1976 San Diego Chargers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (6-8)
Location: San Diego, California

1976 San Diego Chargers Roster
1976 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Chargers netted 248 points, but the defensive squad yielded 285. Rickey Young carried the ball for a team-best 802 yards for San Diego.

Dan Fouts passed for 2,535 yards. Charlie Joiner grabbed 50 passes for 1,056 yards. Rickey Young provided receiving help, too.

Don Goode seized 6 opponent throws.

Tommy Protho coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Dan Fouts	359	208	57.9	2535	7.1	14	3.9	15	4.2	81	39	220	75.4
Clint Longley	24	12	50.0	130	5.4	2	8.3	3	12.5	28	7	51	54.5
Don Woods	2	1	50.0	11	5.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	11	0	0	106.3
Neal Jeffrey	2	2	100.0	11	5.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	0	0	89.6
Charlie Joiner	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	388	223	57.5	2687	6.9	17	4.4	18	4.6	81	46	271

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rickey Young	162	802	5.0	46	4
Don Woods	126	450	3.6	24	3
Mercury Morris	50	256	5.1	30	2
Sam Scarber	61	236	3.9	14	1
Bo Matthews	46	199	4.3	42	3
Dan Fouts	18	65	3.6	13	0
Clint Longley	4	22	5.5	9	0
Pat Curran	1	12	12.0	12	0
Mitch Hoopes	2	10	5.0	10	0
Jeff West	1	0	0.0	0	0
Neal Jeffrey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Larry Dorsey	1	-12	-12.0	-12	0
Totals	473	2040	4.3	46	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Joiner	50	1056	21.1	81	7
Rickey Young	47	441	9.4	33	1
Don Woods	34	224	6.6	34	1
Pat Curran	33	349	10.6	29	1
Sam Scarber	14	96	6.9	13	1
Bo Matthews	12	81	6.8	15	0
Dwight McDonald	11	161	14.6	44	4
Larry Dorsey	8	108	13.5	19	0
Mercury Morris	8	52	6.5	20	0
Artie Owens	3	54	18.0	28	1
Gary Garrison	2	58	29.0	36	1
Chuck Bradley	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	223	2687	12.0	81	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Toni Fritsch	14	11	78.6	12	6	50.0	29
Ray Wersching	16	14	87.5	8	4	50.0	26
Mike Fuller	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	31	26	83.9	20	10	50.0	56

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mitch Hoopes	42	1628	38.8	57
Jeff West	38	1548	40.7	57
Totals	80	3176	39.7	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Fuller	33	436	13.2	43
Eddie Bell	7	31	4.4	10
Mike Williams	5	23	4.6	15
Totals	45	490	10.9	43

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Artie Owens	25	551	22.0	40
Mike Fuller	20	420	21.0	47
Ralph Perretta	2	24	12.0	20
Rick Middleton	1	21	21.0	21
Bo Matthews	1	19	19.0	19
Eddie Bell	1	18	18.0	18
Ray Preston	1	16	16.0	16
Bob Horn	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	52	1076	20.7	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Goode	6	82	13.7	27	0
Mike Williams	4	76	19.0	35	0
Tom Graham	3	55	18.3	25	0
Tom Hayes	2	37	18.5	37	1
Hal Stringert	1	24	24.0	24	0
Leroy Jones	1	11	11.0	11	0
Woodrow Lowe	1	8	8.0	8	0
Bob Horn	1	6	6.0	6	0
Mike Fuller	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	299	15.0	37	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Dan Fouts			8	4	-5	0
Bo Matthews			3	3	0	1
John Lee			0	2	0	0
Woodrow Lowe		0	0	2	0	0
Sam Scarber			3	2	0	0
Rick Middleton			0	1	0	0
Ray Preston			0	1	0	0
Charlie Joiner			0	1	5	0
Tom Graham		0	0	1	0	0
Don Goode		0	1	1	0	0
Russ Washington			0	1	0	0
Louie Kelcher			0	1	0	0
Don Macek			0	1	0	0
Chris Fletcher			0	1	0	0
Danny Colbert			0	1	0	0
Mike Fuller		0	3	1	0	0
Ralph Perretta			1	0	-32	0
Ed Flanagan			1	0	0	0
Don Woods			1	0	0	0
Larry Dorsey			1	0	0	0
Artie Owens			1	0	0	0
Neal Jeffrey			1	0	-8	0
Rickey Young			2	0	0	0
Mercury Morris			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	27	24	-40	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Charlie Joiner	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Rickey Young	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Toni Fritsch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	0			29
Ray Wersching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	0			26
Don Woods	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Dwight McDonald	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bo Matthews	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			24
Sam Scarber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mercury Morris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gary Garrison	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Pat Curran	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tom Hayes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Artie Owens	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Fuller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			1
Totals	13	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	26	0	0	0	248