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Los Angeles Chargers

February 17, 2024

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The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team plays its home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which it shares with the Los Angeles Rams.

Los Angeles Chargers
Current season
Established August 14, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-08-14)[1]
First season: 1960
Play in SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California
Headquartered at Hoag Performance Center
Costa Mesa, California[2]
Los Angeles Chargers logo
Los Angeles Chargers wordmark
LogoWordmark
League/conference affiliations

American Football League (1960–1969)

  • Western Division (1960–1969)

National Football League (1970–present)

Current uniform
Team colorsPowder blue, sunshine gold, white[3][4][5]
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Dean Spanos[6]
General managerJoe Hortiz
Head coachJim Harbaugh
Team history
Team nicknames
  • The Bolts
Championships
League championships (1)
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (15)
Playoff appearances (20)
Home fields

The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers.[1][7] The team joined the NFL as a result of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. In 2017, the Chargers moved back to Los Angeles after 56 seasons in San Diego, a year after the Rams had moved back to the city after spending 21 seasons (1995–2015) in St. Louis.[8][9][10] The team previously played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during their first stint in Los Angeles, Balboa Stadium and San Diego Stadium (also known as Jack Murphy Stadium and Qualcomm Stadium) while in San Diego, and Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly named StubHub Center) from 2017 to 2019, while SoFi Stadium was under construction.

The Chargers won the AFL championship in 1963, and reached the AFL playoffs five times and the AFL Championship game four times before joining the NFL.[7][11] Since then, the Chargers have made 15 trips to the playoffs and made four appearances in the AFC Championship game.[7] In 1994, the Chargers won their first and only AFC championship, and faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX, losing 49–26.[7] The Chargers have eight players and one coach enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: wide receiver Lance Alworth (1962–1970), defensive end Fred Dean (1975–1981), quarterback Dan Fouts (1973–1987), head coach and general manager Sid Gillman (1960–1969, 1971), wide receiver Charlie Joiner (1976–1986), offensive lineman Ron Mix (1960–1969), tight end Kellen Winslow (1979–1987), linebacker Junior Seau (1990–2002), and running back LaDainian Tomlinson (2001–2009).[12]

According to an article listed by Forbes, the Los Angeles Chargers are worth 3.875 billion dollars in August 2022 putting them at number 20 on the list of richest NFL teams.[13]

Franchise history

Main articles: History of the Los Angeles Chargers and San Diego Chargers

Barron Hilton era (1960–1965)

Sid Gillman years (1960–69)

First season in Los Angeles (1960)

The Chargers were established with seven other American Football League teams in 1959. They began AFL play in Los Angeles the following year in 1960.[7] The Chargers' original owner was hotel heir Barron Hilton, son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton.[7] According to the official website of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Barron Hilton agreed after his general manager, Frank Leahy, picked the Chargers name when he purchased an AFL franchise for Los Angeles: "I liked it because they were yelling ‘charge’ and sounding the bugle at Dodger Stadium and at USC games."[14]

Move to San Diego (1961)

After the 1960 season, there were rumors that the team was considering moving to San Diego, Atlanta, or Seattle. In January 1961 the team announced that a deal was made with San Diego to play in Balboa Stadium in Balboa Park.

They played for the whole ten-season existence in the AFL before the upstart league merged with the older NFL. Their only coach for the ten-year life of the AFL was Sid Gillman,[7] a Hall of Famer[15] who was widely recognized as a great offensive innovator.[16] The early AFL years of the San Diego Chargers were highlighted by the outstanding play of wide receiver Lance "Bambi" Alworth with 543 receptions for 10,266 yards in his 11-AFL/NFL-season career. In addition he set the pro football record of consecutive games with a reception (96) during his career.[17]

With players such as Alworth, Paul Lowe, Keith Lincoln and John Hadl,[18] the high-scoring Chargers won divisional crowns five of the league's first six seasons and the AFL title in 1963 with a 51–10 victory over the Boston Patriots.[7] They also played great defense, as indicated by their professional football record 49 pass interceptions in 1961,[19] and featured AFL Rookie of the Year defensive end Earl Faison.[20] The Chargers were the originators of the term "Fearsome Foursome" to describe their all-star defensive line,[21] anchored by Faison and Ernie Ladd.

Eugene Klein era (1966–1983)

Hilton sold the Chargers to a group headed by Gene Klein and Sam Schulman in August 1966.[22]

In 1970, the Chargers were placed into the AFC West division after the completion of the AFL/NFL merger.[23][24] But by then, the Chargers fell on hard times; Gillman, who had returned as general manager, stepped down in 1971, and many of the Chargers players from the 1960s had already either retired or had been traded.[25] The Chargers acquired veteran players like Deacon Jones[26] and Johnny Unitas;[27] however, it was at the later stages of their careers and the team struggled, placing third or fourth in the AFC West each year from 1970 to 1978. During the 1973 season, the Chargers were involved in the first major drug scandal in the NFL.[28] That same year, however, a rookie quarterback from Oregon named Dan Fouts would serve as the catalyst to the Chargers' return to prominence as the 1970s wore on.

Don Coryell years (1978–1986)

 
Dan Fouts led the Chargers to several postseason runs from 1979 to 1982, including the famous "Epic in Miami" 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff game.

The Chargers hired head coach Don Coryell in 1978, who would remain coaching the team until 1986. Coryell developed an offensive scheme and philosophy known as Air Coryell, also known as the "Coryell offense" or the "vertical offense". With Dan Fouts as quarterback, the San Diego Chargers' offense was among the greatest and most exciting passing offenses in NFL history,[29] setting league and individual offensive records. The Chargers led the league in passing yards an NFL record six consecutive years from 1978 to 1983[30] and again in 1985. They also led the league in total yards in offense 1978–83 and 1985. Under the tutelage of Coryell, Dan Fouts, wide receiver Charlie Joiner, and tight end Kellen Winslow blossomed on the field and would all be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Chargers earned four consecutive playoff appearances (1979–82) during the Air Coryell era, including three AFC West division championships (1979–81). However, they came short of making it to the Super Bowl, including two straight losses in the AFC Championship game in 1980 and 1981.

Despite making the playoffs again during the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Chargers missed the playoffs every season from 1983 to 1991. In 1984, Klein cut salary in preparation of selling the team, sending defensive linemen Johnson and Kelcher to San Francisco, where they would join Dean and offensive tackle Billy Shields for another 49ers championship in Super Bowl XIX.[31]

Spanos family era (1984–present)

Alex Spanos purchased a majority interest in San Diego from Klein on August 1, 1983. Spanos's family still owns 97% of the team and until his death in 2016, George Pernicano owned the other 3%. Al Saunders was named the seventh head coach in Chargers history in 1986 following the resignation of Coryell during the middle of that season.[32] In 1988, Fouts retired after a 15-year career in which he set seven NFL records and 42 club records, and became the NFL's second most prolific passer of all-time with 43,040 yards. Fouts's jersey number (14) was retired at halftime of "Dan Fouts Day" game in San Diego.[32]

 
The Chargers hosting a pre-season game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1987

In 1989, Dan Henning, a former Chargers quarterback, Washington Redskins assistant, and Atlanta Falcons head coach, was named the eighth head coach in Chargers history.[32] First-year running back Marion Butts set a club record with 39 carries and a team rookie record with 176 yards in Chargers' 20–13 win in Kansas City.[32] After a three-year stint as director of football operations, Steve Ortmayer was released after the season and replaced by Bobby Beathard.[32]

Bobby Ross years (1992–1996)

Following Henning's three-season stint with the Chargers, Bobby Ross was hired as the ninth head coach in 1992. Additionally, the Chargers acquired quarterback Stan Humphries in a trade with the Washington Redskins.[33] The Chargers would lose their first four games of the season and come back to become the first 0–4 team to make the playoffs as they won 11 of the last 12 games and clinched the AFC West title. Ross was named NFL Coach of the Year for the Chargers' dramatic turnaround by Pro Football Weekly.[33][34] In the first round of the playoffs, the Chargers shut out the Chiefs 17–0, but the Dolphins shut out the Chargers in the divisional playoffs to eliminate the Chargers. In 1993, the Chargers finished 8–8 (fourth in their division).[33]

In the 1994 season, the Chargers made their first and, so far, only Super Bowl appearance, against the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX. They got to the Super Bowl by winning their first six regular season games, the only NFL team to do so in 1994, and finished the season 11–5. Quarterback Stan Humphries and wide receiver Tony Martin combined on a 99-yard touchdown completion to tie an NFL record during a defeat of the Seattle Seahawks, 27–10. They would become the 1994 AFC West Division champions behind a defense led by linebacker Junior Seau, defensive tackles Reuben Davis and Shawn Lee, defensive end Leslie O'Neal and an offense keyed by running back Natrone Means, Humphries and Martin. The Chargers had upset victories over the Dolphins and Steelers in the AFC playoffs. Despite those two close triumphs (22–21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17–13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49–26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young (Super Bowl MVP) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.

Despite the lopsided loss in the Super Bowl, Beathard, who traded for or drafted the bulk of the Chargers roster,[35] and who hired coach Ross, was named the NFL's smartest man by Sports Illustrated,[36] and became the only general manager to lead three different teams to the Super Bowl (Chargers, Dolphins, Redskins).[37]

The Chargers' follow-up year in 1995 did not bring the same success of the previous season, but the team still managed to get into the playoffs with a five-game winning streak to end the season at 9–7. However, in the first round, the Chargers were eliminated by the Indianapolis Colts in a 35–20 defeat.[38]

In 1996, running back Rodney Culver and his wife, Karen, were killed in the crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades. Culver was the second player in team history to die while on the active roster after David Griggs was killed in a one-car accident in Davie, Florida, 11 months earlier.[33] In 1997, Ross and Beathard were at odds with one another, resulting in Ross and his staff being released.[33] The Chargers selected Kevin Gilbride to become their new head coach.[33] Gilbride, whose coaching background with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oilers featured a more open passing attack, would mark a major change in offensive style from the ball control ground game of Ross.[39] However, the Chargers struggled in pass protection that year, resulting in Humphries suffering several concussions and his retirement from the game.[40] To replace Humphries, Beathard drafted quarterback Ryan Leaf after the Indianapolis Colts selected Peyton Manning with the first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. The Chargers traded several players and draft choices to the Arizona Cardinals in order to move up to the second pick and select Leaf. In 1998, the Chargers went 5–11. Said safety Rodney Harrison, "If I had to go through another year like that, I'd probably quit playing."[41]

 
The Chargers drafted running back LaDainian Tomlinson in the 2001 NFL Draft. He became their all-time rushing leader.

Gilbride was replaced by interim head coach June Jones, who was on the Chargers' staff before the hire.[33] Jones left the team at the end of the season to coach at the University of Hawaii and the Chargers named former Oregon State University head coach Mike Riley as their new head coach.[33] Leaf wound up having a disappointing career with the Chargers due to poor play and frequent conflict with both Chargers management as well as the press and his teammates, causing his release after the 2000 season. He has been arguably the biggest draft bust in NFL history, and his failure to be the player the team envisioned was seen as a black mark on the franchise.[31] Quarterback Jim Harbaugh, who was acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens for a conditional draft choice in 2000, became the Chargers starting quarterback. Beathard retired in April 2000 and was replaced in January 2001 by John Butler, former general manager of the Bills.[42] From 1996 to 2003, the Chargers had eight straight seasons where they were .500 or worse.[43]

In 2001, Norv Turner, the former head coach of the Redskins, was named offensive coordinator by Riley.[42] Turner installed the offense that he coached with the Dallas Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson.[44] Turner learned the offense from Ernie Zampese, former offensive coordinator during the Coryell era, while the two were on the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff. The Chargers signed Heisman Trophy winner free agent quarterback Doug Flutie, formerly with the Bills, and traded the team's first overall selection in the 2001 NFL Draft to the Atlanta Falcons for their first-round selection (5th overall) and third-round selection in the same draft. In addition the Chargers obtained wide receiver-kick returner Tim Dwight and the Falcons' second-round draft selection in the 2002 NFL Draft. The Chargers used that selection in the 2001 draft to select Texas Christian University running back LaDainian Tomlinson and their own first pick in the second round to select Purdue University quarterback Drew Brees.[42]

Marty Schottenheimer years (2002–2006)

Hired as a replacement to Riley, Marty Schottenheimer's Chargers squad opened the 2002 season with four straight victories, making him the only coach in team history to win his first four games.[42] Butler would succumb to cancer after a nine-month struggle in April 2003.[42] Replacing Butler was A. J. Smith, who was named executive vice president and general manager, replacing his close friend. Smith and Butler had worked together with the Bills, playing key roles with Buffalo's Super Bowl teams.[45] In 2003, the Chargers traded Seau to the Dolphins for a draft pick in 2004 NFL Draft. Seau was selected to the 2003 Pro Bowl, his 12th Pro Bowl selection of his career, and in his final season with the Chargers, he was chosen by teammates as the recipient of the Emil Karas Award as the team's Most Inspirational Player.[46] Also in 2003, Tomlinson accumulated 195 total yards from scrimmage in a late-season game against the Packers to raise his season total to 2,011 and became the first player in team history and the eighth player in NFL history to record consecutive 2,000-yard seasons.[42] Tomlinson also became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and catch 100 passes in the same season.[42]

The Chargers coveted Eli Manning and wanted to select him with their first round pick, which was also the first overall pick of the draft. However, after Manning indicated before the draft that he would not sign with the San Diego Chargers, they were forced to adjust their plans. Philip Rivers was their first alternative to Manning because the Chargers head coach at the time, Marty Schottenheimer, had coached Rivers at the Senior Bowl and he liked what he saw from Rivers. The Chargers agreed to a trade on draft day with the New York Giants. Manning was selected by the San Diego Chargers then later in the draft traded for Rivers, selected with the fourth pick by the Giants. The Chargers also received draft picks from the Giants that were used to select future Pro Bowlers Shawne Merriman and Nate Kaeding. Rivers was one of 17 quarterbacks taken in the 2004 NFL Draft along with Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, and Matt Schaub. Rivers, Roethlisberger, Schaub and Manning have been voted to the Pro Bowl since becoming starters; none had produced a season with a losing record until Schaub in 2010, but Roethlisberger and Manning both have won two Super Bowls. They have been compared favorably to the Quarterback class of 1983, which included Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway (1st pick), Jim Kelly (14th), and Dan Marino (27th).[47]

In August 2004, Rivers signed a six-year, $40.5 million contract that included $14.5 million in signing bonuses. However, due to a protracted contract negotiation, Rivers only reported to the team during the last week of training camp, and incumbent Drew Brees retained his starting job. After the starting quarterback switch, it was almost certain that Brees' days as the Chargers' starting QB were over. However, Rivers held out nearly all of training camp, and Brees remained the starter throughout the 2004 season, where he started 15 games and led the team to a 12–4 regular season record. Brees posted spectacular numbers, completing 65.5% of his passes for 3,159 yards, with 27 touchdowns to only 7 interceptions, giving him a 104.8 passer rating. The Chargers won the AFC West and Brees was selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl.[48] He was named 2004 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.[49]

Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year for the 2004 NFL season. He led the team to a playoff appearance, his 12th as a head coach. However, it resulted in a disappointing loss to the underdog New York Jets in overtime in 2005.

