1970 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Owner | Eugene V. Klein |
General manager | Sid Gillman |
Head coach | Charlie Waller |
Home field | San Diego Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–6–3 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 2[1] |
AP All-Pros | None[2] |
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.
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.
Main article: 1970 NFL Draft |
1970 San Diego Chargers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 | |
6 | 146 | Billy Parks | Wide receiver | Long Beach State 49ers | |
7 | 171 | Jim Fabish | Running back | Texas-El Paso | |
8 | 198 | Wayne Clark | Quarterback | U. S. International | |
9 | 223 | Chris Fletcher | Cornerback | Temple | |
10 | 250 | Mac Steen | Guard | Florida | |
11 | 275 | Jack Protz | Linebacker | Syracuse | |
12 | 302 | Howard Gravelle | Tight end | UC Davis | |
13 | 327 | Bernard Bradley | Defensive back | Utah State | |
14 | 354 | Tyrone Caldwell | Defensive tackle | South Carolina State | |
15 | 379 | Eugene Childs | Running back | Texas-El Paso | |
16 | 406 | Mike Green | Running back | Nebraska | |
17 | 431 | Dave Sanks | Guard | Louisville | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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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.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Chargers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Rams | 10 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Chargers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Chargers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Chiefs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Chargers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
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AFC West | |||||||||
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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.