1969 San Diego Chargers season

1969 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Sid Gillman
General manager Sid Gillman
Owner Gene Klein
Home field San Diego Stadium
Results
Record 8–6
Division place 3rd Western Division
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1969 San Diego Chargers season was the team's 10th as a franchise and their 9th in San Diego. It began with the team trying to improve on their 9–5 record in 1968, as this would be the last season for the team with a winning record until 1978. It was the last American Football League season before the AFL–NFL merger. It was also Sid Gillman's final season as the team's head coach.

Roster

1969 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
53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 14, 1969 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–9
47,988
2 September 21, 1969 at Cincinnati Bengals L 34–20
26,243
3 September 28, 1969 New York Jets W 34–27
54,042
4 October 4, 1969 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–14
52,748
5 October 11, 1969 at Miami Dolphins W 21–14
34,585
6 October 19, 1969 at Boston Patriots W 13–10
18,346
7 October 26, 1969 Oakland Raiders L 24–12
54,008
8 November 2, 1969 at Denver Broncos L 13–0
45,511
9 November 9, 1969 at Kansas City Chiefs L 27–3
51,104
10 November 16, 1969 at Oakland Raiders L 21–16
54,372
11 November 23, 1969 Denver Broncos W 45–24
34,664
12 November 27, 1969 at Houston Oilers W 21–17
40,065
13 December 7, 1969 Boston Patriots W 28–18
33,146
14 December 14, 1969 Buffalo Bills W 45–6
47,582

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 1211.9237–1377242W6
Kansas City Chiefs 1130.7865–3359177L1
San Diego Chargers 860.5712–6288276W4
Denver Broncos 581.3853–5297344W1
Cincinnati Bengals 491.3083–5280367L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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