1966 San Diego Chargers season
Appearance
1966 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Owner | Eugene V. Klein |
General manager | Sid Gillman |
Head coach | Sid Gillman |
Home field | Balboa Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–6–1 |
Division place | 3rd Western Division |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1966 Season was the 7th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to improve on their 9–2–3 record from 1965. In the team's final season at Balboa Stadium, the Chargers went 7–6–1 and finished in third place in the AFL West Division. The team would move to San Diego Stadium for the following season. It was also the first season to feature an AFL-NFL World Championship Game now known as the Super Bowl.
For the 1966 season only, the Chargers changed the color of the lightning bolt on their helmets from yellow to blue. The yellow bolt returned the following season.[1]
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
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Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | attendance |
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1 | September 4, 1966 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–7 | |
2 | September 10, 1966 | Boston Patriots | W 24–0 | |
3 | September 25, 1966 | at Oakland Raiders | W 29–20 | |
4 | October 2, 1966 | Miami Dolphins | W 44–10 | |
5 | October 8, 1966 | at New York Jets | L 17–16 | |
6 | October 16, 1966 | at Buffalo Bills | T 17–17 | |
7 | October 23, 1966 | at Boston Patriots | L 35–17 | |
8 | October 30, 1966 | Denver Broncos | W 24–17 | |
9 | November 6, 1966 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–14 | |
10 | November 13, 1966 | Oakland Raiders | L 41–19 | |
11 | November 27, 1966 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–17 | |
12 | December 4, 1966 | at Houston Oilers | W 28–22 | |
13 | December 11, 1966 | New York Jets | W 42–27 | |
14 | December 18, 1966 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 27–17 |
Standings
AFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 5–1 | 448 | 276 | W3 | |
Oakland Raiders | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 4–2 | 315 | 288 | W1 | |
San Diego Chargers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 2–4 | 335 | 284 | L1 | |
Denver Broncos | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 1–5 | 196 | 381 | L2 |
References
- ^ SportsLogos.net: San Diego Chargers
- ^ "Chargers' tie jolt to Raiders". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1965. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "AFL standings". Lompoc Records. December 19, 1966. p. 2-B – via newspapers.com.