1977 San Diego Chargers season

1977 NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 San Diego Chargers 1977 7–7 3rd AFC West Tommy Prothro Johnny Sanders Eugene V. Klein San Diego Stadium 2 DT Louie Kelcher T Russ Washington 1 DT Louie Kelcher (2nd team) Did not qualify Chargers seasons The 1977 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 18th overall. It was Tommy Prothro's final full season as the team's head coach. The 7–7 record allowed the Chargers to break a string of seven consecutive losing seasons. It was their best mark since the AFL–NFL merger. Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft San Diego Chargers 1977 1 24 Bob Rush Center Memphis yes no 3 77 Linden King Linebacker Colorado State yes no 5 124 Clarence Williams Running back South Carolina yes no 5 128 Cliff Olander Quarterback New Mexico State yes no 6 146 Dave Lindstrom Defensive end Boston University no no 6 151 Larry Barnes Running back Tennessee State yes no 6 152 Pete Shaw Safety Northwestern yes no 7 181 Ron Bush Defensive back Southern California no no 9 234 Gene Washington Wide receiver Georgia no no 10 265 Curtis Townsend Linebacker Arkansas no no 12 319 Jim Stansik Tight end Eastern Michigan no no no Roster 1977 San Diego Chargers 14 Dan Fouts 19 Bill Munson 10 Cliff Olander y 38 Larry Barnes running back y 37 Hank Bauer American football 41 Bo Matthews 24 Joe Washington 40 Clarence Williams running back, born 1955 y 33 Don Woods American football 34 Rickey Young 87 Larry Dorsey 18 Charlie Joiner 89 Dwight McDonald 85 Artie Owens 20 Johnny Rodgers 82 Pat Curran American football 84 Bob Klein 64 Charles Aiu G 65 Booker Brown T 62 Don Macek G 53 Ralph Perretta C 56 Bob Rush American football C 66 Billy Shields T 70 Russ Washington T 63 Doug Wilkerson G 71 Fred Dean DE 73 Charles DeJurnett DT 74 Louie Kelcher DT 79 Gary Johnson DT 68 Leroy Jones American football DE 69 John Lee defensive lineman DE 50 Don Goode OLB 58 Tom Graham American football MLB 55 Bob Horn American football MLB 51 Woodrow Lowe OLB 57 Rick Middleton American football OLB 52 Ray Preston American football OLB 48 Jerome Dove CB 21 Clarence Duren FS 42 Mike Fuller SS 44 Pete Shaw American football y FS 45 Hal Stringert CB 29 Mike Williams cornerback CB  6 Rolf Benirschke y K 80 Jeff West American football P 46 Danny Colbert CB IR 12 James Harris QB (IR) 7px 31 Keith King S (IR) 7px -- Dave Lindstrom y DE IR -- Curtis Townsend no y LB IR Preseason + 1977 preseason gameshttps://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/chargers/tcv8eed5f0tt6mxvavys chargers.com 2021 Los Angeles Chargers Media GuideWeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 August 6 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–34 0–1 Texas Stadium 2 August 13 San Francisco 49ers W 32–13 1–1 San Diego Stadium 3 August 20 New York Giants W 29–17 2–1 San Diego Stadium 4 August 27 at Oakland Raiders L 7–35 2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 5 September 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 26–25 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 6 September 11 Seattle Seahawks W 38–20 4–2 San Diego Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 18 at Oakland Raiders L 0–24 0–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,022 Recap 2 September 25 at Kansas City Chiefs W 23–7 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 56,146 Recap 3 October 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–3 2–1 San Diego Stadium 40,352 Recap 4 October 9 at New Orleans Saints W 14–0 3–1 Louisiana Superdome 53,942 Recap 5 October 16 New England Patriots L 20–24 3–2 San Diego Stadium 50,327 Recap 6 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–21 3–3 San Diego Stadium 33,010 Recap 7 October 30 at Miami Dolphins W 14–13 4–3 Miami Orange Bowl 40,670 Recap 8 November 6 at Detroit Lions L 0–20 4–4 Pontiac Silverdome 72,559 Recap 9 November 13 Denver Broncos L 14–17 4–5 San Diego Stadium 45,211 Recap 10 November 20 Oakland Raiders W 12–7 5–5 San Diego Stadium 50,887 Recap 11 November 27 at Seattle Seahawks W 30–28 6–5 Kingdome 58,994 Recap 12 December 4 Cleveland Browns W 37–14 7–5 San Diego Stadium 37,312 Recap 13 December 11 at Denver Broncos L 9–17 7–6 Mile High Stadium 74,905 Recap 14 December 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–10 7–7 San Diego Stadium 50,727 RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 18 1:00 p.m. PDT Chargers 0 0 0 0 Raiders 7 10 7 0 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 51,022 66 °F 1, relative humidity 71%, wind 11 mph km/h knots Cal Lepore NBC Jim Simpson and Merlin Olsen Box score First quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 7-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 4:54. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 0:28. Second quarter OAK – Errol Mann 20-yard field goal, 9:29. Raiders 10–0. Drive: 17 plays, 72 yards, 8:37. OAK – Dave Casper 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 0:28. Raiders 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:14. Third quarter OAK – Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 0:33. Raiders 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:51. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SDG – James Harris – 11/22, 77 yards, INT OAK – Ken Stabler – 13/20, 139 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Don Woods – 7 rushes, 30 yards OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 19 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers SDG – Charlie Joiner – 4 receptions, 33 yards OAK – Cliff Branch – 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 25 1:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 7 9 0 7 Chiefs 7 0 0 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 56,146 66 °F 1, relative humidity 71%, wind 10 mph km/h knots Red Cashion NBC Stu Nahan and Floyd Little Box score First quarter SDG – Don Woods 12-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:59. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:21. KAN – Henry Marshall 19-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:33. Second quarter SDG – Leroy Jones 17-yard interception return (kick failed), 13:33. Chargers 13–7. SDG – Rolf Benirschke 31-yard field goal, 0:24. