1982 San Diego Chargers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (6-3)
Location: San Diego, California

1982 San Diego Chargers Roster
1982 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Offensively, the Chargers paced the circuit with 288 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive unit allowed 221 points. Dan Fouts passed for 2,883 yards. Kellen Winslow grabbed 54 passes, while Wes Chandler accumulated 1,032 receiving yards.

Chuck Muncie carried the pigskin for a team-best 569 yards, and James Brooks also aided the ground game.

Tim Fox snatched 4 opponent throws. Keith Ferguson topped the defensive unit with 4.5 sacks.

Don Coryell coached the team. The 1982 San Diego Chargers lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Dan Fouts	330	204	61.8	2883	8.7	17	5.2	11	3.3	44	12	94	93.3
Chuck Muncie	3	2	66.7	83	27.7	2	66.7	0	0.0	66	0	0	149.3
Ed Luther	4	2	50.0	55	13.8	0	0.0	1	25.0	55	0	0	56.3
Kellen Winslow	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	338	208	61.5	3021	8.9	19	5.6	12	3.6	66	12	94

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Muncie	138	569	4.1	27	8
James Brooks	87	430	4.9	48	6
John Cappelletti	22	82	3.7	17	0
Wes Chandler	5	32	6.4	21	0
Dan Fouts	9	8	0.9	9	1
Jim Jodat	3	7	2.3	3	0
Ricky Bell	2	6	3.0	4	0
Ed Luther	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Totals	267	1121	4.2	48	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kellen Winslow	54	721	13.4	40	6
Wes Chandler	49	1032	21.1	66	9
Charlie Joiner	36	545	15.1	43	0
Chuck Muncie	25	207	8.3	39	1
James Brooks	13	66	5.1	12	0
Eric Sievers	12	173	14.4	26	1
John Cappelletti	7	48	6.9	22	0
Dwight Scales	6	105	17.5	29	1
Scott Fitzkee	3	47	15.7	18	1
Bobby Duckworth	2	77	38.5	55	0
Jim Jodat	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	208	3021	14.5	66	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rolf Benirschke	34	32	94.1	22	16	72.7	80
Totals	34	32	94.1	22	16	72.7	80

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Maury Buford	21	868	41.3	71
Totals	21	868	41.3	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Brooks	12	138	11.5	29	0
Totals	12	138	11.5	29	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
James Brooks	33	749	22.7	47
Jim Jodat	3	45	15.0	16
Andre Young	4	45	11.2	16
Hank Bauer	2	24	12.0	15
Eric Sievers	1	17	17.0	17
Ricky Bell	1	10	10.0	10
Andrew Gissinger	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	45	890	19.8	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tim Fox	4	103	25.8	35
Cliff Thrift	2	16	8.0	9
Mike Williams	2	12	6.0	6
Andre Young	2	9	4.5	9
Bob Gregor	1	6	6.0	6
Woodrow Lowe	1	2	2.0	2
Jeff Allen	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	13	148	11.4	35

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Ferguson	4.5
Gary Johnson	4.0
Rick Ackerman	3.0
Louie Kelcher	2.0
Woodrow Lowe	2.0
Leroy Jones	1.5
Wilbur Young	1.0
Linden King	1.0
Totals	19.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FTD
Dan Fouts			2	3
Cliff Thrift		0	0	2	0
Andre Young		0	1	2	0
Ray Preston			0	2	0
Leroy Jones			0	2	0
Linden King			0	1	0
Dewey Selmon			0	1	0
Louie Kelcher			0	1	0
James Brooks			4	1
Chuck Muncie			4	1
Ed Luther			1	1	0
Bruce Laird			0	1	0
Pete Holohan			0	1	0
Keith Ferguson			0	1	0
Tim Fox		0	1	0	0
Charlie Joiner			1	0	0
John Cappelletti			1	0	0
Don Macek			1	0	0
Kellen Winslow			1	0
Totals	0	0	17	20	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rolf Benirschke									16	32	0			80
Chuck Muncie	8	1							0	0	0			54
Wes Chandler	0	9							0	0	0			54
Kellen Winslow		6							0	0	0			36
James Brooks	6	0	0	0					0	0	0			36
Eric Sievers		1		0					0	0	0			6
Dwight Scales		1							0	0	0			6
Dan Fouts	1								0	0	0			6
Scott Fitzkee		1							0	0	0			6
Gary Johnson									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	32	0	0	1	286