2005 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (9-7)
Location: San Diego, California
2005 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (9-7)
Location: San Diego, California
2005 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 2005 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
San Diego piled up points with 418 points, while the defense allowed 312. Drew Brees directed the offense, slinging for 3,576 yards. Antonio Gates grabbed 89 passes for 1,101 yards. Keenan McCardell was targeted regularly also.
LaDainian Tomlinson carried the ball for a team-best 1,462 yards for the Chargers.
Bhawoh Jue picked off 3 opponent throws. Shawne Merriman topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.
Marty Schottenheimer coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Dave Ball | DE | January 4, 1981 | 6'6" | 275 | UCLA | Fairfield, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | Ryon Bingham | DT | June 6, 1981 | 6'3" | 303 | Nebraska | Sandy, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | David Binn | C | February 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | California | San Mateo, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | January 15, 1979 | 6'0" | 209 | Purdue | Austin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Reche Caldwell | WR | March 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 215 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 93 | Luis Castillo | LDE | August 4, 1983 | 6'3" | 306 | Northwestern | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Jacques Cesaire | RDE | August 30, 1980 | 6'2" | 295 | Southern Connecticut St. | Worcester, MA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 54 | Stephen Cooper | LB | June 19, 1979 | 6'1" | 235 | Maine | Wareham, MA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 22 | Sammy Davis | DB | April 8, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas A&M | Humble, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 68 | Kris Dielman | LG | February 3, 1981 | 6'4" | 310 | Indiana | Goshen, IN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 59 | Donnie Edwards | LILB | April 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 227 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Jamar Fletcher | DB | August 28, 1979 | 5'10" | 186 | Wisconsin | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Drayton Florence | RCB | December 19, 1980 | 6'0" | 195 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Waycross, GA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 53 | Steve Foley | ROLB | September 11, 1975 | 6'4" | 265 | La-Monroe | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 77 | Toniu Fonoti | G | November 26, 1981 | 6'4" | 349 | Nebraska | , American Samoa | 2 | 2 |
| 85 | Antonio Gates | TE | June 18, 1980 | 6'4" | 260 | Kent St. | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 58 | Randall Godfrey | RILB | April 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia | Valdosta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Mike Goff | RG | January 6, 1976 | 6'5" | 306 | Iowa | Spring Valley, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Bob Hallen | G | March 9, 1975 | 6'3" | 305 | Kent St. | Mentor, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| 61 | Nick Hardwick | C | September 12, 1981 | 6'4" | 295 | Purdue | Franklin, IN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 92 | Marques Harris | LB | September 20, 1981 | 6'1" | 231 | Southern Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | Clinton Hart | SS | July 20, 1977 | 6'0" | 205 | Central Florida CC | Dade City, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 83 | Vincent Jackson | WR | January 14, 1983 | 6'5" | 241 | Northern Colorado | Fort Polk, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Quentin Jammer | LCB | June 19, 1979 | 6'0" | 204 | Texas | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Leander Jordan | LT | September 15, 1977 | 6'4" | 322 | Indiana (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 27 | Bhawoh Jue | FS | May 24, 1979 | 6'0" | 200 | Penn St. | Monrovia, Liberia | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Nate Kaeding | K | March 26, 1982 | 6'0" | 187 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Terrence Kiel | SS | November 24, 1980 | 5'11" | 207 | Texas A&M | Lufkin, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Ryan Krause | TE | June 16, 1981 | 6'3" | 256 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Ben Leber | LOLB | December 7, 1978 | 6'3" | 244 | Kansas St. | Vermillion, SD USA | 9 | 6 |
| 64 | Cory Lekkerkerker | T | July 25, 1981 | 6'7" | 324 | California-Davis | Upland, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Cleo Lemon | QB | August 16, 1979 | 6'2" | 215 | Arkansas St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Keenan McCardell | WR | January 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 191 | UNLV | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Scott McGarrahan | DB | February 12, 1974 | 6'1" | 200 | New Mexico | Arlington, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Shawne Merriman | LOLB | May 25, 1984 | 6'4" | 272 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 10 |
| 31 | Hanik Milligan | DB | November 3, 1979 | 6'3" | 200 | Houston | St. Croix, Virgin Islands | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Scott Mruczkowski | C | April 5, 1982 | 6'4" | 321 | Bowling Green | Garfield Heights, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | Lorenzo Neal | FB | December 27, 1970 | 5'11" | 255 | Fresno St. | Hanford, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | Roman Oben | LT | October 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 305 | Louisville | , Cameroon | 8 | 8 |
| 70 | Shane Olivea | RT | October 7, 1981 | 6'3" | 312 | Ohio St. | Cedarhurst, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 99 | Igor Olshansky | RDE | May 3, 1982 | 6'6" | 309 | Oregon | Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine | 14 | 12 |
| 81 | Kassim Osgood | WR | May 20, 1980 | 6'5" | 209 | San Diego St. | Boston, MA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 88 | Eric Parker | WR | April 14, 1979 | 6'0" | 180 | Tennessee | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 84 | Justin Peelle | TE | March 15, 1979 | 6'4" | 255 | Oregon | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 95 | Shaun Phillips | DE | May 13, 1981 | 6'3" | 260 | Purdue | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 34 | Andrew Pinnock | FB | March 12, 1980 | 5'10" | 260 | South Carolina | Hartford, CT USA | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Jerrell Pippens | DB | June 30, 1980 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Philip Rivers | QB | December 8, 1981 | 6'5" | 228 | North Carolina St. | Decatur, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Derreck Robinson | DE | March 3, 1982 | 6'4" | 289 | Iowa | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike Scifres | P | October 8, 1980 | 6'2" | 236 | West. Illinois | Metairie, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | DeQuincy Scott | DT | March 5, 1978 | 6'1" | 260 | Southern Miss | La Place, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Wes Sims | G | April 8, 1981 | 6'4" | 317 | Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Darren Sproles | KR | June 20, 1983 | 5'6" | 181 | Kansas St. | Waterloo, IA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | June 23, 1979 | 5'10" | 221 | TCU | Rosebud, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Michael Turner | RB | February 13, 1982 | 5'10" | 237 | Northern Illinois | North Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Matt Wilhelm | LB | February 2, 1981 | 6'4" | 245 | Ohio St. | Oberlin, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Jamal Williams | NT | April 28, 1976 | 6'3" | 348 | Oklahoma St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Jerry Wilson | DB | July 17, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern | Alexandria, LA USA | 9 | 1 |
