1985 San Diego Chargers season

1985 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Don Coryell (8th season)
General manager	Johnny Sanders (Since 1976)
Owner	Alex Spanos (Since 1984)
Home field	Jack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2[1] QB Dan Fouts WR Wes Chandler
AP All-Pros	3[2] QB Dan Fouts RB/KR/PR Lionel James T Jim Lachey

The 1985 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 7–9 record in 1984. It was Don Coryell's final season as the teams head coach.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	at Buffalo Bills	W 14–9	67,597
2	September 15, 1985	Seattle Seahawks	L 49–35	54,420
3	September 22, 1985	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 44–41	52,270
4	September 29, 1985	Cleveland Browns	L 21–7	52,107
5	October 6, 1985	at Seattle Seahawks	L 26–21	61,300
6	October 13, 1985	Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–20	50,067
7	October 20, 1985	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21–17	61,670
8	October 28, 1985	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 34–21	69,297
9	November 3, 1985	Denver Broncos	W 30–10	57,312
10	November 10, 1985	Los Angeles Raiders	W 40–34	58,566
11	November 17, 1985	at Denver Broncos	L 30–24	74,376
12	November 24, 1985	at Houston Oilers	L 37–35	34,336
13	December 1, 1985	Buffalo Bills	W 40–7	45,487
14	December 8, 1985	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 54–44	52,098
15	December 15, 1985	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	45,569
16	December 22, 1985	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 38–34	18,178

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Chargers 7 7 0 0 14 Bills 3 6 0 0 9 Date: September 8 Location: Rich Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 67,597 Game weather: 76°F; wind 11

Scoring summary Q1 SD Adams 1 yard run (Benrischke kick) SD 7–0 Q1 BUF Norwood 27 yard field goal SD 7–3 Q2 BUF Norwood 34 yard field goal SD 7–6 Q2 SD Sievers 30 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick) SD 14–6 Q2 BUF Norwood 29 yard field goal SD 14–9

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders^(1)	12	4	0	.750	5–3	9–3	354	308	W6
Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	380	329	W2
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	349	303	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–5	7–7	467	435	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	317	360	W1

References

1. "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-03.