1999 San Diego Chargers season

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1999 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerAlex Spanos
Head coachMike Riley
General managerBobby Beathard
Home fieldQualcomm Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Junior Seau

The 1999 season was the San Diego Chargers' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall and their first under head coach Mike Riley.

In the Chargers' first training camp in preseason, quarterback Ryan Leaf suffered a shoulder injury and missed the entire season. Following a 4–1 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8–8.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft
1999 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 60 Jermaine Fazande  Running back Oklahoma from Atlanta
3 69 Steve Heiden  Tight end South Dakota State
4 104 Jason Perry  Safety North Carolina State
5 139 Adrian Dingle  Defensive end Clemson from Chicago
5 141 Reggie Nelson  Tackle McNeese State
6 178 Tyrone Bell  Cornerback North Alabama
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1999 San Diego Chargers staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Alex Spanos
  • President and Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos
  • General Manager – Bobby Beathard
  • Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Greg Gaines
  • Coordinator of Football Operations – Ed McGuire

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Mike Riley

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Bruce Read
  • Special Teams Assistant – Johnny Thomas

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mike Schleelein

Roster[]

1999 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
1 Bye
2 September 19 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–7 1–0 Cinergy Field 47,660
3 September 26 Indianapolis Colts L 19–27 1–1 Qualcomm Stadium 56,942
4 October 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–14 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium 58,099
5 October 10 at Detroit Lions W 20–10 3–1 Pontiac Silverdome 61,481
6 October 17 Seattle Seahawks W 13–10 4–1 Qualcomm Stadium 59,432
7 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 3–31 4–2 Qualcomm Stadium 68,274
8 October 31 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–34 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium 78,473
9 November 7 Denver Broncos L 17–33 4–4 Qualcomm Stadium 61,204
10 November 14 at Oakland Raiders L 9–28 4–5 Network Associates Coliseum 43,353
11 November 21 Chicago Bears L 20–23 (OT) 4–6 Qualcomm Stadium 56,055
12 November 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–35 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,232
13 December 5 Cleveland Browns W 23–10 5–7 Qualcomm Stadium 53,147
14 December 12 at Seattle Seahawks W 19–16 6–7 Kingdome 66,318
15 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 9–12 6–8 Pro Player Stadium 73,765
16 December 26 Oakland Raiders W 23–20 7–8 Qualcomm Stadium 63,846
17 January 2 at Denver Broncos W 12–6 8–8 Mile High Stadium 69,278

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC West
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 338 298 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 390 322 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 269 316 W2
Oakland Raiders 8 8 0 .500 390 329 W1
Denver Broncos 6 10 0 .375 314 318 L1

References[]

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