Rolf Benirschke
Rolf Joachim Bernirschke
Born: February 7, 1955
Boston, MA USA
Position: K
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 171
College: California-Davis
High School: La Jolla (San Diego, CA)
Career: 1977-1986
Drafted: 1977 in Round 12, #334 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Rolf Benirschke played from 1977 to 1986 during his career with the San Diego Chargers. Benirschke kicked 146 field goals in 208 attempts, a 70.2 percent success rate, over his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 24 | 21 | 87.5 | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 72 | 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 43 | 37 | 86.0 | 22 | 18 | 81.8 | 91 | 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 24 | 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 48 | 46 | 95.8 | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 118 | 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 61 | 55 | 90.2 | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 112 | 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 34 | 32 | 94.1 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 80 | 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 45 | 43 | 95.6 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 88 | 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 92 | 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 41 | 39 | 95.1 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 87 |
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| Totals | 352 | 328 | 93.2 | 208 | 146 | 70.2 | 766 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 72 | 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 91 | 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 118 | 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 112 | 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 80 | 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 92 | 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 87 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 766 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1977 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 | 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 0 | 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 0 | 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 0 | 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 0 | 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 0 | 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 0 | 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 | 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 1986 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 0 |
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Awards
1983 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
