1985 San Diego Chargers Statistics

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

1985 San Diego Chargers Roster
1985 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

On offense, San Diego led the circuit with 467 points. At the same time, the shaky defensive squad yielded 435 points. Dan Fouts led the charge, slinging for 3,638 yards. Lionel James grabbed 86 passes, while Wes Chandler accumulated 1,199 receiving yards. Charlie Joiner was targeted regularly also.

Lionel James carried the ball for a team-best 516 yards for the Chargers, while Tim Spencer and Gary Anderson additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Danny Walters intercepted 5 opponent throws. Lee Williams sacked quarterbacks 9 times.

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	430	254	59.1	3638	8.5	27	6.3	20	4.7	75	18	135	88.1
Mark Herrmann	201	132	65.7	1537	7.6	10	5.0	10	5.0	59	19	157	84.5
Pete Holohan	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	8	39.6
Gary Anderson	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	5	0.0
Totals	632	386	61.1	5175	8.2	37	5.9	30	4.7	75	39	305

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lionel James	105	516	4.9	56	2
Tim Spencer	124	478	3.9	24	10
Gary Anderson	116	429	3.7	27	4
Buford McGee	42	181	4.3	44	3
Curtis Adams	16	49	3.1	14	1
Anthony Steels	6	12	2.0	3	0
Wes Chandler	1	9	9.0	9	0
Ralf Mojsiejenko	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dan Fouts	11	-1	-0.1	7	0
Mark Herrmann	18	-8	-0.4	11	0
Totals	440	1665	3.8	56	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lionel James	86	1027	11.9	67	6
Wes Chandler	67	1199	17.9	75	10
Charlie Joiner	59	932	15.8	39	7
Pete Holohan	42	458	10.9	23	3
Eric Sievers	41	438	10.7	30	6
Gary Anderson	35	422	12.1	52	2
Kellen Winslow	25	318	12.7	26	0
Jesse Bendross	11	156	14.2	54	2
Tim Spencer	11	135	12.3	43	0
Trumaine Johnson	4	51	12.8	20	1
Buford McGee	3	15	5.0	7	0
Curtis Adams	1	12	12.0	12	0
Chris Faulkner	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	386	5175	13.4	75	37

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Thomas	55	51	92.7	28	18	64.3	105
Rolf Benirschke	2	2	100.0				2
Totals	57	53	93.0	28	18	64.3	107

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ralf Mojsiejenko	68	2881	42.4	67
Totals	68	2881	42.4	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lionel James	25	213	8.5	24	0
Totals	25	213	8.5	24	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lionel James	36	779	21.6	46	0
Gary Anderson	13	302	23.2	98	1
Anthony Steels	10	223	22.3	54	0
Buford McGee	7	135	19.3	33	0
Curtis Adams	2	50	25.0	26	0
Eric Sievers	1	3	3.0	3	0
Jesse Bendross	1	2	2.0	2	0
Pete Holohan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	71	1494	21.0	98	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Danny Walters	5	71	14.2	30	0
John Hendy	4	139	34.8	75	1
Woodrow Lowe	3	6	2.0	4	0
Jeffery Dale	2	83	41.5	47	1
Carlos Bradley	2	36	18.0	18	0
Wayne Davis	2	29	14.5	28	0
Mike Green	2	17	8.5	12	0
Linden King	2	8	4.0	5	0
Miles McPherson	1	30	30.0	30	0
Gill Byrd	1	25	25.0	25	0
Lee Williams	1	17	17.0	17	0
Billy Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	461	17.7	75	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Lee Williams	9.0
Fred Robinson	7.0
Linden King	6.0
Woodrow Lowe	5.5
Earl Wilson	3.0
Carlos Bradley	2.0
Billy Smith	2.0
Chuck Ehin	1.5
Scott Garnett	1.0
Keith Ferguson	1.0
Wayne Davis	1.0
Mike Green	1.0
Totals	40.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Dan Fouts			13	6	-11
Billy Smith		0	0	3	0
Gary Anderson			5	3	0
Buford McGee			4	2	0
Mike Green		0	0	2	0
Mark Herrmann			8	2	-26
Anthony Steels			0	2	0
John Hendy		0	0	1	0
Wayne Davis		0	0	1	0
Chuck Ehin			0	1	0
Lee Williams		0	0	1	2
Fred Robinson			0	1	0
Gill Byrd		0	0	1	0
Miles McPherson		0	0	1	0
Rich Umphrey			0	1	6
Chris Faulkner			0	1	0
Earl Wilson			0	1	0
Danny Walters		0	0	1	0
Sam Claphan			0	1	0
Lionel James			9	1	0
Keith Ferguson			0	1	0
Vince Osby			0	1	46
Wes Chandler			1	0	0
Charlie Joiner			1	0	0
Pete Holohan			1	0	0
Ralf Mojsiejenko			1	0	-13
Tim Spencer			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	44	35	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bob Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	51	0			105
Tim Spencer	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Wes Chandler	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Lionel James	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Charlie Joiner	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Gary Anderson	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Eric Sievers	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Buford McGee	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Pete Holohan	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jesse Bendross	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jeffery Dale	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Hendy	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Curtis Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Trumaine Johnson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Rolf Benirschke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0			2
Totals	20	37	0	1	0	2	0	0	18	53	0	0	0	467