Los Angeles Chargers year by year

67 seasons since 1960 · 505-505-11 all time · 1 title

How have the Chargers ranked, year by year?

The Los Angeles Chargers have played 66 seasons since 1960: 505-501-11 in the regular season, with 1 title. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league in 2024. Their offense scored the most 4 times: 2006, 1985, 1982 and 1981. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2024's (1st in points allowed), the best offense 2021's (5th in points scored). In 2026 they are 0-4, 29th in points scored and 24th in points allowed after 4 games.

Los Angeles Chargers by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L-T	Offense	Defense	Yds/G	Yds allowed/G	Coach	Postseason
2026	0-4	16.829th	26.524th	306.821st	333.516th	Jim Harbaugh	—
2025	11-6	21.620th	20.09th	—	—	Jim Harbaugh	Lost in the wild card round
2024	11-6	23.611th	17.71st	—	—	Jim Harbaugh	Lost in the wild card round
2023	5-12	20.421st	23.424th	—	—	Brandon Staley, Giff Smith	—
2022	10-7	23.013th	22.621st	—	—	Brandon Staley	Lost in the wild card round
2021	9-8	27.95th	27.029th	—	—	Brandon Staley	—
2020	7-9	24.018th	26.623rd	—	—	Anthony Lynn	—
2019	5-11	21.121st	21.614th	—	—	Anthony Lynn	—
2018	12-4	26.86th	20.68th	—	—	Anthony Lynn	Lost in the divisional round
2017	9-7	22.213th	17.03rd	—	—	Anthony Lynn	—
2016San Diego Chargers	5-11	25.69th	26.429th	—	—	Mike McCoy	—
2015San Diego Chargers	4-12	20.026th	24.921st	—	—	Mike McCoy	—
2014San Diego Chargers	9-7	21.817th	21.813th	—	—	Mike McCoy	—
2013San Diego Chargers	9-7	24.812th	21.811th	—	—	Mike McCoy	Lost in the divisional round
2012San Diego Chargers	7-9	21.920th	21.916th	—	—	Norv Turner	—
2011San Diego Chargers	8-8	25.45th	23.622nd	—	—	Norv Turner	—
2010San Diego Chargers	9-7	27.62nd	20.110th	—	—	Norv Turner	—
2009San Diego Chargers	13-3	28.44th	20.011th	—	—	Norv Turner	Lost in the divisional round
2008San Diego Chargers	8-8	27.42nd	21.715th	—	—	Norv Turner	Lost in the divisional round
2007San Diego Chargers	11-5	25.85th	17.85th	—	—	Norv Turner	Lost the conference championship
2006San Diego Chargers	14-2	30.81st	18.97th	—	—	Marty Schottenheimer	Lost in the divisional round
2005San Diego Chargers	9-7	26.15th	19.513th	—	—	Marty Schottenheimer	—
2004San Diego Chargers	12-4	27.93rd	19.611th	—	—	Marty Schottenheimer	Lost in the wild card round
2003San Diego Chargers	4-12	19.616th	27.631st	—	—	Marty Schottenheimer	—
2002San Diego Chargers	8-8	20.820th	22.922nd	—	—	Marty Schottenheimer	—
2001San Diego Chargers	5-11	20.814th	20.116th	—	—	Mike Riley	—
2000San Diego Chargers	1-15	16.826th	27.529th	—	—	Mike Riley	—
1999San Diego Chargers	8-8	16.828th	19.810th	—	—	Mike Riley	—
1998San Diego Chargers	5-11	15.129th	21.418th	—	—	Kevin Gilbride, June Jones	—
1997San Diego Chargers	4-12	16.626th	26.630th	—	—	Kevin Gilbride	—
1996San Diego Chargers	8-8	19.418th	23.524th	—	—	Bobby Ross	—
