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 1130.7865–1389233W2
Denver Broncos 770.5004–2353334L5
San Diego Chargers 4100.2863–3314392L2
Oakland Raiders 1130.0710–6213370W1

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

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