1963 San Diego Chargers Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Sid Gillman (11-3)
Location: San Diego, California

1963 San Diego Chargers Roster
1963 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

On offense, the Chargers topped the circuit with 399 points. Defensively, San Diego yielded 255 points, fewest in the league. Tobin Rote tossed for 2,510 yards. Lance Alworth grabbed 61 passes for 1,205 yards.

Paul Lowe carried the ball for a team-best 1,010 yards, while Keith Lincoln also buoyed the ground attack.

Dick Harris picked off 8 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team. The 1963 San Diego Chargers won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tobin Rote	286	170	59.4	2510	8.8	20	7.0	17	5.9	85	86.7
John Hadl	64	28	43.8	502	7.8	6	9.4	6	9.4	69	63.4
Paul Lowe	4	2	50.0	100	25.0	1	25.0	1	25.0	71	95.8
Don Norton	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	118.8
Gerry McDougall	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	11	152.1
Keith Lincoln	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	357	202	56.6	3138	8.8	28	7.8	24	6.7	85

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Lowe	177	1010	5.7	66	8
Keith Lincoln	128	826	6.5	76	5
Gerry McDougall	38	199	5.2	22	1
Bobby Jackson	18	64	3.6	14	4
Tobin Rote	24	62	2.6	15	2
John Hadl	8	26	3.2	33	0
Lance Alworth	2	14	7.0	21	0
Totals	395	2201	5.6	76	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lance Alworth	61	1205	19.8	85	11
Paul Lowe	26	191	7.3	31	2
Keith Lincoln	24	325	13.5	39	3
Dave Kocourek	23	359	15.6	35	5
Don Norton	21	281	13.4	36	1
Jerry Robinson	18	315	17.5	36	2
Jacque MacKinnon	11	262	23.8	69	4
Gerry McDougall	10	115	11.5	26	0
Bobby Jackson	8	85	10.6	26	0
Totals	202	3138	15.5	85	28

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blair	48	44	91.7	28	17	60.7	95
Totals	48	44	91.7	28	17	60.7	95

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	58	2241	38.6	60
John Hadl	2	75	37.5	38
Totals	60	2316	38.6	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lance Alworth	11	120	10.9	61
Keith Lincoln	7	98	14.0	47
Dick Harris	4	43	10.8	23
Totals	22	261	11.9	61

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Keith Lincoln	17	439	25.8	44
Lance Alworth	10	216	21.6	34
Dick Westmoreland	10	204	20.4	26
Paul Lowe	5	132	26.4	41
Gerry McDougall	3	77	25.7	26
Dick Harris	2	34	17.0	27
Jerry Robinson	2	27	13.5	20
Walt Sweeney	1	18	18.0	18
Bobby Jackson	1	16	16.0	16
Paul Maguire	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	52	1168	22.5	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Harris	8	83	10.4	22	1
Chuck Allen	5	37	7.4	26	0
Paul Maguire	4	47	11.8	38	0
Charlie McNeil	4	40	10.0	21	0
Bob Mitinger	3	26	8.7	18	0
Emil Karas	2	30	15.0	30	0
George Blair	1	40	40.0	40	0
Gary Glick	1	13	13.0	13	0
Bud Whitehead	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	29	316	10.9	40	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Tobin Rote			2	0	0	0	0
Paul Lowe			7	0	0	0	0
Keith Lincoln			5	0	0	0	0
Chuck Allen		0				1
Bobby Jackson			1	0	0	0	0
Gerry McDougall			1	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	16	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	44	0			95
Lance Alworth	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Paul Lowe	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Keith Lincoln	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Dave Kocourek	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		32
Jacque MacKinnon	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bobby Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Tobin Rote	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jerry Robinson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Don Norton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dick Harris	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Chuck Allen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Gerry McDougall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Earl Faison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
Totals	20	28	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	44	0	2	0	399