During the 2005 NFL Draft, the Chargers tried to get some key rookies that would help carry the momentum from their mostly successful 2004–2005 run. They used their first pick on LB Shawne "Lights Out" Merriman from the University of Maryland. Then, they used their next pick on DT Luis Castillo from Northwestern University. Their other choices were WR Vincent Jackson from Northern Colorado, RB Darren Sproles from Kansas State, OT Wesley Britt from University of Alabama, OT Wes Sims from Oklahoma University, and Center Scott Mruczkowski from Bowling Green State.

The Chargers got off to a rough start in their 2005 campaign, losing a close one to the Dallas Cowboys in their Week 1 home opener (28–24) and then they lost on the road to their AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos (20–17). It was not until a Week 3 home game on Sunday night that they got their first win of the season, when Manning and the New York Giants got "shocked to the system" as LaDainian Tomlinson had one of the greatest games of his career. He got 220 total yards, had 3 rushing touchdowns, and threw for a touchdown as he helped the Chargers win 45–23.

A week later, they were able to build off their win by not only beating the two-time defending champion New England Patriots 41–17, but also ending the Pats' 21-game winning streak at home. In their Week 5 Monday Night home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chargers wore their throwback uniforms during this season (they had also worn them during the 1994 season). The Steelers held on to win with a 40-yard field goal by Jeff Reed (24–22). The Chargers rebounded on the road against their division rival Oakland Raiders (27–14). In their Week 7 road trip to Philadelphia, they hoped to build off their win against the Eagles. Late in the game, with the Chargers leading 17–13, the Chargers tried to go for a field goal to put their lead well out of reach, but it got blocked and Eagles DB Matt Ware returned it 65 yards for the game-winning touchdown and the Chargers fourth loss of the season.

After going 3–4, the Chargers turned things around as they began a five-game winning streak. They won at home against division rival Kansas City Chiefs (28–20) and on the road against the New York Jets (31–26). Coming off their Week 10 bye, they went home and wore their throwback uniforms again. This time, it was a dominating performance as the Chargers manhandled the Buffalo Bills, 48–10. Then, they went on the road and won a close match against the Washington Redskins (23–17) in overtime and then they swept the Oakland Raiders at home by a score of 34–10.

The Chargers were 8–5, coming off a 23–21 loss to the Miami Dolphins. On December 18, the Chargers beat the undefeated Indianapolis Colts 26–17, snapping a 13–0 winning streak. However, despite a record of 9–6, they were officially eliminated from AFC playoff contention in 2005 after a 20–7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs the following Saturday. The Chargers lost their final game of the season by a score of 23–7 to the AFC West champion Denver Broncos to finish with a record of 9–7.

 
Philip Rivers started every game at quarterback from 2006 to 2019.

The Chargers delivered an impressive performance in 2006, losing only to the Ravens and Chiefs; they finished 14–2 which secured them the #1 AFC seed in the playoffs. However, they lost 24–21 to the New England Patriots in the divisional round.

Norv Turner years (2007–2012)

Following the 2006 season, they replaced Schottenheimer with new head coach Norv Turner. In 2007, they went 11–5, beating the Tennessee Titans and the defending champion Indianapolis Colts to reach the AFC title game. However, they fell to the Patriots for the second year in a row. In 2008, the Chargers dropped to 8–8, but as the AFC West was unusually weak that year, they still managed to win the division title. Defeating the Colts in the wild card round, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.

San Diego began the 2009 season 2–3. After losing to the Broncos on Monday night, they began an unbroken winning streak for the rest of the season, which included defeating the entire NFC East. In Week 11, they avenged their earlier loss against the Broncos by inflicting a 32–3 rout on them. The next game saw them beat a 1–11 Cleveland Browns squad 30–23, in which LaDainian Tomlinson broke Hall of Famer Jim Brown's rushing record and was congratulated by him afterwards. The Chargers secured another division title, the #2 AFC seed, and looked to be a near shoo-in for the Super Bowl. However, the team's postseason futility continued. Hosting the New York Jets on January 17, 2010, they endured an upset defeat, where, despite an early lead, were unable to overcome the strong Jets' defense. Kicker Nate Kaeding also missed three field goal and PAT attempts, which resulted in the Chargers losing 17–14.

The 2010 season was the 1st season without LaDainian Tomlinson since 2000 (Tomlinson was let go by management due to an oversized contract relative to production and other issues; he went on to lead the Jets in rushing with 914 yards & tied for 3rd in receptions with 52). The 2010 campaign started off slowly again, this time 2–5 (including losses to some of the worst teams in football at the time – the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oakland Raiders, the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams). The losses were due to turnovers & mental mistakes by young players on special teams allowing blocked punts & kick/punt return touchdowns. The loss to Oakland ended their 13-game winning streak against the Raiders since their last loss on September 28, 2003.[50] The Chargers then went on another second half run with four straight wins but this time instead of keeping the streak going the entire second half they had a big let down losing at home to the Raiders again, this time 28–13 (ending their shared NFL record, with the Dolphins, of 18 straight wins in December).[51] Despite the loss, they still had a chance to win their 5th straight AFC West title, tying the Raiders, but they had another bad loss at the Bengals 34–20 ending their chances. The Chargers beat Denver to end the season with a 9–7 record & out of the playoffs for the first time since 2005. They finished the season as the 8th team in NFL history to rank #1 in overall offense (395.6 yards/game), and overall defense (271.6 yards/game), and became only the 2nd of those teams to not make the playoffs (1953 Eagles 7–4–1).[52] They were second to the Colts in passing yards per game (282.4), second to the Patriots in points scored per game (27.6), 1st in passing yards allowed per game (177.8), 4th in rushing yards allowed per game (93.8), and tied for 2nd in sacks (47). On the negative stat sheet, they gave up the most punt return yards per game (18.9) & had 29 turnovers.[53] Philip Rivers had another great season with a career-high 4,710 yards (#1 in the NFL), 294 yards passing per game (tied for 1st with Manning), 66% completion pct. (third to Brees & Manning), 30 TD's, only 13 INT's & a 101.8 passer rating (second to Brady). Mike Tolbert 11 rushing TD's & Antonio Gates 10 receiving TD's were among the league leaders in TD's scored. On defense, Shaun Phillips' 11 sacks were in the top 10.[54]

With the special teams failure of the 2010 season campaign, the Chargers hoped to rebound with a strong performance to start the season, and a way to overcome slow starts.

The Chargers started off the 2011 season with a 4–1 campaign, with their only loss to the New England Patriots. From that point on, however, the Chargers began a six-game skid with losses to the Jets, Chiefs, Packers, Raiders, Bears, and Broncos, with the first four by only a score and against Denver in overtime. Injuries to both the offensive and the defensive line hit the Chargers hard. But finally on December 5, 2011, the Chargers got their first win in over a month against the Jacksonville Jaguars, beating the also-struggling team. The Chargers then began a three-game winning streak most notably beating the Ravens by more than any team has beat them that season. However, the Chargers were beaten, 38–10, by the Detroit Lions to drop their record to 7–8 and eliminate the possibility of being in the playoffs. After a 38–26 victory over the Raiders in week 17, the Chargers finished at 8–8 and in a numerical tie for first place in the AFC West along with Oakland and Denver. However, the Chargers were beaten out by Denver for the Division Title via tie-breaker. After missing the playoffs for the third straight season in 2012, the Chargers fired general manager Smith and head coach Turner.[55]

Mike McCoy years (2013–2016)

On January 9, 2013, the Chargers announced that Tom Telesco, former vice president of football operations with the Indianapolis Colts, would take over as general manager following the firing of A. J. Smith. Additionally, the organization promoted John Spanos to president of football operations. On January 15, 2013, Broncos offensive coordinator, Mike McCoy, was hired as the new head coach and Ken Whisenhunt as offensive coordinator.[56]

The Chargers finished the 2013 season 9–7 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2009. They entered the playoffs as the sixth seed. On January 5, 2014, the Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium (27–10) to advance to the AFC Divisional Playoff Round. The Chargers then lost to the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High the following Sunday, January 12, 2014 (24–17).

After starting the season strongly, including a five-win run in September and October, the Chargers were beset by a string of injuries to key players, and eventually finished the season at 9–7. In contrast to 2013, the record was not enough to make the playoffs. The Chargers began the season 5–1, winning five straight after losing their season opener. It was followed by a three-game losing streak, and they finished 4–4 in the second half. They won just two of their final five games, coming back from double-digit fourth quarter deficits twice to remain in playoff contention. They lost the final game of the season when a win would have secured a playoff berth. In three of their last four games, and five of their last eight, the Chargers did not score more than one touchdown. Compared to 2013, the offense dropped in points (from 12th in the league to 17th), yards (5th to 18th), first downs (3rd to 15th), net yards per pass (2nd to 8th), rushing yards (13th to 30) and yards per rush (21st to 31st). It was the second time in three years the team finished second-to-last in yards per carry. San Diego was just 2–4 against teams in their division in the AFC West, and were swept by both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs. It was their worst intradivision record since they were 1–5 in 2003. The Chargers were only 3–6 against teams with winning records. They matched their 9–7 record from 2013, but missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons.

During the season, the Chargers, the St. Louis Rams, and the Oakland Raiders all intimated they might apply to move to Los Angeles at the end of the season. The Chargers announced in December 2014 that they would not be seeking to move for the 2015 season, followed by an announcement from the NFL that no team would move to L.A. until the 2016 season at the earliest.[57]

Controversy filled the 2015 off-season, as attorney and team spokesperson Mark Fabiani continually bashed the local San Diego city government's efforts to negotiate a replacement for Qualcomm Stadium. When St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced in January 2015 his intention to build a new stadium in Inglewood, the Chargers felt pressured to announce their own Los Angeles plan to preserve what they claimed was "25 percent of their fan base" in the affluent Los Angeles and Orange County areas. In February 2015, the team announced a stadium proposal in Carson, in partnership with the Oakland Raiders, their AFC West divisional rivals.[58] In August 2015, San Diego city officials announced their new plan for a new $1.1 billion Chargers stadium at the Mission Valley site of the existing stadium, which included a $350 million contribution of public funds without raising taxes, but Chargers officials scoffed at the proposal and refused to negotiate with the city on any proposal that was not located at the team's preferred downtown location.[59]

The 2015 season started off with a win against the Detroit Lions at home. The Chargers lost to the Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings on the road before defeating the Cleveland Browns on a last second field goal. Following their 2–2 start, the Chargers lost their next six games, dropping to 2–8. In their six straight losses, they lost heartbreakers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens and the Chicago Bears, as well as sound defeats by both, division rivals, the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs. They finally broke their losing streak by defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, bringing their record to 3–8, in last place in the AFC West and 3rd worst in the American Football Conference (one game ahead of both the Browns and the Tennessee Titans). They are also tied for the third worst record in the National Football League. They then proceeded to beat the Miami Dolphins in Week 14 winning 30–14. They finished the season 4–12.

The day following the conclusion of the 2015 regular season, the Chargers, Rams, and Raiders all filed to move to Los Angeles.[60] On January 12, 2016, the NFL owners voted 30–2 to allow the Rams to return to Los Angeles and approved the Inglewood stadium project over the Carson project. The Chargers were given a one-year approval to move, conditioned on negotiating a lease agreement with the Rams or an agreement to work with the Rams to build the new stadium.[61]

On January 14, 2016, the team applied to trademark the term "Los Angeles Chargers" for the purposes of running and marketing a professional football franchise.[62] After two weeks of negotiation, the Chargers and Rams on January 29, 2016, reached an agreement-in-principle to share the planned SoFi Stadium. Both teams would contribute a $200 million stadium loan from the NFL and personal seat license fees to the construction costs and would pay $1 per year in rent to the facility's controlling entity, StadCo LA, LLC.[63][64][65]

Meanwhile, in San Diego, the Chargers had continued preliminary work on a ballot initiative for public approval on a new facility at the controversial downtown location, while refusing to negotiate with the City of San Diego on its proposed new Mission Valley stadium, which was the location strongly preferred by its local stadium task force.[63] On November 8, 2016, Measure C, which required a two-thirds majority to use public hotel tax funds towards the proposed downtown stadium's construction was voted down (57% opposed over 43% in support). In December 2016, the San Diego City Council extended an offer for the Chargers to lease the 166-acre Mission Valley property for $1 per year for 99 years.[66] On December 14, 2016, at an owners' meeting, the terms of the Chargers and Rams lease agreement, as well as the team's debt ceiling were approved thus taking the first steps for a possible move to Los Angeles in 2017. Around this time, the Raiders announced that they would move to Las Vegas, instead of Los Angeles, effective in 2020.

