1976 San Diego Chargers season

1976 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Tommy Prothro
General manager	Johnny Sanders
Owner	Gene Klein
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1976 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 2–12 record in 1975.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–16	53,133
2	September 19, 1976	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–0	39,558
3	September 26, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals	W 43–24	40,212
4	October 3, 1976	at Denver Broncos	L 26–0	63,369
5	October 10, 1976	Oakland Raiders	L 27–17	50,523
6	October 17, 1976	Houston Oilers	W 30–27	31,565
7	October 24, 1976	at Cleveland Browns	L 21–17	60,018
8	October 31, 1976	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–0	45,484
9	November 7, 1976	Baltimore Colts	L 37–21	42,827
10	November 14, 1976	Denver Broncos	L 17–0	32,017
11	November 21, 1976	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–13	36,539
12	November 28, 1976	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–20	29,272
13	December 5, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	W 13–7	33,539
14	December 12, 1976	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–0	50,102

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders^(1)	13	1	0	.929	7–0	10–1	350	237	W10
Denver Broncos	9	5	0	.643	5–2	7–5	315	206	W2
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–5	4–8	248	285	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–5	4–8	290	376	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	.000	0–4	0–13	125	412	L14

References