1980 San Diego Chargers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (11-5)
Location: San Diego, California
1980 San Diego Chargers RosterTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (11-5)
Location: San Diego, California
1980 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Chargers piled up points with 418 points, while the defense conceded 327. Dan Fouts led the charge, slinging for 4,715 yards. Kellen Winslow grabbed 89 passes, while John Jefferson accumulated 1,340 receiving yards. Charlie Joiner provided receiving help also.
Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 659 yards for San Diego.
Glen Edwards picked off 5 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1980 San Diego Chargers lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fouts | 589 | 348 | 59.1 | 4715 | 8.0 | 30 | 5.1 | 24 | 4.1 | 65 | 32 | 210 | 84.7 |
| Ed Luther | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 594 | 350 | 58.9 | 4741 | 8.0 | 30 | 5.1 | 26 | 4.4 | 65 | 32 | 210 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 135 | 659 | 4.9 | 53 | 4 |
| Mike Thomas | 118 | 484 | 4.1 | 18 | 3 |
| John Cappelletti | 101 | 364 | 3.6 | 46 | 5 |
| Clarence Williams | 97 | 258 | 2.7 | 13 | 3 |
| Booker Russell | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 |
| John Jefferson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 2 |
| Don Woods | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Luther | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Partridge | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRue Harrington | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 509 | 1879 | 3.7 | 53 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 89 | 1290 | 14.5 | 65 | 9 |
| John Jefferson | 82 | 1340 | 16.3 | 58 | 13 |
| Charlie Joiner | 71 | 1132 | 15.9 | 51 | 4 |
| Mike Thomas | 29 | 218 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 26 | 230 | 8.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Chuck Muncie | 24 | 234 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 13 | 112 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg McCrary | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 28 | 2 |
| Ron Smith | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Floyd | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Totals | 350 | 4741 | 13.5 | 65 | 30 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 48 | 46 | 95.8 | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 118 |
| Totals | 48 | 46 | 95.8 | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 118 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Partridge | 60 | 2347 | 39.1 | 55 |
| Totals | 60 | 2347 | 39.1 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 30 | 298 | 9.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Horn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 335 | 8.2 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Muncie | 16 | 344 | 21.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 15 | 289 | 19.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Bernard Jackson | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Frank Duncan | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Booker Russell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 1135 | 18.3 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Edwards | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 68 | 1 |
| Pete Shaw | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Willie Buchanon | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Louie Kelcher | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Thrift | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Stringert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 68 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Fouts | 11 | 3 | -5 | 0 | |||
| Gary Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Partridge | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Buchanon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Shields | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Horn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Stringert | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerome Dove | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Macek | 2 | 1 | -23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Preston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles DeJurnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Thrift | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Dean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Booker Russell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Woodrow Lowe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Muncie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clarence Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Rush | 2 | 0 | -35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ralph Perretta | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | -45 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Rolf Benirschke | 24 | 46 | 0 | 118 | ||||||||||
| John Jefferson | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| Kellen Winslow | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| John Cappelletti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Chuck Muncie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Clarence Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Mike Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Greg McCrary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Glen Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 418 |
