1970 San Diego Chargers season
| 1970 San Diego Chargers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Charlie Waller | ||||||
| Home field | San Diego Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5–6–3 | ||||||
| Division place | 3rd AFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1970 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–6 record in 1969. It was their first season as an NFL team as a result of the NFL-AFL Merger, where the league was broken into two Conferences, with the AFL teams moving into the American Football Conference.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 20, 1970 | Baltimore Colts | L 16–14 |
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| 2 | September 27, 1970 | Oakland Raiders | T 27–27 |
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| 3 | October 4, 1970 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 37–10 |
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| 4 | October 12, 1970 | Green Bay Packers | L 22–20 |
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| 5 | October 18, 1970 | at Chicago Bears | W 20–7 |
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| 6 | October 25, 1970 | Houston Oilers | T 31–31 |
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| 7 | November 1, 1970 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–10 |
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| 8 | November 8, 1970 | Denver Broncos | W 24–21 |
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| 9 | November 15, 1970 | at Boston Patriots | W 16–14 |
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| 10 | November 22, 1970 | at Oakland Raiders | L 20–17 |
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| 11 | November 29, 1970 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 26–14 |
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| 12 | December 6, 1970 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–14 |
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| 13 | December 13, 1970 | at Denver Broncos | T 17–17 |
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| 14 | December 20, 1970 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–13 |
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Standings
| AFC West | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 300 | 293 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 272 | 244 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 282 | 278 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 253 | 264 |
Roster
Awards and honors
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References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
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