1972 San Diego Chargers season
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| 1972 San Diego Chargers season | |
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| Head coach | Harland Svare |
| General manager | Harland Svare |
| Owner | Gene Klein |
| Home field | San Diego Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–9–1 |
| Division place | 4th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1972 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–8 record in 1971.
NFL Draft
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 17, 1972 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 34–3 |
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| 2 | September 24, 1972 | Denver Broncos | W 37–14 |
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| 3 | October 1, 1972 | at Oakland Raiders | T 17–17 |
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| 4 | October 8, 1972 | at Baltimore Colts | W 23–20 |
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| 5 | October 15, 1972 | at Miami Dolphins | L 24–10 |
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| 6 | October 22, 1972 | at Detroit Lions | L 34–20 |
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| 7 | October 29, 1972 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 26–14 |
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| 8 | November 5, 1972 | Dallas Cowboys | L 34–28 |
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| 9 | November 13, 1972 | Cleveland Browns | L 21–17 |
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| 10 | November 19, 1972 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–17 |
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| 11 | November 26, 1972 | Houston Oilers | W 34–20 |
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| 12 | December 3, 1972 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–19 |
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| 13 | December 10, 1972 | at Denver Broncos | L 38–13 |
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| 14 | December 17, 1972 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–2 |
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Oakland Raiders | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3–2–1 | 7–3–1 | 365 | 285 | W6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 287 | 254 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 325 | 350 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 2–3–1 | 4–6–1 | 264 | 344 | L3 |
Notable events
In their last game for the year, the Chargers became the thirty-third team in the NFL or leagues that merged with the NFL to score only a safety in a full game. This unusual occurrence has been repeated only five times since: by the 1980 Buffalo Bills, the 1983 Minnesota Vikings,the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals , 2011 Atlanta Falcons and 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars.
