1963 San Diego Chargers season

1963 San Diego Chargers season
Head Coach	Sid Gillman
Home Field	Balboa Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Place	1st Western Division
Playoff Finish	Won AFL Championship (Patriots) (51–10)
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1962	1964

The 1963 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–10 record in 1962. They won their only AFL Championship with a win over the Boston Patriots. Lance Alworth was named the league M.V.P.

As of 2011, this is the Chargers' only championship season, AFL or NFL. This is also the most recent world championship ever won by a major league sports team in the city and county of San Diego.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1963	Buffalo Bills	W 14–10	22,344
2	September 14, 1963	Boston Patriots	W 17–13	26,097
3	September 29, 1963	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–10	22,654
4	October 6, 1963	at Denver Broncos	L 34–50	18,428
5	October 13, 1963	New York Jets	W 24–20	27,189
6	October 20, 1963	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 38–17	30,107
7	October 27, 1963	Oakland Raiders	L 33–34	30,182
8	November 2, 1963	at New York Jets	W 53–7	18,336
9	November 10, 1963	at Boston Patriots	W 7–6	28,402
10	November 17, 1963	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–13	38,592
11	December 1, 1963	Houston Oilers	W 27–0	31,713
12	December 8, 1963	at Oakland Raiders	L 27–41	20,249
13	December 15, 1963	at Houston Oilers	W 20–14	18,540
14	December 22, 1963	Denver Broncos	W 58–20	31,312

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	January 5, 1964	Boston Patriots	W 51–10	30,127

See also

• 1963 AFL season

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