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1974 San Diego Chargers: 5-9-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (133 points scored, 125 allowed) Road record: 2-5-0 (79 points scored, 150 allowed) Head Coach: Tommy Prothro

212 points scored (20th of 26 teams), 275 points allowed (19th) NFL Averages: 18.2 points/game (254.5 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   165   349   2,304   (10)   6.19   12   22    508   2,111   ( 8)    4.2   15    4,415    ( 7)      33
Defense:   222   367   2,670   (26)   6.94   13   15    508   2,160   (23)    4.3   21    4,830    (26)      28

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
13  Don Horn             QB    12   6'2   195   29    8   San Diego State
14  Dan Fouts            QB    11   6'3   193   23    2   Oregon
15  Ray Wersching        K     14   5'11  210   24    2   California
17  Jesse Freitas        QB     5   6'1   203   23    R   San Diego State
21  Glen Bonner          RB    12   6'2   202   22    R   Washington
23  George Hoey          DB    13   5'10  180   27    4   Michigan
24  Bob Howard           DB    14   6'1   177   29    8   San Diego State
25  Jerry LeVias         WR    13   5'10  177   28    6   Southern Methodist
27  Gary Garrison        WR    14   6'1   195   30    9   San Diego State
29  Dennis Partee        K     14   6'2   209   28    7   Southern Methodist
33  Don Woods            RB    12   6'1   210   23    R   New Mexico
35  Bob Thomas           RB    14   5'10  202   26    4   Arizona State
37  Cid Edwards          RB    10   6'2   230   31    7   Tennessee State
38  Tommy Thompson       RB    12   6'1   205   23    R   Southern Illinois
39  Lenny Dunlap         DB     8   6'1   198   25    4   North Texas State
40  Joe Beauchamp        DB    10   6'0   188   30    9   Iowa State
41  Bo Matthews          RB    14   6'4   230   22    R   Colorado
44  Chris Fletcher       DB    12   5'11  182   25    5   Temple
45  Reggie Berry         DB    13   6'0   185   24    3   Long Beach State
46  Danny Colbert        DB     6   5'11  167   23    R   Tulsa
47  Sam Williams         DB    13   6'2   192   22    R   California
50  Don Goode            LB    14   6'2   234   23    R   Kansas
51  Pete Lazetich        DE     9   6'3   245   24    3   Stanford
52  Jay Douglas          C     14   6'6   260   24    2   Memphis
53  Chip Myrtle          LB     8   6'2   225   29    7   Maryland
53  Mel Rogers           LB     3   6'2   233   27    3   Florida A&M
54  Carl Gersbach        LB    12   6'1   230   27    5   West Chester
55  Carl Mauck           C     14   6'3   243   27    6   Southern Illinois
56  Fred Forsberg        LB     6   6'1   225   30    6   Washington
57  Floyd Rice           LB    12   6'3   223   25    4   Alcorn State
58  Mike Lee             LB     7   6'0   232   23    R   Nevada-Las Vegas
59  Charles Anthony      LB    13   6'1   230   22    R   Southern California
61  Blenda Gay           DE     2   6'5   250   23    1   Fayetteville State
62  Harold Paul          OT     1   6'5   245   24    1   Oklahoma
63  Doug Wilkerson       OG    14   6'2   256   27    5   North Carolina Central
65  Mark Markovich       OG     9   6'5   256   21    R   Penn State
68  Brian Vertefeuille   OT    14   6'3   252   23    R   Idaho State
69  Ira Gordon           OG    14   6'3   265   27    5   Kansas State
70  Russ Washington      OT    14   6'6   290   27    7   Missouri
73  Bon Boatwright       DT    10   6'5   262   23    R   Oklahoma State
74  Dave Rowe            DT    14   6'6   265   29    8   Penn State
75  Dave Tipton          DE    11   6'6   240   25    4   Stanford
75  Raymond Baylor       DE     1   6'5   263   27    1   Texas Southern
76  Terry Owens          OT    13   6'6   260   30    9   Jacksonville State
77  John Teerlinck       DT    14   6'5   245   23    R   Western Illinois
78  Bob Brown            DT    14   6'5   290   35    9   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
79  Coy Bacon            DE    14   6'4   270   32    7   Jackson State
80  Gary Parris          TE    14   6'2   226   24    2   Florida State
81  Jeff Staggs          LB     3   6'2   240   30    8   San Diego State
82  Dave Grannell        TE     9   6'4   230   22    R   Arizona State
85  Jim Beirne           WR    14   6'2   206   28    7   Purdue
86  Jim Thaxton          TE     2   6'2   240   25    2   Tennessee State
87  Harrison Davis       WR    12   6'4   220   22    R   Virginia
88  Dick Gordon          WR     7   5'11  190   30   10   Michigan State
89  Wayne Stewart        TE    14   6'7   230   27    5   California

