# 1967 San Diego Chargers season

The 1967 Season was the 8th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 7–6–1 record in 1966 and finishing at 8–5–1. It was the team's first season at San Diego Stadium. The Chargers finished in third place in the AFL West Division with a record of 8–5–1.

## NFL / AFL draft

1967 San Diego Chargers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 14 | Ron Billingsley | Defensive tackle | Wyoming |
| 2 | 40 | Ron McCall | Linebacker | Weber State |
| 2 | 48 | Bob Howard | Cornerback | San Diego State |
| 3 | 67 | Harold Akin | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | 94 | Dickie Post * | Running back | Houston |
| 5 | 121 | Bernie Erickson | Linebacker | Abilene Christian |
| 6 | 147 | Nate Johns | Flanker | San Diego State |
| 7 | 173 | Dave Conway | Kicker | Texas |
| 8 | 199 | John Mills | End | Tennessee |
| 9 | 225 | Steve Newell | Wide receiver | Long Beach State |
| 10 | 251 | Torre Ossmo | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 11 | 277 | Carroll Jarvis | Halfback | Virginia |
| 13 | 329 | Leon Carr | Defensive back | Prairie View A&M |
| 14 | 355 | Martin Baccaglio | Defensive end | San Jose State |
| 15 | 381 | Craig Scoggins | End | Long Beach State |
| 16 | 407 | Paul Phillips | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 17 | 433 | John Gibbs | Halfback | South Carolina State Bulldogs football |
| Made roster  * Made at least one AFL All-Star game or NFL Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 9 | Boston Patriots | W 28–14 | 1–0 | San Diego Stadium | 39,337 | Recap |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | September 24 | Houston Oilers | W 13–3 | 2–0 | San Diego Stadium | 36,032 | Recap |
| 5 | October 1 | at Buffalo Bills | W 37–17 | 3–0 | War Memorial Stadium | 39,310 | Recap |
| 6 | October 8 | Boston Patriots* | T 31–31 | 3–0–1 | San Diego Stadium | 23,620 | Recap |
| 7 | October 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 45–31 | 4–0–1 | San Diego Stadium | 45,355 | Recap |
| 8 | October 22 | at Denver Broncos | W 38–21 | 5–0–1 | Bears Stadium | 34,465 | Recap |
| 9 | October 29 | at Oakland Raiders | L 10–51 | 5–1–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 53,474 | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | November 12 | Miami Dolphins | W 24–0 | 6–1–1 | San Diego Stadium | 34,761 | Recap |
| 12 | November 19 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–16 | 7–1–1 | Municipal Stadium | 46,738 | Recap |
| 13 | November 23 | Denver Broncos | W 24–20 | 8–1–1 | San Diego Stadium | 34,586 | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–41 | 8–2–1 | San Diego Stadium | 52,661 | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | at Miami Dolphins | L 24–41 | 8–3–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 23,007 | Recap |
| 16 | December 16 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–24 | 8–4–1 | Rice Stadium | 19,870 | Recap |
| 17 | December 24 | New York Jets | L 31–42 | 8–5–1 | San Diego Stadium | 34,580 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||
*Played at San Diego Stadium due to Fenway Park being used by the Boston Red Sox for the 1967 World Series.

### Game summaries
#### Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), relative humidity 74%, wind 9 mph
* Game attendance: 39,337
* Referee: Walt Fitzgerald
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Paul Lowe 7-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 9:33. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards.
BOS – Jim Whalen 30-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 4:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards.
Second quarter
BOS – Art Graham 4-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 13:37. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards.
SDG – Willie Frazier 28-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 0:45. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Willie Frazier 11-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:57. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards.
SDG – Kenny Graham 68-yard interception return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:22. Chargers 28–14.
Top passers
BOS – Babe Parilli – 17/32, 187 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
SDG – John Hadl – 15/29, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
BOS – Jim Nance – 18 rushes, 61 yards
SDG – John Hadl – 4 rushes, 28 yards
Top receivers
BOS – Art Graham – 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD
SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 4: vs. Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: September 24
* Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), relative humidity 70%, wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 36,032
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 14-yard field goal Chargers 3–0.
Second quarter
HOU – John Wittenborn 31-yard field goal. Tied 3–3.
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 42-yard field goal. Chargers 6–3.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Lance Alworth 44-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Chargers 13–3.
Top passers
HOU – Jacky Lee – 8/20, 77 yards
SDG – John Hadl – 20/39, 213 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Sid Blanks – 13 rushes, 35 yards
SDG – Dickie Post – 17 rushes, 57 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Charley Frazier – 3 receptions, 31 yards
SDG – Lance Alworth – 10 receptions, 121 yards :

#### Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| Bills | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 49 °F (9.4 °C), relative humidity 79%, wind 11 mph
* Game attendance: 39,310
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Mike Mercer 26-yard field goal, 12:38. Bills 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards.
SDG – Dickie Post 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:10. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards.
Second quarter
SDG – Willie Frazier 21-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 9:34. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards.
SDG – Jacque MacKinnon 3-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:14. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards.
Third quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 32-yard field goal, 8:59. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards.
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 30-yard field goal, 4:40. Chargers 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards.
SDG – Scott Appleton 2-yard fumble return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:12. Chargers 34–3.
BUF – Keith Lincoln 60-yard pass from Jack Kemp (Mike Mercer kick), 0:05. Chargers 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 25-yard field goal, 1:05. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards.
BUF – Keith Lincoln 10-yard run (Mike Mercer kick), 0:01. Chargers 37–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards.
Top passers
SDG – John Hadl – 18/31, 282 yards, 2 TD
BUF – Jack Kemp – 7/18, 198 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Dickie Post – 20 rushes, 121 yards, TD
BUF – Keith Lincoln – 8 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Top receivers
SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD
BUF – Keith Lincoln – 3 receptions, 90 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Boston Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Patriots | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), relative humidity 28%, wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 23,620
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Brad Hubbert 20-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 5:38. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards.
BOS – Larry Garron 64-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 3:40. Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
SDG – John Hadl 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 11:54. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards.
BOS – Jim Nance 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick), 3:07. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards.
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 32-yard field goal, 1:35. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards.
BOS – Jim Nance 18-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick), 0:40. Patriots 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards.
Third quarter
BOS – Art Graham 8-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 3:24. Patriots 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards.
BOS – Gino Cappelletti 41-yard field goal, 0:05. Patriots 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Willie Frazier 4-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 10:19. Patriots 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards.
SDG – Lance Alworth 24-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 7:00. Tied 31–31. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards.
Top passers
BOS – Babe Parilli – 17/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT
SDG – John Hadl – 17/29, 249 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
BOS – Jim Nance – 29 rushes, 127 yards, TD
SDG – Brad Hubbert – 9 rushes, 39 yards
Top receivers
BOS – Larry Garron – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
SDG – Brad Hubbert – 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD :

#### Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 1:34 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20.0 °C), relative humidity 77%, wind 9 mph
* Game attendance: 45,355
* Referee: Bob Finley
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – John Hadl 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 8:17. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards.
SDG – Speedy Duncan 35-yard fumble return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:07. Chargers 14–0.
KAN – Otis Taylor 24-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:30. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards.
Second quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 15-yard field goal, 8:52. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards.
SDG – Speedy Duncan 100-yard interception return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:08. Chargers 24–7.
KAN – Mike Garrett 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:52. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards.
Third quarter
SDG – Dickie Post 67-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 12:30. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards.
KAN – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 7:16. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards.
SDG – Lance Alworth 60-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:56. Chargers 38–17. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Lance Alworth 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:45. Chargers 45–17. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards.
KAN – Chris Burford 16-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:58. Chargers 45–24. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards.
KAN – Frank Pitts 15-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:44. Chargers 45–31. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards.
Top passers
KAN – Len Dawson – 24/37, 364 yards, TD, 3 INT
SDG – John Hadl – 17/32, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
KAN – Mike Garrett – 11 rushes, 33 yards, TD
SDG – Dickie Post – 15 rushes, 116 yards, TD
Top receivers
KAN – Otis Taylor – 9 receptions, 134 yards
SDG – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 108 yards :

