NFL team season
1984 San Diego Chargers season Owner Alex Spanos Head coach Don Coryell General manager Home field Jack Murphy Stadium Record 7–9 Division place 5th AFC West Playoff finish Did not qualify Pro Bowlers AP All-Pros
The 1984 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 25th overall. The Team improved on their 6–10 record in 1983 to 7-9. Despite winning seven games, the Chargers failed to win a single game within their division.
Before the second game of the season against the Seattle Seahawks , running back Chuck Muncie missed the team's charter flight from San Diego. He told Chargers coach Don Coryell that he was late because vandals slashed the four tires on his car, but Coryell did not believe him. Muncie arrived in Seattle, but he was sent back to San Diego and did not play.[3] [4] Two days later, he was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round draft pick;[3] [5] however, a urinalysis given by Miami detected cocaine, and the trade was voided.[3] [6] Afterwards, Muncie entered an Arizona drug rehabilitation center for a month. On November 15, he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL;[3] he never played another NFL game.[7]
Roster [ ]
1984 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 2
at Minnesota Vikings
W 42–13
1–0
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
57,276
Recap
2
September 9
at Seattle Seahawks
L 17–31
1–1
Kingdome
61,314
Recap
3
September 16
Houston Oilers
W 31–14
2–1
Jack Murphy Stadium
52,266
Recap
4
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 30–33
2–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
76,131
Recap
5
September 30
Detroit Lions
W 27–24
3–2
Jack Murphy Stadium
53,509
Recap
6
October 7
at Green Bay Packers
W 34–28
4–2
Lambeau Field
54,045
Recap
7
October 14
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 13–31
4–3
Arrowhead Stadium
62,233
Recap
8
October 21
Los Angeles Raiders
L 37–44
4–4
Jack Murphy Stadium
57,442
Recap
9
Seattle Seahawks
L 0–24
4–5
Jack Murphy Stadium
53,974
Recap
10
November 4
at Indianapolis Colts
W 38–10
5–5
Hoosier Dome
60,143
Recap
11
November 11
Denver Broncos
L 13–16
5–6
Jack Murphy Stadium
53,162
Recap
12
November 18
Miami Dolphins
W 34–28 (OT)
6–6
Jack Murphy Stadium
53,041
Recap
13
November 25
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 24–52
6–7
Three Rivers Stadium
55,856
Recap
14
Chicago Bears
W 20–7
7–7
Jack Murphy Stadium
45,470
Recap
15
December 9
at Denver Broncos
L 13–16
7–8
Mile High Stadium
74,867
Recap
16
December 16
Kansas City Chiefs
L 21–42
7–9
Jack Murphy Stadium
40,221
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Chargers
14
7 21 0
42
Vikings
3
0 7 3
13
Scoring summary 1 Chargers Wes Chandler 20 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 7–0
1 Vikings Jan Stenerud 41 yard field goalChargers 7–3
1 Chargers Wes Chandler 17 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) Chargers 14–3
2 Chargers Pete Johnson 1 yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 21–3
3 Chargers Pete Johnson 1 yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick) Chargers 28–3
3 Chargers Charlie Joiner 25 yard pass from Pete Holohan (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 35–3
3 Chargers Gill Byrd 18 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 42–3
3 Vikings Joey Browner 63 yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick)Chargers 42–10
4 Vikings Jan Stenerud 52 yard field goal Chargers 42–17
Week 2 [ ]
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Week 3 [ ]
Week Three: Houston Oilers (0–2) at San Diego Chargers (1–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Oilers
0
7
0 7 14
Chargers
14
14
0 3 31
at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
HOU
SD
1
9:54
Chargers
Earnest Jackson 3-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good
0
7
1
0:19
Chargers
Ernest Jackson 1-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good
0
14
2
5:29
Chargers
Pete Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good
0
21
2
5:09
Oilers
Tim Smith 75-yard touchdown reception from Warren Moon , Florian Kempf kick good
7
21
2
3:17
Chargers
Ernest Jackson 6-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good
7
28
4
10:00
Chargers
23-yard field goal by Rolf Benirschke
7
31
4
1:05
Oilers
Eric Mullins 7-yard touchdown reception from Oliver Luck , Florian Kempf kick good
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
31
Week 6 [ ]
This was the last time the Chargers defeated the Packers until Week 9, 2019.[8]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Chargers
7
7 10 10
34
Packers
7
7 7 7
28
Date: October 7Location: Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: 59°F, wind 9 mph
Scoring summary 1 SD Bobby Duckworth 27 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 7–0
1 GB Paul Coffman 3 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Garcia kick)Tie 7–7
2 SD Pete Holohan 3 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 14–7
2 GB Ed West 29 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Garcia kick)Tie 14–14
3 SD Earnest Jackson 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)Chargers 21–14
3 GB Gerry Ellis 4 yard run (Eddie Garcia kick)Tie 21–21
3 SD Rolf Benirschke 31 yard field goal Chargers 24–21
4 SD Earnest Jackson 1 yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick) Chargers 31–21
4 GB James Lofton 25 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Eddie Garcia kick)Chargers 31–28
4 SD Rolf Benirschke 39 yard field goal Chargers 34–28
[9]
Standings [ ]
References [ ]
^ "1984 NFL Pro Bowlers" . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "1984 NFL All-Pros" . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ a b c d Cobbs, Chris (March 29, 1985). "Spanos' Decision Puzzles Attorney : Klevan Expects a Clean Bill of Health for Chuck Muncie" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on May 18, 2013.
^ MaGee, Jerry (September 10, 1984). "Seahawks pick off Chargers Eight turnovers aid Seattle in 31–17 win". The San Diego Union . p. C1.
^ MaGee, Jerry (September 11, 1984). "Chargers ship Muncie for Miami draft pick". The San Diego Union . p. C1.
^ "Vikings' Chuck Muncie Retires to Get 'Life in Order' " . Los Angeles Times . September 12, 1985. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013.
^ "Chuck Muncie dies at age 60" . ESPN.com . May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013.
^ https://apnews.com/article/1e0d3b5064b3492b97073da168c49572
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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