1984 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (7-9)
Location: San Diego, California
1984 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (7-9)
Location: San Diego, California
1984 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
San Diego piled up points with 394 points, while the defense surrendered 413. Dan Fouts led the charge, slinging for 3,740 yards. Charlie Joiner paced pass catchers, grabbing 61 passes for 793 yards, while Wes Chandler, Bobby Duckworth, Kellen Winslow and Pete Holohan each were targeted regularly, too.
Earnest Jackson carried the ball for a team-best 1,179 yards for the Chargers.
Gill Byrd seized 4 opponent throws. Keith Ferguson 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-DT | June 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Memphis | La Grange, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Jesse Bendross | WR | July 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 196 | Alabama | Hollywood, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Steve Bird | WR | October 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | East. Kentucky | Indianapolis, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | LB | April 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 224 | Wake Forest | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Maury Buford | P | February 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 191 | Texas Tech | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Scott Byers | DB | July 3, 1958 | 5'11" | 170 | Long Beach St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Gill Byrd | LCB | February 20, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 91 | Tony Chickillo | NT-DE-G | July 8, 1960 | 6'3" | 262 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | LT | October 10, 1956 | 6'6" | 285 | Oklahoma | Tahlequah, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Mike Dennis | DB | June 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Wyoming | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | November 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 198 | Arkansas | Crossett, AR USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Ron Egloff | TE | October 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 230 | Wisconsin | Garden City, MI USA | 12 | 4 |
| 78 | Chuck Ehin | LDE | July 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 261 | BYU | Marysville, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Bill Elko | NT | December 28, 1959 | 6'5" | 278 | Arizona St. | New York, NY USA | 15 | 12 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | RDE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 11 | 10 |
| 75 | Andrew Gissinger | T | July 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 280 | Syracuse | Barberton, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 69 | Derrel Gofourth | G | March 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Parsons, KS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 58 | Mike Green | LILB | June 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Ken Greene | SS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 15 | 13 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | DB | February 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 192 | Washington St. | Riverside, CA USA | 7 | 2 |
| 73 | Keith Guthrie | NT | August 17, 1961 | 6'4" | 264 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 72 | Rickey Hagood | NT | April 24, 1961 | 6'2" | 286 | South Carolina | Easley, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Reuben Henderson | DB | October 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | TE | July 25, 1959 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Albany, NY USA | 15 | 4 |
| 41 | Earnest Jackson | RB | December 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 213 | Texas A&M | Needville, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 26 | Lionel James | KR | May 25, 1962 | 5'6" | 171 | Auburn | Albany, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | DT | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Pete Johnson | RB | March 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 252 | Ohio St. | Fort Valley, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Bill Kay | DB | January 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 3 |
| 57 | Linden King | LOLB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | T-G | January 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | South Dakota St. | Mountain Lake, MN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | ROLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | QB | January 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 206 | San Jose St. | Gardena, CA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | Bruce Mathison | QB | April 25, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Nebraska | Superior, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Buford McGee | RB | August 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 206 | Mississippi | Durant, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | RG | September 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Drake | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | DB | March 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 184 | New Haven | Queens, NY USA | 9 | 4 |
| 83 | Bobby Micho | TE-FB | March 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 236 | Texas | Omaha, NE USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Wayne Morris | RB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Derrie Nelson | LB | February 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 236 | Nebraska | York, NE USA | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Vince Osby | LB | July 8, 1961 | 5'11" | 220 | Illinois | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | San Diego St. | Asuncion, Paraguay | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Fred Robinson | LB-DE | October 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | TE | November 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Urbana, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | Billy Smith | RILB | August 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Johnny Smith | DB | September 7, 1957 | 5'9" | 183 | Lamar | Crockett, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lucious Smith | DB | January 17, 1957 | 5'10" | 190 | San Diego St. | Columbus, GA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 32 | Jewerl Thomas | RB | September 10, 1957 | 5'10" | 230 | UCLA | Hanford, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | John Turner | RCB | February 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 6 |
| 23 | Danny Walters | RCB | November 4, 1960 | 6'1" | 189 | Arkansas | Prescott, AR USA | 8 | 7 |
| 67 | Ed White | RT | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Eric Williams | LB | June 17, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 99 | Lee Williams | DE-DT | October 15, 1962 | 6'6" | 269 | Bethune-Cookman | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 7 |
| 49 | Andre Young | DB | November 22, 1960 | 6'0" | 199 | Louisiana Tech | West Monroe, LA USA | 13 | 3 |
