| 2000 San Diego Chargers season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Riley |
| Home field | Qualcomm Stadium |
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| Record | 1–15 |
| Division Place | 5th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | 2 |
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| Previous season | Next season |
| 1999 | 2001 |
The 2000 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1999. Instead, the team lost its first twelve games before their first and only victory of the season. It is the worst record of any Chargers team in history.
The Chargers earned the 1st overall pick in the next season's draft in which they would later trade to acquire LaDanian Tomlinson. Punter Darren Bennett lead the league in average yards with 46.2.
San Diego had a historically inept running attack in 2000; their 1,062 total team rushing yards (66.4 per game) is the fewest number of rushing yards by any team in NFL history in a 16-game season. [1] For perspective, the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season -- which was a nine-game schedule -- included thirteen teams who rushed for more yards than San Diego did in 2000.
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game Site | Record | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 3, 2000 | at Oakland Raiders | L 6–9 | Network Associates Coliseum | 0–1 |
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| 2 | September 10, 2000 | New Orleans Saints | L 27–28 | Qualcomm Stadium | 0–2 |
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| 3 | September 17, 2000 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–42 | Arrowhead Stadium | 0–3 |
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| 4 | September 24, 2000 | Seattle Seahawks | L 12–20 | Qualcomm Stadium | 0–4 |
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| 5 | October 1, 2000 | at St. Louis Rams | L 31–57 | Trans World Dome | 0–5 |
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| 6 | October 8, 2000 | Denver Broncos | L 7–21 | Qualcomm Stadium | 0–6 |
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| 7 | October 15, 2000 | at Buffalo Bills | L 24–27 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | 0–7 |
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| 8 | October 22, 2000 | Bye | |||||
| 9 | October 29, 2000 | Oakland Raiders | L 13–15 | Qualcomm Stadium | 0–8 |
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| 10 | November 5, 2000 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 15–17 | Husky Stadium | 0–9 |
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| 11 | November 12, 2000 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–17 | Qualcomm Stadium | 0–10 |
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| 12 | November 19, 2000 | at Denver Broncos | L 37–38 | Mile High Stadium | 0–11 |
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| 13 | November 26, 2000 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–16 | Qualcomm Stadium | 1–11 |
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| 14 | December 3, 2000 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–45 | Qualcomm Stadium | 1–12 |
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| 15 | December 10, 2000 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 3–24 | PSINet Stadium | 1–13 |
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| 16 | December 17, 2000 | at Carolina Panthers | L 22–30 | Ericsson Stadium | 1–14 |
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| 17 | December 24, 2000 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–34 | Qualcomm Stadium | 1–15 |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Oakland Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 479 | 299 |
| Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 485 | 369 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 355 | 354 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 405 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 269 | 440 |
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