1971 San Diego Chargers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-6)
Coach: Harland Svare (2-2)
Location: San Diego, California
1971 San Diego Chargers RosterTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-6)
Coach: Harland Svare (2-2)
Location: San Diego, California
1971 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chargers scored 311 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 341. John Hadl passed for 3,075 yards. Gary Garrison paced pass catchers, grabbing 42 passes for 889 yards. Mike Garrett and Billy Parks contributed to the receiving game as well.
Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-best 591 yards for San Diego.
Bryant Salter intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Sid Gillman and Harland Svare coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 431 | 233 | 54.1 | 3075 | 7.1 | 21 | 4.9 | 25 | 5.8 | 77 | 16 | 145 | 68.9 |
| Marty Domres | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 3 | 25.0 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 72.6 |
| Mike Montgomery | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 450 | 244 | 54.2 | 3305 | 7.3 | 23 | 5.1 | 28 | 6.2 | 77 | 19 | 171 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garrett | 140 | 591 | 4.2 | 36 | 4 |
| Jeff Queen | 95 | 318 | 3.3 | 41 | 4 |
| Mike Montgomery | 60 | 226 | 3.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Leon Burns | 61 | 223 | 3.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Billy Parks | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 54 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 37 | 1 |
| Jerry LeVias | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Eddie Ray | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennis Partee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 390 | 1604 | 4.1 | 54 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Garrison | 42 | 889 | 21.2 | 77 | 6 |
| Billy Parks | 41 | 609 | 14.9 | 56 | 4 |
| Mike Garrett | 41 | 283 | 6.9 | 40 | 3 |
| Mike Montgomery | 28 | 361 | 12.9 | 39 | 2 |
| Pettis Norman | 27 | 358 | 13.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Jeff Queen | 23 | 270 | 11.7 | 54 | 3 |
| Jerry LeVias | 21 | 265 | 12.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Walker Gillette | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 25 | 2 |
| Chuck Dicus | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Leon Burns | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Art Strozier | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Tanner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 244 | 3305 | 13.5 | 77 | 23 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 55 | 2392 | 43.5 | 73 |
| Totals | 55 | 2392 | 43.5 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry LeVias | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Fletcher | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 215 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry LeVias | 24 | 559 | 23.3 | 71 | 0 |
| Chris Fletcher | 11 | 217 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Bryant Salter | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mel Rogers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Leon Burns | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Walt Sweeney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1000 | 20.4 | 71 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Salter | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Bob Howard | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Chris Fletcher | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Pete Barnes | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Jim Hill | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Redman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 317 | 14.4 | 52 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Babich | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Queen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Howard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Montgomery | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leon Burns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pettis Norman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry LeVias | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Hardy | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Rice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mel Rogers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Hadl | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| Bryant Salter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Fletcher | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Parks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Beauchamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Domres | 1 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dennis Partee | 0 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 87 | |||||||||
| Jeff Queen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Mike Garrett | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Gary Garrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Billy Parks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Babich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Leon Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Chuck Dicus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Pettis Norman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Pete Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ray White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 311 |
