1983 San Diego Chargers season

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1983 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachDon Coryell
General manager
Home fieldJack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros

The 1983 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League (NFL) and its 24th overall. The Chargers fell from their 1982 6–3 record to 6–10. It was their first losing season since 1976, to date the most points the Chargers have surrendered in a sixteen-game season, and began an era in the wilderness for the Chargers, who would not place higher than third in the AFC West, nor win more than eight games in a season, until 1992.

Despite San Diego's disappointing 6–10 record, they led the NFL in passing yardage for the sixth consecutive season, which remains an NFL record.

Roster[]

1983 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 4 New York Jets L 29–41 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 51,004 Recap
2 September 12 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 62,150 Recap
3 September 18 at Seattle Seahawks L 31–34 1–2 Kingdome 61,714 Recap
4 September 25 Cleveland Browns L 24–30(OT) 1–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 49,482 Recap
5 October 2 at New York Giants W 41–34 2–3 Giants Stadium 73,892 Recap
6 October 9 Seattle Seahawks W 28–21 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 49,132 Recap
7 October 16 at New England Patriots L 21–37 3–4 Sullivan Stadium 59,016 Recap
8 October 23 at Denver Broncos L 6–14 3–5 Mile High Stadium 74,581 Recap
9 October 31 Washington Redskins L 24–27 3–6 Jack Murphy Stadium 46,114 Recap
10 November 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–26 3–7 Three Rivers Stadium 58,191 Recap
11 November 13 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 4–7 Jack Murphy Stadium 46,192 Recap
12 November 20 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–44 4–8 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,644 Recap
13 November 27 Denver Broncos W 31–7 5–8 Jack Murphy Stadium 43,650 Recap
14 December 1 Los Angeles Raiders L 10–42 5–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,760 Recap
15 December 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 41–38 6–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 35,510 Recap
16 December 18 at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–30 6–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,325 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
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 10–2 442 338 W1
Seattle Seahawks(4) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 8–4 403 397 W2
Denver Broncos(5) 9 7 0 .563 3–5 9–5 302 327 L1
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 4–4 4–8 358 462 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 386 367 W1

Game summaries[]

Week 5: New York Giants[]

See also: 1983 New York Giants season
1 2 34Total
Chargers 13 14 7741
Giants 0 17 71034

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66°F, wind 8 mph
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • Box Score

Gill Byrd had an interception for San Diego.

References[]

  1. ^ "1983 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1983 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links[]

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