San Diego Chargers

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
64	Charles Aiu C. Aiu	OL	6'2"	251	5/22/1954	24	Hawaii
43	Rickey Anderson R. Anderson	RB	6'1"	211	5/21/1953	25	South Carolina State
60	Dan Audick D. Audick	OL	6'3"	252	11/15/1954	24	Hawaii
35	Larry Barnes L. Barnes	RB	5'11"	220	7/17/1954	24	Tennessee State
37	Hank Bauer H. Bauer	RB	5'10"	200	7/15/1954	24	California Lutheran
6	Rolf Benirschke R. Benirschke	K	6'0"	171	2/7/1955	23	California-Davis
87	Larry Burton L. Burton	WR	6'1"	192	12/15/1951	27	Purdue
82	Pat Curran P. Curran	TE	6'4"	238	9/21/1945	33	Lakeland
71	Fred Dean F. Dean	DL	6'3"	230	2/24/1952	26	Louisiana Tech
73	Charles DeJurnett C. DeJurnett	DL	6'4"	263	6/17/1952	26	San Jose State
48	Jerome Dove J. Dove	DB	6'0"	190	10/3/1953	25	Colorado State
27	Glen Edwards G. Edwards	DB	6'0"	185	7/31/1947	31	Florida A&M
14	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	QB	6'3"	204	6/10/1951	27	Oregon
42	Mike Fuller M. Fuller	DB	5'10"	188	4/7/1953	25	Auburn
50	Don Goode D. Goode	LB	6'2"	234	6/21/1951	27	Kansas
77	Buddy Hardaway B. Hardaway	OL	6'9"	309	12/12/1954	24	Oklahoma State
12	James Harris J. Harris	QB	6'4"	210	7/20/1947	31	Grambling
55	Bob Horn B. Horn	LB	6'3"	235	2/6/1954	24	Oregon State
83	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	WR	6'1"	198	2/3/1956	22	Arizona State
79	Gary Johnson G. Johnson	DL	6'2"	257	8/31/1952	26	Grambling
18	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	WR	5'11"	188	10/14/1947	31	Grambling
68	Leroy Jones L. Jones	DL	6'8"	263	9/29/1950	28	Norfolk State
74	Louie Kelcher L. Kelcher	DL	6'5"	291	8/23/1953	25	Southern Methodist
31	Linden King L. King	DB	6'4"	241	6/28/1955	23	Colorado State
84	Bob Klein B. Klein	TE	6'5"	235	7/27/1947	31	Southern California
54	Jim Laslavic J. Laslavic	LB	6'2"	237	10/24/1951	27	Penn State
69	John Lee J. Lee	DL	6'2"	255	2/17/1953	25	Nebraska
51	Woodrow Lowe W. Lowe	LB	6'0"	227	6/9/1954	24	Alabama
62	Don Macek D. Macek	OL	6'3"	261	7/21/1954	24	Boston College
41	Bo Matthews B. Matthews	RB	6'4"	230	11/15/1951	27	Colorado
88	Greg McCrary G. McCrary	TE	6'1"	233	3/24/1952	26	Clark Atlanta
89	Dwight McDonald D. McDonald	WR	6'3"	185	5/24/1951	27	San Diego State
57	Rick Middleton R. Middleton	LB	6'2"	228	11/28/1951	27	Ohio State
26	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	RB	5'11"	204	5/30/1949	29	Penn State
10	Cliff Olander C. Olander	QB	6'5"	191	5/15/1955	23	New Mexico State
85	Artie Owens A. Owens	WR	5'10"	176	1/14/1953	25	West Virginia
53	Ralph Perretta R. Perretta	OL	6'2"	252	1/30/1953	25	Purdue
52	Ray Preston R. Preston	LB	6'0"	218	1/25/1954	24	Syracuse
20	Johnny Rodgers J. Rodgers	RB	5'10"	180	7/5/1951	27	Nebraska
44	Pete Shaw P. Shaw	DB	5'10"	183	8/25/1954	24	Northwestern
66	Billy Shields B. Shields	OL	6'8"	272	8/23/1953	25	Georgia Tech
58	Mark Slater M. Slater	OL	6'2"	257	2/1/1955	23	Minnesota
45	Hal Stringert H. Stringert	DB	5'11"	185	1/2/1952	26	Willamette
70	Russ Washington R. Washington	OL	6'6"	289	12/17/1946	32	Missouri
80	Jeff West J. West	P	6'3"	212	4/6/1953	25	Cincinnati
67	Ed White E. White	OL	6'1"	269	4/4/1947	31	California
63	Doug Wilkerson D. Wilkerson	OL	6'3"	253	3/27/1947	31	North Carolina Central
40	Clarence Williams C. Williams	RB	5'9"	194	1/25/1955	23	South Carolina
29	Mike Williams M. Williams	DB	5'10"	181	11/22/1953	25	Louisiana State
33	Don Woods D. Woods	RB	6'1"	210	2/17/1951	27	New Mexico
99	Wilbur Young W. Young	DL	6'6"	285	4/20/1949	29	William Penn

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000