Week 4, 1980

played in Tennessee, AL

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	7	10	7	-	27
Tennessee Titans	3	6	0	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 TEN - Benny Ricardo 25 field goal
1Q: 07:26 SDO - Chester Marcol 53 field goal
2Q: 13:03 TEN - Benny Ricardo 42 field goal
2Q: 06:22 SDO - Wendell Tyler 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:36 TEN - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
3Q: 05:59 SDO - Chester Marcol 24 field goal
3Q: 01:06 SDO - Wendell Tyler 59 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 08:48 TEN - Jumbo Asher 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 05:05 SDO - Dan Fouts 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 TEN - Benny Ricardo 25 field goal
1Q: 07:26 SDO - Chester Marcol 53 field goal
2Q: 13:03 TEN - Benny Ricardo 42 field goal
2Q: 06:22 SDO - Wendell Tyler 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:36 TEN - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
3Q: 05:59 SDO - Chester Marcol 24 field goal
3Q: 01:06 SDO - Wendell Tyler 59 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 08:48 TEN - Jumbo Asher 3 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 05:05 SDO - Dan Fouts 2 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO TEN
Record 4-0 3-1
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 326 290
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 5.53 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 155 100
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.57
Net Passing Yards 171 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 41 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 177 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/60 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/122 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16

Team Statistics	SDO	TEN
Record	4-0	3-1
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	326	290
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	5.53	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	155	100
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.57
Net Passing Yards	171	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	41 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	177	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/60	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/122	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:44	28:16

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:35	1:15	OWN 28	3	-7	Interception
1	11:15	3:54	OWN 32	8	32	Field Goal
1	5:41	2:28	OPP 47	4	8	Punt
2	12:56	6:41	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:37	1:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	9:06	3:14	OPP 49	6	42	Field Goal
3	1:54	1:06	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	13:40	3:54	OWN 8	6	26	Interception
4	8:39	3:44	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 25	5	8	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	13:20	2:05	OPP 9	3	1	Field Goal
1	7:21	1:40	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
1	3:13	5:17	OWN 20	10	55	Field Goal
2	6:15	1:38	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	3:22	2:52	OWN 34	10	59	Field Goal
3	12:34	3:28	OWN 1	9	14	Punt
3	5:52	3:58	OWN 37	6	21	Punt
3	0:48	2:08	OWN 38	6	21	Punt
4	9:46	1:07	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
4	4:55	3:24	OWN 20	14	55	Downs

Game MVP: Wendell Tyler, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	23	138	6.00	59	4	2
Dan Fouts	4	-3	-0.75	2	0	1
Jim Jensen	3	20	6.67	12	1	0
Bo Matthews	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sidney Thornton	17	49	2.88	7	0	0
Jumbo Asher	10	49	4.90	10	1	1
Randy Hedberg	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	27	16	177	1/6	0	24	2	47.9

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Hedberg	41	17	194	1/4	0	20	1	46.2

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wendell Tyler	4	8	22	5.50	3	12
WR Gene Washington	3	8	41	13.67	1	23
WR Aundra Thompson	3	3	37	12.33	12	20
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	3	29	14.50	4	24
TE Paul Seymour	2	3	20	10.00	0	14
WR David Knight	1	1	15	15.00	1	15
FB Ron Lee	1	1	13	13.00	13	13

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	12	55	13.75	27	20
TE Todd Christensen	4	5	29	7.25	19	16
WR Hugh Stopek	3	9	27	9.00	5	12
WR Calvin Hickman	3	6	47	15.67	12	17
WR Edward McIntyre	2	2	29	14.50	12	18
FB Sidney Thornton	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
FB Boobie Clark	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jumbo Asher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ron Cassidy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	22	22.00	0
CB Jerry Holmes	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Davis	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sidney Thornton	1	0	0	0
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	3	142	47.3	40.7	62	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	204	40.8	36.2	55	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	1	3	3.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aundra Thompson	2	95	47.5	0
Ronnie Coleman	1	27	27.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	2	48	24.0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	7	1	0.0	11	31
S Dick Conn	5	3	0.0	24	40
OLB Don Goode	5	1	0.0	19	15
CB Bobby Brooks	4	2	0.0	28	41
DT Kurt Surratt	4	2	0.0	18	24
OLB Jim Kovach	3	3	0.0	23	34
OLB Charles Anthony	3	2	0.0	20	23
DT Ron Fernandes	3	1	0.0	17	16
DE Curtis Greer	2	0	1.0	22	30
DT Charles Davis	2	1	0.0	18	27
DE Mel Lunsford	2	1	0.0	9	6
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0.0	11	19
S Sam Williams	1	1	0.0	20	36
WR David Knight	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	0.0	19	36
RB Wendell Tyler	1	0	---	---	---
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.0	12	22
CB J.C. Wilson	0	1	0.0	28	41
DT Ray Yakavonis	0	1	0.0	7	14