1995San Diego Chargers	9-7	20.119th	20.26th	—	—	Bobby Ross	Lost in the wild card round
1994San Diego Chargers	11-5	23.85th	19.19th	—	—	Bobby Ross	Lost Super Bowl XXIX
1993San Diego Chargers	8-8	20.110th	18.112th	—	—	Bobby Ross	—
1992San Diego Chargers	11-5	20.99th	15.14th	—	—	Bobby Ross	Lost in the divisional round
1991San Diego Chargers	4-12	17.121st	21.421st	—	—	Dan Henning	—
1990San Diego Chargers	6-10	19.717th	17.610th	—	—	Dan Henning	—
1989San Diego Chargers	6-10	16.623rd	18.19th	—	—	Dan Henning	—
1988San Diego Chargers	6-10	14.427th	20.818th	—	—	Al Saunders	—
1987San Diego Chargers	8-7	16.927th	21.115th	—	—	Al Saunders	—
1986San Diego Chargers	4-12	20.915th	24.824th	—	—	Don Coryell, Al Saunders	—
1985San Diego Chargers	8-8	29.21st	27.225th	—	—	Don Coryell	—
1984San Diego Chargers	7-9	24.66th	25.824th	—	—	Don Coryell	—
1983San Diego Chargers	6-10	22.412th	28.928th	—	—	Don Coryell	—
1982San Diego Chargers	6-3	32.01st	24.624th	—	—	Don Coryell	Lost in the divisional round
1981San Diego Chargers	10-6	29.91st	24.426th	—	—	Don Coryell	Lost the conference championship
1980San Diego Chargers	11-5	26.14th	20.418th	—	—	Don Coryell	Lost the conference championship
1979San Diego Chargers	12-4	25.72nd	15.42nd	—	—	Don Coryell	Lost in the divisional round
1978San Diego Chargers	9-7	22.26th	19.321st	—	—	Tommy Prothro, Don Coryell	—
1977San Diego Chargers	7-7	15.918th	14.66th	—	—	Tommy Prothro	—
1976San Diego Chargers	6-8	17.719th	20.418th	—	—	Tommy Prothro	—
1975San Diego Chargers	2-12	13.525th	24.620th	—	—	Tommy Prothro	—
1974San Diego Chargers	5-9	15.120th	20.419th	—	—	Tommy Prothro	—
1973San Diego Chargers	2-11-1	13.425th	27.624th	—	—	Harland Svare, Ron Waller	—
1972San Diego Chargers	4-9-1	18.918th	24.620th	—	—	Harland Svare	—
1971San Diego Chargers	6-8	22.27th	24.423rd	—	—	Sid Gillman, Harland Svare	—
1970San Diego Chargers	5-6-3	20.114th	19.917th	—	—	Charlie Waller	—
1969San Diego Chargers (AFL)	8-6	20.6	19.7	—	—	Sid Gillman, Charlie Waller	—
1968San Diego Chargers (AFL)	9-5	27.3	22.1	—	—	Sid Gillman	—
1967San Diego Chargers (AFL)	8-5-1	25.7	25.1	—	—	Sid Gillman	—
1966San Diego Chargers (AFL)	7-6-1	23.9	20.3	—	—	Sid Gillman	—
1965San Diego Chargers (AFL)	9-2-3	24.3	16.2	—	—	Sid Gillman	Lost the championship game
1964San Diego Chargers (AFL)	8-5-1	24.4	21.4	—	—	Sid Gillman	Lost the championship game
1963San Diego Chargers (AFL)	11-3	28.5	18.2	—	—	Sid Gillman	Won the championship
1962San Diego Chargers (AFL)	4-10	22.4	28.0	—	—	Sid Gillman	—
1961San Diego Chargers (AFL)	12-2	28.3	15.6	—	—	Sid Gillman	Lost the championship game
1960Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)	10-4	26.6	24.0	—	—	Sid Gillman	Lost the championship game

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1970, the first season after the merger; yards (passing net of sacks, plus rushing) in 1999.

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