| 2004 San Diego Chargers season | |
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| Head Coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home Field | Qualcomm Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff Finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) (20–17 OT) |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2003 | 2005 |
The 2004 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 2003. They finished the campaign 1st in their division and made the playoffs for the first time in nine years. In the playoffs they lost in overtime to the New York Jets. At the end of the season Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year.
Offseason
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NFL draftEdit
With the first pick overall, the Chargers drafted Eli Manning. Manning would be traded to the New York Giants in exchange for Philip Rivers and several draft picks.
| Round | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | Eli Manning
(traded to New York Giants for Philip Rivers, plus the Giants 3rd round pick of the same year and their 1st and 5th round picks in the 2005 draft.) | Quarterback | Ole Miss |
| 2 | Igor Olshansky | Defensive Tackle | Oregon |
PersonnelEdit
StaffEdit
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular seasonEdit
ScheduleEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 12, 2004 | at Houston Texans | W 27–20 | |
| 2 | September 19, 2004 | New York Jets | L 34–28 | |
| 3 | September 26, 2004 | at Denver Broncos | L 23–13 | |
| 4 | October 3, 2004 | Tennessee Titans | W 38–17 | |
| 5 | October 10, 2004 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 34–21 | |
| 6 | October 17, 2004 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 21–20 | |
| 7 | October 24, 2004 | at Carolina Panthers | W 17–6 | |
| 8 | October 31, 2004 | Oakland Raiders | W 42–14 | |
| 9 | November 7, 2004 | New Orleans Saints | W 43–17 | |
| 10 | Bye | |||
| 11 | November 21, 2004 | at Oakland Raiders | W 23–17 | |
| 12 | November 28, 2004 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–31 | |
| 13 | December 5, 2004 | Denver Broncos | W 20–17 | |
| 14 | December 12, 2004 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–24 | |
| 15 | December 19, 2004 | at Cleveland Browns | W 21–0 | |
| 16 | December 26, 2004 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 34–31 | |
| 17 | January 2, 2005 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–17 | |
StandingsEdit
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| San Diego Chargers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 446 | 313 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 381 | 304 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 483 | 435 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 320 | 422 | L2 |
RosterEdit
PlayoffsEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Wildcard | January 8, 2005 | New York Jets | L 20–17 | |
Awards and honorsEdit
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 2004 NFL Draft Results – Round 1
- ↑ 2009 San Diego Chargers Media Guide. pp. 326–327. http://www.chargers.com/team/media-guide.html. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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