1977 San Diego Chargers season

The 1977 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 18th overall. It was Tommy Prothro's final full season as the team's head coach.

1977 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachTommy Prothro
General managerJohnny Sanders
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Russ Washington
DT Louie Kelcher

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

Roster
1977 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
 , 5 practice squad

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Results

Week 1
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Raiders 7 10 7024

at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
  • Box Score

Week 2
1 234Total
• Chargers 7 907 23
Chiefs 7 000 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 (18.9 °C) wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)

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Week 3
1 234Total
Bengals 0 300 3
• Chargers 7 773 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 (21.1 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)

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Week 4
1 234Total
• Chargers 7 007 14
Saints 0 000 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
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-24.
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-24.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-24.
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