1980 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (11-5)
Location: San Diego, California
1980 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (11-5)
Location: San Diego, California
1980 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Chargers piled up points with 418 points, and the defense conceded 327. Dan Fouts led the charge, slinging for 4,715 yards. Kellen Winslow grabbed 89 passes, while John Jefferson accumulated 1,340 receiving yards. Charlie Joiner contributed to the receiving game also.
Chuck Muncie carried the ball for a team-best 659 yards for San Diego.
Glen Edwards picked off 5 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1980 San Diego Chargers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Audick | RT | November 15, 1954 | 6'3" | 252 | Hawaii | San Bernardino, CA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 37 | Hank Bauer | RB | July 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | California Lutheran | Scottsbluff, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6'0" | 171 | California-Davis | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | LCB | November 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Oceanside, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | John Cappelletti | FB | August 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 71 | Fred Dean | RDE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 73 | Charles DeJurnett | NT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 15 | 4 |
| 48 | Jerome Dove | DB | October 3, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 47 | Frank Duncan | DB | November 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 27 | Glen Edwards | FS | July 31, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 86 | John Floyd | WR | September 10, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | La-Monroe | Big Sandy, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 204 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Mike Fuller | PR | April 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | Auburn | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 4 |
| 34 | LaRue Harrington | RB | June 28, 1957 | 6'0" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | MLB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Bernard Jackson | DB | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | Washington St. | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 4 |
| 83 | John Jefferson | WR | February 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | Arizona St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Gary Johnson | RDT | August 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Leroy Jones | LDE | September 29, 1950 | 6'8" | 263 | Norfolk St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Louie Kelcher | LDT | August 23, 1953 | 6'5" | 291 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 57 | Linden King | LB | June 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 241 | Colorado St. | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 54 | Jim Laslavic | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 69 | John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 64 | Chuck Loewen | T-G | January 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | South Dakota St. | Mountain Lake, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Woodrow Lowe | RLB | June 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 227 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Ed Luther | QB | January 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 206 | San Jose St. | Gardena, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Macek | C | July 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 261 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Greg McCrary | TE | March 24, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Clark (GA) | Griffin, GA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 58 | Carl McGee | LB | July 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | Duke | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Muncie | FB | March 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 227 | California | Uniontown, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | Rick Partridge | P | August 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | Utah | Orange, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Ralph Perretta | C-G | January 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 252 | Purdue | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Scott Perry | DB | March 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Williams | Pleasanton, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Preston | LLB | January 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 218 | Syracuse | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Bob Rush | C | February 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Memphis | Santa Monica, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 41 | Booker Russell | RB | February 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas St. | Belton, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 44 | Pete Shaw | SS | August 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 183 | Northwestern | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 11 |
| 66 | Billy Shields | LT | August 23, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | WR | November 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 45 | Hal Stringert | DB | January 2, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Mike Thomas | RB | July 17, 1953 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX USA | 10 | 5 |
| 59 | Cliff Thrift | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | East Central (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 6 | 6 |
| 67 | Ed White | RG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Doug Wilkerson | LG | March 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 253 | North Carolina Central | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Clarence Williams | RB | January 25, 1955 | 5'9" | 194 | South Carolina | Oakley, SC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | RCB | November 22, 1953 | 5'10" | 181 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 251 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 11 |
| 16 | Mike Wood | K | September 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 199 | SE Missouri St. | Kirkwood, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Don Woods | RB | February 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | DE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 12 | 4 |
