1981 San Diego Chargers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Don Coryell (10-6) | 10-6 | 1-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | Lost Conference Championship |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Hank Bauer | RB | July 15, 1954 | 5’10’ | 200 | California Lutheran |
| Doug Beaudoin | DB | May 15, 1954 | 6’1′ | 193 | Minnesota |
| Rolf Benirschke | K | February 7, 1955 | 6’0′ | 171 | California-Davis |
| Carlos Bradley | LB | April 27, 1960 | 6’0′ | 224 | Wake Forest |
| James Brooks | RB | December 28, 1958 | 5’10’ | 180 | Auburn |
| Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6’3′ | 204 | Oklahoma |
| Willie Buchanon | DB | November 4, 1950 | 6’0′ | 190 | San Diego St. |
| John Cappelletti | RB | August 9, 1952 | 6’1′ | 215 | Penn St. |
| Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6’0′ | 196 | Florida |
| Sam Claphan | T-G | October 10, 1956 | 6’6′ | 285 | Oklahoma |
| Fred Dean | DE | February 24, 1952 | 6’3′ | 230 | Louisiana Tech |
| Frank Duncan | DB | November 16, 1956 | 6’1′ | 190 | San Francisco St. |
| Glen Edwards | DB | July 31, 1947 | 6’0′ | 185 | Florida A&M |
| Allan Ellis | DB | August 19, 1951 | 5’11’ | 185 | UCLA |
| Keith Ferguson | DE | April 3, 1959 | 6’5′ | 252 | Ohio St. |
| Scott Fitzkee | WR | April 8, 1957 | 6’0′ | 187 | Penn St. |
| Dan Fouts | QB | June 10, 1951 | 6’3′ | 204 | Oregon |
| Bob Gregor | DB | February 10, 1957 | 6’2′ | 192 | Washington St. |
| Wyatt Henderson | DB | November 10, 1956 | 5’10’ | 180 | Fresno St. |
| Pete Holohan | TE | July 25, 1959 | 6’4′ | 237 | Notre Dame |
| Bob Horn | LB | February 6, 1954 | 6’3′ | 235 | Oregon St. |
| 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 |
| Linden King | LB | June 28, 1955 | 6’4′ | 241 | Colorado St. |
| Jim Laslavic | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6’2′ | 237 | Penn St. |
| Chuck Loewen | T-G | January 23, 1957 | 6’3′ | 263 | South Dakota St. |
| Woodrow Lowe | LB | June 9, 1954 | 6’0′ | 227 | Alabama |
| Ed Luther | QB | January 2, 1957 | 6’3′ | 206 | San Jose St. |
| Don Macek | C-G | July 21, 1954 | 6’3′ | 261 | Boston Col. |
| Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6’3′ | 227 | California |
| Irvin Phillips | DB | January 23, 1960 | 6’1′ | 192 | Arkansas Tech |
| Ray Preston | LB | January 25, 1954 | 6’0′ | 218 | Syracuse |
| Don Reese | DT-DE | September 4, 1951 | 6’6′ | 254 | Jackson St. |
| George Roberts | P | June 10, 1955 | 6’0′ | 181 | Virginia Tech |
| Bob Rush | C-T | February 27, 1955 | 6’5′ | 265 | Memphis |
| Dwight Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6’2′ | 178 | Grambling St. |
| Pete Shaw | DB | August 25, 1954 | 5’10’ | 183 | Northwestern |
| Billy Shields | T | August 23, 1953 | 6’8′ | 272 | Georgia Tech |
| Eric Sievers | TE | November 9, 1957 | 6’4′ | 236 | Maryland |
| Ron Smith | WR | November 20, 1956 | 6’0′ | 185 | San Diego St. |
| Aundra Thompson | WR-RB | January 2, 1953 | 6’1′ | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Cliff Thrift | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6’1′ | 232 | East Central (OK) |
| Russ Washington | T-DT | December 17, 1946 | 6’6′ | 289 | Missouri |
| Jimmy Webb | DT-DE | April 13, 1952 | 6’5′ | 247 | Mississippi St. |
| Ed White | G-T | April 4, 1947 | 6’1′ | 269 | California |
| Doug Wilkerson | G | March 27, 1947 | 6’3′ | 253 | North Carolina Central |
| Clarence Williams | RB | January 25, 1955 | 5’9′ | 194 | South Carolina |
| Jeff Williams | G-T | April 15, 1955 | 6’4′ | 256 | Rhode Island |
| Mike Williams | DB | November 22, 1953 | 5’10’ | 181 | LSU |
| Kellen Winslow | TE | November 5, 1957 | 6’5′ | 251 | Missouri |
| John Woodcock | DT-DE | March 19, 1954 | 6’3′ | 246 | New Mexico |
| Wilbur Young | DE-DT | April 20, 1949 | 6’6′ | 285 | William Penn |
