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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS OWNERSHIP, COACHING & ADMINISTRATION 2016 SCHEDULE PRESEASON DATE OPPONENT STADIUM KICKOFF TV Saturday August 13 at Tennessee Nissan Stadium 5:00 p.m. CBS Friday August 19 ARIZONA Qualcomm Stadium 6:00 p.m. CBS Sunday August 28 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium 10:00 a.m. FOX Thursday September 1 SAN FRANCISCO Qualcomm Stadium 7:00 p.m. CBS REGULAR SEASON DATE OPPONENT STADIUM KICKOFF TV Sunday September 11 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 10:00 a.m. CBS Sunday September 18 JACKSONVILLE Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m. CBS Sunday September 25 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 1:25 p.m. CBS Sunday October 2 NEW ORLEANS Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m. FOX Sunday October 9 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:25 p.m.* CBS Thursday October 13 DENVER Qualcomm Stadium 5:25 p.m. ^CBS Sunday October 23 at Atlanta Georgia Dome 1:05 p.m.* FOX Sunday October 30 at Denver Sports Authority Field 1:05 p.m.* CBS Sunday November 6 TENNESSEE Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m.* CBS Sunday November 13 MIAMI Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m.* CBS BYE Sunday November 27 at Houston NRG Stadium 10:00 a.m.* CBS Sunday December 4 TAMPA BAY Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m.* FOX Sunday December 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 10:00 a.m.* FOX Sunday December 18 OAKLAND Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m.* CBS Saturday December 24 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 10:00 a.m. CBS Sunday January 1 KANSAS CITY Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m.* CBS All times Pacific. Home games in BOLD CAPS ^Simulcast on NFL Network and Twitter *Games subject to flexible scheduling 2016 MEDIA GUIDE | 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 Schedule. .1 YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Game-Day Information . .3 1960–2015 . 193 Directory. .4 HISTORY OWNERSHIP, COACHING Series Results. 252 & ADMINISTRATION Quarterbacks Records as Starters . 255 Alex G. Spanos. .7 Starting Quarterbacks by Year . 256 Dean A. Spanos . .8 Preseason Results . 257 Michael A. Spanos. .10 Postseason History. 259 A.G. Spanos . .11 NFL Honors . 273 John Spanos.................................12 San Diego Chargers Honors . 276 Jeanne Bonk.................................13 Chronology. 278 Ed McGuire. .13 Draft History . 284 Mark Fabiani . .14 Draft Picks by School ....................... 288 Fred Maas...................................14 Trade History. 289 Jeffrey Pollack...............................15 History of the Chargers Uniform . 292 Tom Telesco. .16 Head Coaches . 293 Mike McCoy . .17 Assistant Coaches. 294 Assistant Coaches. .18 All-Time Alphabetical Roster. 295 Player Personnel . .28 All-Time Colleges. 300 Football Staff . .32 All-Time Numerical Roster................... 301 Administration. .34 GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYERS 2016 NFL Regular-Season Schedule . 308 Veterans & Returning Players . .41 2016 NFL Postseason Schedule. 309 Draft Choices. 131 2016 NFL Preseason Schedule. 310 Rookie Free Agents & First-Year Players. 136 Chargers on Radio. 310 2016 Roster . 143 Chargers en Español . 311 2015 IN REVIEW MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS & INFORMATION Final NFL Standings . 146 2016-17 Important Dates .....................40 Regular-Season Stats. 147 Chargers National TV Night Games. .46 Game-by-Game Team Stats . 148 Top 10 Offensive & Defensive Performances ....60 Game-by-Game Opponent’s Stats. 149 Overtime Games . .61 Takeaway-Giveaway Ratio . 150 Chargers in the Power Blues . .74 Weekly Rankings........................... 150 Charger Girls.................................77 Starting Lineups . 150 Top 10 Home & Road Attendance Figures. .81 Chargers Record When ..................... 150 Regular-Season Seat Sales and Attendance . .85 Participation Chart . 151 Chargers 10 Largest Margins of Victory. .87 Game Summaries . 152 Offensive & Defensive Rankings by Year . .91 Chargers 10 Greatest Comeback Wins . 102 RECORDS Chargers Regular-Season Streaks . 118 Individual Records. 170 Top 10 Warmest & Coldest Games . 130 Team Records . 173 The Last Time . 168 Career Top 10 . 177 Training Camp Information . 168 Single-Season Top 10 . 178 Ticket Information ......................... 250 All-Time 300-Yard Passing Games. 180 Postseason Results. 258 All-Time 100-Yard Rushing Games . 181 Qualcomm Stadium . 306 All-Time 100-Yard Receiving Games . 183 All-Time 200-Yard All-Purpose Games . 186 Chargers 10 Longest . 187 Opponent 10 Longest . 188 Opponent Top Performances . 189 Individual Postseason Records . 191 Team Postseason Records. 