List of Los Angeles Chargers seasons - wikipedia List of Los Angeles Chargers seasons This article is part of series of Los Angeles Chargers history Los Angeles Chargers ( 1960 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1961 -- 2016 ) Los Angeles Chargers ( 2017 -- present ) List of seasons Qualcomm Stadium, where the Chargers played their home games from 1967 to 2016. The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football franchise based in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division. The club was founded in 1959 by Barron Hilton and played the 1960 season in Los Angeles as part of the American Football League ( AFL ). In the next season, the Chargers moved to San Diego. In 2017, the Chargers relocated back to the Los Angeles area. The franchise has experienced three major periods of success. The first was from 1960 to 1965, when the Chargers were AFL West champions five times and AFL champions once. The second was from 1978 to 1982, when the Chargers had winning seasons ( seasons with more wins than losses ) in each of these years, and won three consecutive division championships for the second time in franchise history. The most recent accomplishments range from 2004 to 2009, with the franchise reaching the playoffs five times in six years. Their only Super Bowl appearance was in 1994. The Chargers have experienced three notable periods of decline. Between 1970 and 1977, the Chargers never won more games than they lost as part of a 13 - year period without playing in the postseason, including four consecutive years last in their division from 1972 to 1975, in which year they bottomed out before two late wins avoided the NFL 's first 0 -- 14 season. From 1983 to 1991, they never placed higher than third in their division and did not make the playoffs. From 1996 to 2003, the team had no winning seasons, and had their worst season ever, winning only one of 16 games in 2000. The Chargers have been division champions nine times including 2009, all of them in the AFC West. They have been conference champions six times, but only once since the AFL - NFL merger in 1970. As of the end of the 2010 season, the Chargers had played 787 regular and post-season games in 51 seasons, and have appeared in the post-season 16 times. Seasons AFL Champions ( 1960 -- 1969 ) Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coaches Finish Wins Losses Ties Los Angeles Chargers 1960 1960 AFL West 1st 10 0 Lost AFL Championship ( at Oilers ) 16 -- 24 Sid Gillman San Diego Chargers 1961 1961 AFL West 1st 12 0 Lost AFL Championship ( Oilers ) 3 -- 10 Sid Gillman 1962 1962 AFL West 3rd 10 0 Earl Faison ( ASG MVP ) Sid Gillman 1963 1963 AFL West 1st 11 0 Won AFL Championship ( 1 ) ( Patriots ) 51 -- 10 Lance Alworth ( MVP ) Keith Lincoln ( ASG MVP ) Sid Gillman 1964 1964 AFL West 1st 8 5 Lost AFL Championship ( at Bills ) 7 -- 20 Keith Lincoln ( ASG MVP ) Sid Gillman 1965 1965 AFL West 1st 9 Lost AFL Championship ( Bills ) 0 -- 23 Frank Buncom ( ASG MVP ) Sid Gillman 1966 1966 AFL West 3rd 7 6 Sid Gillman 1967 1967 AFL West 3rd 8 5 Speedy Duncan ( ASG MVP ) Sid Gillman 1968 1968 AFL West 3rd 9 5 0 Sid Gillman 1969 1969 AFL West 3rd 8 6 0 John Hadl ( ASG MVP ) Charlie Waller 1970 1970 NFL AFC West 3rd 5 6 Charlie Waller 1971 1971 NFL AFC West 3rd 6 8 0 Harland Svare ( 2 -- 2 ) Sid Gillman ( 4 -- 6 ) 1972 1972 NFL AFC West 4th 9 Harland Svare 1973 1973 NFL AFC West 4th 11 Harland Svare ( 1 -- 6 -- 1 ) Ron Waller ( 1 -- 5 ) NFL AFC West 3rd 5 9 0 Don Woods ( OROY ) Tommy Prothro NFL AFC West 4th 12 0 Tommy Prothro 1976 1976 NFL AFC West 3rd 6 8 0 Tommy Prothro 1977 1977 NFL AFC West 3rd 7 7 0 Tommy Prothro 1978 1978 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Tommy Prothro ( 1 -- 3 ) Don Coryell ( 8 -- 4 ) 1979 1979 NFL AFC West 1st 12 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Oilers ) 14 -- 17 Don Coryell 1980 1980 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Bills ) 20 -- 14 Lost AFC Championship ( Raiders ) 27 -- 34 Don Coryell 1981 1981 NFL AFC West 1st 10 6 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( at Dolphins ) 41 -- 38 ( OT ) Lost AFC Championship ( at Bengals ) 7 -- 27 Kellen Winslow ( PB MVP ) Don Coryell 1982 1982 NFL AFC 6th 6 0 Won First - Round Playoffs ( at Steelers ) 31 -- 28 Lost Second - Round Playoffs ( at Dolphins ) 13 -- 34 Dan Fouts ( OPOY, PB MVP ) Don Coryell NFL AFC West 5th 6 10 0 Don Coryell 1984 1984 NFL AFC West 5th 7 9 0 Don Coryell 1985 1985 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 Don Coryell 1986 1986 NFL AFC West 5th 12 0 Leslie O'Neal ( DROY ) Don Coryell ( 1 -- 7 ) Al Saunders ( 3 -- 5 ) NFL AFC West 