1966 San Diego Chargers season
| 1966 San Diego Chargers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sid Gillman |
| General manager | Sid Gillman |
| Owner | Gene Klein |
| Home field | Balboa Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–6–1 |
| Division place | 3rd Western Division |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1966 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 9–2–3 record in 1965. In the team's final season at Balboa Stadium, the Chargers went 7–6–1 and finished in third place in the AFL West Division. The team would move to San Diego Stadium for the following season. It was also the first season to feature an AFL-NFL World Championship Game now known as the Super Bowl.
For the 1966 season only, the Chargers changed the color of the lightning bolt on their helmets from yellow to blue. The yellow bolt returned the following season.[1]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1966 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–7 | |
| 2 | September 10, 1966 | Boston Patriots | W 24–0 | |
| 3 | September 25, 1966 | at Oakland Raiders | W 29–20 | |
| 4 | October 2, 1966 | Miami Dolphins | W 44–10 | |
| 5 | October 8, 1966 | at New York Jets | L 17–16 | |
| 6 | October 16, 1966 | at Buffalo Bills | T 17–17 | |
| 7 | October 23, 1966 | at Boston Patriots | L 35–17 | |
| 8 | October 30, 1966 | Denver Broncos | W 24–17 | |
| 9 | November 6, 1966 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–14 | |
| 10 | November 13, 1966 | Oakland Raiders | L 41–19 | |
| 11 | November 27, 1966 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–17 | |
| 12 | December 4, 1966 | at Houston Oilers | W 28–22 | |
| 13 | December 11, 1966 | New York Jets | W 42–27 | |
| 14 | December 18, 1966 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 27–17 | |
Standings
| AFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 5–1 | 448 | 276 | W3 | |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 4–2 | 315 | 288 | W1 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 2–4 | 335 | 284 | L1 | |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 1–5 | 196 | 381 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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