1979 team and individual stats
[Individual stats courtesy of Jon Hynes <jhynes@twcny.rr.com>]
TEAM STATS
                                CHARGERS   OPPONENTS
Won/Lost                             12       4
FIRST DOWNS
   Total                            330     268
   by Rushing                       114     117
   by Passing                       192#    132
   by penalty                        24      19
 RUSHING
   Number                           481     475#
   Yards                           1668    1907
   Average Yards                    3.5     4.0
   Touchdowns                        25      19
 Passing
   Attempts                         541     472
   Completions                      338#    261
   Percentage                      62.5#   55.3
   Passing Yards                   4138#   2881
   Average yds per attempt          6.8     5.0
   Average yards per comp.         12.2    11.0#
     Times sacked                    31      42
     yds lost sacks                 223     332
     Net yds                       3915#   2549
   Touchdowns                        24      11
   Interceptions                     25      28
   Percent Intercepted              4.6     5.9
 Punting
   Number                            75      83
   Average Distance                36.5    40.7
 Punt Returns
   Number                            52      34
   Yards                            488     204
   Average Yards                    9.4     6.0
   Touchdowns                         0       0
 Kickoff Returns
   Number                            50      72
   Yards                           1066    1535
   Average Yards                   21.3    21.3
   Touchdowns                         0       1
 Interception Returns
   Number                            28      25
   Yards                            562     279
   Average Yards                   20.1#   11.2
   Touchdowns                         2       1
 Penalties
   Number                           108     100
   Yards                            908     812
 Fumbles
   Number                            31      30
   No. lost                          10#     18
 Points
   Total                            411     246#
   PAT / ATT                      52/47   32/28
   FG / ATT                       26/16    12/8#
   Percent FG Made                 61.5    66.7
   Safeties                           2       1
# = Conference record
INDIVIDUAL STATS
PASSING
Player
Att.
Comp.
Yards
%
TD
Int
Fouts, Dan
530
332
4,082
62.6%
24
24
Fuller, Mike
1
0
0
0.0%
0
0
Harris, James
9
5
38
55.6%
0
1
Thomas, Mike
1
1
18
100.0%
0
0
RECEIVING
Player
Rec.
Yards
Average
TD
Burton, Larry
4
62
15.5
0
Floyd, John
10
152
15.2
1
Jefferson, John
61
1,090
17.9
10
Joiner, Charlie
72
1,008
14.0
4
Klein, Bob
37
424
11.5
5
Matthews, Bo
7
40
5.7
0
McCrary, Greg
5
32
6.4
0
Mitchell, Lydell
19
159
8.4
1
Owens, Artie
15
176
11.7
1
Thomas, Mike
32
388
12.1
0
Williams, Clarence
51
352
6.9
0
Winslow, Kellen
25
255
10.2
2
RUSHES
Player
Rushes
Yards
Average
TD
Bauer, Hank
22
28
1.3
8
Fouts, Dan
26
49
1.9
2
Fuller, Mike
1
0
0.0
0
Harris, James
6
26
4.3
0
Joiner, Charlie
1
-12
-12.0
0
Matthews, Bo
30
112
3.7
1
Mitchell, Lydell
63
211
3.3
0
Owens, Artie
40
151
3.8
1
Thomas, Mike
91
353
3.9
1
West, Jeff
1
-2
-2.0
0
Williams, Clarence
200
752
3.8
12
KICKING
Player
XP-Made
XP-Att
PAT%
FGM
FGA
FG%
Points
Benirschke, Rolf
12
13
92.3%
4
4
100.0%
24
Gerela, Roy
6
7
85.7%
1
7
14.3%
9
Olander, Cliff
1
1
100.0%
0
1
0.0%
1
Wood, Mike
28
31
90.3%
11
14
78.6%
61
PUNTING
Player
No.
Yards
Average
West, Jeff
75
2,736
36.5
PUNT RETURNS
Player
Returns
Yards
Average
TD
Fuller, Mike
46
448
9.7
0
Goode, Don
1
0
0.0
0
Shaw, Pete
2
21
10.5
0
Williams, Mike
3
19
6.3
0
KO RETURNS
Player
No.
Yards
Average
TD
Bauer, Hank
4
92
23.0
0
Fuller, Mike
6
115
19.2
0
Matthews, Bo
1
4
4.0
0
Mitchell, Lydell
1
15
15.0
0
Owens, Artie
35
791
22.6
0
Perretta, Ralph
1
9
9.0
0
Thrift, Cliff
1
11
11.0
0
Williams, Clarence
1
19
19.0
0
Woods, Don
0
10
N/A
0
INTERCEPTIONS
Player
No.
Yards
Average
TD
Edwards, Glen
4
99
24.8
0
Fuller, Mike
4
39
9.8
0
Goode, Don
1
0
0.0
0
Horn, Bob
2
44
22.0
0
Lowe, Woodrow
5
150
30.0
2
Preston, Ray
5
121
24.2
0
Shaw, Pete
3
54
18.0
0
Williams, Mike
4
55
13.8
0
SACKS stats started in 1982