3rd 8 7 0 Dan Henning 1988 1988 NFL AFC West 4th 6 10 0 Dan Henning 1989 1989 NFL AFC West 5th 6 10 0 Dan Henning 1990 1990 NFL AFC West 4th 6 10 0 Bobby Ross 1991 1991 NFL AFC West 5th 12 0 Bobby Ross 1992 1992 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Chiefs ) 17 -- 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Dolphins ) 0 -- 31 Bobby Ross 1993 1993 NFL AFC West 4th 8 8 0 Bobby Ross 1994 1994 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Dolphins ) 22 -- 21 Won AFC Championship ( at Steelers ) 17 -- 13 Lost Super Bowl XXIX ( vs. 49ers ) 26 -- 49 Bobby Ross 1995 1995 NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Colts ) 20 -- 35 Bobby Ross NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 Bobby Ross 1997 1997 NFL AFC West 5th 12 0 Kevin Gilbride 1998 1998 NFL AFC West 5th 5 11 0 Kevin Gilbride ( 2 -- 4 ) June Jones ( 3 -- 7 ) 1999 1999 NFL AFC West 4th 8 8 0 Mike Riley 2000 2000 NFL AFC West 5th 15 0 Mike Riley 2001 2001 NFL AFC West 5th 5 11 0 Mike Riley 2002 2002 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 Marty Schottenheimer 2003 2003 NFL AFC West 4th 12 0 Marty Schottenheimer NFL AFC West 1st 12 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Jets ) 17 -- 20 ( OT ) Marty Schottenheimer ( COY ) Drew Brees ( CBPOY ) Marty Schottenheimer 2005 2005 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Shawne Merriman ( DROY ) Marty Schottenheimer 2006 2006 NFL AFC West 1st 14 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Patriots ) 21 -- 24 LaDainian Tomlinson ( MVP, OPOY ) Marty Schottenheimer 2007 2007 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Titans ) 17 -- 6 Won Divisional Playoffs ( at Colts ) 28 -- 24 Lost AFC Championship ( at Patriots ) 12 -- 21 Norv Turner 2008 2008 NFL AFC West 1st 8 8 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Colts ) 23 -- 17 ( OT ) Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Steelers ) 24 -- 35 Norv Turner 2009 2009 NFL AFC West 1st 13 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Jets ) 14 -- 17 Norv Turner NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 Norv Turner 2011 2011 NFL AFC West 2nd 8 8 0 Norv Turner 2012 2012 NFL AFC West 2nd 7 9 0 Norv Turner 2013 2013 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Bengals ) 27 -- 10 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Broncos ) 17 -- 24 Philip Rivers ( CBPOY ) Mike McCoy 2014 2014 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Mike McCoy 2015 2015 NFL AFC West 4th 12 0 Mike McCoy 2016 2016 NFL AFC West 4th 5 11 0 Joey Bosa ( DROY ) Mike McCoy Los Angeles Chargers 2017 2017 NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 Keenan Allen ( CBPOY ) Anthony Lynn Total 435 438 11 ( 1960 -- 2017, Regular season only ) 11 17 -- ( 1960 -- 2017, Post-season games only ) 446 455 11 ( 1960 -- 2017, Total for all games ; 1 AFL Championship, 3 NFL Titles ) Footnotes As a result of the AFL - NFL merger, the league was broken into two conferences ; the AFL teams moved into the American Football Conference. This season included the Holy Roller game. The Chargers finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better net points in division games. The Chargers finished ahead of the Denver Broncos based on better divisional record. This game is known as The Epic in Miami. This game was known as the Freezer Bowl. The 1982 season was shortened by a strike, so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment. The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games. References General `` San Diego Chargers ( 1960 -- Present ) ''. Sports Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 15, 2008. `` San Diego Chargers Season Records ''. Rauzulu 's Street. Retrieved January 15, 2008. `` HickokSports.com ''. HickokSports.com -- History -- NFL Rookie of the Year Awards. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2008. `` NFL.com -- History -- Yearly Standings ''. National Football League Official website. Retrieved January 15, 2008. `` chargers.com -- History -- Record Book ''. The National Football League -- San Diego Chargers. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008. `` San Diego Chargers ( 1970 -- ) ''. databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008. `` San Diego Chargers History ''. Football @ JT-SW.com. John M. Troan. Retrieved Apr 2012. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Specific Jump up ^ `` Chronology ''. chargers.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` San Diego Chargers Franchise Encyclopedia ''. pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2008. 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