1978 San Diego Chargers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (1-3)
Coach: Don Coryell (8-4)
Location: San Diego, California
1978 San Diego Chargers Statistics
1978 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

San Diego piled up points with 355 points, while the defense gave up 309. Dan Fouts threw for 2,999 yards. Lydell Mitchell grabbed 57 passes, while John Jefferson accumulated 1,001 receiving yards.

Lydell Mitchell carried the ball for a team-best 820 yards for the Chargers.

Mike Fuller picked off 4 opponent throws.

Tommy Protho and Don Coryell coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
64Charles AiuGMay 22, 19546'2"251HawaiiHonolulu, HI USA60
43Rickey AndersonRBMarch 21, 19536'1"211South Carolina St.Kingsland, GA USA160
60Dan AudickT-GNovember 15, 19546'3"252HawaiiSan Bernardino, CA USA10
35Larry BarnesRBJuly 17, 19545'11"220Tennessee St.Bessemer, AL USA40
37Hank BauerRBJuly 15, 19545'10"200California LutheranScottsbluff, NE USA164
6Rolf BenirschkeKFebruary 7, 19556'0"171California-DavisBoston, MA USA150
87Larry BurtonWRDecember 15, 19516'1"192PurdueNorthampton, VA USA30
82Pat CurranTE-TBSeptember 21, 19456'4"238Iowa St.Milwaukee, WI USA140
71Fred DeanRDEFebruary 24, 19526'3"230Louisiana TechArcadia, LA USA1514
73Charles DeJurnettNTJune 17, 19526'4"263San Jose St.Picayune, MS USA153
48Jerome DoveLCBOctober 3, 19536'0"190Colorado St.Newport News, VA USA147
27Glen EdwardsDBJuly 31, 19476'0"185Florida A&MSt. Petersburg, FL USA142
14Dan FoutsQBJune 10, 19516'3"204OregonSan Francisco, CA USA1514
42Mike FullerPRApril 7, 19535'10"188AuburnJackson, MS USA1616
50Don GoodeLLBJune 21, 19516'2"234KansasHouston, TX USA1414
77Buddy HardawayTDecember 12, 19546'9"309Oklahoma St.Seguin, TX USA120
12James HarrisQBJuly 20, 19476'4"210Grambling St.Monroe, LA USA92
55Bob HornMLBFebruary 6, 19546'3"235Oregon St.Salem, OR USA1616
83John JeffersonWRFebruary 3, 19566'1"198Arizona St.Dallas, TX USA1414
79Gary JohnsonRDTAugust 31, 19526'2"257Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA1514
18Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475'11"188Grambling St.Many, LA USA1615
68Leroy JonesLDESeptember 29, 19506'8"263Norfolk St.Greenwood, MS USA1615
74Louie KelcherLDTAugust 23, 19536'5"291SMUBeaumont, TX USA1515
31Linden KingLBJune 28, 19556'4"241Colorado St.Memphis, TN USA140
84Bob KleinTEJuly 27, 19476'5"235USCSouth Gate, CA USA1616
54Jim LaslavicLBOctober 24, 19516'2"237Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA160
69John LeeDEFebruary 17, 19536'2"255NebraskaFort Monmouth, NJ USA11
51Woodrow LoweRLBJune 9, 19546'0"227AlabamaColumbus, GA USA1616
62Don MacekCJuly 21, 19546'3"261Boston Col.Manchester, NH USA149
41Bo MatthewsFBNovember 15, 19516'4"230ColoradoHuntsville, AL USA119
88Greg McCraryTEMarch 24, 19526'1"233Clark (GA)Griffin, GA USA81
89Dwight McDonaldWRMay 24, 19516'3"185U.S. InternationalNixon, TX USA120
57Rick MiddletonLBNovember 28, 19516'2"228Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA122
26Lydell MitchellRBMay 30, 19495'11"204Penn St.Salem, NJ USA1611
10Cliff OlanderQBMay 15, 19556'5"191New Mexico St.Hartford, CT USA90
85Artie OwensKRJanuary 14, 19535'10"176West VirginiaMontgomery, AL USA132
53Ralph PerrettaCJanuary 30, 19536'2"252PurdueRockville Centre, NY USA158
52Ray PrestonLBJanuary 25, 19546'0"218SyracuseLawrence, MA USA161
20Johnny RodgersWRJuly 5, 19515'10"180NebraskaOmaha, NE USA60
44Pete ShawFSAugust 25, 19545'10"183NorthwesternNewark, NJ USA1614
66Billy ShieldsLTAugust 23, 19536'8"272Georgia TechVicksburg, MS USA1616
58Mark SlaterCFebruary 1, 19556'2"257MinnesotaCrosby, ND USA90
45Hal StringertLCBJanuary 2, 19525'11"185HawaiiHonolulu, HI USA1310
70Russ WashingtonRTDecember 17, 19466'6"289MissouriKansas City, MO USA1616
80Jeff WestPApril 6, 19536'3"212CincinnatiWheeling, WV USA160
67Ed WhiteRGApril 4, 19476'1"269CaliforniaSan Diego, CA USA1515
63Doug WilkersonLGMarch 27, 19476'3"253North Carolina CentralFayetteville, NC USA1616
40Clarence WilliamsRBJanuary 25, 19555'9"194South CarolinaOakley, SC USA101
29Mike WilliamsRCBNovember 22, 19535'10"181LSUNew Orleans, LA USA1615
33Don WoodsFBFebruary 17, 19516'1"210New Mex. HighlandsDenton, TX USA167
99Wilbur YoungDEApril 20, 19496'6"285William PennNew York, NY USA102



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