1969 San Diego Chargers season

1969 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Gene Klein
General manager	Sid Gillman
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd Western Division
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1969 San Diego Chargers season was the team's 10th as a franchise and their 9th in San Diego. It began with the team trying to improve on their 9–5 record in 1968, as this would be the last season for the team with a winning record until 1978. It was the last American Football League season before the AFL–NFL merger. It was also Sid Gillman's final season as the team's head coach.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 14, 1969	Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–9	47,988
2	September 21, 1969	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 34–20	26,243
3	September 28, 1969	New York Jets	W 34–27	54,042
4	October 4, 1969	Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–14	52,748
5	October 11, 1969	at Miami Dolphins	W 21–14	34,585
6	October 19, 1969	at Boston Patriots	W 13–10	18,346
7	October 26, 1969	Oakland Raiders	L 24–12	54,008
8	November 2, 1969	at Denver Broncos	L 13–0	45,511
9	November 9, 1969	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–3	51,104
10	November 16, 1969	at Oakland Raiders	L 21–16	54,372
11	November 23, 1969	Denver Broncos	W 45–24	34,664
12	November 27, 1969	at Houston Oilers	W 21–17	40,065
13	December 7, 1969	Boston Patriots	W 28–18	33,146
14	December 14, 1969	Buffalo Bills	W 45–6	47,582

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	1	1	.923	7–1	377	242	W6
Kansas City Chiefs	11	3	0	.786	5–3	359	177	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	6	0	.571	2–6	288	276	W4
Denver Broncos	5	8	1	.385	3–5	297	344	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	9	1	.308	3–5	280	367	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.