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	7	1	0.0	24	23
ILB Jack Reynolds	6	5	0.0	28	25
CB Ken Sawyer	4	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Reggie Mathis	4	0	0.0	11	6
S Frank Reed	3	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	1	0.0	11	6
DE Bill Kollar	3	0	0.0	26	24
CB Ronnie Covington	3	0	0.0	10	12
DT Dominic Winstead	2	1	1.0	10	12
DT Doug English	2	2	0.0	17	15
DT Dave Pureifory	2	0	0.0	24	20
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	2	0.0	19	15
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	1	0.0	23	22
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0.0	22	22
S Bill Simpson	0	1	0.0	23	23
DE Phil Dokes	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Curtis Greer	1.0	0	0	30
DT Kurt Surratt	0.0	1	2	24
DE Eddie Edwards	0.0	0	6	36
DT Charles Davis	0.0	0	1	27
DT Ray Yakavonis	0.0	0	1	14

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dominic Winstead	1.0	0	1	0	12
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Doug English	0.0	0	0	2	15

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	5	0	0	31
CB Bobby Brooks	3	1	0	41
OLB Don Goode	3	1	0	15
S Dick Conn	1	2	0	40
OLB Charles Anthony	1	1	0	23
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	0	19
S Sam Williams	1	0	0	36
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	0	36
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	22
CB J.C. Wilson	0	1	1	41

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerry Holmes	5	0	1	23
CB Ken Sawyer	4	2	0	24
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0	6
OLB Jack Ham	1	1	0	22
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	0	1	25
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0	15
S Frank Reed	1	0	0	20
OLB Donnie Thomas	1	0	0	6
S Bill Simpson	0	1	0	23
ILB Mike Hunt	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Condon	2	5	31	0	28
Sid Smith	2	5	28	0	23
Mark Koncar	2	2	23	0	19
Solomon Freelon	1	5	23	0	21
Tim Vogler	1	3	8	1	7
Bob Moore	1	1	21	0	7
Paul Seymour	1	1	7	0	12
Billy Lindstrom	1	1	8	0	9
Seth Hallen	0	2	29	0	25
Ron Lee	0	1	16	0	12
Wes Phillips	0	1	2	0	3

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	3	7	1	23	0	37
Andy Dawson	3	5	0	26	0	39
Keith Dorney	1	4	0	23	0	38
Stephen Johnstone	1	2	0	23	1	34
John Riggins	1	1	0	15	0	19
Pete Adams	0	6	0	25	0	33
Todd Christensen	0	1	0	14	0	17
Dave Studdard	0	1	0	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Bright	2	10
Dennis Pearson	1	13

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	2	19
Mike Hunt	1	16
Wilbert Montgomery	1	14

