1999 San Diego Chargers season

The 1999 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 40th overall and the first under head coach Mike Riley.

1999 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Mike Riley
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Junior Seau

Before the season, Ryan Leaf wound up suffering a shoulder injury during the Chargers’ first training camp and would miss the entire season. Following a 4–1 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8–8.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft

1999 San Diego Chargers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	60	Jermaine Fazande	Running back	Oklahoma	from Atlanta
3	69	Steve Heiden	Tight end	South Dakota State
4	104	Jason Perry	Safety	North Carolina State
5	139	Adrian Dingle	Defensive End	Clemson	from Chicago
5	141	Reggie Nelson	Tackle	McNeese State
6	178	Tyrone Bell	Cornerback	North Alabama
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1999 San Diego Chargers staff

	Front office Chairman of the Board – Alex Spanos President and Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos General Manager – Bobby Beathard Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney Director of Pro Personnel – Greg Gaines Coordinator of Football Operations – Ed McGuire Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Riley Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide Receivers – Mike Sanford Tight Ends – Paul Chryst Offensive Line – Joe Bugel Offensive Assistant – DelVaughn Alexander			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Pascale Defensive Line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Defensive Assistant/Secondary – Mark Banker Defensive Assistant – Kevin Lempa Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bruce Read Special Teams Assistant – Johnny Thomas Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mike Schleelein

Roster

1999 San Diego Chargers final roster

	Quarterbacks 11 Sherdrick Bonner  4 Jim Harbaugh 13 Moses Moreno Running backs 43 Kenny Bynum 20 Natrone Means 35 Jermaine Fazande 41 Terrell Fletcher 44 Fred McCrary FB Wide receivers 81 Jeff Graham 82 Charlie Jones 87 Chris Penn 85 Robert Reed 86 Mikhael Ricks Tight ends 84 Reggie Davis 88 Freddie Jones 83 Steve Heiden 89 Alfred Pupunu		Offensive linemen 67 Roman Fortin C 71 DeMingo Graham G 65 John Jackson T 64 Kendyl Jacox C 66 Reggie Nelson T 70 Vaughn Parker T 74 Raleigh Roundtree G 73 Aaron Taylor G Defensive linemen 95 Albert Fontenot DE 96 Norman Hand DT 99 Raylee Johnson DE 94 Chris Mims DE 98 Mike Mohring DT 97 John Parrella DT 76 Jamal Williams DT		Linebackers 58 Lewis Bush 51 Gerald Dixon 54 Eric Hill 52 John Reeves 56 Orlando Ruff 55 Junior Seau 57 Tracy Simien Defensive backs 24 Fakhir Brown CB 27 Charles Dimry CB 38 Mike Dumas FS 37 Rodney Harrison SS 42 Greg Jackson SS 26 Darryll Lewis CB 31 Jason Perry FS 25 Reggie Rusk SS 29 Terrance Shaw CB 21 Scott Turner CB Special teams 50 David Binn LS  3 John Carney K  2 Darren Bennett P		Reserve lists 90 Jamie Bell DE (IR) 69 Ben Bordelon T (IR) 59 Jon Haskins LB (IR) 12 Erik Kramer QB (IR) 16 Ryan Leaf QB (IR) 22 Jimmy Spencer CB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	TV Time (PT)	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 19, 1999	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–7	CBS	10:00am	47,660
3	September 26, 1999	Indianapolis Colts	L 27–19	CBS	1:05pm	56,942
4	October 3, 1999	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–14	CBS	1:15pm	58,099
5	October 10, 1999	at Detroit Lions	W 20–10	CBS	10:00am	61,481
6	October 17, 1999	Seattle Seahawks	W 13–10	CBS	1:05pm	59,432
7	October 24, 1999	Green Bay Packers	L 31–3	FOX	1:05pm	68,274
8	October 31, 1999	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–0	CBS	10:00am	78,473
9	November 7, 1999	Denver Broncos	L 33–17	CBS	1:15pm	61,204
10	November 14, 1999	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–9	CBS	1:05pm	43,353
11	November 21, 1999	Chicago Bears	L 23–20 (OT)	FOX	1:15pm	56,055
12	November 28, 1999	at Minnesota Vikings	L 35–27	CBS	10:00am	64,232
13	December 5, 1999	Cleveland Browns	W 23–10	CBS	1:15pm	53,147
14	December 12, 1999	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–16	CBS	1:05pm	66,318
15	December 19, 1999	at Miami Dolphins	L 12–9	CBS	10:00am	73,765
16	December 26, 1999	Oakland Raiders	W 23–20	CBS	1:05pm	63,846
17	January 2, 2000	at Denver Broncos	W 12–6	CBS	1:15pm	69,278

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	338	298	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	390	322	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	269	316	W2
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	390	329	W1
Denver Broncos	6	10	0	.375	314	318	L1

References