1968 San Diego Chargers season

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1968 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Sid Gillman
General manager Sid Gillman
Owner Gene Klein
Home field San Diego Stadium
Results
Record 9–5
Division place 3rd Western Division
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1968 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–5–1 record in 1967.

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1968 Cincinnati Bengals W 29–13
33,687
2 September 21, 1968 Houston Oilers W 30–14
46,217
3 September 29, 1968 at Cincinnati Bengals W 31–10
28,642
4 October 5, 1968 at New York Jets L 23–20
63,786
5 October 13, 1968 at Oakland Raiders W 23–14
53,257
6 October 20, 1968 Denver Broncos W 55–24
42,953
7 October 27, 1968 at Kansas City Chiefs L 27–20
50,344
8 November 3, 1968 Miami Dolphins W 34–28
37,284
9 November 10, 1968 at Boston Patriots W 27–17
19,278
10 November 17, 1968 at Buffalo Bills W 21–6
27,993
11 November 24, 1968 New York Jets L 37–15
51,175
12 December 1, 1968 at Denver Broncos W 47–23
35,312
13 December 8, 1968 Kansas City Chiefs L 40–3
51,174
14 December 15, 1968 Oakland Raiders L 34–27
40,698

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 12 2 0 .857 6–2 453 233 W8
Kansas City Chiefs 12 2 0 .857 7–1 371 170 W5
San Diego Chargers 9 5 0 .643 5–3 382 310 L2
Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 1–7 255 404 L3
Cincinnati Bengals 3 11 0 .214 1–7 215 329 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.