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San Diego Chargers Franchise Encyclopedia

Regular Season Record (all-time) : 362-367-11
Playoff Record (all-time) : 10-14 (Last appearance after 2008 season)
 Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 1 appearance
 Championships Won: 1
Passing Leader (all-time): Dan Fouts - 43,040 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): LaDainian Tomlinson - 11,760 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Lance Alworth - 9,584 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Sid Gillman - 86 wins

Playoff Log / Head-to-Head Records / All San Diego Chargers Draftees / Year-by-Year Starting Lineups / All-Pros and Pro Bowlers

All-time franchise leaderboards

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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks

Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
Top Players Off Rank Def Rank Overall Rank
Year Lg Tm W L T Coaches Passing Rushing Receiving Pts Yds Pts Yds T/G Pts± Yds± out of
2008 NFL San Diego Chargers* 8 8 0 Turner Rivers Tomlinson Jackson 2 11 15 25 11 7 21 32
2007 NFL San Diego Chargers* 11 5 0 Turner Rivers Tomlinson Gates 5 20 5 14 1 5 19 32
2006 NFL San Diego Chargers* 14 2 0 Schottenheimer Rivers Tomlinson Gates 1 4 7 10 3 1 2 32
2005 NFL San Diego Chargers 9 7 0 Schottenheimer Brees Tomlinson Gates 5 10 13 13 25 7 6 32
2004 NFL San Diego Chargers* 12 4 0 Schottenheimer Brees Tomlinson Gates 3 10 11 18 3 3 13 32
2003 NFL San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 Schottenheimer Brees Tomlinson Boston 16 14 31 27 28 30 24 32
2002 NFL San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 Schottenheimer Brees Tomlinson Conway 20 16 22 30 13 21 26 32
2001 NFL San Diego Chargers 5 11 0 Riley Flutie Tomlinson Conway 14 11 16 11 13 13 8 31
2000 NFL San Diego Chargers 1 15 0 Riley Leaf Fletcher Graham 26 28 29 13 31 28 22 31
1999 NFL San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 Riley Harbaugh Fazande Graham 28 26 10 12 25 22 23 31
1998 NFL San Diego Chargers 5 11 0 Jones,Gilbride Whelihan Means Jones 29 24 18 1 30 26 10 30
1997 NFL San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 Gilbride Humphries Brown Martin 26 28 30 21 25 30 28 30
1996 NFL San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 Ross Humphries Russell Martin 18 26 24 23 9 22 28 30
1995 NFL San Diego Chargers* 9 7 0 Ross Humphries Means Martin 19 16 6 10 19 16 14 30
1994 NFL San Diego Chargers* 11 5 0 Ross Humphries Means Martin 5 11 9 14 6 6 11 28
1993 NFL San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 Ross Humphries Butts Miller 10 14 12 18 1 10 19 28
1992 NFL San Diego Chargers* 11 5 0 Ross Humphries Butts Miller 9 6 4 4 12 7 5 28
1991 NFL San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 Henning Friesz Butts Miller 21 13 21 19 11 22 14 28
1990 NFL San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 Henning Tolliver Butts Miller 17 15 10 5 14 12 7 28
1989 NFL San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 Henning McMahon Butts Miller 23 21 9 6 16 17 14 28
1988 NFL San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 Saunders Malone Anderson Holland 27 26 18 21 22 27 26 28
1987 NFL San Diego Chargers 8 7 0 Saunders Fouts Adams Chandler 27 21 15 15 26 23 18 28
1986 NFL San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 Saunders,Coryell Fouts Anderson Chandler 15 12 24 23 26 23 17 28
1985 NFL San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 Coryell Fouts James Chandler 1 1 25 28 22 11 10 28
1984 NFL San Diego Chargers 7 9 0 Coryell Fouts Jackson Joiner 6 4 24 26 15 17 7 28
1983 NFL San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 Coryell Fouts Muncie Winslow 12 1 28 26 27 26 11 28
1982 NFL San Diego Chargers* 6 3 0 Coryell Fouts Muncie Chandler 1 1 24 25 5 3 1 28
1981 NFL San Diego Chargers* 10 6 0 Coryell Fouts Muncie Joiner 1 1 26 27 13 5 6 28
1980 NFL San Diego Chargers* 11 5 0 Coryell Fouts Muncie Jefferson 4 1 18 6 25 6 1 28
1979 NFL San Diego Chargers* 12 4 0 Coryell Fouts Williams Jefferson 2 5 2 5 5 1 4 28
1978 NFL San Diego Chargers 9 7 0 Coryell,Prothro Fouts Mitchell Jefferson 6 4 21 8 27 7 4 28
1977 NFL San Diego Chargers 7 7 0 Prothro Harris Young Joiner 18 15 6 6 12 11 9 28
1976 NFL San Diego Chargers 6 8 0 Prothro Fouts Young Joiner 19 11 18 22 15 17 15 28
1975 NFL San Diego Chargers 2 12 0 Prothro Fouts Young Curran 25 25 20 23 11 23 26 26
1974 NFL San Diego Chargers 5 9 0 Prothro Fouts Woods Garrison 20 7 19 26 19 20 18 26
1973 NFL San Diego Chargers 2 11 1 Waller,Svare Fouts Edwards LeVias 25 19 24 22 25 25 21 26
1972 NFL San Diego Chargers 4 9 1 Svare Hadl Garrett Garrison 18 10 20 10 25 20 10 26
1971 NFL San Diego Chargers 6 8 0 Gillman,Svare Hadl Garrett Garrison 7 2 23 24 20 15 11 26
1970 NFL San Diego Chargers 5 6 3 Waller Hadl Queen Garrison 14 15 17 21 13 14 18 26
1969 AFL San Diego Chargers 8 6 0 Waller,Gillman Hadl Post Alworth 5 2 4 6 5 4 5 10
1968 AFL San Diego Chargers 9 5 0 Gillman Hadl Post Alworth 3 2 5 6 9 4 3 10
1967 AFL San Diego Chargers 8 5 1 Gillman Hadl Post Alworth 4 2 6 7 7 5 4 9
1966 AFL San Diego Chargers 7 6 1 Gillman Hadl Lowe Alworth 3 5 4 7 1 3 6 9
1965 AFL San Diego Chargers* 9 2 3 Gillman Hadl Lowe Alworth 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 8
1964 AFL San Diego Chargers* 8 5 1 Gillman Hadl Lincoln Alworth 4 5 3 3 5 4 3 8
1963 AFL San Diego Chargers* 11 3 0 Gillman Rote Lowe Alworth 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 8
1962 AFL San Diego Chargers 4 10 0 Gillman Hadl Lincoln Norton 5 6 7 4 6 6 6 8
1961 AFL San Diego Chargers* 12 2 0 Gillman Kemp Lowe Kocourek 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 8
1960 AFL Los Angeles Chargers* 10 4 0 Gillman Kemp Lowe Kocourek 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 8

