1968 San Diego Chargers Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (9-5)
Location: San Diego, California

1968 San Diego Chargers Roster
1968 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.

The Chargers scored 382 points, and the defense allowed 310. John Hadl led the charge, slinging for 3,473 yards. Lance Alworth paced pass catchers, grabbing 68 passes for 1,312 yards, while Gary Garrison contributed to the receiving game, too.

Dickie Post carried the ball for a team-best 758 yards for San Diego.

Kenny Graham and Joe Beauchamp each picked off 5 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
John Hadl	440	208	47.3	3473	7.9	27	6.1	32	7.3	84	64.5
Gene Foster	7	6	85.7	169	24.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	50	118.8
Jon Brittenum	17	9	52.9	125	7.4	1	5.9	1	5.9	22	71.9
Jim Allison	1	1	100.0	23	23.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	23	158.3
Dickie Post	4	1	25.0	23	5.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	51.0
Russ Smith	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	472	225	47.7	3813	8.1	29	6.1	33	7.0	84

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dickie Post	151	758	5.0	62	3
Russ Smith	88	426	4.8	37	4
Gene Foster	109	394	3.6	22	1
Brad Hubbert	28	119	4.2	21	2
Jim Allison	23	31	1.3	6	0
Lance Alworth	3	18	6.0	10	0
John Hadl	23	14	0.6	9	2
Paul Lowe	1	9	9.0	9	0
Jon Brittenum	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Totals	428	1765	4.1	62	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lance Alworth	68	1312	19.3	80	10
Gary Garrison	52	1103	21.2	84	10
Jacque MacKinnon	33	646	19.6	62	6
Gene Foster	23	224	9.7	48	0
Dickie Post	18	165	9.2	23	0
Willie Frazier	16	237	14.8	48	3
Russ Smith	7	71	10.1	24	0
Brad Hubbert	5	11	2.2	10	0
Jim Allison	2	22	11.0	12	0
Ken Dyer	1	22	22.0	22	0
Totals	225	3813	16.9	84	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Dennis Partee	43	40	93.0	32	22	68.8	106
Totals	43	40	93.0	32	22	68.8	106

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dennis Partee	56	2281	40.7	60
Totals	56	2281	40.7	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Speedy Duncan	18	206	11.4	95	1
Kenny Graham	13	61	4.7	22	0
Russ Smith	8	25	3.1	8	0
Totals	39	292	7.5	95	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Speedy Duncan	25	586	23.4	53
Dickie Post	10	199	19.9	38
Jim Allison	7	121	17.3	23
Bud Whitehead	2	81	40.5	63
Keith Lincoln	2	37	18.5	27
Dick Speights	1	21	21.0	21
Russ Smith	1	20	20.0	20
Paul Latzke	1	0	0.0	0
Marty Baccaglio	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	51	1065	20.9	63

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Beauchamp	5	114	22.8	35	2
Kenny Graham	5	87	17.4	42	0
Jim Tolbert	2	42	21.0	22	0
Tom Erlandson	2	22	11.0	16	0
Jeff Staggs	2	2	1.0	2	0
Chuck Allen	1	4	4.0	4	0
Speedy Duncan	1	4	4.0	4	0
Jim Fetherston	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Howard	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	275	13.8	42	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Lane Fenner			0	2	0	0
Jeff Staggs		0	0	2	0	0
Joe Beauchamp		0	0	2	0
Tom Erlandson		0	0	2	0	0
Bob Howard		0	0	2	0	0
Larry Little			0	1	0	0
Ken Dyer			0	1	0	1
Sam Gruneisen			0	1	0	0
Russ Smith			4	1	0
Terry Owens			0	1	0	0
Bob Briggs			0	1	0	0
Jim Fetherston		0	0	1	1	0
Marty Baccaglio			0	1	0	0
Scott Appleton			0	1	0	0
Kenny Graham		0	3	1	0	0
Gene Foster			2	1	0
Chuck Allen		0	0	1	0	0
Gary Garrison			1	0	0
Paul Latzke			1	0	0	0
Speedy Duncan		0	3	0	0
John Hadl			6	0	0
Totals	0	0	20	22	1	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dennis Partee									22	40	0			106
Lance Alworth	0	10							0	0	0	1		62
Gary Garrison		10							0	0	0			60
Jacque MacKinnon		6							0	0	0	1		38
Russ Smith	4	0	0	0					0	0	0			24
Dickie Post	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Willie Frazier		3							0	0	0			18
Joe Beauchamp						2			0	0	0			12
Brad Hubbert	2	0							0	0	0			12
John Hadl	2								0	0	0			12
Gene Foster	1	0							0	0	0			6
Speedy Duncan			1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ken Dyer		0					1		0	0	0			6
Totals	12	29	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	40	0	2	0	380