Return to Los Angeles

 
Dignity Health Sports Park, a soccer-specific stadium that seats 30,000, served as the Chargers' temporary home from 2017 until 2019.

Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced the move in a letter to the city of San Diego posted to the team's official site on January 12, 2017.[8] The team, which would pay the NFL a $645 million relocation fee[67] announced it would be returning to their birthplace in Los Angeles starting with the 2017 season at Dignity Health Sports Park (then known as StubHub Center) in Carson,[8][9][10] despite the stadium's 30,000 seating capacity being well below the 50,000 minimum that the NFL set for temporary homes. The home of Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy served as the Chargers' temporary home field until they joined the Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood starting with the 2020 NFL season. The Chargers became the second former San Diego professional sports franchise to move to Los Angeles, after the Clippers in 1984.

The move drew some controversy. Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke welcomed the team to town by writing "We. Don't. Want. You.", noting that "The Chargers aren't even the second team in town behind the Rams. The Chargers aren't even the third team of interest here behind the Rams and Raiders. The Chargers might not even be in the top-five favorite NFL teams in Los Angeles."[68] At a game at the Staples Center between the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers, the Chargers' logo was shown on a scoreboard and was "booed heartily".[69] Chargers tight end Jeff Cumberland was also "jeered" by the crowd when featured on the big screen.[70]

One week after the move from San Diego to Los Angeles was announced, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the other NFL owners were "angered" by the decision, and that "the NFL wants the Chargers to move back, though nobody believes that possibility is realistic."[71]

Anthony Lynn years (2017–2020)

On January 13, the Chargers fired defensive coordinator John Pagano.[72] It took the team one week to find a replacement for Pagano, as they hired Gus Bradley on January 20. Bradley was formerly the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and before landing that head coaching job was the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. The Chargers also announced they had hired Anthony Lynn to be their next head coach.[73][74]

In their first game back in Los Angeles at StubHub Center included an announced attendance was just over 25,000, divided "around 50/50" between fans of the Chargers and the visiting Miami Dolphins.[75] After the poor response, the NFL was reportedly considering ways to move the Chargers back to San Diego, although that possibility was considered unlikely.[76] The league officially denied that such discussions were happening, as San Diego was stated not to have a usable stadium and that the Spanos family refuses to consider going back to the city; the league did acknowledge that a vote of the owners could change the situation.[77] The team had a 9–7 record, but missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive time.

After a 12–4 regular season record, the Chargers qualified for the 2018 playoffs. The team defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the Divisional round. However, Chargers' attendance problems continued into their second season. For instance, there were so many fans of the visiting Kansas City Chiefs at the Chargers' 2018 home opener that USA Today remarked it "was essentially a Chiefs home game".[78] In December 2018, a Los Angeles Times columnist asked if the Chargers would receive a parade in the city if they were to win the Super Bowl.[79]

The team's struggles to draw fans reportedly led them to lower their initial revenue goal when they moved into the new stadium from $400 million to $150 million, and caused some owners to doubt the Chargers' viability in Los Angeles.[80] Beyond low attendance, the Chargers receive only 18.75% of season ticket revenues through 2040, contributing to the reduced goal.[81]

In the 2019 season, the Chargers had a poor 5–11 record, and were swept by their division.

On September 13, 2020, Tyrod Taylor became the starting quarterback for the Chargers and the first new quarterback to start since Philip Rivers' starting debut on December 31, 2005.[82] He led them to win 16-13 due to a missed field goal by the Bengals. On September 20, 2020, Taylor suffered a punctured lung while receiving a pain-killing injection, forcing rookie quarterback Justin Herbert to start.[83] Herbert led the team to a narrow loss against the Chiefs, 23–20, in his first start. In week 13, the Chargers lost to the Patriots, 45–0, in the worst blowout loss in team history.[84] The season concluded in a 38–21 win over the Chiefs. Justin Herbert broke multiple rookie records throughout the season, but despite his record-breaking season, the Chargers finished the season with a 7–9 record. At the conclusion of the 2020 season, the organization announced that Lynn was fired as head coach.[85]

Brandon Staley years (2021–2023)

 
SoFi Stadium in 2021

The Chargers signed Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley to become their new head coach on January 17, 2021.[86] Brandon Staley brought in Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi, grandson of Vince Lombardi, as the new offensive coordinator, and Renaldo Hill, Broncos defensive backs coach, as their new defensive coordinator.[87][88]

In the 2021 season, the Chargers' record improved to 9–8 (with an extra 17th game added to the NFL regular season). Herbert broke numerous sophomore year records, but despite his and the rest of the team's efforts, the Chargers missed the playoffs in a week 18 win-or-tie-or-go-home overtime loss to the Raiders.[89]

On February 3, 2022, the Chargers hired Vikings special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken.[90] In 2022, the Chargers announced the location of a new headquarters in El Segundo, California.[91] The Chargers finished the 2022 NFL season with a 10–7 record and the 5th seed in the AFC. They lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs to the Jacksonville Jaguars after blowing a 27–0 lead in the game.[92] Despite the playoff loss, the Chargers were alleviating their attendance issues, with their average attendance during the 2022 season being in the top third of the league for a second consecutive year.[93][94]

On January 17, 2023, the Chargers fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day.[95] The Chargers hired former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to be their new offensive coordinator on January 31.[96] Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill unexpectedly left the team on February 20 to join the Miami Dolphins as their secondary coach and passing game coordinator, with the vacancy being filled by the Chargers defensive backs coach Derrick Ansley on the same day.[97]

On December 15, 2023, head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired, one day after a 63–21 primetime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.[98]

Jim Harbaugh years (2024-present)

The Chargers signed former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh on January 24, 2024.[99] Harbaugh served as the coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014. He went to Super Bowl XLVII with the 49ers where he lost to the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Michigan football coach from 2015 to 2024. There, he had a total record of 86-25 while reaching the college football playoffs three times, as well as winning the 2024 National Championship. Prior to beginning his coaching career, Jim Harbaugh was a quarterback for the Chargers from 1999 to 2000.

Logos and uniforms

 
The Chargers' first logo, 1960; Alternate logo, 2018–present
 
The Chargers' wordmark logo, 1960

Except for color changes along the way, the Chargers have essentially used the logo of an arc-shaped lightning bolt since the team debuted in 1960. During its period in the AFL, the club also used a shield logo that featured a horsehead, a lightning bolt, and the word "Chargers". The team brought the logo back for on-field design in the 2018 season.

From 1960 to 1973, the colors consisted of various shades of electric blue ("powder" blue, but technically called collegiate blue)[100] or white jerseys, both with gold lightning bolts on the shoulders. The helmets were white and had both the arc-shaped lightning bolt logo, in gold or navy depending on the year, and the player's number. At first, the team wore white pants before switching to gold in 1966. In 1973, the numerals on the blue jerseys changed from white to gold.[100]

In 1974, the sky blue was changed to dark royal blue. The helmet was also changed to dark blue and the players' numbers were removed. Additionally, the face masks became yellow, thus making them one of the first teams in the NFL (with the Kansas City Chiefs) to use a facemask color other than the then-predominant grey. From 1978 through 1983, the Chargers wore their white jerseys at home, coinciding with the hiring of coach Don Coryell – when Joe Gibbs, a Coryell assistant in 1979–80, became head coach of the Washington Redskins in 1981, he did the same, and white at home became a Redskins staple through 2007 – but Coryell switched the Chargers to their blue jerseys at home starting in 1984. With the exception of the 1991 season and other sporadic home games since, San Diego wears its blue jerseys at home.[100]

In 1985, the Chargers started using navy blue jerseys and returned to wearing white pants. The team's uniform design was next revamped in 1988. It featured an even darker shade of navy blue. The lightning bolts on the jerseys and helmets were white, with navy interior trim and gold outlining; the facemasks became navy blue. In 1990, the team started to wear navy pants with their white jerseys. From 1988 to 1991, the team displayed stripes down the pants rather than lightning bolts. The Chargers went with all-white combinations in 1997 and 2001, only to have the blue pants make a comeback. On October 27, 2003, the Chargers wore their navy pants with their navy jersey for a Monday Night Football game versus the Miami Dolphins that was played at Sun Devil Stadium, then the home of the Arizona Cardinals, due to wildfires in southern California. This was the only game in which the Chargers had worn the all-dark combination until the uniform change in 2020.[citation needed]|

From the late 1980s to 2000, the Chargers wore white at home during some preseason games and dark for regular season games. In 2001, the Chargers started wearing their dark uniforms for preseason games and white uniforms in September home games due to the heat before switching back to dark in October.

In March 2007, the Chargers unveiled their first uniform redesign since 1988, on the team's official website. The team formally unveiled this new uniform set, which mixes old and new styles, in a private team-only event. Navy blue remains the primary color on the home jersey, but the familiar lightning bolt was reverted to gold, and now has navy outlining and powder blue interior trim. The latter color is a nod to the 1960s uniforms. The redesigned lightning bolt was moved to the sides of the shoulders from the top, and includes a new numbering font and word mark in white, with gold outlining and powder blue interior trim. The pants also have a redesigned lightning bolt in gold, with powder blue trim on a navy stripe. Additionally, the team pays tribute to other uniform features from their history by wearing a metallic white helmet, with a navy face mask, the newly revamped bolt in gold with navy and powder blue trim, and white pants. The road white jerseys with navy pants, as well as the alternate powder blue jerseys with white pants, were also redesigned with the new scheme.[101]

From 2002 to 2006, the Chargers used the early-1960s powder blue uniforms as alternate jerseys, which many football fans (both of the Chargers and of other teams) clamored for the team to bring back full-time.

Since 2007, the Chargers have worn the alternate powder blue jerseys twice per season. The alternate powder blue jerseys have also been worn in a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts in 2008.

In 2009, in honor of their 50th anniversary as one of the eight original AFL teams, the Chargers wore their 1963 throwback uniforms for three games.

For the 2013 season, the Chargers made minor tweaks to their current uniforms. These include a two-tone nameplate (gold with powder blue trim on home jersey, navy with gold trim on away jersey, and white with navy trim on alternate jersey), collars matching the color of the jersey, and the addition of a gold stripe on the socks.[102]

 
First Chargers wordmark of the second Los Angeles era 2017–2019

On January 12, 2017, with the announcement that the Chargers were moving to Los Angeles, the team unveiled a new alternate logo incorporating the letters "LA" with a lightning bolt.[103] The logo was immediately and widely ridiculed by fans, the media, and even other professional sports franchises, in part for its resemblance to the Los Angeles Dodgers logo.[104][105][106][107][108][70] The team tried to defuse the controversy by changing the color scheme of the new logo before scrapping it altogether after two days.[109]

The team officially announced on April 16, 2019, that it would wear its powder blue jerseys, the same uniforms they wore during their inaugural season in 1960 while in Los Angeles, as its primary home uniform beginning with the 2019 NFL season. The club also announced that the facemask color would change from navy blue to gold, which was previously worn when the team wore its royal blue NFL Color Rush uniforms.[110][111]

On March 24, 2020, the team announced new logos and upcoming new uniforms for the team. The new logos removed the navy blue completely, altered the double bolt lessening the curve, and debuted a new script logo featuring powder blue and gold and lightning bolt shooting from the A in Chargers.[3][4] On April 21, 2020, the team unveiled their new uniforms. This uniform set has numbers on the helmet and includes two color-rush uniforms, a royal blue set similar to the one used in their previous look, and an all-navy set, which has color of the logo on the helmet changed to navy as well. Gold pants were also included in the rebrand. Powder blue also returned as the primary color.[112][113]

Rivalries

Las Vegas Raiders

Main article: Chargers–Raiders rivalry

The Chargers–Raiders rivalry dates to the 1963 season, when the Raiders defeated the heavily favored Chargers twice, both come-from-behind fourth quarter victories. One of the most memorable games between these teams was the "Holy Roller" game in 1978, in which the Raiders intentionally fumbled in order to score a touchdown. This somewhat controversial play resulted in a rule change the following season. On November 22, 1982, the Raiders hosted their first Monday Night football game in Los Angeles against the Chargers. The Chargers led the game in the 1st half 24–0 until the Raiders scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to win 28–24. On January 10, 2022, the Raiders defeated the Chargers in overtime, 35–32. The winning field goal was unnecessary for the Raiders' playoff chances, and if the game had ended in a tie, both teams would have made the playoffs. With the field goal, the Chargers were eliminated. The Raiders lead the series 67–57–2 as of the end of the 2022 season, including having won the only playoff game between the two teams, the 1980 AFC Championship game.[114]

Los Angeles Rams

Main article: Battle of Los Angeles (NFL)

Initially, the Los Angeles Raiders and Rams were considered to be competing in the "Battle of Los Angeles" during the Raiders' tenure in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994.[115] However, the rivalry ended as the Rams moved to St. Louis and the Raiders returned to Oakland in the mid-1990s. The Raiders unsuccessfully attempted to move back to Los Angeles in 2015 following a failed joint stadium project with the then-San Diego Chargers. The intercity rivalry was revived only with the Chargers' move from San Diego in 2017, following the Rams' return to Los Angeles in 2016. Hostility erupted between the two clubs during a 2017 joint scrimmage at the Rams' training camp in Irvine, California. Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman and Chargers receiver Keenan Allen initiated an altercation and multiple players rushed into the skirmish, creating an uproar from the crowd.[116] Following the hiring of coach Sean McVay in 2017, the Rams managed to win back-to-back division titles, including an appearance in Super Bowl LIII during McVay's second season as head coach. The Chargers experienced their own playoff success by boasting a 12–4 record in 2018 and making an appearance in the 2018 AFC divisional round but lost to the New England Patriots. The Rams won the first regular season matchup in Los Angeles between the two teams in Week 3 of the 2018 season. The Chargers would win the next meeting in Week 17 of the 2022 season, the first matchup between the two teams at their new stadium.[117][118]

