1962 San Diego Chargers season

1962 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
General manager	Sid Gillman
Owner	Barron Hilton
Home field	Balboa Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	3rd Western Division
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1962 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 12–2 record in 1961. The Chargers finished third in the AFL West at 4–10 that season. At the time it was their worst ever season. This would be the only time the Chargers would endure a losing season during their AFL days.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1962	at Denver Broncos	L 30–21	28,000
2	September 16, 1962	New York Titans	W 40–14	22,003
3	September 23, 1962	Houston Oilers	L 42–17	28,061
4	September 30, 1962	at Oakland Raiders	W 42–33	13,000
5	October 7, 1962	Dallas Texans	W 32–28	23,092
6	October 13, 1962	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–10	20,074
7	October 19, 1962	at Boston Patriots	L 24–20	20,888
8	October 28, 1962	at New York Titans	L 23–3	21,467
9	November 4, 1962	Denver Broncos	L 23–20	20,827
10	November 11, 1962	Buffalo Bills	L 40–20	22,204
11	November 25, 1962	at Houston Oilers	L 33–27	28,235
12	December 2, 1962	Oakland Raiders	W 31–21	17,874
13	December 9, 1962	Boston Patriots	L 20–14	19,887
14	December 16, 1962	at Dallas Texans	L 26–17	18,384

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Texans	11	3	0	.786	5–1	389	233	W2
Denver Broncos	7	7	0	.500	4–2	353	334	L5
San Diego Chargers	4	10	0	.286	3–3	314	392	L2
Oakland Raiders	1	13	0	.071	0–6	213	370	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.