1978 San Diego Chargers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1978 San Diego Chargers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Don Coryell (8-4)9-7–Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Charles AiuGMay 22, 19546’2′251Hawaii
Rickey AndersonRBMarch 21, 19536’1′211South Carolina St.
Dan AudickT-GNovember 15, 19546’3′252Hawaii
Larry BarnesRBJuly 17, 19545’11’220Tennessee St.
Hank BauerRBJuly 15, 19545’10’200California Lutheran
Rolf BenirschkeKFebruary 7, 19556’0′171California-Davis
Larry BurtonWRDecember 15, 19516’1′192Purdue
Pat CurranTE-TBSeptember 21, 19456’4′238Iowa St.
Fred DeanDEFebruary 24, 19526’3′230Louisiana Tech
Charles DeJurnettNT-DTJune 17, 19526’4′263San Jose St.
Jerome DoveDBOctober 3, 19536’0′190Colorado St.
Glen EdwardsDBJuly 31, 19476’0′185Florida A&M
Dan FoutsQBJune 10, 19516’3′204Oregon
Mike FullerDBApril 7, 19535’10’188Auburn
Don GoodeLBJune 21, 19516’2′234Kansas
Buddy HardawayTDecember 12, 19546’9′309Oklahoma St.
James HarrisQBJuly 20, 19476’4′210Grambling St.
Bob HornLBFebruary 6, 19546’3′235Oregon St.
John JeffersonWRFebruary 3, 19566’1′198Arizona St.
Gary JohnsonDT-DE-NTAugust 31, 19526’2′257Grambling St.
Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475’11’188Grambling St.
Leroy JonesDESeptember 29, 19506’8′263Norfolk St.
Louie KelcherDT-NTAugust 23, 19536’5′291SMU
Linden KingLBJune 28, 19556’4′241Colorado St.
Bob KleinTEJuly 27, 19476’5′235USC
Jim LaslavicLBOctober 24, 19516’2′237Penn St.
John LeeDEFebruary 17, 19536’2′255Nebraska
Woodrow LoweLBJune 9, 19546’0′227Alabama
Don MacekC-GJuly 21, 19546’3′261Boston Col.
Bo MatthewsRBNovember 15, 19516’4′230Colorado
Greg McCraryTEMarch 24, 19526’1′233Clark (GA)
Dwight McDonaldWRMay 24, 19516’3′185U.S. International
Rick MiddletonLBNovember 28, 19516’2′228Ohio St.
Lydell MitchellRBMay 30, 19495’11’204Penn St.
Cliff OlanderQBMay 15, 19556’5′191New Mexico St.
Artie OwensWR-RBJanuary 14, 19535’10’176West Virginia
Ralph PerrettaC-GJanuary 30, 19536’2′252Purdue
Ray PrestonLBJanuary 25, 19546’0′218Syracuse
Johnny RodgersWRJuly 5, 19515’10’180Nebraska
Pete ShawDBAugust 25, 19545’10’183Northwestern
Billy ShieldsTAugust 23, 19536’8′272Georgia Tech
Mark SlaterCFebruary 1, 19556’2′257Minnesota
Hal StringertDBJanuary 2, 19525’11’185Hawaii
Russ WashingtonT-DTDecember 17, 19466’6′289Missouri
Jeff WestP-TEApril 6, 19536’3′212Cincinnati
Ed WhiteG-TApril 4, 19476’1′269California
Doug WilkersonGMarch 27, 19476’3′253North Carolina Central
Clarence WilliamsRBJanuary 25, 19555’9′194South Carolina
Mike WilliamsDBNovember 22, 19535’10’181LSU
Don WoodsRBFebruary 17, 19516’1′210New Mex. Highlands
Wilbur YoungDE-DTApril 20, 19496’6′285William Penn