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1966 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 3rd of 9 in the AFL.
 Allowed 284 points (20.3/g), 4th.
 Differential of 51 points (3.6/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 1st.

Coached by Sid Gillman (7-6-1)

1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 box W 1-0 Buffalo Bills 27 7 15 290 153 137 15 267 150 117 3
2 Sat September 10 box W 2-0 Boston Patriots 24 0 12 279 141 138 15 252 122 130 4
3 Sun September 25 box W 3-0 @ Oakland Raiders 29 20 12 276 143 133 2 18 262 153 109 4
4 Sun October 2 box W 4-0 Miami Dolphins 44 10 14 361 321 40 2 16 276 89 187 2
5 Sat October 8 box L 4-1 @ New York Jets 16 17 23 445 350 95 1 12 248 129 119 3
6 Sun October 16 box T 4-1-1 @ Buffalo Bills 17 17 12 219 169 50 22 320 107 213 2
7 Sun October 23 box L 4-2-1 @ Boston Patriots 17 35 16 329 289 40 3 22 414 242 172 4
8 Sun October 30 box W 5-2-1 Denver Broncos 24 17 21 334 180 154 2 15 280 155 125
9 Sun November 6 box L 5-3-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 24 14 287 203 84 2 24 302 143 159 2
10 Sun November 13 box L 5-4-1 Oakland Raiders 19 41 16 318 167 151 2 20 477 258 219
11 Sun November 27 box L 5-5-1 @ Denver Broncos 17 20 16 286 200 86 2 16 343 173 170 3
12 Sun December 4 box W 6-5-1 @ Houston Oilers 28 22 15 378 302 76 3 23 395 152 243 2
13 Sun December 11 box W 7-5-1 New York Jets 42 27 25 425 203 222 1 20 335 189 146 4
14 Sun December 18 box L 7-6-1 Kansas City Chiefs 17 27 19 326 195 131 2 22 387 93 294 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 335 4553 827 5.5 230 224 434 3016 29 15 6.5 137 361 1537 9 4.3 77 22 7 16
Team Defense 284 4558 905 5.0 393 170 382 2155 13 27 5.3 116 497 2403 19 4.8 260 35 8 17
Lg Rank Offense 3 5 6 6 3 2 1 4 9 4 7 2 1 1
Lg Rank Defense 4 7 6 1 2 1 4 3 9 9 9 9 6 7

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
John Hadl 26 QB 14 13 7-5-1 200 375 53.3 2846 23 6.1 14 3.7 78 7.6 6.5 14.2 203.3 83.0
Steve Tensi 24 14 1 0-1-0 21 52 40.4 405 5 9.6 1 1.9 63 7.8 7.9 19.3 28.9 92.2
Keith Lincoln 27 14 0 2 4 50.0 71 1 25.0 0 0.0 36 17.8 20.3 35.5 5.1 135.4
Paul Lowe 30 HB 14 0 1 3 33.3 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 8.3 8.3 25.0 1.8 64.6
Team Total 25.2 14 7-6-1 224 434 51.6 3347 29 6.7 15 3.5 78 7.7 6.8 14.9 239.1 85.1
Opp Total 14 170 382 44.5 2155 13 3.4 27 7.1 5.6 2.8 12.7 153.9 44.6 26 231 5.3 2.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Paul Lowe 30 HB 14 0 146 643 3 57 4.4 45.9 10.4 12 41 3.4 0 11 0.9 2.9 684 3 3
Gene Foster 24 FB 14 0 81 352 1 37 4.3 25.1 5.8 26 260 10.0 2 63 1.9 18.6 612 3 2
Keith Lincoln 27 14 0 58 214 1 23 3.7 15.3 4.1 14 264 18.9 2 67 1.0 18.9 478 3 1
John Hadl 26 QB 14 13 38 95 2 21 2.5 6.8 2.7 2 -13 -6.5 0 4 0.1 -0.9 82 2 4
Jim Allison 23 14 0 31 213 2 61 6.9 15.2 2.2 12 99 8.3 0 20 0.9 7.1 312 2 1
Lance Alworth*+ 26 FL 13 0 3 10 0 4 3.3 0.8 0.2 73 1383 18.9 13 78 5.6 106.4 1393 13 0
Rick Redman 23 MLB/llb 14 0 2 14 0 32 7.0 1.0 0.1 14 0 0
Gary Garrison 22 SE 14 12 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.2 0.1 46 642 14.0 4 36 3.3 45.9 639 4 0
Steve Tensi 24 14 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 1
Jacque MacKinnon* 28 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 477 18.3 6 46 1.9 34.1 477 6 0
Willie Frazier 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 144 16.0 2 30 0.6 10.3 144 2 0
Don Norton 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 0 18 0.3 3.6 50 0 0
Team Total 25.2 14 361 1537 9 61 4.3 109.8 25.8 224 3347 14.9 29 78 16.0 239.1 4884 38 17
Opp Total 14 497 2403 19 4.8 171.6 35.5 170 2155 12.7 13 12.1 153.9 4558 32 17

