1964 San Diego Chargers season

1964 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Barron Hilton
General manager	Sid Gillman
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home field	Balboa Stadium
Results
Record	8–5–1
Division place	1st Western Division
Playoff finish	Lost AFL Championship (Buffalo Bills)

The 1964 Season was the 5th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to repeat as AFL champions after winning it in 1963 with a record of 11–3, and finished at 8–5–1.

Roster

1964 San Diego Chargers final roster

	Quarterbacks 21 John Hadl 18 Tobin Rote Running backs Wide receivers 19 Lance Alworth Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen 77 Ernie Ladd 86 Earl Faison		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1964	Houston Oilers	W 27–21	22,632
2	September 20, 1964	Boston Patriots	L 33–28	20,568
3	September 26, 1964	at Buffalo Bills	L 30–3	40,167
4	October 3, 1964	at New York Jets	T 17–17	47,746
5	October 9, 1964	at Boston Patriots	W 26–17	35,095
6	October 18, 1964	Denver Broncos	W 42–14	23,332
7	October 25, 1964	at Houston Oilers	W 20–17	21,671
8	November 1, 1964	Oakland Raiders	W 31–17	25,557
9	November 8, 1964	at Denver Broncos	W 31–20	19,670
10	November 15, 1964	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–14	19,792
11	November 26, 1964	Buffalo Bills	L 27–24	31,860
12	December 6, 1964	New York Jets	W 38–3	25,753
13	December 13, 1964	Kansas City Chiefs	L 49–6	26,562
14	December 20, 1964	at Oakland Raiders	L 21–20	20,124

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	8	5	1	.615	4–2	341	300	L2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	.500	4–2	366	306	W2
Oakland Raiders	5	7	2	.417	2–3–1	303	350	W2
Denver Broncos	2	11	1	.154	1–4–1	240	438	L2

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

Game summaries

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 0 0 7 14 • Chargers 7 14 14 7 42 Date: October 18 Location: Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California Game attendance: 23,332 Game weather: 67°F; wind 8

Scoring summary Q1 DEN Bob Scarpitto 11 yard pass from Jacky Lee (Gene Mingo kick) DEN 7–0 Q1 SD Keith Lincoln 5 yard run (Herb Travenio kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 SD Lance Alworth 4 yard pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) SD 14–7 Q2 SD Keith Lincoln 2 yard run (Herb Travenio kick) SD 21–7 Q3 SD Dave Kocourek 46 yard pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) SD 28–7 Q3 SD John Hadl 18 yard run (Herb Travenio kick) SD 35–7 Q4 DEN Bob Scarpitto 8 yard pass from Jacky Lee (Gene Mingo kick) SD 35–14 Q4 SD Jacque McKinnon 1 yard run (Herb Travenio kick) SD 42–14

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 26, 1964	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–7	40,242