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San Diego Chargers

Indexed from 1960 through 2025 · AFC West

1,050

Games

66

Seasons

1960

First season

2025

Latest season

The full franchise story

Every era of the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Chargers have repeatedly pushed offensive football forward—from the AFL's wide-open attack through Air Coryell and the Rivers–Tomlinson–Gates core—while living with some of the sport's narrowest misses.

Historical reference: Los Angeles Chargers official NFL team page ↗
1

1960—1969

Sid Gillman stretches the field

Peak indexed season1963 · 11–3→

The AFL's early innovators

Gillman's vertical passing principles and Alworth's speed produced five division titles and the franchise's only league championship in 1963.

Read the era story →

Lance Alworth →John Hadl →Paul Lowe →
2

1970—1977

Fouts arrives before the system does

Peak indexed season1977 · 7–7→

Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Dan Fouts →Gary Garrison →Doug Wilkerson →
3

1978—1985

The passing game points toward the future

Peak indexed season1980 · 11–5→

Air Coryell

Coryell's spacing, motion and downfield aggression led the league in passing year after year and produced the Epic in Miami, though never a Super Bowl trip.

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Dan Fouts →Kellen Winslow →Charlie Joiner →
4

1986—2000

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Peak indexed season1994 · 11–5→

Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Junior Seau →Stan Humphries →Natrone Means →
5

2001—2009

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Peak indexed season2007 · 11–5→

Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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LaDainian Tomlinson →Philip Rivers →Antonio Gates →
6

2010—2016

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Peak indexed season2013 · 9–7→

The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Philip Rivers →Eric Weddle →Keenan Allen →
7

2017—present

Herbert's arm begins another reset

Peak indexed season2018 · 12–4→

Back in Los Angeles

The Chargers returned to Los Angeles and found Herbert, whose immediate production renewed the promise and pressure surrounding the franchise.

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Justin Herbert →Keenan Allen →Derwin James →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Antonio GatesTE · 245 gamesPhilip RiversQB · 239 gamesJunior SeauLB · 204 gamesMike ScifresP · 203 gamesDoug WilkersonG · 202 gamesDan FoutsQB · 188 gamesQuentin JammerCB · 178 gamesRuss WashingtonT-DT · 177 gamesCharlie JoinerWR · 171 gamesWoodrow LoweLB · 171 gamesDon MacekC-G · 168 gamesJohn CarneyK · 164 games

Season history

Every indexed season

66 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Latest indexed games

1,050 total · loaded 10 at a time