1972 San Diego Chargers season

1972 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Harland Svare
General manager Harland Svare
Owner Gene Klein
Home field San Diego Stadium
Results
Record 4–9–1
Division place 4th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1972 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record in 1971.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 17, 1972 at San Francisco 49ers L 34–3
59,438
2 September 24, 1972 Denver Broncos W 37–14
49,048
3 October 1, 1972 at Oakland Raiders T 17–17
53,455
4 October 8, 1972 at Baltimore Colts W 23–20
55,459
5 October 15, 1972 at Miami Dolphins L 24–10
80,010
6 October 22, 1972 at Detroit Lions L 34–20
54,371
7 October 29, 1972 Kansas City Chiefs L 26–14
54,533
8 November 5, 1972 Dallas Cowboys L 34–28
54,476
9 November 13, 1972 Cleveland Browns L 21–17
54,205
10 November 19, 1972 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17
79,011
11 November 26, 1972 Houston Oilers W 34–20
46,289
12 December 3, 1972 Oakland Raiders L 21–19
54,611
13 December 10, 1972 at Denver Broncos L 38–13
51,478
14 December 17, 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–2
52,873

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 10 3 1 .750 3–2–1 7–3–1 365 285 W6
Kansas City Chiefs 8 6 0 .571 4–2 6–5 287 254 W3
Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 2–4 4–6 325 350 W2
San Diego Chargers 4 9 1 .321 2–3–1 4–6–1 264 344 L3

Notable events

In their last game for the year, the Chargers became the thirty-third team in the NFL or leagues that merged with the NFL to score only a safety in a full game. This unusual occurrence has been repeated only five times since: by the 1980 Buffalo Bills, the 1983 Minnesota Vikings,the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals , 2011 Atlanta Falcons and 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars.

References


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