Kansas City Chiefs

Main article: Chargers–Chiefs rivalry

Chiefs lead 66–58–1 as of the end of the 2022 season,[119] but the Chargers won the only playoff meeting between the two teams, a 1992 AFC wild card game.[120]

Denver Broncos

Main article: Broncos–Chargers rivalry

Broncos lead 70–54–1 as of the end of the 2022 season, including having won the only playoff meeting between the two teams, a 2013 AFC Divisional game.[121]

Season-by-season record

Main article: List of Los Angeles Chargers seasons

The table below shows the five most recent NFL regular season records along with their respective finish in the NFL playoffs. The Los Angeles Chargers appeared in the postseason twice in the five last seasons, which happened in 2018 that resulted in a Divisional loss to the Patriots.[122] Recent notable honors with current members of the Los Angeles Chargers include NFL Rookie of the Year in 2016 for Joey Bosa (Defensive) and in 2020 for Justin Herbert (Offensive) along with NFL Comeback Player of the Year for Keenan Allen in 2017.[123][124][125]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage

Season GP W L W–L% Finish Playoffs
2019 16 5 11 .313 4th, AFC West did not qualify
2020 16 7 9 .438 3rd, AFC West did not qualify
2021 17 9 8 .529 3rd, AFC West did not qualify
2022 17 10 7 .588 2nd, AFC West Lost in Wild Card, 31–30 (Jaguars)
2023 17 5 12 .294 4th, AFC West did not qualify

Players of note

Main page: Category:Los Angeles Chargers players

Current roster

Los Angeles Chargers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Unrestricted FAs

Restricted FAs

Exclusive-Rights FAs

Rookies in italics

Roster updated January 13, 2024

  • Depth chart
  • Transactions

36 active, 11 inactive, 29 free agent(s)

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Retired numbers

 
Hall of Fame QB Dan Fouts
 
Hall of Fame WR Lance Alworth
 
Hall of Fame OT Ron Mix
 
Hall of Fame WR Charlie Joiner
 
Hall of Fame LB Junior Seau
 
Hall of Fame TE Kellen Winslow
Main article: Los Angeles Chargers retired numbers

The Chargers currently have six retired numbers: #14 of Dan Fouts, #18 of Charlie Joiner, #19 of Lance Alworth, #21 of LaDainian Tomlinson, #55 of Junior Seau and #80 of Kellen Winslow. As of 2010, the Chargers' policy was to have the Chargers Hall of Fame committee evaluate candidates for a player's number to retire after the player has retired from the league after five years, Seau was the only exception to this policy. The committee consists of Chargers Executive Vice President Alex Spanos, Chargers public relations director Bill Johnston, San Diego Hall of Champions founder Bob Breitbard, and the presidents of the San Diego Sports Commission and the Chargers Backers Fan Club. There are few recognized guidelines in sports regarding retiring numbers, and the NFL has no specific league policy. "You have to have enough numbers for players to wear", said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello.[126] The Chargers have rarely retired numbers.[127] The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote, "The [Chargers] tend to honor their heritage haphazardly."[128] Though not officially retired, the Chargers have not issued #17 or #85 since the retirements of Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates, respectively.

Los Angeles Chargers retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure Retired
14 Dan Fouts QB 1973–1987 March 24, 1988
18 Charlie Joiner WR 1976–1986 September 10, 2023[129]
19 Lance Alworth WR 1962–1970 November 20, 2005
21 LaDainian Tomlinson RB 2001–2009 November 21, 2015
55 Junior Seau LB 1990–2002 May 11, 2012
80 Kellen Winslow TE 1979–1987 September 10, 2023[129]

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Table key
* Member of the Chargers Hall of Fame
† Member of the Chargers Hall of Fame and number retired by Chargers
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Famers
Players
Name No. Position Tenure Inducted
Lance Alworth † 19 WR 1962–1970 1978
Ron Mix * 74 OT 1960–1969 1979
Johnny Unitas 19 QB 1973 1979
Deacon Jones 75 DE 1972–1973 1980
John Mackey 89 TE 1972 1992
Dan Fouts † 14 QB 1973–1987 1993
Larry Little 72 G 1967–1968 1993
Kellen Winslow † 80 TE 1979–1987 1995
Charlie Joiner † 18 WR 1976–1986 1996
Fred Dean * 71 DE 1975–1981 2008
Junior Seau † 55 LB 1990–2002 2015
LaDainian Tomlinson † 21 RB 2001–2009 2017
Coaches & front office staff
Name Position Tenure Inducted
Sid Gillman * Head coach 1960–1971 1983
Bobby Beathard * General manager 1990-2000 2018
Don Coryell * Head Coach 1978-1986 2023

Chargers Hall of Fame

Main article: Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame

The Chargers created their Hall of Fame in 1976.[130] The members of the Hall of Fame are honored at the Chargers Ring of Honor, founded in 2000 and viewable above the visiting team's sideline of Qualcomm Stadium on the press level.[131][132] Eligible candidates must have been retired for at least four seasons.[133] Selections are made by a five-member committee chaired by Dean Spanos, Chargers vice-chairman. As of 1992, other committee members included Bob Breitbard, founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions; Ron Fowler, president of the Greater San Diego Sports Association; Jane Rappoport, president of the Charger Backers; and Bill Johnston, the team's director of public relations.[133] The Chargers in 2012 allowed fans to vote for the newest member.[134]

50th Anniversary Team

Main article: San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
See also: San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team

The Chargers announced their 50th Anniversary Team in 2009 to honor the top players and coaches in the team's history. The Chargers were founded in 1959.[135] The team included 53 players and coaches selected from 103 nominees.[136][137][138] The Chargers originally stated that only 50 members would be selected.[138] Online voting by fans accounted for 50% of the voting results; votes from Chargers Hall of Famers and five members of the local media made up for the other 50%. Over 400,000 votes were cast online. Dan Fouts and LaDainian Tomlinson received the first and second most votes, respectively.[137][139] The team features 7 Pro Football Hall of Fame members and 11 players that were active on the 2009 Chargers team.[140][141]

San Diego Hall of Champions

Alworth, Mix, Hadl, Joiner, Coryell, Gillman, Garrison, Fouts, White, Winslow, Faison, Benirschke, Lincoln, Washington, Humphries, Ladd and Wilkerson are also members of the San Diego Hall of Champions, which is open to athletes from the San Diego area as well as those who played for San Diego-based professional and collegiate teams.

Staff

Head coaches

Main article: List of Los Angeles Chargers head coaches

Current staff

Los Angeles Chargers staff
Front office
  • Chairman/owner/president – Dean Spanos
  • Vice chairman – Michael Spanos
  • Executive vice president/COO/CFO – Jeanne Bonk
  • CEO/president of business operations – A. G. Spanos
  • General manager – Joe Hortiz
  • Assistant general manager – Chad Alexander
  • President of football operations – John Spanos
  • Executive vice president of football administration/player finance – Ed McGuire
  • Director of player personnel – Vacant
  • Director of player personnel strategy – Corey Krawiec
  • Director of pro scouting – Dennis Abraham
  • Senior director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Director of college scouting – Kevin Kelly
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Ben Herbert
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Lucius Jordan

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Radio and television

See also: List of Los Angeles Chargers broadcasters

The Chargers' flagship radio station is KYSR-FM Alt 98.7 in Los Angeles, with daily coverage and special programming on KLAC-AM 570 LA Sports[142] Play-by-play voice Matt "Money" Smith & NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah comprise the broadcast team. KYSR-FM's iHeartMedia Los Angeles sister-station KFI AM 640 served as the previous flagship station for the team since the Chargers’ return to Los Angeles from 2017 to 2019. Past Chargers radio broadcasters have included Josh Lewin, Ralph Lawler, Stu Nahan, Tom Kelly, Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, Dan Rowe, Ted Leitner, and Hank Bauer. Bauer served seventeen seasons (1998–2014) as the radio color analyst; however, the Chargers and then-flagship KIOZ decided not to renew his contract,[143] and was replaced by Conway starting with the 2015 season. As of 2014, the Chargers also stream their radio broadcasts on their official mobile application (through iOS and Android devices) as well as on their website.[144]

As of the 2020 season, Chargers preseason games will be broadcast by KCBS-TV; likewise, in the former San Diego market, KFMB is the local affiliate. As per the NFL's television deals, KCBS also broadcasts CBS coverage of most Chargers regular season games against AFC teams.[145]

Dennis Packer, the public address announcer of all USC football games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, serves as the public address announcer of all Chargers home games at SoFi Stadium. Packer replaced legendary P.A. announcer Bruce Binkowski, who went on to become the executive director of the Holiday and Poinsettia Bowl games, which were played at their former home, now-defunct SDCCU Stadium. The Holiday Bowl's being played in 2020 & 2021 at Dignity Health Sports Park and will return to Snapdragon Stadium in 2022. Poinsettia Bowl went defunct in 2016.

With the Chargers' return to Los Angeles in 2017, the team became a beneficiary of league scheduling policies. Both the Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams share the Los Angeles market, which is on the West Coast of the United States. This means that the Chargers cannot play home games, road division games against the Denver Broncos or Las Vegas Raiders, or interconference road games against the NFC West (in seasons that the AFC West and NFC West meet in interconference play) in the early 10:00 a.m. Pacific time slot. In addition, they cannot play interconference home games at the same time or network as the Rams. As a result, both teams generally will have more limited scheduling options, and will also benefit by receiving more prime-time games than usual (click here for further information). Thus, regardless of the previous season's record, the Chargers will receive a disproportionate number of Sunday Night, Monday Night and/or Thursday Night games, compared to the rest of the league. Additionally, if the Chargers and Rams are both playing at the same time on Sunday afternoons on a certain network (for instance, a Rams road game against an AFC opponent at the same time as a Charger home game with an NFC opponent with both on Fox, or the reverse where the Rams are on the road against an AFC opponent and the Chargers are at home against an AFC opponent on CBS), in the Los Angeles market, Fox and CBS have authorization to carry the extra game on their secondary sister stations; Fox games air on KCOP-TV, while CBS games are aired on KCAL-TV. In 2020, the Chargers signed a multi-year preseason TV deal with KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV and will have a weekly show with the latest team news, replacing KABC-TV after three seasons (2017, 2018 and 2019) of televising Chargers preseason football.

Radio affiliates

 
Map of radio affiliates

English stations

California

City Call Sign Frequency
Los Angeles KYSR/KSRY 98.7/103.1 FM (Pre-Game [first two-hours], Full Game Coverage and 'Chargers Talk' Post-Game)
KYSR 98.7 HD2 (HD radio simulcast of KLAC, will carry select games)
KLAC 570 AM (Secondary affiliate to KYSR, will carry select games)
San Diego KGB-FM 101.5 FM
KGB 760 AM
Temecula/Inland Empire KATY-FM 101.3 FM
Yucca Valley KNWH 1250 AM/103.7 FM
Palm Springs KNWQ 1140 AM/94.3 FM
Coachella KNWZ 970 AM/104.7 FM
Palmdale/Lancaster KAVL 610 AM
Victorville/Hesperia KMPS 910 AM
Imperial Valley KXO-FM 107.5 FM

Spanish stations

California

City Call Sign Frequency
Los Angeles/Orange County KBUE/KBUA 105.5 FM/94.3 FM
San Diego/Tijuana, Mexico XEMO-AM 860 AM

Mexico

City Call Sign Frequency
Mexicali XEHG 1370 AM
Ensenada XHEPF-FM 89.1 FM

Theme song

Main article: San Diego Super Chargers

The Chargers' fight song, "San Diego Super Chargers", was recorded in 1979 at the height of the team's success with Air Coryell, and has a distinctly disco sound. The team under then-new owner Alex Spanos replaced the song in 1989 with a non-disco cover version, but the original version was revived in 2002. The team played this song at home games after Chargers scores and victories until they departed San Diego.

