1997 San Diego Chargers season

The 1997 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1996. It was Kevin Gilbride's first season as the teams head coach, as the Chargers struggled with Stan Humphries missing half the season. Backup Quarterback Craig Whelihan went winless in seven starts. The team's stadium, Qualcomm Stadium hosted Super Bowl XXXII at the end of the season.

Personnel

1997 San Diego Chargers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 41–7	60,190
2	September 7, 1997	at New Orleans Saints	W 20–6	65,760
3	September 14, 1997	Carolina Panthers	L 26–7	63,149
4	September 21, 1997	at Seattle Seahawks	L 26–22	51,110
5	September 28, 1997	Baltimore Ravens	W 21–17	54,094
6	October 5, 1997	at Oakland Raiders	W 25–10	43,648
7	Bye
8	October 16, 1997	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–3	77,196
9	October 26, 1997	Indianapolis Colts	W 35–19	63,177
10	November 2, 1997	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 38–31	53,754
11	November 9, 1997	Seattle Seahawks	L 37–31	64,616
12	November 16, 1997	Oakland Raiders	L 38–13	65,714
13	November 23, 1997	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–10	61,195
14	November 30, 1997	Denver Broncos	L 38–28	54,245
15	December 7, 1997	Atlanta Falcons	L 14–3	46,317
16	December 14, 1997	Kansas City Chiefs	L 29–7	54,594
17	December 21, 1997	at Denver Broncos	L 38–3	69,632

San Diego Chargers

Founded in 1960 Played inaugural season in Los Angeles Based and headquartered in San Diego, California

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Retired numbers Chargers Hall of Fame Anniversary teams 40th 50th First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Players Coaches

Stadiums	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Balboa Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Future proposals City of Champions Stadium

Culture	Fearsome Foursome Air Coryell "San Diego Super Chargers" Bruise Brothers Marty Ball San Diego Sports Curse San Diego Charger Girls

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders

Lore	Holy Roller Epic in Miami Freezer Bowl

Division championships (15)	1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009

Conference championships (1)	1994

League championships (1)	1963

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers seasons

Los Angeles 1960 San Diego 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Jacksonville	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Tennessee	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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