1982 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (6-3)
Location: San Diego, California
1982 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (6-3)
Location: San Diego, California
1982 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, the Chargers paced the circuit with 288 points. Meanwhile, the defensive unit allowed 221 points. Dan Fouts passed for 2,883 yards. Kellen Winslow grabbed 54 passes, while Wes Chandler accumulated 1,032 receiving yards.
Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 569 yards, and James Brooks also aided the ground game.
Tim Fox snatched 4 opponent throws. Keith Ferguson topped the defensive unit with 4.5 sacks.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1982 San Diego Chargers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Rick Ackerman | NT | June 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Memphis | La Grange, IL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | Jeff Allen | LCB | July 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 190 | California-Davis | Richmond, IN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 37 | Hank Bauer | RB | July 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | California Lutheran | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | Ricky Bell | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | LB | April 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 224 | Wake Forest | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | James Brooks | KR | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | DB | November 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Oceanside, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Maury Buford | P | February 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 191 | Texas Tech | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | FB | August 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | T-G | October 10, 1956 | 6'6" | 285 | Oklahoma | Tahlequah, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | November 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 198 | Arkansas | Crossett, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Donald Dykes | DB | August 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 182 | SE Louisiana | Independence, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | RDE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 8 |
| 81 | Scott Fitzkee | WR | April 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Penn St. | York, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 7 | 7 |
| 75 | Andrew Gissinger | T | July 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 280 | Syracuse | Barberton, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | DB | February 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 192 | Washington St. | Riverside, CA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | TE | July 25, 1959 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Albany, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Jodat | RB | March 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 210 | Carthage | Milwaukee, WI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDT | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | LDE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 8 | 8 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 57 | Linden King | LLB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 7 |
| 30 | Bruce Laird | SS | May 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 193 | American Int. | Lowell, MA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 53 | Dave Lewis | LB | October 15, 1954 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | T-G | January 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | South Dakota St. | Mountain Lake, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | RLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | QB | January 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 206 | San Jose St. | Gardena, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | G-C | September 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Drake | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | DB | March 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 184 | New Haven | Queens, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | C-T | February 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Memphis | Santa Monica, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 178 | Grambling St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 9 | 2 |
| 58 | Dewey Selmon | LB-DT | November 19, 1953 | 6'1" | 246 | Oklahoma | Eufaula, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | TE | November 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Urbana, IL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | MLB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 67 | Ed White | RG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 90 | John Woodcock | DT | March 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 246 | New Mexico | Eureka, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 49 | Andre Young | DB | November 22, 1960 | 6'0" | 199 | Louisiana Tech | West Monroe, LA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | DE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 9 | 2 |
