1983 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (6-10)
Location: San Diego, California
1983 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (6-10)
Location: San Diego, California
1983 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
San Diego netted 358 points, while the leaky defense allowed 462, most in the league. Dan Fouts passed for 2,975 yards, and Ed Luther spent time under center as well. Kellen Winslow grabbed 88 passes for 1,172 yards. Charlie Joiner was targeted regularly also.
Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 886 yards for the Chargers.
Danny Walters intercepted 7 opponent throws. Linden King sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
Don Coryell coached the team.
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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 | 15 | 13 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | LB | April 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 224 | Wake Forest | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | James Brooks | KR | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 61 | Don Brown | T | April 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 262 | Santa Clara | San Jose, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Maury Buford | P | February 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 191 | Texas Tech | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Gill Byrd | LCB | February 20, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | RB | August 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Roger Carr | WR | July 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Louisiana Tech | Seminole, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | T-G | October 10, 1956 | 6'6" | 285 | Oklahoma | Tahlequah, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | November 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 198 | Arkansas | Crossett, AR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 78 | Chuck Ehin | NT-DE-LB | July 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 261 | BYU | Marysville, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 90 | Bill Elko | NT | December 28, 1959 | 6'5" | 278 | Arizona St. | New York, NY USA | 11 | 3 |
| 56 | Larry Evans | LB | July 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi Col. | Biloxi, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | LDE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Hosea Fortune | WR | March 4, 1959 | 6'0" | 174 | Rice | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 8 |
| 75 | Andrew Gissinger | RT | July 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 280 | Syracuse | Barberton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Derrel Gofourth | G-C | March 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Parsons, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Green | LILB | June 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Ken Greene | FS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 16 | 9 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | SS | February 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 192 | Washington St. | Riverside, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Reuben Henderson | DB | October 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | TE | July 25, 1959 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Albany, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 41 | Earnest Jackson | RB | December 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 213 | Texas A&M | Needville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Jodat | RB | March 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 210 | Carthage | Milwaukee, WI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDE | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | DE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | DT-NT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Linden King | LOLB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Bruce Laird | DB | May 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 193 | American Int. | Lowell, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | ROLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | QB | January 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 206 | San Jose St. | Gardena, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Bruce Mathison | QB | April 25, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Nebraska | Superior, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | C | September 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Drake | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | DB | March 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 184 | New Haven | Queens, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 55 | Derrie Nelson | LB | February 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 236 | Nebraska | York, NE USA | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | Darrell Pattillo | DB | September 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 194 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 178 | Grambling St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | TE | November 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Urbana, IL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 54 | Billy Smith | RILB | August 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Sherman Smith | RB | November 1, 1954 | 6'4" | 225 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 2 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Danny Walters | RCB | November 4, 1960 | 6'1" | 189 | Arkansas | Prescott, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Ed White | RG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Henry Williams | DB | December 2, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego St. | Greensboro, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Andre Young | SS | November 22, 1960 | 6'0" | 199 | Louisiana Tech | West Monroe, LA USA | 15 | 10 |
