The San Diego Chargers were 12-4 in 1979. They finished 1st in the AFC West and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the Houston Oilers, 17 to 14, in the 1979 AFC divisional game.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 411 | 5,583 | 1,053 | 5.3 | 1,668 | 481 | 3.5 | 4,138 | 541 | 7.6 | 31 | 223 | 330 | 114 | 192 | 24 | 108 | 908 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 5th | 11th | 5th | 27th | 25th | 26th | 1st | 5th | 6th | 7th | 23rd | 5th | 21st | 3rd | 14th | 18th | 20th | |
Opponent | 16 | 246 | 4,456 | 989 | 4.5 | 1,907 | 475 | 4.0 | 2,881 | 472 | 6.1 | 42 | 332 | 268 | 117 | 132 | 19 | 100 | 812 |
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 8th | 1st | 15th | 6th | 19th | 4th | 11th | 19th | 7th | 12th | 6th | 5th | 18th | 20th | |
Net | +165 | +1,127 | +64 | +0.8 | -239 | +6 | -0.5 | +1,257 | +69 | +1.5 | -11 | -109 | +62 | -3 | +60 | +5 | +8 | +96 | |
Net Rank | 1st | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 18th | 16th | 23rd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 23rd | 3rd | 16th | 2nd | 7th | 19th | 21st |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
Vikings | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
49ers | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |