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, San Diego topped the circuit with 399 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Chargers 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