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1997 San Diego Chargers Game Log

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Record: 4-12-0, 5th in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Kevin Gilbride (4-12-0)

Points For: 266 (16.6/g) 26th of 30

Points Against: 425 (26.6/g) 30th of 30

Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0

SRS: -8.91 (30th of 30), SOS: 1.03

Offensive Coordinator: Mike Sheppard

Defensive Coordinator: Joe Pascale

Other Notable Asst.: Nick Nicolau (Assistant Head Coach) and Jim Vechiarella (Linebackers)

Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium

Principal Owner: Alex Spanos

General Manager: Bobby Beathard

Offensive Scheme: Erhardt-Perkins

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +3500; O/U: 7.5

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

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	7	41	18	38	142	1	1	4	52	5.1	3.4	47.4	54.9	20	85	4.3	0	0	0	1	1	7	364	5	14	1	2	27:20
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	20	6	17	29	171	1	1	2	24	6.7	5.5	58.6	72.6	30	59	2.0	0	2	2	2	2	7	273	5	16	0	0	29:08
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Carolina Panthers	7	26	17	34	155	0	0	7	52	6.1	3.8	50.0	62.7	21	96	4.6	1	0	0	1	1	5	205	6	15	0	1	23:47
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	22	26	25	46	230	0	3	2	9	5.2	4.8	54.3	41.0	26	79	3.0	0	5	5	1	1	4	212	4	15	1	2	32:47
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	W			Baltimore Ravens	21	17	17	26	352	3	2	1	6	13.8	13.0	65.4	115.1	28	88	3.1	0	0	1	3	3	4	204	3	10	1	1	28:50
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	25	10	18	33	218	0	0	1	8	6.8	6.4	54.5	75.1	45	180	4.0	1	6	6	1	1	5	190	3	15	1	1	38:57
8	Thu	October 16	boxscore	L		@	Kansas City Chiefs	3	31	14	43	189	0	2	2	6	4.5	4.2	32.6	28.1	18	69	3.8	0	1	1	0	0	7	280	7	18	0	2	25:57
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	35	19	21	34	222	1	0	1	7	6.7	6.3	61.8	90.6	38	202	5.3	1	5	6	2	3	2	98	7	15	0	0	32:59
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	31	38	20	41	168	1	1	6	37	5.0	3.6	48.8	57.8	21	67	3.2	1	1	1	4	4	10	490	6	19	0	1	27:12
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	L			Seattle Seahawks	31	37	17	29	179	2	1	4	27	7.1	5.4	58.6	85.3	25	81	3.2	0	1	1	4	4	6	258	4	13	0	2	28:22
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	13	38	14	26	157	0	0	3	45	7.8	5.4	53.8	72.1	25	91	3.6	0	2	3	1	1	7	280	2	12	0	0	27:53
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	10	17	10	28	111	0	3	4	27	4.9	3.5	35.7	8.8	23	92	4.0	0	1	2	1	1	6	282	3	15	1	2	24:35
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	L			Denver Broncos	28	38	23	51	222	2	2	1	0	4.4	4.3	45.1	54.5	21	47	2.2	1	0	0	4	4	4	176	7	17	3	3	30:01
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	3	14	22	41	221	0	3	4	38	6.3	4.9	53.7	38.8	17	47	2.8	0	1	2	0	0	4	156	7	15	0	0	29:47
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	7	29	23	38	219	1	1	7	34	6.7	4.9	60.5	74.3	28	63	2.3	0	0	0	1	1	6	240	4	14	0	2	35:02
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	3	38	15	28	133	0	1	2	14	5.3	4.4	53.6	51.6	23	70	3.0	0	1	1	0	0	6	276	5	14	0	2	27:17

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	7	41	26	39	340	4	0	0	0	8.7	8.7	66.7	128.2	26	84	3.2	0	2	2	5	5	4	82	7	13	0	0	32:40
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	20	6	20	38	178	0	3	3	16	5.1	4.3	52.6	32.6	23	65	2.8	0	2	2	0	0	5	118	3	12	1	2	30:52
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Carolina Panthers	7	26	17	36	138	2	1	0	0	3.8	3.8	47.2	64.4	41	141	3.4	0	4	4	2	2	4	85	7	17	0	1	36:13
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	22	26	17	34	251	2	2	1	2	7.4	7.2	50.0	69.6	27	92	3.4	1	2	2	2	2	5	112	3	12	0	0	27:13
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	W			Baltimore Ravens	21	17	18	42	217	1	2	2	11	5.4	4.9	42.9	47.4	25	111	4.4	0	3	3	0	0	5	85	6	16	1	2	31:10
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	25	10	19	42	228	1	0	6	43	6.5	4.8	45.2	70.3	13	13	1.0	0	1	1	1	1	7	230	2	14	1	4	21:03
8	Thu	October 16	boxscore	L		@	Kansas City Chiefs	3	31	20	40	224	2	0	2	11	5.9	5.3	50.0	83.7	33	89	2.7	2	1	1	4	4	5	105	10	17	0	2	34:03
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	35	19	20	39	219	2	2	3	24	6.2	5.2	51.3	63.9	16	31	1.9	0	0	0	1	1	6	176	4	13	1	2	27:01
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	31	38	19	33	162	1	0	3	10	5.2	4.5	57.6	80.6	37	174	4.7	3	1	1	5	5	11	520	4	16	0	0	32:48
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	L			Seattle Seahawks	31	37	24	45	281	2	1	2	14	6.6	6.0	53.3	78.1	27	92	3.4	1	3	3	4	4	6	148	6	16	1	1	31:38
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	13	38	16	34	225	3	2	1	1	6.6	6.4	47.1	73.8	34	140	4.1	2	1	1	5	5	4	74	9	15	0	0	32:07
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	10	17	20	30	228	2	0	2	17	8.2	7.1	66.7	111.5	34	111	3.3	0	1	1	2	2	8	250	4	13	0	0	35:25
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	L			Denver Broncos	28	38	20	33	240	3	0	0	0	7.3	7.3	60.6	113.2	29	198	6.8	1	1	2	5	5	1	50	5	9	0	1	29:59
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	L			Atlanta Falcons	3	14	10	23	108	1	1	1	7	5.0	4.5	43.5	54.3	28	96	3.4	0	0	0	2	2	5	95	6	13	1	1	30:13
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	7	29	8	25	108	1	0	1	8	4.6	4.2	32.0	60.1	27	131	4.9	1	2	2	3	3	7	191	2	11	0	0	24:58
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	3	38	23	35	321	4	1	0	0	9.2	9.2	65.7	121.3	33	130	3.9	1	1	1	5	5	2	21	7	14	1	2	32:43

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