1965 San Diego Chargers season

1965 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Sid Gillman
General manager Sid Gillman
Owner Barron Hilton
Home field Balboa Stadium
Results
Record 9–2–3
Division place 1st Western Division
Playoff finish Lost AFL Championship (Buffalo Bills)

The 1965 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–5–1 record in 1964. Head Coach Sid Gillman led the Chargers to their fifth AFL West title, with a 9–2–3 record, before losing the AFL Championship Game to the Buffalo Bills for the second consecutive season. After that season, the Chargers would never make another post-season appearance until nearly a decade after the AFL–NFL merger took place (1979).

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 11, 1965 Denver Broncos W 34–31
27,022
2 September 19, 1965 at Oakland Raiders W 17–6
21,406
3 September 26, 1965 Kansas City Chiefs T 10–10
28,126
4 October 3, 1965 Houston Oilers W 31–14
28,190
5 October 10, 1965 at Buffalo Bills W 34–3
45,260
6 October 17, 1965 at Boston Patriots T 13–13
20,924
7 October 23, 1965 at New York Jets W 34–9
60,679
8 October 31, 1965 Boston Patriots L 22–6
33,366
9 November 7, 1965 at Denver Broncos W 35–21
33,073
10 November 14, 1965 at Kansas City Chiefs L 31–7
21,968
11 November 25, 1965 Buffalo Bills T 20–20
27,473
12 December 4, 1965 New York Jets W 38–7
32,169
13 December 12, 1965 at Houston Oilers W 37–26
24,120
14 December 19, 1965 Oakland Raiders W 24–14
26,056

Season summary

Week 9

1 234Total
• Chargers 0 14714 35
Broncos 0 1470 21
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Bears Stadium
  • Game weather: 46°F • Wind 4

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Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers 923.8184–1–1340227W3
Oakland Raiders 851.6153–3298239L1
Kansas City Chiefs 752.5834–1–1322285W1
Denver Broncos 4100.2860–6303392L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Championship December 26, 1965 Buffalo Bills L 23–0
30,361

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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