1980 San Diego Chargers season

1980 San Diego Chargers season
Head Coach	Don Coryell
Home Field	San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Place	1st AFC West
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) (20-14) Lost Conference Playoffs (Raiders) (34-27)
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1979	1981

The 1980 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 12–4 record in 1979. They won their first playoff game in 17 years. The season ended with loss to the Raiders in the playoffs.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	at Seattle Seahawks	W 34-13	62,042
2	September 14, 1980	Oakland Raiders	W 30-24	51,943
3	September 21, 1980	at Denver Broncos	W 30-13	74,970
4	September 28, 1980	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24-7	45,161
5	October 5, 1980	Buffalo Bills	L 26-24	51,982
6	October 12, 1980	at Oakland Raiders	L 38-24	44,826
7	October 19, 1980	New York Giants	W 44-7	50,397
8	October 26, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 42-31	60,639
9	November 2, 1980	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 31-14	46,406
10	November 9, 1980	Denver Broncos	L 20-13	51,435
11	November 16, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20-7	50,248
12	November 20, 1980	at Miami Dolphins	W 27-24	63,013
13	November 30, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	W 22-21	51,567
14	December 7, 1980	at Washington Redskins	L 40-17	48,556
15	December 13, 1980	Seattle Seahawks	W 21-14	49,980
16	December 22, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26-17	51,785

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	January 3, 1981	Buffalo Bills	W 20-14	52,028
Conference Championship	January 11, 1981	Oakland Raiders	L 34-27	52,428

Game summaries

Week 2: Oakland Raiders

See also: 1980 Oakland Raiders season

1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 7 7 7 24 Chargers 3 7 0 14 30 at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California Date: September 14 Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 68°F, wind 8 mph Box Score

SD: Glen Edwards 2 INT, Willie Buchanon INT

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP Raiders Chargers 1 Chargers 52-yard field goal by Rolf Benirschke 0 3 1 Raiders 35-yard field goal by Chris Bahr 3 3 2 Chargers John Jefferson 4-yard touchdown reception from Dan Fouts, Rolf Benirschke kick good 3 10 2 Raiders Cliff Branch 48-yard touchdown reception from Dan Pastorini, Chris Bahr kick good 10 10 3 Raiders Willie Jones 11-yard fumble return, Chris Bahr kick good 17 10 4 Chargers Kellen Winslow 25-yard touchdown reception from Dan Fouts, Rolf Benirschke kick good 17 17 4 Chargers Clarence Williams 4-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good 17 24 4 Raiders Raymond Chester 18-yard touchdown reception from Jim Plunkett, Chris Bahr kick good 24 24 OT Chargers John Jefferson 24-yard touchdown reception from Dan Fouts, kick not attempted 24 30 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 30

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	11	5	0	.688	418	327
Oakland Raiders	11	5	0	.688	364	306
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	319	336
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	310	323
Seattle Seahawks	4	12	0	.250	291	408

Awards and records

• John Jefferson, NFL Leader in Receiving Yards, (1,340)
• Kellen Winslow, Second in NFL in Receiving Yards, (1,290)

See also

• 1980 NFL season

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