1977 San Diego Chargers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (7-7)
Location: San Diego, California

1977 San Diego Chargers Roster
1977 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chargers scored 222 points, while the solid defensive unit yielded 205. Rickey Young carried the ball for a team-best 543 yards for San Diego.

James Harris tossed for 1,240 yards. Rickey Young paced all receivers, grabbing 48 passes, while Charlie Joiner accumulated 542 receiving yards.

Mike Fuller picked off 5 opponent throws.

Tommy Protho coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
James Harris	211	109	51.7	1240	5.9	5	2.4	11	5.2	78	12	106	55.8
Dan Fouts	109	69	63.3	869	8.0	4	3.7	6	5.5	67	10	77	77.4
Bill Munson	31	20	64.5	225	7.3	1	3.2	1	3.2	28	1	11	83.4
Cliff Olander	16	7	43.8	76	4.8	0	0.0	2	12.5	15	1	4	18.8
Joe Washington	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	158.3
Don Woods	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	369	206	55.8	2442	6.6	11	3.0	20	5.4	78	24	198

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rickey Young	157	543	3.5	15	4
Don Woods	118	405	3.4	29	1
Joe Washington	62	217	3.5	19	0
Clarence Williams	50	215	4.3	46	2
Bo Matthews	43	193	4.5	22	0
Larry Barnes	24	70	2.9	7	0
Johnny Rodgers	3	44	14.7	33	0
Cliff Olander	7	30	4.3	17	0
Dan Fouts	6	13	2.2	11	0
James Harris	10	13	1.3	12	2
Mike Fuller	1	7	7.0	7	1
Hank Bauer	4	4	1.0	3	0
Artie Owens	1	3	3.0	3	0
Pat Curran	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bill Munson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	488	1761	3.6	46	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rickey Young	48	423	8.8	28	0
Charlie Joiner	35	542	15.5	32	6
Joe Washington	31	244	7.9	29	0
Bob Klein	20	244	12.2	41	1
Don Woods	18	218	12.1	78	1
Dwight McDonald	13	174	13.4	22	0
Johnny Rodgers	12	187	15.6	43	0
Larry Dorsey	10	198	19.8	67	2
Pat Curran	10	123	12.3	20	0
Bo Matthews	3	41	13.7	23	0
Clarence Williams	3	20	6.7	9	0
Hank Bauer	1	15	15.0	15	1
Larry Barnes	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jeff West	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	206	2442	11.9	78	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rolf Benirschke	24	21	87.5	23	17	73.9	72
Totals	24	21	87.5	23	17	73.9	72

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff West	72	2707	37.6	59
Totals	72	2707	37.6	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Fuller	28	360	12.9	88	1
Johnny Rodgers	15	158	10.5	52	0
Jerome Dove	1	3	3.0	3	0
Mike Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0
Clarence Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	46	521	11.3	88	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Clarence Williams	24	481	20.0	32
Artie Owens	8	132	16.5	19
Johnny Rodgers	4	66	16.5	33
Don Woods	1	27	27.0	27
Rick Middleton	1	20	20.0	20
Charlie Joiner	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	39	734	18.8	33

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Fuller	5	61	12.2	37	0
Hal Stringert	4	64	16.0	29	0
Clarence Duren	4	45	11.2	25	0
Mike Williams	3	36	12.0	36	0
Jerome Dove	1	32	32.0	32	0
Woodrow Lowe	1	28	28.0	28	0
Fred Dean	1	22	22.0	22	1
Leroy Jones	1	17	17.0	17	1
Bob Horn	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	21	317	15.1	37	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Clarence Duren		0	0	3	0	0
James Harris			4	3	0
Artie Owens			2	2	0	0
Louie Kelcher			0	2	0	0
Mike Fuller		0	2	2	0
Fred Dean		0	0	2	11	1
Doug Wilkerson			0	2	0	0
Bob Klein			0	1	0
Johnny Rodgers			2	1	0	0
Bo Matthews			0	1	0	0
Russ Washington			0	1	0	0
Hank Bauer			1	1	0
Gary Johnson			0	1	0	0
Dwight McDonald			0	1	0	0
Bill Munson			2	1	0	0
Don Macek			0	1	0	0
Rickey Young			4	1	0
Dan Fouts			4	0	0	0
Don Woods			2	0	0
Mike Williams		0	1	0	0	0
Joe Washington			1	0	0	0
Clarence Williams			2	0	0
Jerome Dove		0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Joiner			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	26	11	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rolf Benirschke									17	21	0			72
Charlie Joiner		6		0					0	0	0			36
Rickey Young	4	0							0	0	0			24
Fred Dean						1	1		0	0	0			12
Larry Dorsey		2							0	0	0			12
Mike Fuller	1		1			0			0	0	0			12
Clarence Williams	2	0	0	0					0	0	0			12
Don Woods	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
James Harris	2								0	0	0			12
Hank Bauer	0	1							0	0	0			6
Leroy Jones						1			0	0	0			6
Bob Klein		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	10	11	1	0	0	2	1	0	17	21	0	0	0	222