1969 San Diego Chargers season

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1969 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachSid Gillman (4-5)
Charlie Waller (4-1)
General managerSid Gillman
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place3rd Western Division
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1969 San Diego Chargers season was the team's tenth as a franchise and their ninth in San Diego. It began with the team trying to improve on their 9–5 record in 1968, as this would be the last season for the team with a winning record until 1978. It was the last American Football League season before the AFL–NFL merger. It was also Sid Gillman's final season as the team's head coach, as he resigned due to poor health in the middle of the season, and Charlie Waller took over for the last five games.

Draft[]

Main article: 1969 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster[]

1969 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 14 Kansas City Chiefs L 9–27 0–1 San Diego Stadium 47,988 Recap
2 September 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–34 0–2 Nippert Stadium 26,243 Recap
3 September 28 New York Jets W 34–27 1–2 San Diego Stadium 54,042 Recap
4 October 4 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–14 2–2 San Diego Stadium 52,748 Recap
5 October 11 at Miami Dolphins W 21–14 3–2 Miami Orange Bowl 34,585 Recap
6 October 19 at Boston Patriots W 13–10 4–2 Alumni Stadium 18,346 Recap
7 October 26 Oakland Raiders L 12–24 4–3 San Diego Stadium 54,008 Recap
8 November 2 at Denver Broncos L 0–13 4–4 Mile High Stadium 45,511 Recap
9 November 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–27 4–5 Municipal Stadium 51,104 Recap
10 November 16 at Oakland Raiders L 16–21 4–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,372 Recap
11 November 23 Denver Broncos W 45–24 5–6 San Diego Stadium 34,664 Recap
12 November 27 at Houston Oilers W 21–17 6–6 Houston Astrodome 40,065 Recap
13 December 7 Boston Patriots W 28–18 7–6 San Diego Stadium 33,146 Recap
14 December 14 Buffalo Bills W 45–6 8–6 San Diego Stadium 47,582 Recap

Note:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFL Western Division
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 W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 12 1 1 .923 7–1 377 242 W6
Kansas City Chiefs 11 3 0 .786 5–3 359 177 L1
San Diego Chargers 8 6 0 .571 2–6 288 276 W4
Denver Broncos 5 8 1 .385 3–5 297 344 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 4 9 1 .308 3–5 280 367 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

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