1971 San Diego Chargers season

1971 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Harland Svare
General manager	Harland Svare
Owner	Gene Klein
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1971 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–6–3 record in 1970. It was Harland Svare's first season as the teams head coach.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	Kansas City Chiefs	W 21–14	54,061
2	September 26, 1971	Oakland Raiders	L 34–0	54,084
3	October 3, 1971	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–17	44,339
4	October 10, 1971	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–10	50,514
5	October 17, 1971	at Denver Broncos	L 20–16	51,200
6	October 23, 1971	Buffalo Bills	W 20–3	49,261
7	October 31, 1971	New York Jets	W 49–21	44,786
8	November 7, 1971	at New York Giants	L 35–17	62,905
9	November 15, 1971	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–17	46,486
10	November 21, 1971	at Oakland Raiders	L 34–33	54,681
11	November 28, 1971	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–0	59,580
12	December 5, 1971	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–14	54,505
13	December 12, 1971	Denver Broncos	W 45–17	44,347
14	December 19, 1971	at Houston Oilers	L 49–33	35,959

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Kansas City Chiefs	10	3	1	.769	4–1–1	8–2–1	302	208	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	4	2	.667	4–1–1	7–3–1	344	278	W1
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–4	4–7	311	341	L1
Denver Broncos	4	9	1	.308	1–5	3–6–1	203	275	L2

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

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