1970 San Diego Chargers season

The 1970 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eleventh overall season and first season in the National Football League (NFL). As a result of the NFL-AFL Merger, where the league was broken into two conferences, each member of the American Football League was moved into the American Football Conference.

1970 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
General managerSid Gillman
Head coachCharlie Waller
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record5–6–3
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

San Diego's 5-6-3 record was the first of seven consecutive losing seasons for the franchise. The 1970 Chargers are the last NFL team to record three ties in a single season, a record which will likely stand, as since the NFL adopted overtime for regular season games in 1974 no team has recorded more than one tie in a season.

Offseason
Main article: 1970 NFL Draft

NFL Draft
1970 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Walker Gillette  Wide receiver Richmond
2 42 Tom Williams  Defensive end UC Davis
4 94 Bill Maddox  Tight end Syracuse
5 119 Pettus Farrar  Running back Norfolk State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster
1970 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 20 Baltimore Colts L 14–16 0–1 San Diego Stadium 47,782 Recap
2 September 27 Oakland Raiders T 27–27 0–1–1 San Diego Stadium 42,109 Recap
3 October 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–37 0–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,564 Recap
4 October 12 Green Bay Packers L 20–22 0–3–1 San Diego Stadium 53,064 Recap
5 October 18 at Chicago Bears W 20–7 1–3–1 Wrigley Field 45,278 Recap
6 October 25 Houston Oilers T 31–31 1–3–2 San Diego Stadium 41,427 Recap
7 November 1 at Cleveland Browns W 27–10 2–3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,047 Recap
8 November 8 Denver Broncos W 24–21 3–3–2 San Diego Stadium 48,327 Recap
9 November 15 at Boston Patriots W 16–14 4–3–2 Harvard Stadium 30,597 Recap
10 November 22 at Oakland Raiders L 17–20 4–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,594 Recap
11 November 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–26 4–5–2 Municipal Stadium 50,315 Recap
12 December 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–17 4–6–2 San Diego Stadium 41,461 Recap
13 December 13 at Denver Broncos T 17–17 4–6–3 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap
14 December 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–13 5–6–3 San Diego Stadium 41,379 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 13: at Denver Broncos
Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 10 0017
Broncos 0 0 31417

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 23 °F (−5.0 °C), relative humidity 71%, wind 6 mph, wind chill 16
  • Game attendance: 50,959
  • Box score
Game information

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 8 4 2 .667 4–0–2 7–2–2 300 293 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 .583 2–3–1 7–3–1 272 244 L2
San Diego Chargers 5 6 3 .455 2–2–2 4–4–3 282 278 W1
Denver Broncos 5 8 1 .385 1–4–1 3–6–1 253 264 L1

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

Awards and honors

References
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