1972 San Diego Chargers season

1972 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Harland Svare
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1972 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record in 1971.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1972	at San Francisco 49ers	L 34–3	59,438
2	September 24, 1972	Denver Broncos	W 37–14	49,048
3	October 1, 1972	at Oakland Raiders	T 17–17	53,455
4	October 8, 1972	at Baltimore Colts	W 23–20	55,459
5	October 15, 1972	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–10	80,010
6	October 22, 1972	at Detroit Lions	L 34–20	54,371
7	October 29, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs	L 26–14	54,533
8	November 5, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	L 34–28	54,476
9	November 13, 1972	Cleveland Browns	L 21–17	54,205
10	November 19, 1972	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–17	79,011
11	November 26, 1972	Houston Oilers	W 34–20	46,289
12	December 3, 1972	Oakland Raiders	L 21–19	54,611
13	December 10, 1972	at Denver Broncos	L 38–13	51,478
14	December 17, 1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–2	52,873

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	10	3	1	.750	365	248	W-6
Kansas City Chiefs	8	6	0	.571	287	254	W-3
Denver Broncos	5	9	0	.357	325	350	W-2
San Diego Chargers	4	9	1	.321	264	344	L-3

Notable events

In their last game for the year, the Chargers became the thirty-third team in the NFL or leagues that merged with the NFL to score only a safety in a full game. This unusual occurrence has been repeated only three times since: by the 1980 Buffalo Bills, the 1983 Minnesota Vikings and most recently the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals.