woodrow Lowe	RLB	June 9, 1954	6'0"	227	Alabama	Columbus, GA USA	16	16
62	Don Macek	C	July 21, 1954	6'3"	261	Boston Col.	Manchester, NH USA	14	9
41	Bo Matthews	FB	November 15, 1951	6'4"	230	Colorado	Huntsville, AL USA	11	9
88	Greg McCrary	TE	March 24, 1952	6'1"	233	Clark (GA)	Griffin, GA USA	8	1
89	Dwight McDonald	WR	May 24, 1951	6'3"	185	U.S. International	Nixon, TX USA	12	0
57	Rick Middleton	LB	November 28, 1951	6'2"	228	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	12	2
26	Lydell Mitchell	RB	May 30, 1949	5'11"	204	Penn St.	Salem, NJ USA	16	11
10	Cliff Olander	QB	May 15, 1955	6'5"	191	New Mexico St.	Hartford, CT USA	9	0
85	Artie Owens	KR	January 14, 1953	5'10"	176	West Virginia	Montgomery, AL USA	13	2
53	Ralph Perretta	C	January 30, 1953	6'2"	252	Purdue	Rockville Centre, NY USA	15	8
52	Ray Preston	LB	January 25, 1954	6'0"	218	Syracuse	Lawrence, MA USA	16	1
20	Johnny Rodgers	WR	July 5, 1951	5'10"	180	Nebraska	Omaha, NE USA	6	0
44	Pete Shaw	FS	August 25, 1954	5'10"	183	Northwestern	Newark, NJ USA	16	14
66	Billy Shields	LT	August 23, 1953	6'8"	272	Georgia Tech	Vicksburg, MS USA	16	16
58	Mark Slater	C	February 1, 1955	6'2"	257	Minnesota	Crosby, ND USA	9	0
45	Hal Stringert	LCB	January 2, 1952	5'11"	185	Hawaii	Honolulu, HI USA	13	10
70	Russ Washington	RT	December 17, 1946	6'6"	289	Missouri	Kansas City, MO USA	16	16
80	Jeff West	P	April 6, 1953	6'3"	212	Cincinnati	Wheeling, WV USA	16	0
67	Ed White	RG	April 4, 1947	6'1"	269	California	San Diego, CA USA	15	15
63	Doug Wilkerson	LG	March 27, 1947	6'3"	253	North Carolina Central	Fayetteville, NC USA	16	16
40	Clarence Williams	RB	January 25, 1955	5'9"	194	South Carolina	Oakley, SC USA	10	1
29	Mike Williams	RCB	November 22, 1953	5'10"	181	LSU	New Orleans, LA USA	16	15
33	Don Woods	FB	February 17, 1951	6'1"	210	New Mex. Highlands	Denton, TX USA	16	7
99	Wilbur Young	DE	April 20, 1949	6'6"	285	William Penn	New York, NY USA	10	2