192 2016 MEDIA GUIDE | 2 OWNERSHIP, COACHING & ADMINISTRATION GAME-DAY INFORMATION GAME-DAY MEDIA PARKING: Media attending Chargers home games have been assigned reserved areas to park at Qualcomm Stadium. Please refer to the map here or on the back of your assigned parking permit. Media should enter the parking lot through the main gate, located off of Friars Rd. at Mission Village Drive. Media must park in the assigned area and display parking permits at all times. As a reminder, parking is limited and is being provided as a courtesy. MEDIA ENTRANCE: All credentialed media must enter through Gate H and are subject to search procedures. Please be prepared to open all cases and bags for inspection by stadium security personnel. All items will be inspected and tagged for security purposes. Please make sure bags are identifiable and limit carry-in items to only what is necessary. Remove any security tags from prior games. The public relations department of the San Diego Chargers serves as liaison between the team and the public and media. Please contact us with all requests for information or game credentials. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 609609 Bill Johnston,Director of Public Relations San Diego, CA 92160-9609 , Scott Yoffe Assistant Director of Public Relations OFFICE: (858) 874-4500 , Jennifer Rojas Corporate Communications Manager FAX: (858) 292-2760 Jamaal LaFrance,Media Relations Coordinator CHARGERS.COM AND CHARGERSMEDIA.COM Chargers.com features the latest news on the San Diego Chargers, including player features. The site also includes player bios, rosters, the depth chart, transactions and more. It is the quickest and easiest way to find the latest information on the San Diego Chargers. Chargersmedia.com is the hosting site for media to request game credentials. Credential requests must be submitted by the sports director, sports editor or photo editor to be considered. PRESS WILL CALL Press Will Call is located at Gate H and opens four hours prior to kickoff. MEDIA PHONE LINES Media wishing to obtain a dedicated phone line in the press box should contact Gary Brashear of San Diego Sports Communications at (619) 281-1500. PRESS BOX The telephone number in the Qualcomm Stadium press box is (619) 641-5160. The press box is equipped with WiFi technology. Contact the Chargers’ PR staff for additional support. TICKET INFORMATION The Chargers’ ticket office at Qualcomm Stadium is located at Gate C. For information, call the Chargers’ ticket office at 1-877-CHARGERS or TicketMaster at (800) 745-3000. The Media Guide is a publication of the San Diego Chargers. Copyright © 2016 San Diego Chargers. Chargers Editorial Offices: 4020 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123, (858) 874-4500. 2016 MEDIA GUIDE | 3 DIRECTORY OWNERSHIP & EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Owner......................................................................................Alex G. Spanos Chairman of the Board .......................................................................Dean A. Spanos Vice Chairman ............................................................................Michael A. Spanos President–Business Operations....................................................................A.G. Spanos President–Football Operations ..................................................................John Spanos Executive Vice President–Chief Operating Officer .......................................................Jeanne M. Bonk Executive Vice President of Football Administration–Player Finance ....................................Ed McGuire Special Counsel................................................................................Mark Fabiani Special Advisor ..................................................................................Fred Maas Special Advisor .............................................................................. Jeffrey Pollack Executive Assistant to the Chairman ........................................................Cheri Pedersen Executive Assistant .......................................................................Yolanda Tucker PLAYER PERSONNEL General Manager .............................................................................. Tom Telesco Director of Player Personnel....................................................................JoJo Wooden Senior Director of Pro Personnel...................................................................Louis Clark Director of Pro Scouting .....................................................................Dennis Abraham Director of College Scouting ......................................................................Kevin Kelly Senior Executive ..............................................................................Randy Mueller Pro Scout . Regis Eller National Scout .........................................................................Tom McConnaughey Area Scouts .............................................Donovan Beidelschies, Chris Hobbs, James MacPherson, Patrick Ryan, Justin Sheridan Combine Area Scout .............................................................................Travis Lash Salary Cap & Personnel Assistant ............................................................Michael