1976 San Diego Chargers Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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 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 contributed to the receiving game, too.
Don Goode seized 6 opponent throws.
Tommy Protho coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Charles Aiu | G | May 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 251 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Eddie Bell | WR | September 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Idaho St. | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Chuck Bradley | TE | October 13, 1950 | 6'6" | 243 | Oregon | Hinsdale, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 46 | Danny Colbert | LCB | December 15, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | TCU | Corsicana, TX USA | 13 | 9 |
| 82 | Pat Curran | TE | September 21, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Iowa St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Fred Dean | RDE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Charles DeJurnett | NT-DT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Larry Dorsey | WR | August 15, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Tennessee St. | Corinth, MS USA | 13 | 2 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Fletcher | FS | December 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Temple | Morristown, NJ USA | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Mike Fuller | PR | April 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | Auburn | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Gary Garrison | WR | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Don Goode | LLB | June 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 234 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Tom Graham | MLB | April 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 22 | Tom Hayes | LCB | April 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 199 | San Diego St. | Riverside, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Mitch Hoopes | P | July 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 207 | Arizona | Bisbee, AZ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | MLB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 14 | 6 |
| 19 | Neal Jeffrey | QB | July 23, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDT | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | LDE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 10 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 69 | John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 14 | 4 |
| 16 | Clint Longley | QB | July 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 193 | Abilene Christian | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | RLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Don Macek | RG | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 12 | 2 |
| 89 | Dwight McDonald | WR | May 24, 1951 | 6'3" | 185 | U.S. International | Nixon, TX USA | 12 | 10 |
| 83 | Larry Mialik | TE | May 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Wisconsin | Passaic, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Rick Middleton | LB | November 28, 1951 | 6'2" | 228 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Mercury Morris | RB | January 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Artie Owens | KR | January 14, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | West Virginia | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Ralph Perretta | C | January 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 252 | Purdue | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 13 | 3 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Sam Scarber | RB | June 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mexico | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 2 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Ron Singleton | T | April 15, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Hal Stringert | DB | January 2, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 2 |
| 43 | Jim Tolbert | DB | March 12, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Lincoln (MO) | Fairfield, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Jeff West | P-TE | April 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 212 | Cincinnati | Wheeling, WV USA | 6 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 33 | Don Woods | RB | February 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 34 | Rickey Young | FB | December 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 196 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