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Chargers redirects here For other uses see Charger disambiguation The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area The Chargers compete in the National Football League NFL as a member club of the American Football Conference AFC West division The team plays its home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood California which it shares with the Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles ChargersCurrent seasonEstablished August 14 1959 64 years ago 1959 08 14 1 First season 1960Play in SoFi StadiumInglewood CaliforniaHeadquartered at Hoag Performance Center Costa Mesa California 2 Los Angeles Chargers logoLos Angeles Chargers wordmarkLogoWordmarkLeague conference affiliationsAmerican Football League 1960 1969 Western Division 1960 1969 National Football League 1970 present American Football Conference 1970 present AFC West 1970 present Current uniformTeam colorsPowder blue sunshine gold white 3 4 5 PersonnelOwner s Dean Spanos 6 General managerJoe HortizHead coachJim HarbaughTeam historyLos Angeles Chargers 1960 2017 present San Diego Chargers 1961 2017 Team nicknamesThe BoltsChampionshipsLeague championships 1 AFL championships pre 1970 AFL NFL merger 1 1963Conference championships 1 AFC 1994Division championships 15 AFL Western 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 AFC West 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009Playoff appearances 20 AFL 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 NFL 1979 1980 1981 1982 1992 1994 1995 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013 2018 2022Home fieldsLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1960 Balboa Stadium 1961 1966 San Diego Stadium 1967 2017 Sun Devil Stadium 2003 1 game due to the Cedar Fire Dignity Health Sports Park 2017 2019 SoFi Stadium 2020 present The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959 and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League AFL They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers 1 7 The team joined the NFL as a result of the AFL NFL merger in 1970 In 2017 the Chargers moved back to Los Angeles after 56 seasons in San Diego a year after the Rams had moved back to the city after spending 21 seasons 1995 2015 in St Louis 8 9 10 The team previously played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during their first stint in Los Angeles Balboa Stadium and San Diego Stadium also known as Jack Murphy Stadium and Qualcomm Stadium while in San Diego and Dignity Health Sports Park formerly named StubHub Center from 2017 to 2019 while SoFi Stadium was under construction The Chargers won the AFL championship in 1963 and reached the AFL playoffs five times and the AFL Championship game four times before joining the NFL 7 11 Since then the Chargers have made 15 trips to the playoffs and made four appearances in the AFC Championship game 7 In 1994 the Chargers won their first and only AFC championship and faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX losing 49 26 7 The Chargers have eight players and one coach enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Lance Alworth 1962 1970 defensive end Fred Dean 1975 1981 quarterback Dan Fouts 1973 1987 head coach and general manager Sid Gillman 1960 1969 1971 wide receiver Charlie Joiner 1976 1986 offensive lineman Ron Mix 1960 1969 tight end Kellen Winslow 1979 1987 linebacker Junior Seau 1990 2002 and running back LaDainian Tomlinson 2001 2009 12 According to an article listed by Forbes the Los Angeles Chargers are worth 3 875 billion dollars in August 2022 putting them at number 20 on the list of richest NFL teams 13 Contents 1 Franchise history 1 1 Barron Hilton era 1960 1965 1 1 1 Sid Gillman years 1960 69 1 1 2 First season in Los Angeles 1960 1 1 3 Move to San Diego 1961 1 2 Eugene Klein era 1966 1983 1 2 1 Don Coryell years 1978 1986 1 3 Spanos family era 1984 present 1 3 1 Bobby Ross years 1992 1996 1 3 2 Marty Schottenheimer years 2002 2006 1 3 3 Norv Turner years 2007 2012 1 3 4 Mike McCoy years 2013 2016 1 3 5 Return to Los Angeles 1 3 6 Anthony Lynn years 2017 2020 1 3 7 Brandon Staley years 2021 2023 1 3 8 Jim Harbaugh years 2024 present 2 Logos and uniforms 3 Rivalries 3 1 Las Vegas Raiders 3 2 Los Angeles Rams 3 3 Kansas City Chiefs 3 4 Denver Broncos 4 Season by season record 5 Players of note 5 1 Current roster 5 2 Retired numbers 5 3 Pro Football Hall of Famers 5 4 Chargers Hall of Fame 5 5 50th Anniversary Team 5 6 San Diego Hall of Champions 6 Staff 6 1 Head coaches 6 2 Current staff 7 Radio and television 7 1 Radio affiliates 7 2 English stations 7 2 1 California 7 3 Spanish stations 7 3 1 California 7 3 2 Mexico 8 Theme song 9 References 10 External linksFranchise historyMain articles History of the Los Angeles Chargers and San Diego Chargers Barron Hilton era 1960 1965 Sid Gillman years 1960 69 First season in Los Angeles 1960 The Chargers were established with seven other American Football League teams in 1959 They began AFL play in Los Angeles the following year in 1960 7 The Chargers original owner was hotel heir Barron Hilton son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton 7 According to the official website of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Barron Hilton agreed after his general manager Frank Leahy picked the Chargers name when he purchased an AFL franchise for Los Angeles I liked it because they were yelling charge and sounding the bugle at Dodger Stadium and at USC games 14 Move to San Diego 1961 After the 1960 season there were rumors that the team was considering moving to San Diego Atlanta or Seattle In January 1961 the team announced that a deal was made with San Diego to play in Balboa Stadium in Balboa Park They played for the whole ten season existence in the AFL before the upstart league merged with the older NFL Their only coach for the ten year life of the AFL was Sid Gillman 7 a Hall of Famer 15 who was widely recognized as a great offensive innovator 16 The early AFL years of the San Diego Chargers were highlighted by the outstanding play of wide receiver Lance Bambi Alworth with 543 receptions for 10 266 yards in his 11 AFL NFL season career In addition he set the pro football record of consecutive games with a reception 96 during his career 17 With players such as Alworth Paul Lowe Keith Lincoln and John Hadl 18 the high scoring Chargers won divisional crowns five of the league s first six seasons and the AFL title in 1963 with a 51 10 victory over the Boston Patriots 7 They also played great defense as indicated by their professional football record 49 pass interceptions in 1961 19 and featured AFL Rookie of the Year defensive end Earl Faison 20 The Chargers were the originators of the term Fearsome Foursome to describe their all star defensive line 21 anchored by Faison and Ernie Ladd Eugene Klein era 1966 1983 Hilton sold the Chargers to a group headed by Gene Klein and Sam Schulman in August 1966 22 In 1970 the Chargers were placed into the AFC West division after the completion of the AFL NFL merger 23 24 But by then the Chargers fell on hard times Gillman who had returned as general manager stepped down in 1971 and many of the Chargers players from the 1960s had already either retired or had been traded 25 The Chargers acquired veteran players like Deacon Jones 26 and Johnny Unitas 27 however it was at the later stages of their careers and the team struggled placing third or fourth in the AFC West each year from 1970 to 1978 During the 1973 season the Chargers were involved in the first major drug scandal in the NFL 28 That same year however a rookie quarterback from Oregon named Dan Fouts would serve as the catalyst to the Chargers return to prominence as the 1970s wore on Don Coryell years 1978 1986 nbsp Dan Fouts led the Chargers to several postseason runs from 1979 to 1982 including the famous Epic in Miami 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff game The Chargers hired head coach Don Coryell in 1978 who would remain coaching the team until 1986 Coryell developed an offensive scheme and philosophy known as Air Coryell also known as the Coryell offense or the vertical offense With Dan Fouts as quarterback the San Diego Chargers offense was among the greatest and most exciting passing offenses in NFL history 29 setting league and individual offensive records The Chargers led the league in passing yards an NFL record six consecutive years from 1978 to 1983 30 and again in 1985 They also led the league in total yards in offense 1978 83 and 1985 Under the tutelage of Coryell Dan Fouts wide receiver Charlie Joiner and tight end Kellen Winslow blossomed on the field and would all be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame The Chargers earned four consecutive playoff appearances 1979 82 during the Air Coryell era including three AFC West division championships 1979 81 However they came short of making it to the Super Bowl including two straight losses in the AFC Championship game in 1980 and 1981 Despite making the playoffs again during the strike shortened 1982 season the Chargers missed the playoffs every season from 1983 to 1991 In 1984 Klein cut salary in preparation of selling the team sending defensive linemen Johnson and Kelcher to San Francisco where they would join Dean and offensive tackle Billy Shields for another 49ers championship in Super Bowl XIX 31 Spanos family era 1984 present Alex Spanos purchased a majority interest in San Diego from Klein on August 1 1983 Spanos s family still owns 97 of the team and until his death in 2016 George Pernicano owned the other 3 Al Saunders was named the seventh head coach in Chargers history in 1986 following the resignation of Coryell during the middle of that season 32 In 1988 Fouts retired after a 15 year career in which he set seven NFL records and 42 club records and became the NFL s second most prolific passer of all time with 43 040 yards Fouts s jersey number 14 was retired at halftime of Dan Fouts Day game in San Diego 32 nbsp The Chargers hosting a pre season game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1987In 1989 Dan Henning a former Chargers quarterback Washington Redskins assistant and Atlanta Falcons head coach was named the eighth head coach in Chargers history 32 First year running back Marion Butts set a club record with 39 carries and a team rookie record with 176 yards in Chargers 20 13 win in Kansas City 32 After a three year stint as director of football operations Steve Ortmayer was released after the season and replaced by Bobby Beathard 32 Bobby Ross years 1992 1996 Following Henning s three season stint with the Chargers Bobby Ross was hired as the ninth head coach in 1992 Additionally the Chargers acquired quarterback Stan Humphries in a trade with the Washington Redskins 33 The Chargers would lose their first four games of the season and come back to become the first 0 4 team to make the playoffs as they won 11 of the last 12 games and clinched the AFC West title Ross was named NFL Coach of the Year for the Chargers dramatic turnaround by Pro Football Weekly 33 34 In the first round of the playoffs the Chargers shut out the Chiefs 17 0 but the Dolphins shut out the Chargers in the divisional playoffs to eliminate the Chargers In 1993 the Chargers finished 8 8 fourth in their division 33 In the 1994 season the Chargers made their first and so far only Super Bowl appearance against the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX They got to the Super Bowl by winning their first six regular season games the only NFL team to do so in 1994 and finished the season 11 5 Quarterback Stan Humphries and wide receiver Tony Martin combined on a 99 yard touchdown completion to tie an NFL record during a defeat of the Seattle Seahawks 27 10 They would become the 1994 AFC West Division champions behind a defense led by linebacker Junior Seau defensive tackles Reuben Davis and Shawn Lee defensive end Leslie O Neal and an offense keyed by running back Natrone Means Humphries and Martin The Chargers had upset victories over the Dolphins and Steelers in the AFC playoffs Despite those two close triumphs 22 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round and 17 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 26 who were led by quarterback Steve Young Super Bowl MVP and wide receiver Jerry Rice Despite the lopsided loss in the Super Bowl Beathard who traded for or drafted the bulk of the Chargers roster 35 and who hired coach Ross was named the NFL s smartest man by Sports Illustrated 36 and became the only general manager to lead three different teams to the Super Bowl Chargers Dolphins Redskins 37 The Chargers follow up year in 1995 did not bring the same success of the previous season but the team still managed to get into the playoffs with a five game winning streak to end the season at 9 7 However in the first round the Chargers were eliminated by the Indianapolis Colts in a 35 20 defeat 38 In 1996 running back Rodney Culver and his wife Karen were killed in the crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades Culver was the second player in team history to die while on the active roster after David Griggs was killed in a one car accident in Davie Florida 11 months earlier 33 In 1997 Ross and Beathard were at odds with one another resulting in Ross and his staff being released 33 The Chargers selected Kevin Gilbride to become their new head coach 33 Gilbride whose coaching background with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oilers featured a more open passing attack would mark a major change in offensive style from the ball control ground game of Ross 39 However the Chargers struggled in pass protection that year resulting in Humphries suffering several concussions and his retirement from the game 40 To replace Humphries Beathard drafted quarterback Ryan Leaf after the Indianapolis Colts selected Peyton Manning with the first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft The Chargers traded several players and draft choices to the Arizona Cardinals in order to move up to the second pick and select Leaf In 1998 the Chargers went 5 11 Said safety Rodney Harrison If I had to go through another year like that I d probably quit playing 41 nbsp The Chargers drafted running back LaDainian Tomlinson in the 2001 NFL Draft He became their all time rushing leader Gilbride was replaced by interim head coach June Jones who was on the Chargers staff before the hire 33 Jones left the team at the end of the season to coach at the University of Hawaii and the Chargers named former Oregon State University head coach Mike Riley as their new head coach 33 Leaf wound up having a disappointing career with the Chargers due to poor play and frequent conflict with both Chargers management as well as the press and his teammates causing his release after the 2000 season He has been arguably the biggest draft bust in NFL history and his failure to be the player the team envisioned was seen as a black mark on the franchise 31 Quarterback Jim Harbaugh who was acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens for a conditional draft choice in 2000 became the Chargers starting quarterback Beathard retired in April 2000 and was replaced in January 2001 by John Butler former general manager of the Bills 42 From 1996 to 2003 the Chargers had eight straight seasons where they were 500 or worse 43 In 2001 Norv Turner the former head coach of the Redskins was named offensive coordinator by Riley 42 Turner installed the offense that he coached with the Dallas Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson 44 Turner learned the offense from Ernie Zampese former offensive coordinator during the Coryell era while the two were on the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff The Chargers signed Heisman Trophy winner free agent quarterback Doug Flutie formerly with the Bills and traded the team s first overall selection in the 2001 NFL Draft to the Atlanta Falcons for their first round selection 5th overall and third round selection in the same draft In addition the Chargers obtained wide receiver kick returner Tim Dwight and the Falcons second round draft selection in the 2002 NFL Draft The Chargers used that selection in the 2001 draft to select Texas Christian University running back LaDainian Tomlinson and their own first pick in the second round to select Purdue University quarterback Drew Brees 42 Marty Schottenheimer years 2002 2006 This subsection may be too long to read and navigate comfortably Please consider splitting content into sub articles condensing