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1983 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 358 points (22.4/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 462 points (28.9/g), 28th.
 Differential of -104 points (-6.5/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.4/g), 27th.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.6, Offense: 1.1, Defense: -5.7, SoS: 1.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Don Coryell

 Offensive Coordinator: Ernie Zampese
 Defensive Coordinator: Tom Bass

 Other Notable Asst.: Al Saunders (Wide Receivers)

Training Camp: UC San Diego (San Diego, California)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 4 boxscore L 0-1 New York Jets 29 41 23 488 354 134 4 25 391 140 251 1
2 Mon September 12 boxscore W 1-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 14 27 443 251 192 3 13 267 222 45 2
3 Sun September 18 boxscore L 1-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 31 34 23 431 332 99 3 24 368 162 206 3
4 Sun September 25 boxscore L OT 1-3 Cleveland Browns 24 30 23 421 351 70 29 410 307 103 1
5 Sun October 2 boxscore W 2-3 @ New York Giants 41 34 28 422 302 120 4 23 441 387 54 6
6 Sun October 9 boxscore W 3-3 Seattle Seahawks 28 21 27 412 318 94 5 20 398 288 110 2
7 Sun October 16 boxscore L 3-4 @ New England Patriots 21 37 27 427 341 86 4 24 347 178 169
8 Sun October 23 boxscore L 3-5 @ Denver Broncos 6 14 17 299 193 106 3 21 261 133 128 4
9 Mon October 31 boxscore L 3-6 Washington Redskins 24 27 21 428 307 121 8 24 482 313 169 1
10 Sun November 6 boxscore L 3-7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 3 26 11 218 159 59 4 19 288 132 156 2
11 Sun November 13 boxscore W 4-7 Dallas Cowboys 24 23 21 355 332 23 1 25 389 291 98
12 Sun November 20 boxscore L 4-8 @ St. Louis Cardinals 14 44 16 315 281 34 6 18 378 205 173 2
13 Sun November 27 boxscore W 5-8 Denver Broncos 31 7 31 428 287 141 2 15 195 112 83 3
14 Thu December 1 boxscore L 5-9 Los Angeles Raiders 10 42 18 322 248 74 4 19 323 181 142 2
15 Sun December 11 boxscore W 6-9 Kansas City Chiefs 41 38 30 476 376 100 2 25 537 406 131 3
16 Sun December 18 boxscore L 6-10 @ Los Angeles Raiders 14 30 18 312 229 83 2 23 480 325 155 1