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1979 San Diego Chargers Game Log

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Record: 12-4-0, 1st in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Don Coryell (12-4-0)

Points For: 411 (25.7/g) 2nd of 28

Points Against: 246 (15.4/g) 2nd of 28

Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7

SRS: 11.78 (2nd of 28), SOS: 1.46

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 14-17 vs. Houston Oilers

Offensive Coordinator: Joe Gibbs

Defensive Coordinator: Jackie Simpson

Other Notable Asst.: Jim Hanifan (Asst. HC/Offensive Line), Jerry Smith (Defensive Line), Larrye Weaver (Defensive Backs) and Ernie Zampese (Wide Receivers)

Stadium: San Diego Stadium

Principal Owner/President: Eugene Klein

General Manager: Johnny Sanders

Offensive Scheme: Air Coryell

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1000

Training Camp: UC San Diego (San Diego, California)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	33	16	21	30	217	0	1	1	7	7.5	7.0	70.0	76.7	33	139	4.2	3	4	4	3	3	4	140
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	30	10	15	30	209	3	0	1	7	7.2	6.7	50.0	106.1	38	140	3.7	0	0	0	4	4	5	150
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	27	19	8	13	94	0	0	1	6	7.7	6.7	61.5	83.5	36	245	6.8	4	0	0	3	4	6	247
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	21	27	21	35	193	1	2	4	25	6.2	4.9	60.0	60.8	18	39	2.2	2	0	1	3	3	7	247
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	31	9	26	34	246	2	1	1	5	7.4	7.0	76.5	103.3	30	71	2.4	2	1	2	4	4	3	146
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	0	7	27	45	305	0	3	0	0	6.8	6.8	60.0	52.5	26	69	2.7	0	0	3	0	0	4	169
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	20	10	28	35	295	3	0	3	23	9.1	7.8	80.0	130.4	29	96	3.3	0	0	2	2	3	4	159
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	40	16	17	32	326	2	2	0	0	10.2	10.2	53.1	83.6	35	65	1.9	2	2	2	4	5	5	159
9	Thu	October 25	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	22	45	23	42	298	2	3	3	22	7.6	6.6	54.8	63.4	22	82	3.7	1	1	2	1	3	6	207
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W		@	Kansas City Chiefs	20	14	28	44	229	1	2	1	7	5.4	5.1	63.6	65.4	30	86	2.9	1	2	2	2	2	4	141
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	26	24	21	40	270	2	4	3	25	7.4	6.3	52.5	51.0	21	54	2.6	0	4	4	2	2	4	164
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	35	7	11	25	120	2	2	3	17	5.5	4.3	44.0	52.1	30	98	3.3	2	0	0	5	5	7	241
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	28	7	27	43	325	3	1	3	25	8.1	7.1	62.8	99.5	32	135	4.2	1	0	0	4	4	3	107
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	26	28	28	37	324	1	1	2	14	9.1	8.3	75.7	99.4	26	86	3.3	2	1	2	3	3	5	144
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	35	0	20	27	234	1	0	5	40	10.1	7.3	74.1	112.3	42	166	4.0	4	0	0	5	5	4	153
16	Mon	December 17	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	17	7	17	29	230	1	3	0	0	7.9	7.9	58.6	55.9	33	97	2.9	1	1	2	2	2	4	162

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sat	December 29	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	14	17	25	47	317	0	5	2	16	7.1	6.5	53.2	34.9	19	63	3.3	2	0	1	2	2	2	128

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	33	16	16	28	153	0	3	1	0	5.5	5.3	57.1	32.9	31	181	5.8	2	1	1	1	2	3	38
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	30	10	20	41	186	1	2	2	16	4.9	4.3	48.8	49.4	26	97	3.7	0	1	1	1	1	6	128
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	27	19	16	29	238	2	0	2	19	8.9	7.7	55.2	105.2	26	60	2.3	1	0	0	1	3	7	235
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	21	27	13	23	140	1	2	3	17	6.8	5.4	56.5	52.8	43	151	3.5	2	2	2	3	3	5	88
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	31	9	13	23	122	0	2	3	25	6.4	4.7	56.5	35.1	26	120	4.6	1	1	1	0	1	5	90
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	0	7	8	14	33	0	0	4	33	4.7	1.8	57.1	62.2	34	160	4.7	1	0	0	1	1	7	245
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	20	10	19	43	147	0	1	5	45	4.5	3.1	44.2	43.5	25	133	5.3	1	1	1	1	1	6	152
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	40	16	21	42	233	1	4	5	47	6.7	5.0	50.0	35.2	27	104	3.9	1	0	1	2	2	5	110
9	Thu	October 25	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	22	45	13	17	202	1	0	1	10	12.5	11.2	76.5	134.9	39	137	3.5	4	1	1	6	6	5	124
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W		@	Kansas City Chiefs	20	14	15	26	164	1	2	1	6	6.5	6.1	57.7	57.2	26	119	4.6	1	0	1	2	2	3	42
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	26	24	9	22	60	0	0	3	31	4.1	2.4	40.9	48.7	46	194	4.2	2	1	1	3	3	8	189
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	35	7	20	38	125	0	5	4	39	4.3	3.0	52.6	20.1	29	66	2.3	1	0	0	1	1	5	86
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	28	7	14	22	125	1	1	4	19	6.5	4.8	63.6	75.0	21	65	3.1	0	0	0	1	1	7	211
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	26	28	17	30	222	3	1	1	3	7.5	7.2	56.7	99.6	32	153	4.8	1	0	1	4	4	3	33
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	35	0	20	33	175	0	1	1	10	5.6	5.1	60.6	62.1	14	56	4.0	0	0	1	0	0	2	166
16	Mon	December 17	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	17	7	27	41	224	0	4	2	12	5.8	5.2	65.9	40.1	30	111	3.7	1	0	0	1	1	6	137

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sat	December 29	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	14	17	10	19	111	1	1	0	0	5.8	5.8	52.6	65.9	40	148	3.7	1	1	1	2	2	6	146

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