2009 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Norv Turner (13-3)
Location: San Diego, California
2009 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Norv Turner (13-3)
Location: San Diego, California
2009 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 2009 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Chargers piled up points with 454 points, and the defense allowed 320. Philip Rivers triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 4,254 yards. Antonio Gates paced pass catchers, grabbing 79 passes, while Vincent Jackson accumulated 1,167 receiving yards.
LaDainian Tomlinson carried the ball for a team-best 730 yards for San Diego.
Quentin Jammer and Antonio Cromartie each snatched 3 opponent throws. Shaun Phillips sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Norv Turner coached the team. The 2009 San Diego Chargers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Antwan Applewhite | LB | December 31, 1985 | 6'3" | 246 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Michael Bennett | RB | August 13, 1978 | 5'9" | 211 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | David Binn | C | February 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | California | San Mateo, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Alfonso Boone | DT | January 11, 1976 | 6'4" | 318 | Mount San Antonio JC | Saginaw, MI USA | 13 | 4 |
| 99 | Kevin Burnett | RILB | December 24, 1982 | 6'3" | 237 | Tennessee | Englewood, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 20 | Antoine Cason | DB | July 9, 1986 | 6'0" | 190 | Arizona | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Simeon Castille | DB | October 12, 1985 | 6'0" | 190 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Luis Castillo | RDE | August 4, 1983 | 6'3" | 306 | Northwestern | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jacques Cesaire | LDE | August 30, 1980 | 6'2" | 295 | Southern Connecticut St. | Worcester, MA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 89 | Chris Chambers | WR | August 12, 1978 | 5'11" | 210 | Wisconsin | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 5 |
| 66 | Jeromey Clarey | RT | November 5, 1983 | 6'6" | 304 | Kansas St. | Norfolk, NE USA | 10 | 10 |
| 75 | Corey Clark | T | June 21, 1984 | 6'5" | 305 | San Antonio, TX | 2 | 0 | |
| 78 | Andre Coleman | TE | July 23, 1985 | 6'3" | 287 | Albany | Inglewood, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Stephen Cooper | LILB | June 19, 1979 | 6'1" | 235 | Maine | Wareham, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Antonio Cromartie | RCB | April 15, 1984 | 6'2" | 210 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Craig Davis | WR | October 2, 1985 | 6'1" | 200 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Kris Dielman | LG | February 3, 1981 | 6'4" | 310 | Indiana | Goshen, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Tim Dobbins | LB | December 10, 1982 | 6'1" | 245 | Iowa St. | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 2 |
| 62 | Brandyn Dombrowski | RT | April 3, 1985 | 6'5" | 323 | San Diego St. | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 8 |
| 25 | Kevin Ellison | SS | January 8, 1987 | 6'1" | 224 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 52 | Larry English | LB | January 22, 1986 | 6'2" | 254 | Northern Illinois | Aurora, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 80 | Malcom Floyd | WR | September 8, 1981 | 6'5" | 201 | Wyoming | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 71 | Antonio Garay | DE | November 30, 1979 | 6'4" | 300 | Boston Col. | Rahway, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Antonio Gates | TE | June 18, 1980 | 6'4" | 260 | Kent St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Tyronne Green | G | April 6, 1986 | 6'1" | 305 | Auburn | Pensacola, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Steve Gregory | SS | January 8, 1983 | 5'11" | 185 | Syracuse | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 6 |
| 61 | Nick Hardwick | C | September 12, 1981 | 6'4" | 295 | Purdue | Franklin, IN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 54 | Marques Harris | LB | September 20, 1981 | 6'1" | 231 | Southern Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Clinton Hart | DB | July 20, 1977 | 6'0" | 205 | Central Florida CC | Dade City, FL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Jacob Hester | RB | May 8, 1985 | 5'11" | 230 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 53 | James Holt | LB | November 24, 1986 | 6'3" | 226 | Kansas | Altus, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Dante Hughes | DB | August 21, 1985 | 5'10" | 190 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Vincent Jackson | WR | January 14, 1983 | 6'5" | 241 | Northern Colorado | Fort Polk, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 23 | Quentin Jammer | LCB | June 19, 1979 | 6'0" | 204 | Texas | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Travis Johnson | DT | April 26, 1982 | 6'3" | 314 | Florida St. | Sherman Oaks, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Nate Kaeding | K | March 26, 1982 | 6'0" | 187 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Brandon Manumaleuna | TE | January 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 288 | Arizona | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 92 | Vaughn Martin | DT | April 18, 1986 | 6'3" | 331 | West. Ontario | Negril, Jamaica | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | Marcus McNeill | LT | November 16, 1983 | 6'8" | 335 | Auburn | Ellenwood, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Shawne Merriman | ROLB | May 25, 1984 | 6'4" | 272 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Scott Mruczkowski | C | April 5, 1982 | 6'4" | 321 | Bowling Green | Garfield Heights, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 11 | Legedu Naanee | WR | September 16, 1983 | 6'2" | 225 | Boise St. | Portland, OR USA | 15 | 1 |
| 64 | Dennis Norman | C-T | January 26, 1980 | 6'5" | 312 | Princeton | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 91 | Ogemdi Nwagbuo | NT | December 24, 1985 | 6'4" | 300 | Michigan St. | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 27 | Paul Oliver | DB | March 30, 1984 | 6'0" | 208 | Georgia | Kennesaw, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 81 | Kassim Osgood | WR | May 20, 1980 | 6'5" | 209 | San Diego St. | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Shaun Phillips | LOLB | May 13, 1981 | 6'3" | 260 | Purdue | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Philip Rivers | QB | December 8, 1981 | 6'5" | 228 | North Carolina St. | Decatur, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Jon Runyan | T | November 27, 1973 | 6'7" | 330 | Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike Scifres | P | October 8, 1980 | 6'2" | 236 | West. Illinois | Metairie, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Ian Scott | NT | November 8, 1981 | 6'2" | 305 | Florida | Greenville, SC USA | 12 | 7 |
| 59 | Brandon Siler | RILB | December 5, 1985 | 6'2" | 241 | Florida | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 41 | C.J. Spillman | DB | May 6, 1986 | 6'0" | 192 | Marshall | Louisville, KY USA | 5 | 1 |
| 43 | Darren Sproles | KR | June 20, 1983 | 5'6" | 181 | Kansas St. | Waterloo, IA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 35 | Mike Tolbert | RB | November 23, 1985 | 5'9" | 243 | Coastal Carolina | Carrollton, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 21 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | June 23, 1979 | 5'10" | 221 | TCU | Rosebud, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 94 | Jyles Tucker | LB | September 18, 1983 | 6'3" | 258 | Wake Forest | Morristown, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 65 | Louis Vasquez | RG | April 11, 1987 | 6'4" | 330 | Texas Tech | Corsicana, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Billy Volek | QB | April 28, 1976 | 6'2" | 214 | Fresno St. | Hemet, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Eric Weddle | FS | January 4, 1985 | 5'11" | 203 | Utah | Fontana, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 76 | Jamal Williams | DT | April 28, 1976 | 6'3" | 348 | Oklahoma St. | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Kris Wilson | TE | August 22, 1981 | 6'3" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Lancaster, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
