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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
Don Coryell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Rick Ackerman | NT | June 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Memphis | La Grange, IL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | James Brooks | KR | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 61 | Don Brown | OT | April 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 262 | Santa Clara | San Jose, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Maury Buford | P | February 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 191 | Texas Tech | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Gill Byrd | LCB | February 20, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | FB | August 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Roger Carr | WR | July 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 200 | Louisiana Tech | Seminole, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 77 | Sam Claphan | OT | October 10, 1956 | 6'6" | 285 | Oklahoma | Tahlequah, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | November 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 198 | Arkansas | Crossett, AR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 78 | Chuck Ehin | DE | July 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 261 | BYU | Marysville, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 90 | Bill Elko | NT | December 28, 1959 | 6'5" | 278 | Arizona St. | New York, NY USA | 11 | 3 |
| 56 | Larry Evans | LB | July 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi Col. | Biloxi, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Keith Ferguson | LDE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Hosea Fortune | WR | March 4, 1959 | 6'0" | 174 | Rice | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 8 |
| 75 | Andrew Gissinger | RT | July 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 280 | Syracuse | Barberton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Derrel Gofourth | OG | March 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Parsons, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Green | LILB | June 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Ken Greene | FS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 16 | 9 |
| 43 | Bob Gregor | SS | February 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 192 | Washington St. | Riverside, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Reuben Henderson | DB | October 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 88 | Pete Holohan | TE | July 25, 1959 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Albany, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 41 | Earnest Jackson | RB | December 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 213 | Texas A&M | Needville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Jodat | RB | March 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 210 | Carthage | Milwaukee, WI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDE | 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 | DE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | NT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Linden King | LOLB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Bruce Laird | S | May 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 193 | American Int. | Lowell, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | ROLB | 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 | 6 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Bruce Mathison | QB | April 25, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Nebraska | Superior, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Dennis McKnight | C | September 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Drake | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 24 | Miles McPherson | S | March 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 184 | New Haven | Queens, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 55 | Derrie Nelson | LB | February 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 236 | Nebraska | York, NE USA | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | Darrell Pattillo | CB | September 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 194 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 178 | Grambling St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 7 | 1 |
| 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 | 9 |
| 54 | Billy Smith | RILB | August 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Sherman Smith | RB | November 1, 1954 | 6'4" | 225 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 2 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Danny Walters | RCB | November 4, 1960 | 6'1" | 189 | Arkansas | Prescott, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Henry Williams | CB | December 2, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego St. | Greensboro, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Andre Young | SS | November 22, 1960 | 6'0" | 199 | Louisiana Tech | West Monroe, LA USA | 15 | 10 |
