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1972 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 264 points (18.9/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 344 points (24.6/g), 20th.
Differential of -80 points (-5.7/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 25th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.8, Offense: -0.2, Defense: -2.6, SoS: 2.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Harland Svare (4-9-1)
Training Camp: UC Irvine (Irvine, California)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 34 | 13 | 258 | 171 | 87 | 5 | 18 | 295 | 178 | 117 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Denver Broncos | 37 | 14 | 18 | 317 | 175 | 142 | 2 | 17 | 313 | 218 | 95 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | boxscore | T | 1-1-1 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 17 | 20 | 345 | 149 | 196 | 3 | 15 | 232 | 142 | 90 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | W | 2-1-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 23 | 20 | 24 | 350 | 137 | 213 | 5 | 19 | 265 | 120 | 145 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | boxscore | L | 2-2-1 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 24 | 15 | 243 | 110 | 133 | 3 | 14 | 239 | 86 | 153 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | boxscore | L | 2-3-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 20 | 34 | 17 | 225 | 143 | 82 | 3 | 24 | 324 | 142 | 182 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | boxscore | L | 2-4-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 26 | 16 | 280 | 199 | 81 | 5 | 15 | 268 | 134 | 134 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | L | 2-5-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 34 | 17 | 346 | 202 | 144 | 4 | 17 | 269 | 169 | 100 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Mon | November 13 | boxscore | L | 2-6-1 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 21 | 24 | 327 | 136 | 191 | 3 | 18 | 299 | 175 | 124 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | W | 3-6-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 17 | 17 | 294 | 186 | 108 | 22 | 363 | 264 | 99 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | boxscore | W | 4-6-1 | Houston Oilers | 34 | 20 | 23 | 367 | 137 | 230 | 1 | 18 | 213 | 162 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | boxscore | L | 4-7-1 | Oakland Raiders | 19 | 21 | 26 | 440 | 207 | 233 | 2 | 17 | 298 | 202 | 96 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | L | 4-8-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 13 | 38 | 20 | 335 | 236 | 99 | 5 | 15 | 257 | 85 | 172 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | boxscore | L | 4-9-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 24 | 12 | 172 | 116 | 56 | 7 | 15 | 246 | 131 | 115 | 1 | ||