The 1969 San Diego Chargers season was the team's tenth as a franchise and their ninth in San Diego. It began with the team trying to improve on their 9–5 record in 1968, as this would be the last season for the team with a winning record until 1978. It was the last American Football League season before the AFL–NFL merger. It was also Sid Gillman's final season as the team's head coach, as he resigned due to poor health in the middle of the season, and Charlie Waller took over for the last five games.
Offseason
NFL/AFL draft
Roster
Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 2 Baltimore Colts L 6–26 0–1 San Diego Stadium 2 August 9 New Orleans Saints W 10–7 1–1 San Diego Stadium 3 August 16 Oakland Raiders W 10–7 2–1 San Diego Stadium 4 August 23 Cleveland Browns T 19–19 2–1–1 San Diego Stadium 5 August 30 Los Angeles Rams L 14–24 2–2–1 San Diego Stadium
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 14 Kansas City Chiefs L 9–27 0–1 San Diego Stadium 47,988 Recap 2 September 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–34 0–2 Nippert Stadium 26,243 Recap 3 September 28 New York Jets W 34–27 1–2 San Diego Stadium 54,042 Recap 4 October 4 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–14 2–2 San Diego Stadium 52,748 Recap 5 October 11 at Miami Dolphins W 21–14 3–2 Miami Orange Bowl 34,585 Recap 6 October 19 at Boston Patriots W 13–10 4–2 Alumni Stadium 18,346 Recap 7 October 26 Oakland Raiders L 12–24 4–3 San Diego Stadium 54,008 Recap 8 November 2 at Denver Broncos L 0–13 4–4 Mile High Stadium 45,511 Recap 9 November 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–27 4–5 Municipal Stadium 51,104 Recap 10 November 16 at Oakland Raiders L 16–21 4–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,372 Recap 11 November 23 Denver Broncos W 45–24 5–6 San Diego Stadium 34,664 Recap 12 November 27 at Houston Oilers W 21–17 6–6 Houston Astrodome 40,065 Recap 13 December 7 Boston Patriots W 28–18 7–6 San Diego Stadium 33,146 Recap 14 December 14 Buffalo Bills W 45–6 8–6 San Diego Stadium 47,582 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 3: vs. New York Jets
Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Week 6: at Boston Patriots
Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 10: at Oakland Raiders
Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 12: at Houston Oilers
Week 13: vs. Boston Patriots
Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills
Awards Seven Chargers were in the West team for the AFL All-Star game, while five were named to the Associated Press All-AFL second team.
Player Position All-Star AP 1st-team All-Pro AP 2nd-team All-Pro Lance Alworth Flanker Pete Barnes Linebacker Steve DeLong Defensive end Willie Frazier Tight end Kenny Graham Safety John Hadl Quarterback Dickie Post Running back Walt Sweeney Guard
Standings
References