it or adding subheadings Please discuss this issue on the article s talk page January 2017 Hired as a replacement to Riley Marty Schottenheimer s Chargers squad opened the 2002 season with four straight victories making him the only coach in team history to win his first four games 42 Butler would succumb to cancer after a nine month struggle in April 2003 42 Replacing Butler was A J Smith who was named executive vice president and general manager replacing his close friend Smith and Butler had worked together with the Bills playing key roles with Buffalo s Super Bowl teams 45 In 2003 the Chargers traded Seau to the Dolphins for a draft pick in 2004 NFL Draft Seau was selected to the 2003 Pro Bowl his 12th Pro Bowl selection of his career and in his final season with the Chargers he was chosen by teammates as the recipient of the Emil Karas Award as the team s Most Inspirational Player 46 Also in 2003 Tomlinson accumulated 195 total yards from scrimmage in a late season game against the Packers to raise his season total to 2 011 and became the first player in team history and the eighth player in NFL history to record consecutive 2 000 yard seasons 42 Tomlinson also became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1 000 yards and catch 100 passes in the same season 42 The Chargers coveted Eli Manning and wanted to select him with their first round pick which was also the first overall pick of the draft However after Manning indicated before the draft that he would not sign with the San Diego Chargers they were forced to adjust their plans Philip Rivers was their first alternative to Manning because the Chargers head coach at the time Marty Schottenheimer had coached Rivers at the Senior Bowl and he liked what he saw from Rivers The Chargers agreed to a trade on draft day with the New York Giants Manning was selected by the San Diego Chargers then later in the draft traded for Rivers selected with the fourth pick by the Giants The Chargers also received draft picks from the Giants that were used to select future Pro Bowlers Shawne Merriman and Nate Kaeding Rivers was one of 17 quarterbacks taken in the 2004 NFL Draft along with Ben Roethlisberger Eli Manning and Matt Schaub Rivers Roethlisberger Schaub and Manning have been voted to the Pro Bowl since becoming starters none had produced a season with a losing record until Schaub in 2010 but Roethlisberger and Manning both have won two Super Bowls They have been compared favorably to the Quarterback class of 1983 which included Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway 1st pick Jim Kelly 14th and Dan Marino 27th 47 In August 2004 Rivers signed a six year 40 5 million contract that included 14 5 million in signing bonuses However due to a protracted contract negotiation Rivers only reported to the team during the last week of training camp and incumbent Drew Brees retained his starting job After the starting quarterback switch it was almost certain that Brees days as the Chargers starting QB were over However Rivers held out nearly all of training camp and Brees remained the starter throughout the 2004 season where he started 15 games and led the team to a 12 4 regular season record Brees posted spectacular numbers completing 65 5 of his passes for 3 159 yards with 27 touchdowns to only 7 interceptions giving him a 104 8 passer rating The Chargers won the AFC West and Brees was selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl 48 He was named 2004 NFL Comeback Player of the Year 49 Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year for the 2004 NFL season He led the team to a playoff appearance his 12th as a head coach However it resulted in a disappointing loss to the underdog New York Jets in overtime in 2005 During the 2005 NFL Draft the Chargers tried to get some key rookies that would help carry the momentum from their mostly successful 2004 2005 run They used their first pick on LB Shawne Lights Out Merriman from the University of Maryland Then they used their next pick on DT Luis Castillo from Northwestern University Their other choices were WR Vincent Jackson from Northern Colorado RB Darren Sproles from Kansas State OT Wesley Britt from University of Alabama OT Wes Sims from Oklahoma University and Center Scott Mruczkowski from Bowling Green State The Chargers got off to a rough start in their 2005 campaign losing a close one to the Dallas Cowboys in their Week 1 home opener 28 24 and then they lost on the road to their AFC West rival the Denver Broncos 20 17 It was not until a Week 3 home game on Sunday night that they got their first win of the season when Manning and the New York Giants got shocked to the system as LaDainian Tomlinson had one of the greatest games of his career He got 220 total yards had 3 rushing touchdowns and threw for a touchdown as he helped the Chargers win 45 23 A week later they were able to build off their win by not only beating the two time defending champion New England Patriots 41 17 but also ending the Pats 21 game winning streak at home In their Week 5 Monday Night home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers the Chargers wore their throwback uniforms during this season they had also worn them during the 1994 season The Steelers held on to win with a 40 yard field goal by Jeff Reed 24 22 The Chargers rebounded on the road against their division rival Oakland Raiders 27 14 In their Week 7 road trip to Philadelphia they hoped to build off their win against the Eagles Late in the game with the Chargers leading 17 13 the Chargers tried to go for a field goal to put their lead well out of reach but it got blocked and Eagles DB Matt Ware returned it 65 yards for the game winning touchdown and the Chargers fourth loss of the season After going 3 4 the Chargers turned things around as they began a five game winning streak They won at home against division rival Kansas City Chiefs 28 20 and on the road against the New York Jets 31 26 Coming off their Week 10 bye they went home and wore their throwback uniforms again This time it was a dominating performance as the Chargers manhandled the Buffalo Bills 48 10 Then they went on the road and won a close match against the Washington Redskins 23 17 in overtime and then they swept the Oakland Raiders at home by a score of 34 10 The Chargers were 8 5 coming off a 23 21 loss to the Miami Dolphins On December 18 the Chargers beat the undefeated Indianapolis Colts 26 17 snapping a 13 0 winning streak However despite a record of 9 6 they were officially eliminated from AFC playoff contention in 2005 after a 20 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs the following Saturday The Chargers lost their final game of the season by a score of 23 7 to the AFC West champion Denver Broncos to finish with a record of 9 7 nbsp Philip Rivers started every game at quarterback from 2006 to 2019 The Chargers delivered an impressive performance in 2006 losing only to the Ravens and Chiefs they finished 14 2 which secured them the 1 AFC seed in the playoffs However they lost 24 21 to the New England Patriots in the divisional round Norv Turner years 2007 2012 Following the 2006 season they replaced Schottenheimer with new head coach Norv Turner In 2007 they went 11 5 beating the Tennessee Titans and the defending champion Indianapolis Colts to reach the AFC title game However they fell to the Patriots for the second year in a row In 2008 the Chargers dropped to 8 8 but as the AFC West was unusually weak that year they still managed to win the division title Defeating the Colts in the wild card round they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round San Diego began the 2009 season 2 3 After losing to the Broncos on Monday night they began an unbroken winning streak for the rest of the season which included defeating the entire NFC East In Week 11 they avenged their earlier loss against the Broncos by inflicting a 32 3 rout on them The next game saw them beat a 1 11 Cleveland Browns squad 30 23 in which LaDainian Tomlinson broke Hall of Famer Jim Brown s rushing record and was congratulated by him afterwards The Chargers secured another division title the 2 AFC seed and looked to be a near shoo in for the Super Bowl However the team s postseason futility continued Hosting the New York Jets on January 17 2010 they endured an upset defeat where despite an early lead were unable to overcome the strong Jets defense Kicker Nate Kaeding also missed three field goal and PAT attempts which resulted in the Chargers losing 17 14 The 2010 season was the 1st season without LaDainian Tomlinson since 2000 Tomlinson was let go by management due to an oversized contract relative to production and other issues he went on to lead the Jets in rushing with 914 yards amp tied for 3rd in receptions with 52 The 2010 campaign started off slowly again this time 2 5 including losses to some of the worst teams in football at the time the Kansas City Chiefs the Oakland Raiders the Seattle Seahawks and the St Louis Rams The losses were due to turnovers amp mental mistakes by young players on special teams allowing blocked punts amp kick punt return touchdowns The loss to Oakland ended their 13 game winning streak against the Raiders since their last loss on September 28 2003 50 The Chargers then went on another second half run with four straight wins but this time instead of keeping the streak going the entire second half they had a big let down losing at home to the Raiders again this time 28 13 ending their shared NFL record with the Dolphins of 18 straight wins in December 51 Despite the loss they still had a chance to win their 5th straight AFC West title tying the Raiders but they had another bad loss at the Bengals 34 20 ending their chances The Chargers beat Denver to end the season with a 9 7 record amp out of the playoffs for the first time since 2005 They finished the season as the 8th team in NFL history to rank 1 in overall offense 395 6 yards game and overall defense 271 6 yards game and became only the 2nd of those teams to not make the playoffs 1953 Eagles 7 4 1 52 They were second to the Colts in passing yards per game 282 4 second to the Patriots in points scored per game 27 6 1st in passing yards allowed per game 177 8 4th in rushing yards allowed per game 93 8 and tied for 2nd in sacks 47 On the negative stat sheet they gave up the most punt return yards per game 18 9 amp had 29 turnovers 53 Philip Rivers had another great season with a career high 4 710 yards 1 in the NFL 294 yards passing per game tied for 1st with Manning 66 completion pct third to Brees amp Manning 30 TD s only 13 INT s amp a 101 8 passer rating second to Brady Mike Tolbert 11 rushing TD s amp Antonio Gates 10 receiving TD s were among the league leaders in TD s scored On defense Shaun Phillips 11 sacks were in the top 10 54 With the special teams failure of the 2010 season campaign the Chargers hoped to rebound with a strong performance to start the season and a way to overcome slow starts The Chargers started off the 2011 season with a 4 1 campaign with their only loss to the New England Patriots From that point on however the Chargers began a six game skid with losses to the Jets Chiefs Packers Raiders Bears and Broncos with the first four by only a score and against Denver in overtime Injuries to both the offensive and the defensive line hit the Chargers hard But finally on December 5 2011 the Chargers got their first win in over a month against the Jacksonville Jaguars beating the also struggling team The Chargers then began a three game winning streak most notably beating the Ravens by more than any team has beat them that season However the Chargers were beaten 38 10 by the Detroit Lions to drop their record to 7 8 and eliminate the possibility of being in the playoffs After a 38 26 victory over the Raiders in week 17 the Chargers finished at 8 8 and in a numerical tie for first place in the AFC West along with Oakland and Denver However the Chargers were beaten out by Denver for the Division Title via tie breaker After missing the playoffs for the third straight season in 2012 the Chargers fired general manager Smith and head coach Turner 55 Mike McCoy years 2013 2016 On January 9 2013 the Chargers announced that Tom Telesco former vice president of football operations with the Indianapolis Colts would take over as general manager following the firing of A J Smith Additionally the organization promoted John Spanos to president of football operations On January 15 2013 Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy was hired as the new head coach and Ken Whisenhunt as offensive coordinator 56 The Chargers finished the 2013 season 9 7 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2009 They entered the playoffs as the sixth seed On January 5 2014 the Chargers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium 27 10 to advance to the AFC Divisional Playoff Round The Chargers then lost to the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High the following Sunday January 12 2014 24 17 After starting the season strongly including a five win run in September and October the Chargers were beset by a string of injuries to key players and eventually finished the season at 9 7 In contrast to 2013 the record was not enough to make the playoffs The Chargers began the season 5 1 winning five straight after losing their season opener It was followed by a three game losing streak and they finished 4 4 in the second half They won just two of their final five games coming back from double digit fourth quarter deficits twice to remain in playoff contention They lost the final game of the season when a win would have secured a playoff berth In three of their last four games and five of their last eight the Chargers did not score more than one touchdown Compared to 2013 the offense dropped in points from 12th in the league to 17th yards 5th to 18th first downs 3rd to 15th net yards per pass 2nd to 8th rushing yards 13th to 30 and yards per rush 21st to 31st It was the second time in three years the team finished second to last in yards per carry San Diego was just 2 4 against teams in their division in the AFC West and were swept by both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs It was their worst intradivision record since they were 1 5 in 2003 The Chargers were only 3 6 against teams with winning records They matched their 9 7 record from 2013 but missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons During the season the Chargers the St Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiders all intimated they might apply to move to Los Angeles at the end of the season The Chargers announced in December 2014 that they would not be seeking to move for the 2015 season followed by an announcement from the NFL that no team would move to L A until the 2016 season at the earliest 57 Controversy filled the 2015 off season as attorney and team spokesperson Mark Fabiani continually bashed the local San Diego city government s efforts to negotiate a replacement for Qualcomm Stadium When St Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced in January 2015 his intention to build a new stadium in Inglewood the Chargers felt pressured to announce their own Los Angeles plan to preserve what they claimed was 25 percent of their fan base in the affluent Los Angeles and Orange County areas In February 2015 the team announced a stadium proposal in Carson in partnership with the Oakland Raiders their AFC West divisional rivals 58 In August 2015 San Diego city officials announced their new plan for a new 1 1 billion Chargers stadium at the Mission Valley site of the existing stadium which included a 350 million contribution of public funds without raising taxes but Chargers officials scoffed at the proposal and refused to negotiate with the city on any proposal that was not located at the team s preferred downtown location 59 The 2015 season started off with a win against the Detroit Lions at home The Chargers lost to the Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings on the road before defeating the Cleveland Browns on a last second field goal Following their 2 2 start the Chargers lost their next six games dropping to 2 8 In their six straight losses they lost heartbreakers to the Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens and the Chicago Bears as well as sound defeats by both division rivals the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs They finally broke their losing streak by defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road bringing their record to 3 8 in last place in the AFC West and 