1972 San Diego Chargers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Harland Svare (4-9-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1972 San Diego Chargers RosterTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Harland Svare (4-9-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1972 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chargers chalked up 264 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 344. Mike Garrett carried the ball for a team-best 1,031 yards for San Diego.
John Hadl threw for 2,449 yards. Gary Garrison paced all receivers, grabbing 52 passes for 744 yards. Cid Edwards provided receiving help, too.
Bryant Salter intercepted 7 opponent throws.
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 | 370 | 190 | 51.4 | 2449 | 6.6 | 15 | 4.1 | 26 | 7.0 | 61 | 19 | 187 | 56.7 |
| Wayne Clark | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 36.8 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 377 | 192 | 50.9 | 2516 | 6.7 | 15 | 4.0 | 28 | 7.4 | 62 | 23 | 212 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garrett | 272 | 1031 | 3.8 | 41 | 6 |
| Cid Edwards | 157 | 679 | 4.3 | 31 | 5 |
| John Hadl | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Lee White | 23 | 75 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jesse Taylor | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Oscar Dragon | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Carter | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Garrison | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Clark | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Totals | 504 | 1995 | 4.0 | 41 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Garrison | 52 | 744 | 14.3 | 52 | 7 |
| Cid Edwards | 40 | 557 | 13.9 | 61 | 2 |
| Mike Garrett | 31 | 245 | 7.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Pettis Norman | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Chuck Dicus | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 46 | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 14 | 315 | 22.5 | 62 | 3 |
| John Mackey | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lee White | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Carter | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 192 | 2516 | 13.1 | 62 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 28 | 26 | 92.9 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 71 |
| Bill McClard | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 11 |
| Totals | 30 | 28 | 93.3 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 82 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Partee | 45 | 1813 | 40.3 | 65 |
| Totals | 45 | 1813 | 40.3 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Dunlap | 19 | 179 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jesse Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 185 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Taylor | 31 | 676 | 21.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Lenny Dunlap | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Reggie Berry | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| John Sykes | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Jones | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 1264 | 21.1 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Salter | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Lenny Dunlap | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Babich | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Redman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lee Caffey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Rossovich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 310 | 12.9 | 47 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 7 | 4 | -16 | 0 | |||
| Carl Mauck | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Dunlap | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jesse Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rick Redman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cid Edwards | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Deacon Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryant Salter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Clark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Lazetich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Rossovich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Mackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Dicus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 40 | 28 | -17 | 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 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Gary Garrison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Cid Edwards | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Mike Garrett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Dave Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Chuck Dicus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bill McClard | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Carl Mauck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jesse Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Joe Beauchamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dave Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 264 |
