1976 San Diego Chargers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Tommy Protho (6-8) | 6-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Charles Aiu | G | May 22, 1954 | 6’2′ | 251 | Hawaii |
| Eddie Bell | WR | September 13, 1946 | 5’10’ | 160 | Idaho St. |
| Chuck Bradley | TE | October 13, 1950 | 6’6′ | 243 | Oregon |
| Danny Colbert | DB | December 15, 1950 | 5’11’ | 175 | TCU |
| Pat Curran | TE-TB | September 21, 1945 | 6’4′ | 238 | Iowa St. |
| Fred Dean | DE | February 24, 1952 | 6’3′ | 230 | Louisiana Tech |
| Charles DeJurnett | NT-DT | June 17, 1952 | 6’4′ | 263 | San Jose St. |
| Larry Dorsey | WR | August 15, 1953 | 6’1′ | 195 | Tennessee St. |
| Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6’3′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Chris Fletcher | DB | December 25, 1948 | 5’11’ | 185 | Temple |
| Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6’3′ | 204 | Oregon |
| Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5’7′ | 190 | none |
| Mike Fuller | DB | April 7, 1953 | 5’10’ | 188 | Auburn |
| Gary Garrison | WR-SE | January 21, 1944 | 6’2′ | 193 | San Diego St. |
| Don Goode | LB | June 21, 1951 | 6’2′ | 234 | Kansas |
| Tom Graham | LB | April 15, 1950 | 6’2′ | 235 | Oregon |
| Tom Hayes | DB | April 18, 1946 | 6’1′ | 199 | San Diego St. |
| Mitch Hoopes | P | July 8, 1953 | 6’1′ | 207 | Arizona |
| Bob Horn | LB | February 6, 1954 | 6’3′ | 235 | Oregon St. |
| Neal Jeffrey | QB | July 23, 1953 | 6’1′ | 180 | Baylor |
| Gary Johnson | DT-DE-NT | August 31, 1952 | 6’2′ | 257 | Grambling St. |
| Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5’11’ | 188 | Grambling St. |
| Leroy Jones | DE | September 29, 1950 | 6’8′ | 263 | Norfolk St. |
| Louie Kelcher | DT-NT | August 23, 1953 | 6’5′ | 291 | SMU |
| John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6’2′ | 255 | Nebraska |
| Clint Longley | QB | July 28, 1952 | 6’1′ | 193 | Abilene Christian |
| Woodrow Lowe | LB | June 9, 1954 | 6’0′ | 227 | Alabama |
| Don Macek | C-G | July 21, 1954 | 6’3′ | 261 | Boston Col. |
| Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6’4′ | 230 | Colorado |
| Dwight McDonald | WR | May 24, 1951 | 6’3′ | 185 | U.S. International |
| Larry Mialik | TE | May 15, 1950 | 6’2′ | 226 | Wisconsin |
| Rick Middleton | LB | November 28, 1951 | 6’2′ | 228 | Ohio St. |
| Mercury Morris | RB | January 5, 1947 | 5’10’ | 190 | West Texas A&M |
| Artie Owens | WR-RB | January 14, 1953 | 5’10’ | 176 | West Virginia |
| Ralph Perretta | C-G | January 30, 1953 | 6’2′ | 252 | Purdue |
| Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6’0′ | 218 | Syracuse |
| Sam Scarber | RB | June 24, 1949 | 6’3′ | 230 | New Mexico |
| Billy Shields | T | August 23, 1953 | 6’8′ | 272 | Georgia Tech |
| Ron Singleton | T | April 15, 1952 | 6’7′ | 260 | Grambling St. |
| Hal Stringert | DB | January 2, 1952 | 5’11’ | 185 | Hawaii |
| Jim Tolbert | DB | March 12, 1944 | 6’4′ | 200 | Lincoln (MO) |
| Russ Washington | T-DT | December 17, 1946 | 6’6′ | 289 | Missouri |
| Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5’11’ | 213 | California |
| Jeff West | P-TE | April 6, 1953 | 6’3′ | 212 | Cincinnati |
| Doug Wilkerson | G | March 27, 1947 | 6’3′ | 253 | North Carolina Central |
| Mike Williams | DB | November 22, 1953 | 5’10’ | 181 | LSU |
| Don Woods | RB | February 17, 1951 | 6’1′ | 210 | New Mex. Highlands |
| Rickey Young | RB | December 7, 1953 | 6’2′ | 196 | Jackson St. |
