Los Angeles Chargers head coaches

19 head coaches · Head coach now: Jim Harbaugh

Who has coached the Chargers?

The Los Angeles Chargers have had 19 head coaches since 1960. Sid Gillman won the most games, 86, with 1 title. The head coach now is Jim Harbaugh, since 2024.

Los Angeles Chargers: every head coach, first to last
Coach	Seasons	W-L-T	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Sid Gillman	1960	10-4	.714	0-1
Sid Gillman	1961-1969, 1971	76-49-6	.603	1-3	1
Charlie Waller	1969-1970	9-7-3	.553	—
Harland Svare	1971-1973	7-17-2	.308	—
Ron Waller	1973	1-5	.167	—
Tommy Prothro	1974-1978	21-39	.350	—
Don Coryell	1978-1986	69-56	.552	3-4
Al Saunders	1986-1988	17-22	.436	—
Dan Henning	1989-1991	16-32	.333	—
Bobby Ross	1992-1996	47-33	.588	3-3
Kevin Gilbride	1997-1998	6-16	.273	—
June Jones	1998	3-7	.300	—
Mike Riley	1999-2001	14-34	.292	—
Marty Schottenheimer	2002-2006	47-33	.588	0-2
Norv Turner	2007-2012	56-40	.583	3-3
Mike McCoy	2013-2016	27-37	.422	1-1
Anthony Lynn	2017-2020	33-31	.516	1-1
Brandon Staley	2021-2023	24-24	.500	0-1
Giff Smith	2023	0-3	.000	—
Jim Harbaugh	2024-2026	22-12	.647	0-2

From Wikipedia's list of the club's head coaches, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. NFL titles before the Super Bowl count. A coach with two stints has a row for each.