1977 San Diego Chargers season

1977 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Eugene V. Klein
Head coach	Tommy Prothro
General manager	Johnny Sanders
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1977 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 18th overall. It was Tommy Prothro's final full season as the team's head coach.

The 7-7 record allowed the Chargers to break a string of seven consecutive losing seasons. It was their best mark since the AFL-NFL merger.

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster[]

1977 San Diego Chargers final roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Dan Fouts 12 James Harris Running backs 37 Hank Bauer 41 Bo Matthews 24 Joe Washington 40 Clarence Williams FB 33 Don Woods 34 Rickey Young Wide receivers 87 Larry Dorsey 18 Charlie Joiner 89 Dwight McDonald 85 Artie Owens 20 Johnny Rodgers Tight ends 82 Pat Curran 84 Bob Klein		Offensive linemen 64 Charles Aiu G 62 Don Macek G 53 Ralph Perretta C 56 Bob Rush C 66 Billy Shields T 70 Russ Washington T 63 Doug Wilkerson G Defensive linemen 71 Fred Dean DE 73 Charles DeJurnett DT 74 Louie Kelcher DT 79 Gary Johnson DT 68 Leroy Jones DE 69 John Lee DE		Linebackers 50 Don Goode 58 Tom Graham 51 Woodrow Lowe 57 Rick Middleton 52 Ray Preston Defensive backs 48 Jerome Dove CB 21 Clarence Duren FS 42 Mike Fuller SS 44 Pete Shaw SS 45 Hal Stringert CB 29 Mike Williams CB Special teams  6 Rolf Benirschke K 80 Jeffrey Harold West P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 18	at Oakland Raiders	L 0–24	0–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	51,022	Recap
2	September 25	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–7	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	56,146	Recap
3	October 2	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–3	2–1	San Diego Stadium	40,352	Recap
4	October 9	at New Orleans Saints	W 14–0	3–1	Louisiana Superdome	53,942	Recap
5	October 16	New England Patriots	L 20–24	3–2	San Diego Stadium	50,327	Recap
6	October 23	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–21	3–3	San Diego Stadium	33,010	Recap
7	October 30	at Miami Dolphins	W 14–13	4–3	Miami Orange Bowl	40,670	Recap
8	November 6	at Detroit Lions	L 0–20	4–4	Pontiac Silverdome	72,559	Recap
9	November 13	Denver Broncos	L 14–17	4–5	San Diego Stadium	45,211	Recap
10	November 20	Oakland Raiders	W 12–7	5–5	San Diego Stadium	50,887	Recap
11	November 27	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–28	6–5	Kingdome	58,994	Recap
12	December 4	Cleveland Browns	W 37–14	7–5	San Diego Stadium	37,312	Recap
13	December 11	at Denver Broncos	L 9–17	7–6	Mile High Stadium	74,905	Recap
14	December 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–10	7–7	San Diego Stadium	50,727	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Results[]

Week 1[]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Chargers Raiders 1 Raiders Cliff Branch 7-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good 0 7 2 Raiders 20-yard field goal by Errol Mann 0 10 2 Raiders Dave Casper 1-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good 0 17 3 Raiders Pete Banaszak 2-yard touchdown run, Errol Mann kick good 0 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 24

Week 2[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Chargers 7 9 0 7 23 Chiefs 7 0 0 0 7 Date: September 25 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 56,146 Game weather: 66 °F; wind 10

Scoring summary Q1 SD Woods 12 yard pass from Harris (Benirschke kick) SD 7–0 Q1 KC Marshall 19 yard pass from Livingston (Stenerud kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 SD Jones 17 yard interception return (kick failed) SD 13–7 Q2 SD Benirschke 31 yard field goal SD 16–7 Q4 SD Fuller 7 yard run (Benirschke kick) SD 23–7

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Week 3[]

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 3 0 0 3 • Chargers 7 7 7 3 24 Date: October 2 Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 40,352 Game weather: 70 °F; wind 6

Scoring summary Q1 SD Joiner 30 yard pass from Harris (Benirschke kick) SD 7–0 Q2 CIN Bahr 35 yard field goal SD 7–3 Q2 SD Joiner 15 yard pass from Harris (Benirschke kick) SD 14–3 Q3 SD Harris 1 yard run (Benirschke kick) SD 21–3 Q4 SD Benirschke 42 yard field goal SD 24–3

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Week 4[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Chargers 7 0 0 7 14 Saints 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 9 Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 53,942 Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary Q1 SD Fuller 88 yard punt return (Benirschke kick) SD 7–0 Q4 SD Young 5 yard run (Benirschke kick) SD 14–0

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Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos(1)	12	2	0	.857	6–1	11–1	274	148	L1
Oakland Raiders(4)	11	3	0	.786	5–2	10–2	351	230	W2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	3–4	6–6	222	205	L2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	1–3	4–9	282	373	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	1–6	1–11	225	349	L6

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