1978 San Diego Chargers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (1-3)
Coach: Don Coryell (8-4)
Location: San Diego, California

1978 San Diego Chargers Roster
1978 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

San Diego piled up points with 355 points, while the defense gave up 309. Dan Fouts threw for 2,999 yards. Lydell Mitchell grabbed 57 passes, while John Jefferson accumulated 1,001 receiving yards.

Lydell Mitchell carried the ball for a team-best 820 yards for the Chargers.

Mike Fuller picked off 4 opponent throws.

Tommy Protho and Don Coryell 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	381	224	58.8	2999	7.9	24	6.3	20	5.2	55	22	130	83.0
James Harris	88	42	47.7	518	5.9	2	2.3	9	10.2	34	8	43	34.4
Cliff Olander	8	5	62.5	49	6.1	0	0.0	1	12.5	22	2	18	40.1
Totals	477	271	56.8	3566	7.5	26	5.5	30	6.3	55	32	191

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lydell Mitchell	214	820	3.8	25	3
Don Woods	151	514	3.4	27	3
Hank Bauer	85	304	3.6	37	8
Bo Matthews	71	286	4.0	28	0
Clarence Williams	27	76	2.8	12	0
Dan Fouts	20	43	2.2	22	2
Greg McCrary	2	18	9.0	16	0
Rickey Anderson	3	11	3.7	6	0
Larry Barnes	3	8	2.7	4	0
John Jefferson	1	7	7.0	7	0
James Harris	10	7	0.7	9	0
Johnny Rodgers	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jeff West	1	0	0.0	0	0
Cliff Olander	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	590	2096	3.6	37	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lydell Mitchell	57	500	8.8	55	2
John Jefferson	56	1001	17.9	46	13
Bob Klein	34	413	12.1	24	2
Don Woods	34	295	8.7	29	0
Charlie Joiner	33	607	18.4	46	1
Bo Matthews	11	78	7.1	13	0
Hank Bauer	10	78	7.8	14	1
Artie Owens	9	188	20.9	41	0
Pat Curran	9	92	10.2	20	2
Larry Burton	5	127	25.4	55	3
Johnny Rodgers	5	47	9.4	12	0
Dwight McDonald	3	84	28.0	37	1
Larry Barnes	2	13	6.5	7	0
Greg McCrary	1	29	29.0	29	1
Clarence Williams	1	17	17.0	17	0
Rickey Anderson	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	271	3566	13.2	55	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rolf Benirschke	43	37	86.0	22	18	81.8	91
Totals	43	37	86.0	22	18	81.8	91

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff West	73	2720	37.3	59
Totals	73	2720	37.3	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Fuller	39	436	11.2	34
Johnny Rodgers	11	88	8.0	15
Pete Shaw	4	46	11.5	16
Artie Owens	1	20	20.0	20
Don Goode	1	0	0.0	0
Mike Williams	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	57	590	10.4	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Artie Owens	20	524	26.2	77
Johnny Rodgers	11	287	26.1	36
Clarence Williams	6	143	23.8	33
Mike Fuller	5	109	21.8	32
Rickey Anderson	6	83	13.8	21
Don Woods	2	37	18.5	19
Bob Horn	2	27	13.5	16
Ray Preston	1	15	15.0	15
Bob Klein	1	13	13.0	13
Don Macek	1	6	6.0	6
Rick Middleton	1	5	5.0	5
Mark Slater	1	3	3.0	3
Hal Stringert	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	58	1252	21.6	77

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Fuller	4	44	11.0	23	1
Glen Edwards	3	43	14.3	24	0
Mike Williams	3	23	7.7	23	0
Hal Stringert	2	4	2.0	2	0
Pete Shaw	2	0	0.0	0	0
Gary Johnson	1	52	52.0	52	1
Woodrow Lowe	1	16	16.0	16	0
Jerome Dove	1	4	4.0	4	0
Linden King	1	3	3.0	3	0
Rick Middleton	1	2	2.0	2	0
Louie Kelcher	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Goode	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Horn	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	191	8.7	52	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Jerome Dove		0	0	4	2
Dan Fouts			10	3	-4
Mike Williams		0	1	2	19
Hal Stringert		0	0	2	0
Bob Horn		0	0	2	0
James Harris			5	2	-17
John Jefferson			0	1	0
Larry Burton			1	1	0
Johnny Rodgers			1	1	0
Louie Kelcher		0	0	1	0
Fred Dean			0	1	0
Lydell Mitchell			2	1	0
Don Woods			5	1	-15
Rickey Anderson			0	1	0
Pete Shaw		0	0	1	0
Rick Middleton		0	0	1	0
Billy Shields			0	1	0
Woodrow Lowe		0	0	1	0
Leroy Jones			0	1	32
Ralph Perretta			0	1	0
Linden King		0	0	1	14
Mike Fuller		0	1	1	0
Jeff West			1	0	0
Charlie Joiner			2	0	0
Hank Bauer			2	0	0
Don Macek			1	0	0
Bo Matthews			5	0	0
Totals	0	0	37	31	31

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rolf Benirschke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	37	0			91
John Jefferson	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			78
Hank Bauer	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Lydell Mitchell	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Larry Burton	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Don Woods	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Pat Curran	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dan Fouts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Klein	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Fuller	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Gary Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Greg McCrary	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Charlie Joiner	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dwight McDonald	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	16	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	37	0	0	0	355