3rd worst in the American Football Conference one game ahead of both the Browns and the Tennessee Titans They are also tied for the third worst record in the National Football League They then proceeded to beat the Miami Dolphins in Week 14 winning 30 14 They finished the season 4 12 The day following the conclusion of the 2015 regular season the Chargers Rams and Raiders all filed to move to Los Angeles 60 On January 12 2016 the NFL owners voted 30 2 to allow the Rams to return to Los Angeles and approved the Inglewood stadium project over the Carson project The Chargers were given a one year approval to move conditioned on negotiating a lease agreement with the Rams or an agreement to work with the Rams to build the new stadium 61 On January 14 2016 the team applied to trademark the term Los Angeles Chargers for the purposes of running and marketing a professional football franchise 62 After two weeks of negotiation the Chargers and Rams on January 29 2016 reached an agreement in principle to share the planned SoFi Stadium Both teams would contribute a 200 million stadium loan from the NFL and personal seat license fees to the construction costs and would pay 1 per year in rent to the facility s controlling entity StadCo LA LLC 63 64 65 Meanwhile in San Diego the Chargers had continued preliminary work on a ballot initiative for public approval on a new facility at the controversial downtown location while refusing to negotiate with the City of San Diego on its proposed new Mission Valley stadium which was the location strongly preferred by its local stadium task force 63 On November 8 2016 Measure C which required a two thirds majority to use public hotel tax funds towards the proposed downtown stadium s construction was voted down 57 opposed over 43 in support In December 2016 the San Diego City Council extended an offer for the Chargers to lease the 166 acre Mission Valley property for 1 per year for 99 years 66 On December 14 2016 at an owners meeting the terms of the Chargers and Rams lease agreement as well as the team s debt ceiling were approved thus taking the first steps for a possible move to Los Angeles in 2017 Around this time the Raiders announced that they would move to Las Vegas instead of Los Angeles effective in 2020 Return to Los Angeles nbsp Dignity Health Sports Park a soccer specific stadium that seats 30 000 served as the Chargers temporary home from 2017 until 2019 Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced the move in a letter to the city of San Diego posted to the team s official site on January 12 2017 8 The team which would pay the NFL a 645 million relocation fee 67 announced it would be returning to their birthplace in Los Angeles starting with the 2017 season at Dignity Health Sports Park then known as StubHub Center in Carson 8 9 10 despite the stadium s 30 000 seating capacity being well below the 50 000 minimum that the NFL set for temporary homes The home of Major League Soccer s LA Galaxy served as the Chargers temporary home field until they joined the Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood starting with the 2020 NFL season The Chargers became the second former San Diego professional sports franchise to move to Los Angeles after the Clippers in 1984 The move drew some controversy Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke welcomed the team to town by writing We Don t Want You noting that The Chargers aren t even the second team in town behind the Rams The Chargers aren t even the third team of interest here behind the Rams and Raiders The Chargers might not even be in the top five favorite NFL teams in Los Angeles 68 At a game at the Staples Center between the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers the Chargers logo was shown on a scoreboard and was booed heartily 69 Chargers tight end Jeff Cumberland was also jeered by the crowd when featured on the big screen 70 One week after the move from San Diego to Los Angeles was announced ESPN s Adam Schefter reported that the other NFL owners were angered by the decision and that the NFL wants the Chargers to move back though nobody believes that possibility is realistic 71 Anthony Lynn years 2017 2020 On January 13 the Chargers fired defensive coordinator John Pagano 72 It took the team one week to find a replacement for Pagano as they hired Gus Bradley on January 20 Bradley was formerly the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars and before landing that head coaching job was the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks The Chargers also announced they had hired Anthony Lynn to be their next head coach 73 74 In their first game back in Los Angeles at StubHub Center included an announced attendance was just over 25 000 divided around 50 50 between fans of the Chargers and the visiting Miami Dolphins 75 After the poor response the NFL was reportedly considering ways to move the Chargers back to San Diego although that possibility was considered unlikely 76 The league officially denied that such discussions were happening as San Diego was stated not to have a usable stadium and that the Spanos family refuses to consider going back to the city the league did acknowledge that a vote of the owners could change the situation 77 The team had a 9 7 record but missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive time After a 12 4 regular season record the Chargers qualified for the 2018 playoffs The team defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the Divisional round However Chargers attendance problems continued into their second season For instance there were so many fans of the visiting Kansas City Chiefs at the Chargers 2018 home opener that USA Today remarked it was essentially a Chiefs home game 78 In December 2018 a Los Angeles Times columnist asked if the Chargers would receive a parade in the city if they were to win the Super Bowl 79 The team s struggles to draw fans reportedly led them to lower their initial revenue goal when they moved into the new stadium from 400 million to 150 million and caused some owners to doubt the Chargers viability in Los Angeles 80 Beyond low attendance the Chargers receive only 18 75 of season ticket revenues through 2040 contributing to the reduced goal 81 In the 2019 season the Chargers had a poor 5 11 record and were swept by their division On September 13 2020 Tyrod Taylor became the starting quarterback for the Chargers and the first new quarterback to start since Philip Rivers starting debut on December 31 2005 82 He led them to win 16 13 due to a missed field goal by the Bengals On September 20 2020 Taylor suffered a punctured lung while receiving a pain killing injection forcing rookie quarterback Justin Herbert to start 83 Herbert led the team to a narrow loss against the Chiefs 23 20 in his first start In week 13 the Chargers lost to the Patriots 45 0 in the worst blowout loss in team history 84 The season concluded in a 38 21 win over the Chiefs Justin Herbert broke multiple rookie records throughout the season but despite his record breaking season the Chargers finished the season with a 7 9 record At the conclusion of the 2020 season the organization announced that Lynn was fired as head coach 85 Brandon Staley years 2021 2023 nbsp SoFi Stadium in 2021The Chargers signed Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley to become their new head coach on January 17 2021 86 Brandon Staley brought in Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi grandson of Vince Lombardi as the new offensive coordinator and Renaldo Hill Broncos defensive backs coach as their new defensive coordinator 87 88 In the 2021 season the Chargers record improved to 9 8 with an extra 17th game added to the NFL regular season Herbert broke numerous sophomore year records but despite his and the rest of the team s efforts the Chargers missed the playoffs in a week 18 win or tie or go home overtime loss to the Raiders 89 On February 3 2022 the Chargers hired Vikings special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken 90 In 2022 the Chargers announced the location of a new headquarters in El Segundo California 91 The Chargers finished the 2022 NFL season with a 10 7 record and the 5th seed in the AFC They lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs to the Jacksonville Jaguars after blowing a 27 0 lead in the game 92 Despite the playoff loss the Chargers were alleviating their attendance issues with their average attendance during the 2022 season being in the top third of the league for a second consecutive year 93 94 On January 17 2023 the Chargers fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day 95 The Chargers hired former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to be their new offensive coordinator on January 31 96 Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill unexpectedly left the team on February 20 to join the Miami Dolphins as their secondary coach and passing game coordinator with the vacancy being filled by the Chargers defensive backs coach Derrick Ansley on the same day 97 On December 15 2023 head coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired one day after a 63 21 primetime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders 98 Jim Harbaugh years 2024 present The Chargers signed former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh on January 24 2024 99 Harbaugh served as the coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014 He went to Super Bowl XLVII with the 49ers where he lost to the Baltimore Ravens He was the Michigan football coach from 2015 to 2024 There he had a total record of 86 25 while reaching the college football playoffs three times as well as winning the 2024 National Championship Prior to beginning his coaching career Jim Harbaugh was a quarterback for the Chargers from 1999 to 2000 Logos and uniforms nbsp The Chargers first logo 1960 Alternate logo 2018 present nbsp The Chargers wordmark logo 1960Except for color changes along the way the Chargers have essentially used the logo of an arc shaped lightning bolt since the team debuted in 1960 During its period in the AFL the club also used a shield logo that featured a horsehead a lightning bolt and the word Chargers The team brought the logo back for on field design in the 2018 season From 1960 to 1973 the colors consisted of various shades of electric blue powder blue but technically called collegiate blue 100 or white jerseys both with gold lightning bolts on the shoulders The helmets were white and had both the arc shaped lightning bolt logo in gold or navy depending on the year and the player s number At first the team wore white pants before switching to gold in 1966 In 1973 the numerals on the blue jerseys changed from white to gold 100 In 1974 the sky blue was changed to dark royal blue The helmet was also changed to dark blue and the players numbers were removed Additionally the face masks became yellow thus making them one of the first teams in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs to use a facemask color other than the then predominant grey From 1978 through 1983 the Chargers wore their white jerseys at home coinciding with the hiring of coach Don Coryell when Joe Gibbs a Coryell assistant in 1979 80 became head coach of the Washington Redskins in 1981 he did the same and white at home became a Redskins staple through 2007 but Coryell switched the Chargers to their blue jerseys at home starting in 1984 With the exception of the 1991 season and other sporadic home games since San Diego wears its blue jerseys at home 100 In 1985 the Chargers started using navy blue jerseys and returned to wearing white pants The team s uniform design was next revamped in 1988 It featured an even darker shade of navy blue The lightning bolts on the jerseys and helmets were white with navy interior trim and gold outlining the facemasks became navy blue In 1990 the team started to wear navy pants with their white jerseys From 1988 to 1991 the team displayed stripes down the pants rather than lightning bolts The Chargers went with all white combinations in 1997 and 2001 only to have the blue pants make a comeback On October 27 2003 the Chargers wore their navy pants with their navy jersey for a Monday Night Football game versus the Miami Dolphins that was played at Sun Devil Stadium then the home of the Arizona Cardinals due to wildfires in southern California This was the only game in which the Chargers had worn the all dark combination until the uniform change in 2020 citation needed From the late 1980s to 2000 the Chargers wore white at home during some preseason games and dark for regular season games In 2001 the Chargers started wearing their dark uniforms for preseason games and white uniforms in September home games due to the heat before switching back to dark in October In March 2007 the Chargers unveiled their first uniform redesign since 1988 on the team s official website The team formally unveiled this new uniform set which mixes old and new styles in a private team only event Navy blue remains the primary color on the home jersey but the familiar lightning bolt was reverted to gold and now has navy outlining and powder blue interior trim The latter color is a nod to the 1960s uniforms The redesigned lightning bolt was moved to the sides of the shoulders from the top and includes a new numbering font and word mark in white with gold outlining and powder blue interior trim The pants also have a redesigned lightning bolt in gold with powder blue trim on a navy stripe Additionally the team pays tribute to other uniform features from their history by wearing a metallic white helmet with a navy face mask the newly revamped bolt in gold with navy and powder blue trim and white pants The road white jerseys with navy pants as well as the alternate powder blue jerseys with white pants were also redesigned with the new scheme 101 From 2002 to 2006 the Chargers used the early 1960s powder blue uniforms as alternate jerseys which many football fans both of the Chargers and of other teams clamored for the team to bring back full time Since 2007 the Chargers have worn the alternate powder blue jerseys twice per season The alternate powder blue jerseys have also been worn in a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts in 2008 In 2009 in honor of their 50th anniversary as one of the eight original AFL teams the Chargers wore their 1963 throwback uniforms for three games For the 2013 season the Chargers made minor tweaks to their current uniforms These include a two tone nameplate gold with powder blue trim on home jersey navy with gold trim on away jersey and white with navy trim on alternate jersey collars matching the color of the jersey and the addition of a gold stripe on the socks 102 nbsp First Chargers wordmark of the second Los Angeles era 2017 2019On January 12 2017 with the announcement that the Chargers were moving to Los Angeles the team unveiled a new alternate logo incorporating the letters LA with a lightning bolt 103 The logo was immediately and widely ridiculed by fans the media and even other professional sports franchises in part for its resemblance to the Los Angeles Dodgers logo 104 105 106 107 108 70 The team tried to defuse the controversy by changing the color scheme of the new logo before scrapping it altogether after two days 109 The team officially announced on April 16 2019 that it would wear its powder blue jerseys the same uniforms they wore during their inaugural season in 1960 while in Los Angeles as its primary home uniform beginning with the 2019 NFL season The club also announced that the facemask color would change from navy blue to gold which was previously worn when the team wore its royal blue NFL Color Rush uniforms 110 111 On March 24 2020 the team announced new logos and upcoming new uniforms for the team The new logos removed the navy blue completely altered the double bolt lessening the curve and debuted a new script logo featuring powder blue and gold and lightning bolt shooting from the A in Chargers 3 4 On April 21 2020 the team unveiled their new uniforms This uniform set has numbers on the helmet and includes two color rush uniforms a royal blue set similar to the one used in their previous look and an all navy set which has color of the logo on the helmet changed to navy as well Gold pants were also included in the rebrand Powder blue also returned as the primary color 112 113 RivalriesLas Vegas Raiders Main article Chargers Raiders rivalry The Chargers Raiders rivalry dates to the 1963 season when the Raiders defeated the heavily favored Chargers twice both