1970 San Diego Chargers season

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1970 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachCharlie Waller
General managerSid Gillman
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record5–6–3
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid 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[]

Main article: 1970 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 15 Walker Gillette Wide Receiver Richmond

Roster[]

1970 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

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
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[]

References[]

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