1976 San Diego Chargers season

The 1976 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's seventh season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 17th overall.

1976 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Tommy Prothro
General manager	Johnny Sanders
Owner	Eugene V. Klein
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

NFL Draft

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

1976 San Diego Chargers final roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Dan Fouts 19 Neal Jeffrey 16 Clint Longley Running backs 41 Bo Matthews 23 Mercury Morris 24 Joe Washington 30 Sam Scarber 33 Don Woods Wide receivers 7 Eddie Bell 87 Larry Dorsey 18 Charlie Joiner 89 Dwight McDonald 85 Artie Owens Tight ends 88 Chuck Bradley 82 Pat Curran 83 Larry Mialik		Offensive linemen 64 Charles Aiu G 54 Ed Flanagan C 66 Billy Shields T 72 Ron Singleton T 70 Russ Washington T 63 Doug Wilkerson G Defensive linemen 71 Fred Dean DE 73 Charles DeJurnett DT 74 Louie Kelcher DT 79 Gary Johnson DT 68 Leroy Jones DE 69 John Lee DE		Linebackers 50 Don Goode 58 Tom Graham 57 Rick Middleton 52 Ray Preston Defensive backs 46 Danny Colbert CB 44 Chris Fletcher FS 42 Mike Fuller SS 22 Tom Hayes CB 45 Hal Stringert CB 43 Jim Tolbert SS 29 Mike Williams CB Special teams 15 Toni Fritsch K 10 Mitch Hoopes P		Reserve lists 27 Gary Garrison WR (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 inactive, 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–16	53,133
2	September 19, 1976	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–0	39,558
3	September 26, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals	W 43–24	40,212
4	October 3, 1976	at Denver Broncos	L 26–0	63,369
5	October 10, 1976	Oakland Raiders	L 27–17	50,523
6	October 17, 1976	Houston Oilers	W 30–27	31,565
7	October 24, 1976	at Cleveland Browns	L 21–17	60,018
8	October 31, 1976	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–0	45,484
9	November 7, 1976	Baltimore Colts	L 37–21	42,827
10	November 14, 1976	Denver Broncos	L 17–0	32,017
11	November 21, 1976	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–13	36,539
12	November 28, 1976	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–20	29,272
13	December 5, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	W 13–7	33,539
14	December 12, 1976	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–0	50,102

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders^(1)	13	1	0	.929	7–0	10–1	350	237	W10
Denver Broncos	9	5	0	.643	5–2	7–5	315	206	W2
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–5	4–8	248	285	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–5	4–8	290	376	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	.000	0–4	0–13	125	412	L14

References