1970 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 San Diego Chargers 1970 5–6–3 3rd AFC West Charlie Waller Sid Gillman Eugene V. Klein San Diego Stadium 2 WR Gary Garrison G Walt Sweeney None Did not qualify Chargers seasons The 1970 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eleventh overall season and first season in the National Football League (NFL). As a result of the NFL-AFL Merger, where the league was broken into two conferences, each member of the American Football League was moved into the American Football Conference. San Diego's 5–6–3 record was the first of seven consecutive losing seasons for the franchise. The 1970 Chargers are the last NFL team to record three ties in a single season, a record which will likely stand, as since the NFL adopted overtime for regular season games in 1974 no team has recorded more than one tie in a season. Offseason 1970 NFL draft NFL draft 1970 San Diego Chargers 1 15 Walker Gillette Wide receiver Richmond yes no 2 42 Tom Williams Defensive end UC Davis yes no 4 94 Bill Maddox Tight end Syracuse no no 5 119 Pettus Farrar Running back Norfolk State no no 6 146 Billy Parks Wide receiver Long Beach State 49ers yes no 7 171 Jim Fabish Running back Texas-El Paso no no 8 198 Wayne Clark Quarterback U. S. International yes no 9 223 Chris Fletcher Cornerback Temple yes no 10 250 Mac Steen Guard Florida no no 11 275 Jack Protz Linebacker Syracuse yes no 12 302 Howard Gravelle Tight end UC Davis no no 13 327 Bernard Bradley Defensive back Utah State no no 14 354 Tyrone Caldwell Defensive tackle South Carolina State no no 15 379 Eugene Childs Running back Texas-El Paso no no 16 406 Mike Green Running back Nebraska no no 17 431 Dave Sanks Guard Louisville no no no Undrafted free agents + 1970 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeEd RoseboroughQuarterbackArizona StateReg SharleyLinebackerMemphis StateKarl SneiderWide receiverAugsburgJames SnowLinebackerUSCLeeVone SpencerLinebackerPrairie View A&MBill StansfieldDefensive tacklePenn StateBen StephensDefensive backGramblingDan ThatcherKickerOccidentalLee ThomasDefensive endJackson StatePaul TollefsonTackleUC Santa Barbara Roster 1970 San Diego Chargers 13 Wayne Clark quarterback y 14 Marty Domres 21 John Hadl 37 Gene Foster 25 Mike Garrett 26 Brad Hubbert 22 Dickie Post 47 Jeff Queen 42 Dave Smith running back y 20 Russ Smith running back 19 Lance Alworth 49 Rick Eber 27 Gary Garrison 84 Walker Gillette y 83 Willie Frazier 89 Art Strozier y 69 Ira Gordon y T 65 Sam Gruneisen C 51 Bill Lenkaitis G 76 Terry Owens American football T 64 Jim Schmedding G 78 Walt Sweeney G 70 Russ Washington T 57 Cal Withrow C 86 Ron Billingsley DT 82 Steve DeLong DE 75 Gene Ferguson DT 72 Joe Owens DE 79 Andy Rice DT/DE 87 Tom Williams defensive lineman y DT/DE 60 Bob Babich linebacker MLB 59 Pete Barnes OLB 56 Bob Bruggers OLB 58 Harris Jones y OLB 50 Jack Protz y OLB 66 Rick Redman MLB 81 Jeff Staggs OLB 40 Joe Beauchamp CB 35 Chuck Detwiler SS 45 Speedy Duncan CB 44 Chris Fletcher y CB/S 39 Jim Hill broadcaster FS 24 Bob Howard American football CB 43 Jim Tolbert SS 15 Mike Mercer American football K 29 Dennis Partee P 32 Billy Parks y WR Retired Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 8 Dallas Cowboys L 10–20 0–1 San Diego Stadium 2 August 15 New York Giants W 30–27 1–1 San Diego Stadium 3 August 24 Chicago Bears W 14–9 2–1 San Diego Stadium 4 August 29 Los Angeles Rams L 14–16 2–2 San Diego Stadium 5 September 5 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 38–27 3–2 Municipal Stadium (Cleveland) 6 September 12 at New Orleans Saints L 14–20 3–3 Tulane Stadium https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/chargers/tcv8eed5f0tt6mxvavys chargers.com 2021 Los Angeles Chargers Media Guide Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 20 Baltimore Colts L 14–16 0–1 San Diego Stadium 47,782 Recap 2 September 27 Oakland Raiders T 27–27 0–1–1 San Diego Stadium 42,109 Recap 3 October 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–37 0–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,564 Recap 4 October 12, 1970 Green Bay Packers L 20–22 0–3–1 San Diego Stadium 53,064 Recap 5 October 18 at Chicago Bears W 20–7 1–3–1 Wrigley Field 45,278 Recap 6 October 25 Houston Oilers T 31–31 1–3–2 San Diego Stadium 41,427 Recap 7 November 1 at Cleveland Browns W 27–10 2–3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,047 Recap 8 