come from behind fourth quarter victories One of the most memorable games between these teams was the Holy Roller game in 1978 in which the Raiders intentionally fumbled in order to score a touchdown This somewhat controversial play resulted in a rule change the following season On November 22 1982 the Raiders hosted their first Monday Night football game in Los Angeles against the Chargers The Chargers led the game in the 1st half 24 0 until the Raiders scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to win 28 24 On January 10 2022 the Raiders defeated the Chargers in overtime 35 32 The winning field goal was unnecessary for the Raiders playoff chances and if the game had ended in a tie both teams would have made the playoffs With the field goal the Chargers were eliminated The Raiders lead the series 67 57 2 as of the end of the 2022 season including having won the only playoff game between the two teams the 1980 AFC Championship game 114 Los Angeles Rams Main article Battle of Los Angeles NFL Initially the Los Angeles Raiders and Rams were considered to be competing in the Battle of Los Angeles during the Raiders tenure in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 115 However the rivalry ended as the Rams moved to St Louis and the Raiders returned to Oakland in the mid 1990s The Raiders unsuccessfully attempted to move back to Los Angeles in 2015 following a failed joint stadium project with the then San Diego Chargers The intercity rivalry was revived only with the Chargers move from San Diego in 2017 following the Rams return to Los Angeles in 2016 Hostility erupted between the two clubs during a 2017 joint scrimmage at the Rams training camp in Irvine California Rams cornerback Nickell Robey Coleman and Chargers receiver Keenan Allen initiated an altercation and multiple players rushed into the skirmish creating an uproar from the crowd 116 Following the hiring of coach Sean McVay in 2017 the Rams managed to win back to back division titles including an appearance in Super Bowl LIII during McVay s second season as head coach The Chargers experienced their own playoff success by boasting a 12 4 record in 2018 and making an appearance in the 2018 AFC divisional round but lost to the New England Patriots The Rams won the first regular season matchup in Los Angeles between the two teams in Week 3 of the 2018 season The Chargers would win the next meeting in Week 17 of the 2022 season the first matchup between the two teams at their new stadium 117 118 Kansas City Chiefs Main article Chargers Chiefs rivalry Chiefs lead 66 58 1 as of the end of the 2022 season 119 but the Chargers won the only playoff meeting between the two teams a 1992 AFC wild card game 120 Denver Broncos Main article Broncos Chargers rivalry Broncos lead 70 54 1 as of the end of the 2022 season including having won the only playoff meeting between the two teams a 2013 AFC Divisional game 121 Season by season recordMain article List of Los Angeles Chargers seasons The table below shows the five most recent NFL regular season records along with their respective finish in the NFL playoffs The Los Angeles Chargers appeared in the postseason twice in the five last seasons which happened in 2018 that resulted in a Divisional loss to the Patriots 122 Recent notable honors with current members of the Los Angeles Chargers include NFL Rookie of the Year in 2016 for Joey Bosa Defensive and in 2020 for Justin Herbert Offensive along with NFL Comeback Player of the Year for Keenan Allen in 2017 123 124 125 Note GP Games played W Wins L Losses W L Winning percentage Season GP W L W L Finish Playoffs2019 16 5 11 313 4th AFC West did not qualify2020 16 7 9 438 3rd AFC West did not qualify2021 17 9 8 529 3rd AFC West did not qualify2022 17 10 7 588 2nd AFC West Lost in Wild Card 31 30 Jaguars 2023 17 5 12 294 4th AFC West did not qualifyPlayers of noteMain page Category Los Angeles Chargers players Current roster Los Angeles Chargers rosterviewtalkedit Quarterbacks 10 Justin HerbertRunning backs 28 Isaiah SpillerWide receivers 13 Keenan Allen 12 Derius Davis 1 Quentin Johnston 5 Josh Palmer 81 Mike WilliamsTight ends 89 Donald Parham 84 Stone Smartt Offensive linemen 64 Brenden Jaimes G 77 Zion Johnson G 63 Corey Linsley C 71 Jordan McFadden G 79 Trey Pipkins T 68 Jamaree Salyer G 70 Rashawn Slater T 62 Andrew Trainer TDefensive linemen 56 Morgan Fox DE 99 Scott Matlock DE 93 Otito Ogbonnia NT Linebackers 97 Joey Bosa OLB 92 Andrew Farmer OLB 0 Daiyan Henley ILB 6 Eric Kendricks ILB 52 Khalil Mack OLB 31 Nick Niemann ILB 94 Chris Rumph II OLB 45 Tuli Tuipulotu OLBDefensive backs 3 Derwin James SS 33 Deane Leonard CB 26 Asante Samuel Jr CB 36 Ja Sir Taylor CB 35 Amechi Uzodinma CB 22 JT Woods FSSpecial teams 47 Josh Harris LS 16 J K Scott P Reserve lists 90 Brevin Allen OLB Futures 72 Jerrod Clark NT Futures 42 Elijah Dotson RB Futures 8 Max Duggan QB Futures 87 Simi Fehoko WR Futures 23 Matt Hankins CB Futures 91 Christopher Hinton NT Futures 65 Brent Laing C Futures 67 C J Okoye DE Futures Jaret Patterson RB Futures 38 Chris Wilcox CB Futures Unrestricted FAs 27 Essang Bassey CB 76 Will Clapp C 43 Michael Davis CB 30 Austin Ekeler RB 82 Alex Erickson WR 7 Gerald Everett TE 32 Alohi Gilman FS 4 Will Grier QB 15 Jalen Guyton WR 37 Jaylinn Hawkins SS 58 Justin Hollins OLB 98 Austin Johnson DE 25 Joshua Kelley RB 20 Dean Marlowe FS 9 Kenneth Murray ILB 44 Tanner Muse ILB 2 Easton Stick QB 66 Cameron Tom C 83 Nick Vannett TE 95 Nick Williams DERestricted FAs 24 A J Finley FS 53 Blake Lynch ILB 57 Amen Ogbongbemiga ILBExclusive Rights FAs 78 Zack Bailey T 11 Cameron Dicker K 86 Keelan Doss WR 41 Raheem Layne SS 73 Foster Sarell T 59 Ty Shelby OLBRookies in italicsRoster updated January 13 2024 Depth chartTransactions 36 active 11 inactive 29 free agent s AFC rosters NFC rostersRetired numbers nbsp Hall of Fame QB Dan Fouts nbsp Hall of Fame WR Lance Alworth nbsp Hall of Fame OT Ron Mix nbsp Hall of Fame WR Charlie Joiner nbsp Hall of Fame LB Junior Seau nbsp Hall of Fame TE Kellen WinslowMain article Los Angeles Chargers retired numbers The Chargers currently have six retired numbers 14 of Dan Fouts 18 of Charlie Joiner 19 of Lance Alworth 21 of LaDainian Tomlinson 55 of Junior Seau and 80 of Kellen Winslow As of 2010 the Chargers policy was to have the Chargers Hall of Fame committee evaluate candidates for a player s number to retire after the player has retired from the league after five years Seau was the only exception to this policy The committee consists of Chargers Executive Vice President Alex Spanos Chargers public relations director Bill Johnston San Diego Hall of Champions founder Bob Breitbard and the presidents of the San Diego Sports Commission and the Chargers Backers Fan Club There are few recognized guidelines in sports regarding retiring numbers and the NFL has no specific league policy You have to have enough numbers for players to wear said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello 126 The Chargers have rarely retired numbers 127 The San Diego Union Tribune wrote The Chargers tend to honor their heritage haphazardly 128 Though not officially retired the Chargers have not issued 17 or 85 since the retirements of Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates respectively Los Angeles Chargers retired numbersNo Player Position Tenure Retired14 Dan Fouts QB 1973 1987 March 24 198818 Charlie Joiner WR 1976 1986 September 10 2023 129 19 Lance Alworth WR 1962 1970 November 20 200521 LaDainian Tomlinson RB 2001 2009 November 21 201555 Junior Seau LB 1990 2002 May 11 201280 Kellen Winslow TE 1979 1987 September 10 2023 129 Pro Football Hall of Famers Table key Member of the Chargers Hall of Fame Member of the Chargers Hall of Fame and number retired by ChargersSan Diego Los Angeles Chargers Hall of FamersPlayersName No Position Tenure InductedLance Alworth 19 WR 1962 1970 1978Ron Mix 74 OT 1960 1969 1979Johnny Unitas 19 QB 1973 1979Deacon Jones 75 DE 1972 1973 1980John Mackey 89 TE 1972 1992Dan Fouts 14 QB 1973 1987 1993Larry Little 72 G 1967 1968 1993Kellen Winslow 80 TE 1979 1987 1995Charlie Joiner 18 WR 1976 1986 1996Fred Dean 71 DE 1975 1981 2008Junior Seau 55 LB 1990 2002 2015LaDainian Tomlinson 21 RB 2001 2009 2017Coaches amp front office staffName Position Tenure InductedSid Gillman Head coach 1960 1971 1983Bobby Beathard General manager 1990 2000 2018Don Coryell Head Coach 1978 1986 2023Chargers Hall of Fame Main article Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame The Chargers created their Hall of Fame in 1976 130 The members of the Hall of Fame are honored at the Chargers Ring of Honor founded in 2000 and viewable above the visiting team s sideline of Qualcomm Stadium on the press level 131 132 Eligible candidates must have been retired for at least four seasons 133 Selections are made by a five member committee chaired by Dean Spanos Chargers vice chairman As of 1992 update other committee members included Bob Breitbard founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions Ron Fowler president of the Greater San Diego Sports Association Jane Rappoport president of the Charger Backers and Bill Johnston the team s director of public relations 133 The Chargers in 2012 allowed fans to vote for the newest member 134 50th Anniversary Team Main article San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team See also San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team The Chargers announced their 50th Anniversary Team in 2009 to honor the top players and coaches in the team s history The Chargers were founded in 1959 135 The team included 53 players and coaches selected from 103 nominees 136 137 138 The Chargers originally stated that only 50 members would be selected 138 Online voting by fans accounted for 50 of the voting results votes from Chargers Hall of Famers and five members of the local media made up for the other 50 Over 400 000 votes were cast online Dan Fouts and LaDainian Tomlinson received the first and second most votes respectively 137 139 The team features 7 Pro Football Hall of Fame members and 11 players that were active on the 2009 Chargers team 140 141 San Diego Hall of Champions Alworth Mix Hadl Joiner Coryell Gillman Garrison Fouts White Winslow Faison Benirschke Lincoln Washington Humphries Ladd and Wilkerson are also members of the San Diego Hall of Champions which is open to athletes from the San Diego area as well as those who played for San Diego based professional and collegiate teams StaffHead coaches Main article List of Los Angeles Chargers head coaches Current staff Los Angeles Chargers staffvte Front officeChairman owner president Dean Spanos Vice chairman Michael Spanos Executive vice president COO CFO Jeanne Bonk CEO president of business operations A G Spanos General manager Joe Hortiz Assistant general manager Chad Alexander President of football operations John Spanos Executive vice president of football administration player finance Ed McGuire Director of player personnel Vacant Director of player personnel strategy Corey Krawiec Director of pro scouting Dennis Abraham Senior director of pro personnel Louis Clark Director of college scouting Kevin KellyHead coachesHead coach Jim HarbaughOffensive coachesOffensive coordinator Greg Roman Passing game coordinator Marcus Brady Quarterbacks Shane Day Running backs Vacant Wide receivers Sanjay Lal Tight ends run game coordinator Andy Bischoff Offensive line Mike Devlin Assistant offensive line Nick Hardwick Senior offensive assistant Marc Trestman Defensive coachesDefensive coordinator Jesse Minter Defensive line Mike Elston Assistant defensive line coach Will Tukuafu Linebackers NaVorro Bowman Defensive backs Steve Clinkscale Safeties Chris O Leary Senior defensive analyst Rick Minter Defensive assistant Dylan Roney Defensive quality control Robert MuschampSpecial teamsSpecial teams coordinator Ryan Ficken Assistant special teams Chris GouldStrength and conditioningHead strength and conditioning Ben Herbert Assistant strength and conditioning Lucius Jordan Coaching staff Management More NFL staffsRadio and televisionSee also List of Los Angeles Chargers broadcasters The Chargers flagship radio station is KYSR FM Alt 98 7 in Los Angeles with daily coverage and special programming on KLAC AM 570 LA Sports 142 Play by play voice Matt Money Smith amp NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah comprise the broadcast team KYSR FM s iHeartMedia Los Angeles sister station KFI AM 640 served as the previous flagship station for the team since the Chargers return to Los Angeles from 2017 to 2019 Past Chargers radio broadcasters have included Josh Lewin Ralph Lawler Stu Nahan Tom Kelly Lee Hacksaw Hamilton Dan Rowe Ted Leitner and Hank Bauer Bauer served seventeen seasons 1998 2014 as the radio color analyst however the Chargers and then flagship KIOZ decided not to renew his contract 143 and was replaced by Conway starting with the 2015 season As of 2014 the Chargers also stream their radio broadcasts on their official mobile application through iOS and Android devices as well as on their website 144 As of the 2020 season Chargers preseason games will be broadcast by KCBS TV likewise in the former San Diego market KFMB is the local affiliate As per the NFL s television deals KCBS also broadcasts CBS coverage of most Chargers regular season games against AFC teams 145 Dennis Packer the public address announcer of all USC football games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum serves as the public address announcer of all Chargers home games at SoFi Stadium Packer replaced legendary P A announcer Bruce Binkowski who went on to become the executive director of the Holiday and Poinsettia Bowl games which were played at their former home now defunct SDCCU Stadium The Holiday Bowl s being played in 2020 amp 2021 at Dignity Health Sports Park and will return to Snapdragon Stadium in 2022 Poinsettia Bowl went defunct in 2016 With the Chargers return to Los Angeles in 2017 the team became a beneficiary of league scheduling policies Both the Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams share the Los Angeles market which is on the West Coast of the United States This means that the Chargers cannot play home games road division games against the Denver Broncos or Las Vegas Raiders or interconference road games against the NFC West in seasons that the AFC West and NFC West meet in interconference play in the early 10 00 a m Pacific time slot In addition they cannot play interconference home games at the same time or network as the Rams As a result both teams generally will have more limited scheduling options and will also benefit by receiving more prime time games than usual click here for further information Thus regardless of the previous season s record the Chargers will receive a disproportionate number of Sunday Night Monday Night and or Thursday Night games compared to the rest of the league Additionally if the Chargers and Rams are both playing at the same time on Sunday afternoons on a certain network for instance a Rams road game against an AFC opponent at the same time as a Charger home game with an NFC opponent with both on Fox or the reverse where the Rams are on the road against an AFC opponent and the Chargers are at home against an AFC opponent on CBS in the Los Angeles market Fox and CBS have authorization to carry the extra game on their secondary sister stations Fox games air on KCOP TV while CBS games are aired on KCAL TV In 2020 the Chargers signed a multi year preseason TV deal with KCBS TV and KCAL TV and will have a weekly show with the latest team news replacing KABC TV after three seasons 2017 2018 and 2019 of televising Chargers preseason football Radio affiliates nbsp Map of radio affiliatesEnglish stations California City Call Sign FrequencyLos Angeles KYSR KSRY 98 7 103 1 FM Pre Game first two hours Full Game Coverage and Chargers Talk Post Game KYSR 98 7 HD2 HD radio simulcast of KLAC will carry select games KLAC 570 AM Secondary affiliate to KYSR will carry select games San Diego KGB FM 101 5 FMKGB 760 AMTemecula Inland Empire KATY FM 101 3 FMYucca Valley KNWH 1250 AM 103 7 FMPalm Springs KNWQ 1140 AM 94 3 FMCoachella KNWZ 970 AM 104 7 FMPalmdale Lancaster KAVL 610 AMVictorville Hesperia KMPS 910 AMImperial Valley KXO FM 107 5 FMSpanish stations California City Call Sign FrequencyLos Angeles Orange County KBUE KBUA 105 5 FM 94 3 FMSan Diego Tijuana Mexico XEMO AM 860 AMMexico City Call Sign FrequencyMexicali XEHG 1370 AMEnsenada XHEPF FM 89 1 FMTheme songMain article San Diego Super 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