1971 San Diego Chargers season
The 1971 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–6–3 record in 1970. It was Harland Svare first season as the teams head coach.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 19, 1971 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 21–14 |
54,061
|
| 2 |
September 26, 1971 |
Oakland Raiders |
L 34–0 |
54,084
|
| 3 |
October 3, 1971 |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 21–17 |
44,339
|
| 4 |
October 10, 1971 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
L 31–10 |
50,514
|
| 5 |
October 17, 1971 |
at Denver Broncos |
L 20–16 |
51,200
|
| 6 |
October 23, 1971 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 20–3 |
49,261
|
| 7 |
October 31, 1971 |
New York Jets |
W 49–21 |
44,786
|
| 8 |
November 7, 1971 |
at New York Giants |
L 35–17 |
62,905
|
| 9 |
November 15, 1971 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
W 20–17 |
46,486
|
| 10 |
November 21, 1971 |
at Oakland Raiders |
L 34–33 |
54,681
|
| 11 |
November 28, 1971 |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
L 31–0 |
59,580
|
| 12 |
December 5, 1971 |
Minnesota Vikings |
W 30–14 |
54,505
|
| 13 |
December 12, 1971 |
Denver Broncos |
W 45–17 |
44,347
|
| 14 |
December 19, 1971 |
at Houston Oilers |
L 49–33 |
35,959
|
Standings
[1]
See also
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
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