1970 San Diego Chargers season
1970 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Owner | Eugene V. Klein |
Head coach | Charlie Waller |
General manager | Sid Gillman |
Home field | San Diego Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–6–3 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1970 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eleventh overall season and first season in the National Football League (NFL). As a result of the NFL-AFL Merger, where the league was broken into two conferences, each member of the American Football League was moved into the American Football Conference.
San Diego's 5-6-3 record was the first of seven consecutive losing seasons for the franchise. The 1970 Chargers are the last NFL team to record three ties in a single season, a record which will likely stand, as the NFL adopted overtime for regular season games in 1974.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 15 | Walker Gillette | Wide Receiver | Richmond |
Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 20 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–16 | 0–1 | San Diego Stadium | 47,782 | Recap |
2 | September 27 | Oakland Raiders | T 27–27 | 0–1–1 | San Diego Stadium | 42,109 | Recap |
3 | October 4 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–37 | 0–2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,564 | Recap |
4 | October 12 | Green Bay Packers | L 20–22 | 0–3–1 | San Diego Stadium | 53,064 | Recap |
5 | October 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 20–7 | 1–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 45,278 | Recap |
6 | October 25 | Houston Oilers | T 31–31 | 1–3–2 | San Diego Stadium | 41,427 | Recap |
7 | November 1 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–10 | 2–3–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 80,047 | Recap |
8 | November 8 | Denver Broncos | W 24–21 | 3–3–2 | San Diego Stadium | 48,327 | Recap |
9 | November 15 | at Boston Patriots | W 16–14 | 4–3–2 | Harvard Stadium | 30,597 | Recap |
10 | November 22 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 4–4–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,594 | Recap |
11 | November 29 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–26 | 4–5–2 | Municipal Stadium | 50,315 | Recap |
12 | December 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 14–17 | 4–6–2 | San Diego Stadium | 41,461 | Recap |
13 | December 13 | at Denver Broncos | T 17–17 | 4–6–3 | Mile High Stadium | 50,959 | Recap |
14 | December 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–13 | 5–6–3 | San Diego Stadium | 41,379 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings[]
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Oakland Raiders | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4–0–2 | 7–2–2 | 300 | 293 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 2–3–1 | 7–3–1 | 272 | 244 | L2 |
San Diego Chargers | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 2–2–2 | 4–4–3 | 282 | 278 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | 253 | 264 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards and honors[]
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References[]
- 1970 National Football League season by team
- San Diego Chargers seasons
- 1970 in sports in California