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Brooks	---	---	28	41	14	83
J.C. Wilson	---	---	28	41	13	82
Dick Conn	---	---	24	40	3	67
Tom Condon	31	28	---	---	3	62
Jim Kovach	---	---	23	34	3	60
Charlie Babb	---	---	11	31	17	59
Dan Fouts	31	28	---	---	---	59
Sam Williams	---	---	20	36	3	59
Eddie Edwards	---	---	19	36	2	57
Sid Smith	28	23	---	---	4	55
Seth Hallen	29	25	---	---	---	54
Curtis Greer	---	---	22	30	2	54
Gene Washington	27	24	---	---	---	51
Wendell Tyler	25	22	---	---	---	47
Charles Davis	---	---	18	27	1	46
Kurt Surratt	---	---	18	24	4	46
Aundra Thompson	13	16	---	---	16	45
Charles Anthony	---	---	20	23	1	44
Solomon Freelon	23	21	---	---	---	44
Greg Bright	---	---	12	22	10	44
John Ebersole	---	---	11	19	12	42
Mark Koncar	23	19	---	---	---	42
Ron Fernandes	---	---	17	16	4	37
Don Goode	---	---	19	15	2	36
David Knight	14	15	---	---	5	34
Bob Moore	21	7	---	---	6	34
Johnny Rodgers	17	17	---	---	---	34
Paul Seymour	7	12	---	---	14	33
Ron Lee	16	12	---	---	5	33
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	7	14	5	26
Bo Matthews	6	5	---	---	13	24
Billy Lindstrom	8	9	---	---	5	22
Dennis Pearson	3	6	---	---	13	22
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	21	21
Tim Vogler	8	7	---	---	5	20
Mel Lunsford	---	---	9	6	4	19
Jim Jensen	6	4	---	---	9	19
Bob Horn	---	---	2	4	10	16
Curtis Townsend	---	---	0	0	14	14
Chester Brennan	3	5	---	---	5	13
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wes Phillips	2	3	---	---	3	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Monte Jackson	---	---	0	3	---	3
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andy Dawson	26	39	---	---	8	73
Randy Hedberg	28	42	---	---	3	73
Boobie Clark	24	26	---	---	17	67
Stephen Johnstone	23	34	---	---	8	65
Wilbert Montgomery	20	31	---	---	14	65
Keith Dorney	23	38	---	---	2	63
Kris Wheeler	23	37	---	---	1	61
Ken Sawyer	---	---	22	24	13	59
Pete Adams	25	33	---	---	---	58
Jack Reynolds	---	---	28	25	2	55
Bill Kollar	---	---	26	24	3	53
Bill Simpson	---	---	23	23	7	53
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	19	15	19	53
Jerome Dove	---	---	25	18	8	51
Sidney Thornton	20	26	---	---	3	49
Jerry Holmes	---	---	24	23	2	49
Jumbo Asher	12	16	---	---	19	47
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	23	22	2	47
Jack Ham	---	---	22	22	2	46
Dave Pureifory	---	---	24	20	---	44
Frank Reed	---	---	22	20	2	44
John Riggins	15	19	---	---	6	40
Todd Christensen	14	17	---	---	9	40
Hugh Stopek	12	26	---	---	---	38
Calvin Hickman	11	25	---	---	---	36
Edward McIntyre	9	17	---	---	9	35
Doug English	---	---	17	15	3	35
Donnie Thomas	---	---	11	6	16	33
Ronnie Covington	---	---	10	12	6	28
Ron Cassidy	3	7	---	---	14	24
Dominic Winstead	---	---	10	12	---	22
Mike Hunt	---	---	3	3	16	22
Angelo Fields	5	8	---	---	8	21
Rickey McBeal	---	---	7	8	5	20
Aaron Buchanan	5	5	---	---	7	17
Reggie Mathis	---	---	11	6	---	17
Phil Dokes	---	---	8	6	1	15
Harlan Huckleby	0	0	---	---	15	15
Vincent Forbes	3	9	---	---	---	12
Craig Fulcher	---	---	6	4	1	11
Dave Studdard	5	4	---	---	---	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Dennard	2	3	---	---	---	5
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	7	73	10.4
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	27	16	3	0	1	5	2	2	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Hedberg	41	17	1	1	5	6	10	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	59	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	91	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	8	3	1	41	1	24
RB Wendell Tyler	8	4	0	22	0	22
WR Johnny Rodgers	3	2	0	29	1	17
TE Paul Seymour	3	2	0	20	0	12
WR Aundra Thompson	3	3	0	37	1	16
WR David Knight	1	1	0	15	0	15
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	13	0	12

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	12	4	2	55	1	31
WR Hugh Stopek	9	3	2	27	0	26
WR Calvin Hickman	6	3	0	47	0	25
TE Todd Christensen	5	4	0	29	0	17
FB Boobie Clark	3	0	0	0	0	26
WR Edward McIntyre	2	2	0	29	0	17
FB Sidney Thornton	2	1	0	7	0	26
RB Jumbo Asher	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	6	32	5.33	6.00
Dan Fouts	1	2	2.00	-0.75

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jumbo Asher	4	16	4.00	4.90
Sidney Thornton	1	0	0.00	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	0	0	0.00	6.56

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Hedberg	4	2	20	5.00	4.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Paul Seymour	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
RB Wendell Tyler	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jumbo Asher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	13	13.00	7.83
FB Sidney Thornton	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Fouts	1	1
Jim Jensen	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Jumbo Asher	2	1
Sidney Thornton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	4	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Hedberg	14	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Washington	4	1	1
TE Paul Seymour	2	1	1
RB Wendell Tyler	2	1	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Stopek	5	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	2	1
WR Calvin Hickman	2	2	2
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	1
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)