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Speedy Duncan* 24 RCB 14 0 18 238 1 81 13.2 25 642 0 50 25.7 880
Dave Plump 24 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 15 345 0 35 23.0 349
Paul Lowe 30 HB 14 0 7 167 0 54 23.9 851
Joe Beauchamp 22 rs 8 0 4 64 0 25 16.0 64
Miller Farr 23 LCB 14 0 2 54 0 35 27.0 54
Kenny Graham+ 25 LS 13 0 2 15 0 12 7.5 15
Sam Gruneisen 25 C 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Nat Whitmyer 26 14 2 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Team Total 25.2 14 21 257 1 81 12.2 55 1282 0 54 23.3 6423
Opp Total 14 16 0 66 1387 0 21.0

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Dick Van Raaphorst* 24 K 14 0 8 7 8 3 7 4 7 2 1 31 16 51.6% 40 39 97.5%
Rick Redman 23 MLB/llb 14 0 66 2442 54 0 37.0
Team Total 25.2 14 8 7 8 3 7 4 7 2 1 31 16 51.6% 40 39 97.5% 66 2442 54 0 37.0
Opp Total 14 31 17 54.8% 32 31 96.9% 52 2236 43.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Chuck Allen 27 mlb 5 0 1 8 0 8
Jim Allison 23 14 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Beauchamp 22 rs 8 0 2 24 0 21 1 0 0 0
Dick Degen 24 LLB 10 0 1 7 0 7
Speedy Duncan* 24 RCB 14 0 7 67 0 31 3 0 0 0
Miller Farr 23 LCB 14 0 3 68 0 35
Gene Foster 24 FB 14 0 2 0 0 0
Kenny Graham+ 25 LS 13 0 5 70 1 32
John Hadl 26 QB 14 13 4 0 0 0
Howard Kindig 25 LDE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Keith Lincoln 27 14 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Lowe 30 HB 14 0 3 0 0 0
Archie Matsos 32 9 0 1 6 0 6
John Milks 23 3 0 1 13 0 13
Dave Plump 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
Rick Redman 23 MLB/llb 14 0 2 7 0 7
Steve Tensi 24 14 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Tolbert 22 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bud Whitehead 27 RS 14 0 2 89 0 61
Team Total 25.2 14 27 359 1 61 17 0 0 1
Opp Total 14 32 17 9 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Dick Van Raaphorst* 24 K 14 0 39 16 87
Lance Alworth*+ 26 FL 13 0 13 78
Jacque MacKinnon* 28 TE 14 14 6 36
Gary Garrison 22 SE 14 12 4 24
Gene Foster 24 FB 14 0 1 2 18
Keith Lincoln 27 14 0 1 2 18
Paul Lowe 30 HB 14 0 3 18
Jim Allison 23 14 0 2 12
Willie Frazier 24 14 0 2 12
John Hadl 26 QB 14 13 2 12
Speedy Duncan* 24 RCB 14 0 1 6
Kenny Graham+ 25 LS 13 0 1 6
Rick Redman 23 MLB/llb 14 0 1 6
Team Total 25.2 14 9 29 1 1 1 39 16 333
Opp Total 14 19 13 31 17 1 284