1981 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-6)
Location: San Diego, California
1981 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-6)
Location: San Diego, California
1981 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, San Diego paced the circuit with 478 points. At the same time, the leaky defense allowed 390 points. Dan Fouts triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 4,802 yards. Kellen Winslow grabbed 88 passes, while Charlie Joiner accumulated 1,188 receiving yards.
Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 1,144 yards for the Chargers.
Willie Buchanon intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1981 San Diego Chargers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Hank Bauer | RB | July 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | California Lutheran | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 45 | Doug Beaudoin | DB | May 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Minnesota | Dickinson, ND USA | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Carlos Bradley | LB | April 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 224 | Wake Forest | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | James Brooks | KR | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 82 | Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 204 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 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 | 16 | 5 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | T-G | October 10, 1956 | 6'6" | 285 | Oklahoma | Tahlequah, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Fred Dean | DE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 47 | Frank Duncan | DB | November 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 27 | Glen Edwards | FS | July 31, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 48 | Allan Ellis | RCB | August 19, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | DE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 81 | Scott Fitzkee | WR | April 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Penn St. | York, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | FS | February 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 192 | Washington St. | Riverside, CA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 32 | Wyatt Henderson | DB | November 10, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Fresno St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | TE | July 25, 1959 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Albany, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | MLB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 11 |
| 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 | 16 | 14 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Linden King | LLB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Jim Laslavic | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | T | January 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | South Dakota St. | Mountain Lake, MN USA | 9 | 3 |
| 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 23 | Irvin Phillips | DB | January 23, 1960 | 6'1" | 192 | Arkansas Tech | Leesburg, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Reese | DT | September 4, 1951 | 6'6" | 254 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | George Roberts | P | June 10, 1955 | 6'0" | 181 | Virginia Tech | Lynchburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | C | February 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Memphis | Santa Monica, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 178 | Grambling St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 4 |
| 44 | Pete Shaw | SS | August 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 183 | Northwestern | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 12 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Eric Sievers | TE | November 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Urbana, IL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | WR | November 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 81 | Aundra Thompson | WR-RB | January 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | MLB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 5 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 13 | 13 |
| 61 | Jimmy Webb | DT | April 13, 1952 | 6'5" | 247 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 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 | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Jeff Williams | G-T | April 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 256 | Rhode Island | Gloucester, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | John Woodcock | RDE | March 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 246 | New Mexico | Eureka, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | DE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 5 | 2 |