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 2:10. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Mike Fuller 7-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:01. Chargers 23–7. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 7:58. Top passers SDG – James Harris – 11/25, 85 yards, TD, 3 INT KAN – Mike Livingston – 7/21, 101 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers SDG – Clarence Williams – 9 rushes, 88 yards KAN – Tony Reed – 13 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers SDG – Joe Washington – 2 receptions, 18 yards KAN – Walter White – 5 receptions, 70 yards Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 2 1:00 p.m. PDT Bengals 0 3 0 0 Chargers 7 7 7 3 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 40,352 70 °F 1, relative humidity 82%, wind 6 mph km/h knots Don Wedge NBC Jim Simpson and John Brodie Box score First quarter SDG – Charlie Joiner 30-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:59. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01. Second quarter CIN – Chris Bahr 35-yard field goal, 1:58. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:12. SDG – Charlie Joiner 15-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:29. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29. Third quarter SDG – James Harris 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:13. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 9:08. Fourth quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 42-yard field goal, 8:54. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:59. Top passers CIN – Ken Anderson – 14/31, 161 yards, 3 INT SDG – James Harris – 14/20, 200 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Archie Griffin – 9 rushes, 38 yards SDG – Rickey Young – 14 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers CIN – Archie Griffin – 5 receptions, 59 yards SDG – Charlie Joiner – 4 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD Week 4: at New Orleans Saints San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 9 1:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 7 0 0 7 Saints 0 0 0 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 53,942 N/A (game played indoors) Pat Haggerty NBC Stu Nahan and Len Dawson Box score First quarter SDG – Mike Fuller 88-yard punt return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:19. Chargers 7–0. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Rickey Young 5-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:16. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:28. Top passers SDG – James Harris – 11/21, 137 yards NO – Archie Manning – 16/26, 124 yards, INT Top rushers SDG – Rickey Young – 11 rushes, 40 yards, TD NO – Chuck Muncie – 18 rushes, 78 yards Top receivers SDG – Larry Dorsey – 3 receptions, 43 yards NO – Tony Galbreath – 9 receptions, 55 yards Week 5: vs. New England Patriots San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 16 1:00 p.m. PDT Patriots 7 0 7 10 Chargers 6 0 7 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 50,327 66 °F 1, relative humidity 86%, wind 8 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney NBC Jay Randolph and Len Dawson Box score First quarter NE – Don Hasselbeck 1-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 7:14. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:22. SDG – Clarence Williams 1-yard run (kick failed), 5:59. Patriots 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 1:08. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SDG – Rickey Young 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:58. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:54. NE – Ike Forte 7-yard run (John Smith kick), 3:30. Patriots 14–13. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter NE – John Smith 28-yard field goal, 9:23. Patriots 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:38. NE – Don Hasselbeck 4-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 3:09. Patriots 24–13. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:49. SDG – Charlie Joiner 16-yard pass from Bill Munson (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:45. Patriots 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:24. Top passers NE – Steve Grogan – 12/22, 83 yards, 2 TD, INT SDG – James Harris – 10/15, 152 yards, INT Top rushers NE – Sam Cunningham – 12 rushes, 141 yards SDG – Don Woods – 7 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers NE – Sam Cunningham – 5 receptions, 71 yards SDG – Don Woods – 8 receptions, 111 yards Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 23 1:00 p.m. PDT Chiefs 0 0 7 14 Chargers 3 7 3 3 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 33,010 69 °F 1, relative humidity 82%, wind 7 mph km/h knots Chuck Heberling NBC Jay Randolph and Floyd Little Box score First quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 40-yard field goal, 10:25. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:35. Second quarter SDG – Larry Dorsey 26-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:22. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:58. Third quarter KAN – Walter White 5-yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick), 9:09. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:05. SDG – Rolf Benirschke 47-yard field goal, 4:11. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 24-yard field goal, 9:14. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:28. KAN – Tony Reed 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:30. Chargers 16–14. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:27. KAN – Tim Gray 15-yard fumble return (Jan Stenerud kick), 2:08. Chiefs 21–16. Top passers KAN – Tony Adams – 15/26, 215 yards, TD SDG – James Harris – 18/35, 233 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers KAN – Tony Reed – 22 rushes, 68 yards, TD SDG – Rickey Young – 13 rushes, 51 yards Top receivers KAN – Walter White – 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD SDG – Rickey Young – 9 receptions, 97 yards Week 7: at Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 30 1:00 p.m. EST Chargers 0 7 0 7 Dolphins 6 0 0 7 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 40,670 75 °F 1, relative humidity 74%, wind 6 mph km/h knots Bob Frederic NBC Dick Stockton and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter MIA – Garo Yepremian 52-yard field goal, 9:08. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:42. MIA – Garo Yepremian 45-yard field goal, 3:00. Dolphins 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:28. Second quarter SDG – Bob Klein 2-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:25. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:47. Third quarter No scoring play. Fourth quarter MIA – Norm Bulaich 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 9:43. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:02. SDG – James Harris 5-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:00. Chargers 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 1:48. Top passers SDG – James Harris – 15/31, 131 yards, TD, 3 INT MIA – Bob Griese – 9/16, 82 yards, 3 INT Top rushers SDG – Rickey Young – 14 rushes, 32 yards MIA – Norm Bulaich – 12 rushes, 89 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Joe Washington – 4 receptions, 30 yards MIA – Nat Moore – 3 receptions, 36 yards Week 8: at Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 6 4:00 p.m. EST Chargers 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 7 13 Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan 72,559 N/A (game played indoors) Jerry Markbreit NBC Dick Stockton and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter DET – Rick Kane 2-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 5:08. Lions 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:10. Fourth quarter DET – Rick Kane 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), 9:56. Lions 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:09. DET – Marv Hubbard 1-yard run (kick failed), 4:57. Lions 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:55. Top passers SDG – Bill Munson – 9/16, 90 yards DET – Greg Landry – 5/7, 67 yards Top rushers SDG – Joe Washington – 9 rushes, 54 yards DET – Rick Kane – 24 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – Rickey Young – 4 receptions, 48 yards DET – Horace King – 3 receptions, 49 yards Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 13 1:00 p.m. PST Broncos 3 0 7 7 Chargers 7 7 0 0 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 45,211 64 °F 1, relative humidity 73%, wind 7 mph km/h knots Chuck Heberling NBC Stu Nahan and Len Dawson Box score First quarter SDG – Fred Dean 11-yard fumble return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:27. Chargers 7–0. DEN – Jim Turner 35-yard field goal, 4:54. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 4:33. Second quarter SDG – Charlie Joiner 32-yard pass from Joe Washington (Rolf Benirschke kick), 10:12. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 2:04. Third quarter DEN – Haven Moses 33-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 8:10. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:11. Fourth quarter DEN – Haven Moses 8-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 1:36. Broncos 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 1:01. Top passers DEN – Craig Morton – 12/32, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT SDG – James Harris – 13/31, 166 yards Top rushers DEN – Lonnie Perrin – 9 rushes, 33 yardsDEN – Otis Armstrong – 6 rushes, 33 yards SDG – Johnny Rodgers – 1 rush, 33 yards Top receivers DEN – Haven Moses – 3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD SDG – Charlie Joiner – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD Week 10: vs. Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 20 1:00 p.m. PST Raiders 0 7 0 0 Chargers 0 6 3 3 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 50,887 59 °F 1, relative humidity 56%, wind 9 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney NBC Dick Stockton and Paul Maguire Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SDG – Rickey Young 4-yard run (kick blocked), 8:46. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:31. OAK – Mike Rae 7-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 3:04. Raiders 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:42. Third quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 22-yard field goal, 3:57. Chargers 9–7. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 5:58. Fourth quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 46-yard field goal, 3:15. Chargers 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:33. Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler – 4/10, 40 yards SDG – Cliff Olander – 5/13, 51 yards, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Clarence Davis – 12 rushes, 49 yards SDG – Rickey Young – 17 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 2 receptions, 29 yards SDG – Joe Washington – 2 receptions, 22 yards Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary November 27 1:00 p.m. PST Chargers 10 3 3 14 Seahawks 0 14 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 58,994 N/A (game played indoors) Gene Barth NBC Dick Stockton and Len Dawson Box score First quarter SDG – Rickey Young 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:55. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:38. SDG – Rolf Benirschke 40-yard field goal, 2:21. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:27. Second quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 12:19. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:30. SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:41. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:28. SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 0:50. Seahawks 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:27. Third quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 39-yard field goal, 13:19. Chargers 16–14. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:35. SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 7:48. Seahawks 21–16. