1978 San Diego Chargers season

1978 San Diego Chargers season
Head Coach	Don Coryell
Home Field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1977	1979

The 1978 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 7–7 record in 1977. This season included the Holy Roller game. It was Don Coryell's first season as the teams head coach, and the teams first 16 game schedule.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1978 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1978	at Seattle Seahawks	W 24–20	55,778
2	September 10, 1978	Oakland Raiders	L 21–20	51,653
3	September 17, 1978	at Denver Broncos	L 27–14	74,983
4	September 24, 1978	Green Bay Packers	L 24–3	42,755
5	October 1, 1978	at New England Patriots	L 28–23	60,781
6	October 8, 1978	Denver Broncos	W 23–0	50,077
7	October 15, 1978	Miami Dolphins	L 28–21	50,637
8	October 22, 1978	at Detroit Lions	L 31–14	54,031
9	October 29, 1978	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–23	52,612
10	November 5, 1978	Cincinnati Bengals	W 22–13	43,639
11	November 12, 1978	Kansas City Chiefs	W 29–23	41,395
12	November 19, 1978	at Minnesota Vikings	W 13–7	38,859
13	November 26, 1978	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–0	26,248
14	December 4, 1978	Chicago Bears	W 40–7	48,492
15	December 10, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	W 37–10	49,975
16	December 17, 1978	at Houston Oilers	W 45–24	49,554

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
y-Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	282	198
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	311	283
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	345	358
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	355	309
Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	243	327

See also

• 1978 NFL season

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