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Dan Fouts            237  115   48.5  1,732   7.31  15.1   8   3.4   13   5.5    12    99    61.4
Jesse Freitas        109   49   45.0    719   6.60  14.7   3   2.8    8   7.3    11    76    45.6
Don Woods              3    1   33.3     28   9.33  28.0   1  33.3    1  33.3     0     0    68.8
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Gary Garrison          41    785   19.1    5
Don Woods              26    349   13.4    3
Wayne Stewart          19    283   14.9    1
Harrison Davis         18    432   24.0    2
Cid Edwards            13    102    7.8    0
Bo Matthews            12     90    7.5    0
Glen Bonner            11    101    9.2    1
Jerry LeVias            9    105   11.7    0
Jim Beirne              7    121   17.3    0
Dave Grannell           3     51   17.0    0
Gary Parris             3     36   12.0    0
Dick Gordon             2     15    7.5    0
Bob Thomas              1      9    9.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Don Woods             227  1,162    5.1    7
Bo Matthews            95    328    3.5    4
Cid Edwards            65    261    4.0    0
Glen Bonner            66    199    3.0    3
Dan Fouts              19     63    3.3    1
Bob Thomas             21     56    2.7    0
Dick Gordon             1     25   25.0    0
Jesse Freitas           6     16    2.7    0
Tommy Thompson          6      8    1.3    0
Harrison Davis          2     -7   -3.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Dick Gordon            14    354   25.3    0
Tommy Thompson         12    242   20.2    0
Danny Colbert          10    215   21.5    0
Jerry LeVias            6    116   19.3    0
George Hoey             3     73   24.3    0
Don Woods               3     61   20.3    0
Gary Parris             3     29    9.7    0
Bob Thomas              2     32   16.0    0
Lenny Dunlap            1     19   19.0    0
Wayne Stewart           1      1    1.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Danny Colbert          15    128    8.5    1    0
Dick Gordon             8     39    4.9    3    0
Jerry LeVias            5     41    8.2    0    0
George Hoey             4     38    9.5    0    0
Harrison Davis          4     34    8.5    0    0
Jim Beirne              1      7    7.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Dennis Partee 76 3,042 40.0 0 0 0 0 0 40.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Dennis Partee 0/0 1/2 0/2 0/1 0/0 1/ 5 26/28 29 Ray Wersching 0/0 1/1 1/3 3/4 0/3 5/11 0/ 0 15 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Charles Anthony 1 23 0 Coy Bacon 7.5 Joe Beauchamp 1 35 0 Bob Brown 2.0 Chris Fletcher 4 74 0 Carl Gersbach 1 0 0 George Hoey 1 20 0 Bob Howard 3 52 0 Floyd Rice 3 44 0 Dave Rowe 3.0 John Teerlinck 1.5 Dave Tipton 2.5 Sam Williams 1.0 1 25 0