#### Week 8: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Bears Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: October 22
* Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), relative humidity 25%, wind 9 mph
* Game attendance: 34,465
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Nemiah Wilson 40-yard interception return (Bob Humphreys kick), 12:38. Bills 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards.
SDG – Dickie Post 8-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:10. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards.
Second quarter
SDG – Dickie Post 2-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:10. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards.
Third quarter
DEN – Eric Crabtree 75-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 0:05. Chargers 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards.
SDG – Dickie Post 66-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 8:59. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards.
SDG – Willie Frazier 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 9:34. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Al Denson 10-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 0:01. Chargers 37–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards.
SDG – Lance Alworth 67-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:05. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards.
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 30-yard field goal, 1:05. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards.
Top passers
SDG – John Hadl – 15/34, 345 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
DEN – Steve Tensi – 15/36, 234 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SDG – Dickie Post – 15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
DEN – Floyd Little – 9 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Lance Alworth – 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD
DEN – Eric Crabtree – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Raiders | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 51 |
at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 29
* Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), relative humidity 58%, wind 7 mph
* Game attendance: 53,474
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Safety, Dan Birdwell tackled Dickie Post in end zone, 8:31. Raiders 2–0.
OAK – Clem Daniels 40-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 2:58. Raiders 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards.
Second quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 40-yard field goal, 14:55. Raiders 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards.
OAK – Daryle Lamonica 3-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:39. Raiders 16–3. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards.
SDG – Lance Alworth 71-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 4:03. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards.
Third quarter
OAK – Clem Daniels 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 10:52. Raiders 23–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards.
OAK – Daryle Lamonica 1-yard rush (George Blanda kick), 3:28. Raiders 30–10. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 70-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 14:16. Raiders 37–10. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards.
OAK – Warren Wells 14-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick), 4:33. Raiders 44–10. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards.
OAK – Hewritt Dixon 7-yard run (George Blanda kick), 2:34. Raiders 51–10. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards.
Top passers
SDG – John Hadl – 19/39, 318 yards, TD, 3 INT
OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 13/30, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Paul Lowe – 6 rushes, 29 yards
OAK – Clem Daniels – 16 rushes, 94 yards, TD
Top receivers
SDG – Lance Alworth – 10 receptions, 213 yards, TD
OAK – Clem Daniels – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 1:35 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), relative humidity 79%, wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 34,761
* Referee: John McDonough
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Willie Frazier 9-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:16. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Gary Garrison 10-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 10:08. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards.
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 32-yard field goal, 5:23. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards.
SDG – Lance Alworth 5-yard pass from Kay Stephenson (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 0:28. Chargers 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards.
Top passers
MIA – Bob Griese – 13/39, 186 yards
SDG – John Hadl – 14/27, 216 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
MIA – Bob Griese – 6 rushes, 36 yards
SDG – Dickie Post – 14 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
MIA – Jack Clancy – 5 receptions, 71 yards
SDG – Lance Alworth – 4 receptions, 125 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Chargers | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 3:36 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 42 °F (5.6 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 7 mph
* Game attendance: 46,738
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
KAN – Jan Stenerud 12-yard field goal, 8:44. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards.
KAN – Jan Stenerud 48-yard field goal, 4:00. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards.
SDG – Dickie Post 4-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:03. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards.
Second quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 12-yard field goal, 8:57. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards.
KAN – Jan Stenerud 48-yard field goal, 0:26. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards.
Third quarter
KAN – Gloster Richardson 35-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:44. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Lance Alworth 2-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 8:31. Chargers 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards.
Top passers
SDG – John Hadl – 11/23, 139 yards, TD, INT
KAN – Len Dawson – 18/31, 232 yards, TD
Top rushers
SDG – Dickie Post – 18 rushes, 108 yards, TD
KAN – Mike Garrett – 26 rushes, 83 yards
Top receivers
SDG – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 69 yards
KAN – Gloster Richardson – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:34 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 81%, wind 5 mph
* Game attendance: 34,586
* Referee: John McDonough
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Al Denson 9-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 4:01. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards.
Second quarter
DEN – Eric Crabtree 5-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 14:52. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards.
SDG – Dickie Post 7-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 10:01. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards.
DEN – Bob Humphreys 13-yard field goal, 4:51. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards.
Third quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 24-yard field goal, 10:16. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards.
DEN – Bob Humphreys 16-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Speedy Duncan 72-yard blocked field goal return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 13:48. Broncos 20–17.
SDG – Dickie Post 8-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:33. Chargers 24–20. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards.
Top passers
DEN – Steve Tensi – 18/41, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
SDG – John Hadl – 13/26, 202 yards, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Floyd Little – 22 rushes, 79 yards
SDG – Dickie Post – 21 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
DEN – Eric Crabtree – 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD
SDG – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 119 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Chargers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:38 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), relative humidity 46%, wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 52,661
* Referee: Bob Finley
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 18-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 9:24. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards.
SDG – John Hadl 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards.
OAK – Billy Cannon 64-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 5:14. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards.
OAK – George Blanda 24-yard field goal, 1:28. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards.
Second quarter
SDG – Lance Alworth 57-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 13:52. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards.
OAK – Bill Miller 29-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 6:47. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards.
OAK – Larry Todd 2-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:02. Raiders 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards.
SDG – Gary Garrison 29-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:14. Raiders 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards.
Third quarter
OAK – Billy Cannon 1-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 7:41. Raiders 34–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards.
Fourth quarter
OAK – George Blanda 21-yard field goal, 6:48. Raiders 41–21. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards.
Top passers
OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 21/34, 349 yards, 4 TD
SDG – John Hadl – 18/40, 315 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Larry Todd – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD
SDG – Brad Hubbert – 8 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Bill Miller – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
SDG – Gary Garrison – 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD :

#### Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: December 10
* Game weather: 75 °F (23.9 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 13 mph
* Game attendance: 23,007
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 23-yard field goal, 7:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards.
Second quarter
MIA – Jack Harper 37-yard run (Booth Lusteg kick), 13:20. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards.
MIA – Booth Lusteg 14-yard field goal, 9:21. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard.
SDG – Willie Frazier 4-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:02. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards.
MIA – Booth Lusteg 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards.
Third quarter
SDG – Russ Smith 14-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 12:05. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards.
MIA – Doug Moreau 10-yard pass from Bob Griese (Booth Lusteg kick), 7:56. Dolphins 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards.
MIA – Bob Griese 1-yard run (Booth Lusteg kick), 3:44. Dolphins 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards.
SDG – Willie Frazier 38-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 0:58. Dolphins 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Howard Twilley 10-yard pass from Bob Griese (Booth Lusteg kick), 4:57. Dolphins 34–24. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards.
MIA – Stan Mitchell 1-yard rush (Booth Lusteg kick), 1:57. Dolphins 41–24. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards.
Top passers
SDG – John Hadl – 9/21, 166 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
MIA – Bob Griese – 15/28, 145 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SDG – Russ Smith – 13 rushes, 50 yards, TD
MIA – Jack Harper – 9 rushes, 71 yards, TD
Top receivers
SDG – Jacque MacKinnon – 3 receptions, 80 yards
MIA – Jack Clancy – 8 receptions, 96 yards :

#### Week 16: at Houston Oilers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Oilers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), relative humidity 97%, wind 8 mph
* Game attendance: 19,870
* Referee: John McDonough
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – John Wittenborn 31-yard field goal, 5:53. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:19.
Second quarter
SDG – Brad Hubbert 1-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 13:54. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:13.
HOU – Hoyle Granger 1-yard run (John Wittenborn kick), 7:19. Oilers 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:35.
Third quarter
HOU – Woody Campbell 8-yard pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick), 4:55. Oilers 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:25.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 18-yard field goal, 11:56. Oilers 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 4:20.
HOU – Alvin Reed 15-yard pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick), 6:37. Oilers 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:19.
SDG – Willie Frazier 16-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:50. Oilers 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:47.
Top passers
SDG – John Hadl – 23/40, 198 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Pete Beathard – 14/24, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SDG – Brad Hubbert – 13 rushes, 65 yards
HOU – Hoyle Granger – 27 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Top receivers
SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
HOU – Ode Burrell – 5 receptions, 97 yards :

#### Week 17: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Chargers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 24
* Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), relative humidity 41%, wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 34,580
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SDG – Willie Frazier 72-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Chargers 7–0.
NYJ – Don Maynard 13-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Tied 7–7.
NYJ – Bill Mathis 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick). Jets 14–7.
Second quarter
SDG – Brad Hubbert 46-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Tied 14–14.
SDG – Brad Hubbert 80-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Chargers 21–14.
NYJ – George Sauer 36-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Tied 21–21.
SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 13-yard field goal. Chargers 24–21.
NYJ – Don Maynard 26-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Jets 28–24.
Third quarter
NYJ – Bill Mathis 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick). Jets 35–24.
NYJ – Don Maynard 36-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Jets 42–24.
Fourth quarter
SDG – Jacque MacKinnon 8-yard pass from Kay Stephenson (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Jets 42–31.
Top passers
NYJ – Joe Namath – 18/26, 343 yards, 4 TD
SDG – John Hadl – 8/17, 173 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NYJ – Abner Haynes – 8 rushes, 34 yards
SDG – Brad Hubbert – 15 rushes, 189 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NYJ – Don Maynard – 8 receptions, 141 yards, 3 TD
SDG – Gary Garrison – 8 receptions, 115 yards :

### Standings

AFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Oakland Raiders | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 6–0 | 468 | 233 | W10 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2–4 | 408 | 254 | W3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 4–2 | 360 | 352 | L4 |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 0–6 | 256 | 409 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

## Awards

Ten Chargers were in the West team for the AFL All-Star game, while three were named to the Associated Press All-AFL first team and one to the second team. Also, Post won the AP Rookie of the Year award with 17 of the 27 votes, while Hadl and Gillman received votes for Player of the Year and Coach of the Year respectively.
| Player | Position |
| Lance Alworth | Flanker |
| Frank Buncom | Linebacker |
| Speedy Duncan | Cornerback |
| Willie Frazier | Tight end |
| Kenny Graham | Safety |
| Brad Hubbert | Fullback |
| Ron Mix | Tackle |
| Rick Redman | Linebacker |
| Walt Sweeney | Guard |
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