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:23. Fourth quarter SDG – Charlie Joiner 17-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:50. Chargers 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:56. SDG – Fred Dean 22-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:15. Chargers 30–21. SEA – David Sims 16-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 7:00. Chargers 30–28. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:26. Top passers SDG – Dan Fouts – 19/26, 199 yards, TD, INT SEA – Jim Zorn – 16/26, 291 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Rickey Young – 19 rushes, 80 yards, TD SEA – Sherman Smith – 14 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers SDG – Charlie Joiner – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD SEA – Steve Largent – 4 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Cleveland Browns at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 4 1:00 p.m. PST Browns 0 0 0 14 Chargers 14 13 3 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 37,312 59 °F 1, relative humidity 82%, wind 6 mph km/h knots Fred Wyant NBC Jay Randolph and Mike Adamle Box score First quarter SDG – Don Woods 29-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:57. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 5:03. SDG – Hank Bauer 15-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 4:34. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:51. Second quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 35-yard field goal, 11:55. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:22. SDG – Charlie Joiner 30-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:17. Chargers 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:57. SDG – Rolf Benirschke 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 27–0. Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:15. Third quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 24-yard field goal, 2:09. Chargers 30–0. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:15. Fourth quarter CLE – Reggie Rucker 16-yard pass from Dave Mays (Don Cockroft kick), 13:28. Chargers 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:33. SDG – Larry Dorsey 67-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:33. Chargers 37–7. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:55. CLE – Cleo Miller 6-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 1:24. Chargers 37–14. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 1:18. Top passers CLE – Dave Mays – 19/30, 228 yards, TD, INT SDG – Dan Fouts – 14/20, 237 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CLE – Greg Pruitt – 16 rushes, 67 yards SDG – Don Woods – 11 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Greg Pruitt – 6 receptions, 98 yards SDG – Larry Dorsey – 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD Week 13: at Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 11 2:00 p.m. MST Chargers 3 3 3 0 Broncos 7 0 0 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,905 44 °F 1, relative humidity 27%, wind 10 mph km/h knots Red Cashion NBC Jack Buck and Mike Haffner Box score First quarter DEN – Lonnie Perrin 41-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 11:31. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:29. SDG – Rolf Benirschke 46-yard field goal, 6:50. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:41. Second quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 46-yard field goal, 0:18. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 0:42. Third quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 46-yard field goal, 4:23. Chargers 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter DEN – Jim Turner 36-yard field goal, 6:39. Broncos 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:18. DEN – Rick Upchurch 19-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 1:54. Broncos 17–9. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:55. Top passers SDG – Dan Fouts – 24/41, 276 yards, 2 INT DEN – Craig Morton – 9/17, 133 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – Rickey Young – 8 rushes, 30 yards DEN – Jon Keyworth – 12 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers SDG – Charlie Joiner – 4 receptions, 67 yards DEN – Riley Odoms – 6 receptions, 69 yards Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers San Diego Chargers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steeler at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 18 1:00 p.m. PST Steelers 0 0 10 0 Chargers 6 3 0 0 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 50,727 63 °F 1, relative humidity 81%, wind 12 mph km/h knots Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones and Andy Russell Box score First quarter SDG – Clarence Williams 2-yard run (kick blocked), 7:42. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:32. Second quarter SDG – Rolf Benirschke 38-yard field goal, 8:26. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards. Third quarter PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 6:07. Chargers 9–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:07. PIT – Roy Gerela 27-yard field goal, 1:14. Steelers 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:27. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 8/17, 139 yards, INT SDG – Dan Fouts – 12/22, 157 yards, 3 INT Top rushers PIT – Alvin Maxson – 16 rushes, 51 yards SDG – Don Woods – 13 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers PIT – John Stallworth – 3 receptions, 72 yards SDG – Charlie Joiner – 3 receptions, 53 yards Standings Awards Two Chargers was named to the 1978 Pro Bowl, with Russ Washington and Louie Kelcher both reserves on the AFC squad;1977 NFL Pro Bowlers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/probowl.htm pro-football-reference.com April 19, 2025 Kelcher was also selected in the AP All-Pro second team.1977 NFL All-Pros https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1977/allpro.htm pro-football-reference.com April 19, 2025 References San Diego Chargers Category:San Diego Chargers seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Chargers f