2009 San Diego Chargers roster: 13-3

The San Diego Chargers went 13-3 in the 2009 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the AFC West. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2009 San Diego Chargers team stats
Points28.34th of 32
Passing Yards271.15th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.85th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.64th of 32
Rushing Yards88.931st of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.111th of 32
Sacks2.213th of 32
Tackles69.110th of 32
Touchdowns3.25th of 32
Total Yards370.610th of 32
Points Allowed20.011th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %44.47th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2009 Chargers roster: passing

2009 San Diego Chargers passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Philip RiversQB163174864,254289104.4
Billy VolekQB420312311184.2
Legedu NaaneeWR15112100118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2009 Chargers roster: rushing

2009 San Diego Chargers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
LaDainian TomlinsonRB142237303.312
Darren SprolesRB16933433.73
Mike TolbertFB16251485.91
Jacob HesterRB1521743.50
Michael BennettRB623652.80
Philip RiversQB1626501.91
Vincent JacksonWR153113.70
Legedu NaaneeWR15372.30
Craig DavisWR1144.00
Billy VolekQB49-9-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2009 Chargers roster: receiving

2009 San Diego Chargers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Vincent JacksonWR15681071,16717.29
Antonio GatesTE16791141,15714.68
Malcom FloydWR16457677617.21
Darren SprolesRB16455749711.04
Legedu NaaneeWR15242924210.12
Mike TolbertFB16172219211.33
LaDainian TomlinsonRB1420301547.70
Michael BennettRB6676510.80
Craig DavisWR167528.70
Kris WilsonTE1647287.01
Jacob HesterRB15911242.70
Kassim OsgoodWR16151717.00
Brandon ManumaleunaTE1657132.60

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2009 Chargers roster: defense

2009 San Diego Chargers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Stephen CooperLB16102710.0083
Eric WeddleS1382681.5270
Steve GregoryDB1671582.0160
Brandon SilerLB1667522.0120
Kevin BurnettLB1166492.5010
Shaun PhillipsLB1659477.0037
Quentin JammerCB1658470.03111
Tim DobbinsLB1455391.0111
Kevin EllisonS1352431.0030
Paul OliverS1649381.0130
Antoine CasonCB1641380.0230
Shawne MerrimanDE1436264.0000
Larry EnglishDE1636262.0011
Antonio CromartieDB1633310.03100
Jacques CesaireDE1326151.0001
Luis CastilloDE1425172.0000
Mike TolbertFB1622160.0001
Ogemdi NwagbuoDT1219121.0020
Ian ScottDT1216141.0020
Travis JohnsonDE1316130.0010
Alfonso BooneDE131573.0021
Kassim OsgoodWR1615130.0000
C.J. SpillmanDB51380.0000
James HoltLB91080.0000
Jacob HesterRB15980.0001
David BinnLS16650.0000
Kris WilsonTE16640.0002
Antonio GarayDE2530.0000
Vaughn MartinDL10540.0000
Legedu NaaneeWR15530.0000
Jyles TuckerLB7440.0000
Jamal WilliamsDT1330.0000
Malcom FloydWR16330.0000
Dante HughesDB1330.0000
Jeromey ClaryOG10220.0000
Nate KaedingPK16220.0000
Michael BennettRB6220.0000
Craig DavisWR1110.0000
Antonio GatesTE16110.0000
Darren SprolesRB16110.0000
Vincent JacksonWR15110.0000
Scott MruczkowskiC14110.0000
Marcus McNeillOT16110.0000
Kris DielmanOG16110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 14, 2009@ LVW 24-20
  2. Sep 20, 2009vs BALL 26-31
  3. Sep 27, 2009vs MIAW 23-13
  4. Oct 4, 2009@ PITL 28-38
  5. Oct 19, 2009vs DENL 23-34
  6. Oct 25, 2009@ KCW 37-7
  7. Nov 1, 2009vs LVW 24-16
  8. Nov 8, 2009@ NYGW 21-20
  9. Nov 15, 2009vs PHIW 31-23
  10. Nov 22, 2009@ DENW 32-3
  11. Nov 29, 2009vs KCW 43-14
  12. Dec 6, 2009@ CLEW 30-23
  13. Dec 13, 2009@ DALW 20-17
  14. Dec 20, 2009vs CINW 27-24
  15. Dec 25, 2009@ TENW 42-17
  16. Jan 3, 2010vs WSHW 23-20
  17. Jan 17, 2010vs NYJL 14-17playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.