1980 San Diego Chargers Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1980 San Diego Chargers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Audick | RT | November 15, 1954 | 6'3" | 252 | Hawaii | San Bernardino, CA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 37 | Hank Bauer | RB | July 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | California Lutheran | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | LCB | November 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Oceanside, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | FB | August 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 71 | Fred Dean | RDE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 73 | Charles DeJurnett | NT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 15 | 4 |
| 48 | Jerome Dove | DB | October 3, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 47 | Frank Duncan | DB | November 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 27 | Glen Edwards | FS | July 31, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 86 | John Floyd | WR | September 10, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | La-Monroe | Big Sandy, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Mike Fuller | PR | April 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | Auburn | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 4 |
| 34 | LaRue Harrington | RB | June 28, 1957 | 6'0" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | MLB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Bernard Jackson | DB | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | Washington St. | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 4 |
| 83 | John Jefferson | WR | February 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | Arizona St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDT | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | LDE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 57 | Linden King | LB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 54 | Jim Laslavic | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 69 | John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | OG-OT | January 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | South Dakota St. | Mountain Lake, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | RLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | QB | January 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 206 | San Jose St. | Gardena, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Greg McCrary | TE | March 24, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Clark (GA) | Griffin, GA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 58 | Carl McGee | RLB | July 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | Duke | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | FB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | Rick Partridge | P | August 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | Utah | Orange, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Ralph Perretta | C | January 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 252 | Purdue | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Scott Perry | RCB | March 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Williams | Pleasanton, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LLB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | C | February 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Memphis | Santa Monica, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 41 | Booker Russell | FB | February 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas St. | Belton, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 44 | Pete Shaw | SS | August 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 183 | Northwestern | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 11 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | WR | November 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 45 | Hal Stringert | CB-S | January 2, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Mike Thomas | RB | July 17, 1953 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX USA | 10 | 5 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 6 | 6 |
| 67 | Ed White | RG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Clarence Williams | RB | January 25, 1955 | 5'9" | 194 | South Carolina | Oakley, SC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 11 |
| 16 | Mike Wood | K | September 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 199 | SE Missouri St. | Kirkwood, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Don Woods | RB | February 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | DE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 12 | 4 |