Playoff Game Log

Glossary
Score
Week Opp Tm Opp
2008 Playoffs
WildCard W Indianapolis Colts 23 17
2007 Playoffs
WildCard W Tennessee Titans 17 6
Division W @ Indianapolis Colts 28 24
ConfChamp L @ New England Patriots 12 21
2006 Playoffs
Division L New England Patriots 21 24
2004 Playoffs
WildCard L New York Jets 17 20
1995 Playoffs
WildCard L Indianapolis Colts 20 35
1994 Playoffs
Division W Miami Dolphins 22 21
ConfChamp W @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 13
SuperBowl L N San Francisco 49ers 26 49
1992 Playoffs
WildCard W Kansas City Chiefs 17 0
Division L @ Miami Dolphins 0 31
1982 Playoffs
WildCard W @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 28
Division L @ Miami Dolphins 13 34
1981 Playoffs
Division W @ Miami Dolphins 41 38
ConfChamp L @ Cincinnati Bengals 7 27
1980 Playoffs
Division W Buffalo Bills 20 14
ConfChamp L Oakland Raiders 27 34
1979 Playoffs
Division L Houston Oilers 14 17
1965 Playoffs
Championship L Buffalo Bills 0 23
1964 Playoffs
Championship L @ Buffalo Bills 7 20
1963 Playoffs
Championship W Boston Patriots 51 10
1961 Playoffs
Championship L Houston Oilers 3 10
1960 Playoffs
Championship L @ Houston Oilers 16 24

Head-to-Head Franchise Records

Glossary
Score
Opponent W L T W-L% Tm Opp
Arizona Cardinals 8 3 0 .727 264 239
Atlanta Falcons 1 7 0 .125 94 156
Baltimore Ravens 3 3 0 .500 93 108
Buffalo Bills 20 10 2 .667 755 545
Carolina Panthers 1 3 0 .250 70 88
Chicago Bears 5 5 0 .500 193 151
Cincinnati Bengals 18 10 0 .643 699 603
Cleveland Browns 13 7 1 .643 510 411
Dallas Cowboys 2 6 0 .250 183 212
Denver Broncos 44 53 1 .454 2100 2074
Detroit Lions 6 3 0 .667 201 184
Green Bay Packers 1 8 0 .111 128 270
Houston Texans 3 0 0 1.000 86 33
Indianapolis Colts 14 9 0 .609 539 400
Jacksonville Jaguars 1 2 0 .333 72 72
Kansas City Chiefs 46 50 1 .479 1895 2134
Miami Dolphins 10 12 0 .455 509 496
Minnesota Vikings 5 5 0 .500 262 231
New England Patriots 14 18 2 .438 679 802
New Orleans Saints 7 3 0 .700 265 168
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 234 225
New York Jets 19 11 1 .633 903 654
Oakland Raiders 42 54 2 .438 2090 2150
Philadelphia Eagles 5 4 0 .556 147 163
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 20 0 .231 443 657
San Francisco 49ers 5 6 0 .455 222 305
Seattle Seahawks 23 25 0 .479 992 1001
St. Louis Rams 4 5 0 .444 246 246
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 1 0 .889 255 150
Tennessee Titans 22 13 1 .629 895 795
Washington Redskins 2 6 0 .250 162 205