List of Los Angeles Chargers seasons
Seasons
Table:
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

4

0

Lost AFL Championship (at Oilers) 16–24

Sid Gillman

San Diego Chargers

1961

1961

AFL

West

1st

12

2

0

Lost AFL Championship (Oilers) 3–10

Sid Gillman

1962

1962

AFL

West

3rd

4

10

0

Earl Faison (ASG MVP)

1963

1963

AFL

West

1st

11

3

0

Won AFL Championship (1) (Patriots) 51–10

Lance Alworth (MVP)
Keith Lincoln (ASG MVP)

1964

1964

AFL

West

1st

8

5

1

Lost AFL Championship (at Bills) 7–20

Keith Lincoln (ASG MVP)

1965

1965

AFL

West

1st

9

2

3

Lost AFL Championship (Bills) 0–23

Frank Buncom (ASG MVP)

1966

1966

AFL

West

3rd

7

6

1

1967

1967

AFL

West

3rd

8

5

1

Speedy Duncan (ASG MVP)

1968

1968

AFL

West

3rd

9

5

0

1969

1969

AFL

West

3rd

8

6

0

John Hadl (ASG MVP)

Charlie Waller

1970[A]

1970

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

5

6

3

1971

1971

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

6

8

0

Harland Svare (2–2)
Sid Gillman (4–6)

1972

1972

NFL

AFC

West

4th

4

9

1

Harland Svare

1973

1973

NFL

AFC

West

4th

2

11

1

Harland Svare (1–6–1)
Ron Waller (1–5)

1974

1974

NFL

AFC

West

4th

5

9

0

Don Woods (OROY)

Tommy Prothro

1975

1975

NFL

AFC

West

4th

2

12

0

1976

1976

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

6

8

0

1977

1977

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

7

7

0

1978

1978[B]

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

9

7

0

Tommy Prothro (1–3)
Don Coryell (8–4)

1979

1979

NFL

AFC

West

1st

12

4

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 14–17

Don Coryell

1980

1980

NFL

AFC

West

1st[C]

11

5

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 20–14
Lost AFC Championship (Raiders) 27–34

1981

1981

NFL

AFC

West

1st[D]

10

6

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 41–38 (OT)[E]
Lost AFC Championship (at Bengals)[F] 7–27

Kellen Winslow (PB MVP)

1982[G]

1982

NFL

AFC

6th

6

3

0

Won First-Round Playoffs (at Steelers) 31–28
Lost Second-Round Playoffs (at Dolphins) 13–34

Dan Fouts (OPOY,
PB MVP)

1983

1983

NFL

AFC

West

5th

6

10

0

1984

1984

NFL

AFC

West

5th

7

9

0

1985

1985

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

8

8

0

1986

1986

NFL

AFC

West

5th

4

12

0

Leslie O'Neal (DROY)

Don Coryell (1–7)
Al Saunders (3–5)

1987[H]

1987

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

8

7

0

Al Saunders

1988

1988

NFL

AFC

West

4th

6

10

0

1989

1989

NFL

AFC

West

5th

6

10

0

Dan Henning

1990

1990

NFL

AFC

West

4th

6

10

0

1991

1991

NFL

AFC

West

5th

4

12

0

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

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

1995

1995

NFL

AFC

West

2nd

9

7

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 20–35

1996

1996

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

8

8

0

1997

1997

NFL

AFC

West

5th

4

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

1

15

0

2001

2001

NFL

AFC

West

5th

5

11

0

2002

2002

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

8

8

0

Marty Schottenheimer

2003

2003

NFL

AFC

West

4th

4

12

0

2004

2004

NFL

AFC

West

1st

12

4

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 17–20 (OT)

Marty Schottenheimer (COY)
Drew Brees (CBPOY)

2005

2005

NFL

AFC

West

3rd

9

7

0

Shawne Merriman (DROY)

2006

2006

NFL

AFC

West

1st

14

2

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 21–24

LaDainian Tomlinson (MVP, OPOY, WP MOY)

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

2009

2009

NFL

AFC

West

1st

13

3

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 14–17

2010

2010

NFL

AFC

West

2nd

9

7

0

2011

2011

NFL

AFC

West

2nd

8

8

0

2012

2012

NFL

AFC

West

2nd

7

9

0

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

2015

2015

NFL

AFC

West

4th

4

12

0

2016

2016

NFL

AFC

West

4th

5

11

0

Joey Bosa (DROY)

Los Angeles Chargers

2017

2017

NFL

AFC

West

2nd

9

7

0

Keenan Allen (CBPOY)

Anthony Lynn

2018

2018

NFL

AFC

West

2nd

12

4

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 23–17
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 28–41

Total

447

442

11

(1960–2018, Regular season only)

12

18

—

(1960–2018, Post-season games only)

459

460

11

(1960–2018, Total for all games; 1 AFL Championship, 3 NFL Titles)

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