1983 San Diego Chargers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (6-10)
Location: San Diego, California
1983 San Diego Chargers Statistics
1983 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chargers netted 358 points, but the leaky defense allowed 462, most in the league. Dan Fouts passed for 2,975 yards, and Ed Luther spent time under center as well. Kellen Winslow grabbed 88 passes for 1,172 yards. Charlie Joiner contributed to the receiving game also.

Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 886 yards for San Diego.

Danny Walters intercepted 7 opponent throws. Linden King sacked quarterbacks 8 times.

Don Coryell coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
91Rick AckermanNTJune 16, 19596'4"258MemphisLa Grange, IL USA1513
6Rolf BenirschkeKFebruary 7, 19556'0"171California-DavisBoston, MA USA160
50Carlos BradleyLBApril 27, 19606'0"224Wake ForestPhiladelphia, PA USA160
21James BrooksKRDecember 28, 19585'10"180AuburnWarner Robins, GA USA155
61Don BrownTApril 2, 19596'6"262Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA USA130
7Maury BufordPFebruary 18, 19606'1"191Texas TechMount Pleasant, TX USA160
22Gill ByrdLCBFebruary 20, 19615'11"195San Jose St.San Francisco, CA USA1412
25John CappellettiRBAugust 9, 19526'1"215Penn St.Philadelphia, PA USA10
81Roger CarrWRJuly 1, 19526'3"200Louisiana TechSeminole, OK USA40
89Wes ChandlerWRAugust 22, 19566'0"196FloridaNew Smyrna Beach, FL USA1614
77Sam ClaphanT-GOctober 10, 19566'6"285OklahomaTahlequah, OK USA160
82Bobby DuckworthWRNovember 27, 19586'3"198ArkansasCrossett, AR USA162
78Chuck EhinNT-DE-LBJuly 1, 19616'4"261BYUMarysville, CA USA90
90Bill ElkoNTDecember 28, 19596'5"278Arizona St.New York, NY USA113
56Larry EvansLBJuly 11, 19536'2"216Mississippi Col.Biloxi, MS USA30
76Keith FergusonLDEApril 3, 19596'5"252Ohio St.Miami, FL USA1616
84Hosea FortuneWRMarch 4, 19596'0"174RiceNew Orleans, LA USA40
14Dan FoutsQBJune 10, 19516'3"204OregonSan Francisco, CA USA1010
48Tim FoxFSNovember 1, 19535'11"186Ohio St.Canton, OH USA128
75Andrew GissingerRTJuly 4, 19596'5"280SyracuseBarberton, OH USA1616
69Derrel GofourthG-CMarch 20, 19556'3"260Oklahoma St.Parsons, KS USA150
58Mike GreenLILBJune 29, 19616'0"235Oklahoma St.Port Arthur, TX USA1616
28Ken GreeneFSMay 8, 19566'3"203Washington St.Lewiston, ID USA169
43Bob GregorSSFebruary 10, 19576'2"192Washington St.Riverside, CA USA55
20Reuben HendersonDBOctober 3, 19586'1"196Oklahoma St.Santa Monica, CA USA144
88Pete HolohanTEJuly 25, 19596'4"237Notre DameAlbany, NY USA163
41Earnest JacksonRBDecember 18, 19595'9"213Texas A&MNeedville, TX USA120
40Jim JodatRBMarch 3, 19545'11"210CarthageMilwaukee, WI USA150
79Gary JohnsonRDEAugust 31, 19526'2"257Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA1616
18Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475'11"188Grambling St.Many, LA USA1616
68Leroy JonesDESeptember 29, 19506'8"263Norfolk St.Greenwood, MS USA120
74Louie KelcherDT-NTAugust 23, 19536'5"291SMUBeaumont, TX USA80
57Linden KingLOLBJune 28, 19556'4"241Colorado St.Memphis, TN USA1616
30Bruce LairdDBMay 23, 19506'0"193American Int.Lowell, MA USA140
51Woodrow LoweROLBJune 9, 19546'0"227AlabamaColumbus, GA USA1616
11Ed LutherQBJanuary 2, 19576'3"206San Jose St.Gardena, CA USA166
62Don MacekCJuly 21, 19546'3"261Boston Col.Manchester, NH USA1111
12Bruce MathisonQBApril 25, 19596'3"205NebraskaSuperior, WI USA10
60Dennis McKnightCSeptember 12, 19596'3"273DrakeDallas, TX USA169
24Miles McPhersonDBMarch 30, 19605'11"184New HavenQueens, NY USA110
46Chuck MuncieRBMarch 17, 19536'3"227CaliforniaUniontown, PA USA1512
55Derrie NelsonLBFebruary 8, 19586'2"236NebraskaYork, NE USA150
31Darrell PattilloDBSeptember 28, 19605'10"194San Diego St.Los Angeles, CA USA10
52Ray PrestonLBJanuary 25, 19546'0"218SyracuseLawrence, MA USA160
87Dwight ScalesWRMay 30, 19536'2"178Grambling St.Little Rock, AR USA71
66Billy ShieldsLTAugust 23, 19536'8"272Georgia TechVicksburg, MS USA1616
85Eric SieversTENovember 9, 19576'4"236MarylandUrbana, IL USA169
54Billy SmithRILBAugust 10, 19616'3"235ArkansasFayetteville, AR USA1616
47Sherman SmithRBNovember 1, 19546'4"225Miami (OH)Youngstown, OH USA132
59Cliff ThriftLBMay 3, 19566'1"232East Central (OK)Dallas, TX USA60
23Danny WaltersRCBNovember 4, 19606'1"189ArkansasPrescott, AR USA1616
67Ed WhiteRGApril 4, 19476'1"269CaliforniaSan Diego, CA USA1616
63Doug WilkersonLGMarch 27, 19476'3"253North Carolina CentralFayetteville, NC USA1212
45Henry WilliamsDBDecember 2, 19565'10"180San Diego St.Greensboro, AL USA10
80Kellen WinslowTENovember 5, 19576'5"251MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
49Andre YoungSSNovember 22, 19606'0"199Louisiana TechWest Monroe, LA USA1510



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