1977 San Diego Chargers season

1977 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Tommy Prothro
General manager	Johnny Sanders
Owner	Gene Klein
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1977 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record in 1976. It was Tommy Prothro's final full season as the team's head coach.

The 7-7 record allowed the Chargers to break a string of seven consecutive losing seasons. It was their best mark since the AFL-NFL merger.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1977 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–0	51,022
2	September 25, 1977	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–7	56,146
3	October 2, 1977	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–3	40,352
4	October 9, 1977	at New Orleans Saints	W 14–0	53,942
5	October 16, 1977	New England Patriots	L 24–20	50,327
6	October 23, 1977	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–16	33,010
7	October 30, 1977	at Miami Dolphins	W 14–13	40,670
8	November 6, 1977	at Detroit Lions	L 20–0	72,559
9	November 13, 1977	Denver Broncos	L 17–14	45,211
10	November 20, 1977	Oakland Raiders	W 12–7	50,887
11	November 27, 1977	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–28	58,994
12	December 4, 1977	Cleveland Browns	W 37–14	37,312
13	December 11, 1977	at Denver Broncos	L 17–9	74,905
14	December 18, 1977	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–9	50,727

Results

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	7	10	7	0	24

at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66°F (24.4°C), wind 11 mph
Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Chargers	Raiders
1					Raiders	Cliff Branch 7-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good	0	7
2					Raiders	20-yard field goal by Errol Mann	0	10
2					Raiders	Dave Casper 1-yard touchdown reception from Ken Stabler, Errol Mann kick good	0	17
3					Raiders	Pete Banaszak 2-yard touchdown run, Errol Mann kick good	0	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	24

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Chargers	7	9	0	7	23
Chiefs	7	0	0	0	7

Date: September 25
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 56,146
Game weather: 66°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

Q1	SD	Woods 12 yard pass from Harris (Benirschke kick)	SD 7–0

Q1	KC	Marshall 19 yard pass from Livingston (Stenerud kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	SD	Jones 17 yard interception return (kick failed)	SD 13–7

Q2	SD	Benirschke 31 yard field goal	SD 16–7

Q4	SD	Fuller 7 yard run (Benirschke kick)	SD 23–7

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	3	0	0	3
• Chargers	7	7	7	3	24

Date: October 2
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 40,352
Game weather: 70°F; wind 6

Scoring summary

Q1	SD	Joiner 30 yard pass from Harris (Benirschke kick)	SD 7–0

Q2	CIN	Bahr 35 yard field goal	SD 7–3

Q2	SD	Joiner 15 yard pass from Harris (Benirschke kick)	SD 14–3

Q3	SD	Harris 1 yard run (Benirschke kick)	SD 21–3

Q4	SD	Benirschke 42 yard field goal	SD 24–3

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Chargers	7	0	0	7	14
Saints	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 9
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 53,942
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	SD	Fuller 88 yard punt return (Benirschke kick)	SD 7–0

Q4	SD	Young 5 yard run (Benirschke kick)	SD 14–0

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	12	2	0	.857	6–1	11–1	274	148	L1
Oakland Raiders⁽⁴⁾	11	3	0	.786	5–2	10–2	351	230	W2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	3–4	6–6	222	205	L2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	1–3	4–9	282	373	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	1–6	1–11	225	349	L6

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-24.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-24.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-24.

San Diego Chargers

Founded in 1960 Played inaugural season in Los Angeles Based and headquartered in San Diego, California

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Retired numbers Chargers Hall of Fame Anniversary teams 40th 50th First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Players Coaches

Stadiums	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Balboa Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Future proposals City of Champions Stadium

Culture	Fearsome Foursome Air Coryell "San Diego Super Chargers" Bruise Brothers Marty Ball San Diego Sports Curse San Diego Charger Girls

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders

Lore	Holy Roller Epic in Miami Freezer Bowl

Division championships (15)	1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009

Conference championships (1)	1994

League championships (1)	1963

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	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

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers seasons

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Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1977 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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