Los Angeles Chargers
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| First Season |
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| 1960 |
| Team History |
| Los Angeles Chargers (1960, 2017-present) San Diego Chargers (1961-2016) |
| Conference/Division |
National Football League (1970-present)
American Football League (1960-69)
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| Venue |
| SoFi Stadium (2020-present) Dignity Health Sports Park (2017-19) Qualcomm Stadium (1967-2016) Balboa Stadium (1961-66) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1960) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The Chargers play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which the club shares with the Los Angeles Rams.
The club was founded as a Los Angeles-based team on August 14, 1959, and began play on September 10, 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. The Chargers joined the NFL after the completion of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
Publications
Programs by season
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| preseason | August 18 | at Los Angeles Rams | Anaheim Stadium |
| Week 6 | October 14 | at New York Jets | Giants Stadium |
| Week 10 | November 18 | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 1991 | |||
| preseason | August 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | Anaheim Stadium |
| preseason | August 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
| Week 2 | September 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park |
| 1992 | |||
| Week 10 | November 15 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Stadium |
| 1993 | |||
| Week 3 | September 19 | vs. Houston Oilers | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| 1995 | |||
| Week 7 | October 15 | vs. Dallas Cowboys | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| Week 12 | November 27 | vs. Oakland Raiders | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| 1996 | |||
| preseason | August 17 | vs. Arizona Cardinals | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| 1997 | |||
| preseason | August 16 | at Tennessee Oilers | Vanderbilt Stadium |
| preseason | August 31 | at New England Patriots | Foxboro Stadium |
| Week 9 | November 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Cinergy Field |
| 1998 | |||
| Week 2 | September 13 | at Tennessee Oilers | Vanderbilt Stadium |
| 1999 | |||
| preseason | August 8 | vs. Denver Broncos | Stadium Australia |
2000s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | |||
| Week 2 | September 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium |
| 2002 | |||
| preseason | August 22 | at St. Louis Rams | Edward Jones Dome |
| 2003 | |||
| Week 7 | October 19 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2004 | |||
| Week 14 | December 19 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2005 | |||
| preseason | August 11 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
| 2006 | |||
| preseason | August 18 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
| 2007 | |||
| Week 8 | November 4 | at Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| postseason | January 20, 2008 | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium |
| 2008 | |||
| Week 10 | November 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field |
| postseason | January 3, 2009 | vs. Indianapolis Colts | Qualcomm Stadium |
| postseason | January 11, 2009 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field |
| 2009 | |||
| Week 13 | December 13 | at Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium |
| postseason | January 17, 2010 | vs. New York Jets | Qualcomm Stadium |
2010s
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1960s | 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
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| 1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 |
| 1990s | 1996 • 1998 • 1999 |
| 2000s | 2004 • 2007 |
| 2010s | 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
| 2020s | 2020 • 2021 • 2022 |
Yearbooks
| 1980s | 1988 • 1989 |
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| 1990s | 1992 |
| 2010s | 2016 |
Other publications
| 1960s | 1969 Prospectus |
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Seasons
| Los Angeles Chargers publications by season |
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| 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 |
Head Coaches
| Los Angeles Chargers head coaches |
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| Sid Gillman (1960-69) • Charlie Waller (1969-70) • Sid Gillman (1971) • Harland Svare (1971-73) • Ron Waller* (1973) • Tommy Prothro (1974-78) • Don Coryell (1978-86) • Al Saunders (1986-88) • Dan Henning (1989-91) • Bobby Ross (1992-96) • Kevin Gilbride (1997-98) • June Jones* (1998) • Mike Riley (1999-2001) • Marty Schottenheimer (2002-06) • Norv Turner (2007-12) • Mike McCoy (2013-16) • Anthony Lynn (2017-20) • Brandon Staley (2021-present)
*interim head coach |
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| American Football League | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Boston Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Houston Oilers • Miami Dolphins • New York Jets |
| Western Division | Cincinnati Bengals • Denver Broncos • Kansas City Chiefs • San Diego Chargers • Oakland Raiders |
| Seasons | 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
| Venues | Alumni Stadium • Astrodome • Balboa Stadium • Candlestick Park • Cotton Bowl • DU Stadium • Fenway Park • Frank Youell Field • Jeppesen Stadium • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Mile High Stadium • Municipal Stadium • Nickerson Field • Nippert Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Orange Bowl • Polo Grounds • Rice Stadium • San Diego Stadium • Shea Stadium • War Memorial Stadium |
| Related | All-Star Games • League publications • National Football League |