1974 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 2 RB Bo Matthews 101 Colorado 1 15 LB Don Goode 112 Kansas [pick acquired from CLE] 2 43 C Mark Markovich 41 Penn State [pick acquired from BUF] 3 59 RB Bill Rudder Tennessee [pick acquired from STL] 4 81 WR Harrison Davis 12 Virginia 5 105 DT John Teerlinck 20 Western Illinois [pick acquired from HOU via WAS] 6 133 QB Jesse Freitas 13 San Diego State 8 185 OG Tom Forrest 8 Cincinnati 8 206 OT Bon Boatwright 10 Oklahoma State [pick acquired from LA] 9 210 DB Danny Colbert 32 Tulsa 10 237 LB John Ketchoyian Santa Clara 11 262 TE Dave Grannell 9 Arizona State 12 289 DB Sam Williams 28 California 13 314 OT Brian Vertefeuille 14 Idaho State 14 341 DB Greg Bailey Long Beach State 15 366 LB Charles Anthony 13 USC 15 386 TE Greg Meczka Bowling Green [pick acquired from WAS] 16 393 DE Neal Skarin Arizona State 17 418 DT Charles DeJurnett 118 San Jose State

Traded draft picks: #2 to MIN (John Holland), #3 to CHI (Wayne Wheeler), #5 to BUF (Gary Hayman), #7 to LA (John Harvey)


Transactions:

01-09-1974traded Wayne Clark to Bengals for Virgil Carter
01-29-1974traded Walt Sweeney to Redskins for Houston's #5 pick in the 1974 draft, a #6 pick in the 1975 draft, and Washington's #4 pick in the 1976 draft
03-01-1974traded the rights to Wayne Clark and $1 cash to Bengals for Reece Morrison (acq. 3/7/1974)
04-03-1974Lionel Aldridge retired
04-10-1974traded Bryant Salter and San Diego's #8 pick in the 1975 draft to Redskins for Washington's #3 pick in the 1976 draft, their #2 pick in the 1977 draft, and a #4 pick in the 1977 draft
07-02-1974Mike Garrett retired
07-23-1974Johnny Unitas retired
08-02-1974traded $100 cash to Bills for Fred Forsberg
08-06-1974traded Tom Forrest to Bears for $100 cash
08-06-1974traded $100 cash to Rams for Jon Knoble
08-10-1974traded Deacon Jones and a draft pick to Redskins for a draft pick
08-15-1974traded Ron Smith to Raiders for Oakland's #4 and #8 picks in the 1975 draft
08-23-1974traded a #6 pick in the 1975 draft to Patriots for Dave Rowe
08-29-1974traded Bill Rudder to Giants for a #7 pick in the 1975 draft
09-05-1974traded Dave Costa to Bills for a #5 pick in the 1975 draft
09-05-1974traded San Diego's #3 pick in the 1975 draft to Packers for Bob Brown
09-06-1974traded Willie McGee to Rams for Los Angeles' #6 pick in the 1975 draft
09-17-1974claimed Don Woods on waivers from Packers
09-24-1974traded Jim Thaxton to Browns for Cleveland's #6 pick in the 1975 draft


1974 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/15/74 at Houston Oilers L 14-21 0-1-0 09/22/74 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20-17 1-1-0 09/29/74 vs Miami Dolphins L 21-28 1-2-0 10/06/74 vs Philadelphia Eagles L 7-13 1-3-0 10/13/74 vs Oakland Raiders L 10-14 1-4-0 10/20/74 at Denver Broncos L 7-27 1-5-0 10/27/74 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 14-24 1-6-0 11/03/74 vs Cleveland Browns W 36-25 2-6-0 11/10/74 at Kansas City Chiefs W 14-7 3-6-0 11/17/74 at Oakland Raiders L 10-17 3-7-0 11/24/74 at Green Bay Packers L 0-34 3-8-0 12/01/74 at New York Jets L 14-27 3-9-0 12/08/74 vs Chicago Bears W 28-21 4-9-0 12/15/74 vs Denver Broncos W 17-0 5-9-0

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