1966 San Diego Chargers season

The 1966 Season was the 7th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to improve on their 9–2–3 record from 1965. In the team's final season at Balboa Stadium, the Chargers went 7–6–1 and finished in third place in the AFL West Division. The team would move to San Diego Stadium for the following season. It was also the first season to feature an AFL-NFL World Championship Game now known as the Super Bowl.

1966 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachSid Gillman
General managerSid Gillman
Home fieldBalboa Stadium
Results
Record7–6–1
Division place3rd Western Division
Playoff finishDid not qualify

For the 1966 season only, the Chargers changed the color of the lightning bolt on their helmets from yellow to blue. The yellow bolt returned the following season.[1]

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1966 American Football League Draft
1966 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Don Davis  DT Los Angeles State Signed with New York Giants (NFL)
2 16 Nick Rassas  DB Notre Dame Signed with Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
3 24 Milt Morin *  TE UMass Signed with Cleveland Browns (NFL)
4 32 Charlie Brown  DB Syracuse Signed with Chicago Bears (NFL)
5 40 Russ Smith  RB Miami (FL) Made roster in 1967
6 49 Gary Pettigrew  DT Stanford Signed with Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
7 61 Jim Tolbert  DB Lincoln (MO)
8 72 Doug Buffone  LB Louisville Signed with Chicago Bears (NFL)
9 81 Taft Reed  DB Jackson State
10 90 Dan Pride  LB Jackson State
11 99 Terry Owens  T Jacksonville State
12 108 Ray Jones  HB Los Angeles State
13 117 Houston Ridge  DE San Diego State
14 126 Mike London  LB Wisconsin
15 135 Shelly Novack  E Long Beach State
16 144 Bill Scott  DB Idaho
17 153 Ron Ogle  DT Long Beach State
18 162 John Travis  FB San Jose State
19 171 Jerome Bell  E Central State (OK)
20 180 Bill McDowell  LB Florida State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Roster
1966 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 Buffalo Bills W 27–7 1–0 Balboa Stadium 27,572 Recap
2 September 10 Boston Patriots W 24–0 2–0 Balboa Stadium 29,539 Recap
3 Bye
4 September 25 at Oakland Raiders W 29–20 3–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 37,183 Recap
5 October 2 Miami Dolphins W 44–10 4–0 Balboa Stadium 26,444 Recap
6 October 8 at New York Jets L 16–17 4–1 Shea Stadium 63,497 Recap
7 October 16 at Buffalo Bills T 17–17 4–1–1 War Memorial Stadium 45,169 Recap
8 October 23 at Boston Patriots L 17–35 4–2–1 Fenway Park 32,371 Recap
9 October 30 Denver Broncos W 24–17 5–2–1 Balboa Stadium 25,819 Recap
10 November 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–24 5–3–1 Municipal Stadium 40,986 Recap
11 November 13 Oakland Raiders L 19–41 5–4–1 Balboa Stadium 26,230 Recap
12 Bye
13 November 27 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 5–5–1 Bears Stadium 24,860 Recap
14 December 4 at Houston Oilers W 28–22 6–5–1 Rice Stadium 17,569 Recap
15 December 11 New York Jets W 42–27 7–5–1 Balboa Stadium 25,712 Recap
16 December 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–27 7–6–1 Balboa Stadium 28,548 Recap

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 1121.8465–1448276W3
Oakland Raiders 851.6154–2315288W1
San Diego Chargers 761.5382–4335284L1
Denver Broncos 4100.2861–5196381L2

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

References
  1. SportsLogos.net: San Diego Chargers
  2. "1966 San Diego Chargers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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