November 8 Denver Broncos W 24–21 3–3–2 San Diego Stadium 48,327 Recap 9 November 15 at Boston Patriots W 16–14 4–3–2 Harvard Stadium 30,597 Recap 10 November 22 at Oakland Raiders L 17–20 4–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,594 Recap 11 November 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–26 4–5–2 Municipal Stadium 50,315 Recap 12 December 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–17 4–6–2 San Diego Stadium 41,461 Recap 13 December 13 at Denver Broncos T 17–17 4–6–3 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap 14 December 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–13 5–6–3 San Diego Stadium 41,379 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Baltimore Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 20 1:00 p.m. PDT Colts 0 3 7 6 Chargers 0 0 7 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 47,782 66 °F 1, relative humidity 70%, wind 8 mph Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter BAL – Jim O'Brien 25-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. Third quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 65-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick). Chargers 7–3. BAL – Norm Bulaich 1-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick). Colts 10–7. Fourth quarter BAL – Jim O'Brien 34-yard field goal. Colts 13–7. SDG – Gary Garrison 43-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick). Chargers 14–13. BAL – Jim O'Brien 28-yard field goal. Colts 16–14. Top passers BAL – Johnny Unitas – 15/31, 202 yards, INT SDG – John Hadl – 17/36, 255 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BAL – Tom Matte – 12 rushes, 43 yardsBAL – Norm Bulaich – 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD SDG – Gene Foster – 12 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers BAL – Roy Jefferson – 5 receptions, 84 yards SDG – Gary Garrison – 3 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 27 1:00 p.m. PDT Raiders 3 17 0 7 Chargers 3 7 3 14 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 42,109 81 °F 1, relative humidity 17%, wind 9 mph Ben Dreith Box score First quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 48-yard field goal, 6:58. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:32. OAK – George Blanda 28-yard field goal, 0:19. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:54. Second quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 2-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 10:21. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:58. OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 5:55. OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 23-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 2:21. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:50. OAK – George Blanda 13-yard field goal, 0:04. Raiders 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 0:46. Third quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 39-yard field goal, 5:15. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:28. Fourth quarter OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 6:36. Raiders 27–13. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:17. SDG – Jeff Queen 65-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 5:18. Raiders 27–20. Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:36. SDG – Lance Alworth 37-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 2:02. Tied 27–27. Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:19. Top passers OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 23/38, 267 yards, TD SDG – John Hadl – 10/25, 242 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Charlie Smith – 18 rushes, 71 yards SDG – Russ Smith – 11 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers OAK – Warren Wells – 7 receptions, 127 yards SDG – Jeff Queen – 1 reception, 65 yards, TD Week 3: at Los Angeles Rams San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: San Diego Chargers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary October 4 1:00 p.m. PDT Chargers 0 3 7 0 Rams 10 20 0 7 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 69,564 68 °F 1, relative humidity 79%, wind 11 mph Box score First quarter RAM – Jack Snow 17-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick). Rams 7–0. RAM – David Ray 27-yard field goal. Rams 10–0. Second quarter RAM – Les Josephson 12-yard run (David Ray kick). Rams 17–0. RAM – Pat Curran recovered blocked punt in end zone (David Ray kick). Rams 24–0. SDG – Mike Mercer 30-yard field goal. Rams 24–3. RAM – David Ray 10-yard field goal. Rams 27–3. RAM – David Ray 38-yard field goal. Rams 30–3. Third quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 6-yard pass from Marty Domres (Mike Mercer kick). Rams 30–10. Fourth quarter RAM – Jack Snow 20-yard pass from Karl Sweetan (David Ray kick). Rams 37–10. Top passers SDG – Marty Domres – 8/11, 99 yards, TD RAM – Roman Gabriel – 8/12, 104 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – Russ Smith – 17 rushes, 36 yards RAM – Les Josephson – 14 rushes, 71 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD RAM – Jack Snow – 5 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 12 6:00 p.m. PDT Packers 3 3 13 3 Chargers 0 6 0 14 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 53,064 68 °F 1, relative humidity 72%, wind 8 mph Box score First quarter GB – Dale Livingston 16-yard field goal. Packers 3–0. Second quarter GB – Dale Livingston 27-yard field goal. Packers 6–0. SDG – Mike Mercer 16-yard field goal. Packers 6–3. SDG – Mike Mercer 39-yard field goal. Tied 6–6. Third quarter GB – Jack Clancy 4-yard pass from Bart Starr (kick blocked). Packers 12–6. GB – John Hilton 2-yard pass from Bart Starr (Dale Livingston kick). Packers 19–6. Fourth quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 24-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Packers 19–13. SDG – Jeff Queen 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Chargers 20–19. GB – Dale Livingston 14-yard field goal. Packers 22–20. Top passers GB – Bart Starr – 16/20, 158 yards, 2 TD SDG – John Hadl – 6/19, 53 yards, 3 INT Top rushers GB – Travis Williams – 21 rushes, 109 yards SDG – Willie Frazier – 2 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Carroll Dale – 8 receptions, 90 yards SDG – Dave Smith – 1 reception, 42 yards Week 5: at Chicago Bears San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Chicago Bears – Game summary October 18 1:00 p.m. CDT Chargers 0 7 13 0 Bears 0 7 0 0 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois 45,278 50 °F 1, relative humidity 55%, wind 10 mph Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Dick Gordon 11-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick). Bears 7–0. SDG – Russ Smith 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Tied 7–7. Third quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 14-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick). Chargers 14–7. Fourth quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 33-yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed). Chargers 20–7. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 10/14, 166 yards, 2 TD CHI – Jack Concannon – 17/34, 117 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Gene Foster – 10 rushes, 30 yards CHI – Don Shy – 11 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SDG – Gary Garrison – 8 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD CHI – Dick Gordon – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD Week 6: vs. Houston Oilers San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 25 1:00 p.m. PST Oilers 0 17 14 0 Chargers 0 14 7 10 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 41,427 63 °F 1, relative humidity 67%, wind 10 mph Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter HOU – Mike Richardson 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Oilers 7–0. SDG – Russ Smith 4-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Tied 7–7. HOU – Jerry Rhome 8-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Oilers 14–7. SDG – Willie Frazier 3-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick). Tied 14–14. HOU – Roy Gerela 18-yard field goal. Oilers 17–14. Third quarter HOU – Alvin Reed 17-yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick). Oilers 24–14. HOU – Charlie Joiner 10-yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick). Oilers 31–14. SDG – Russ Smith 3-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Oilers 31–21. Fourth quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 45-yard field goal. Oilers 31–24. SDG – Lance Alworth 80-yard pass from Marty Domres (Mike Mercer kick). Tied 31–31. Top passers HOU – Jerry Rhome – 21/36, 266 yards, 2 TD SDG – Marty Domres – 4/7, 141 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Joe Dawkins – 25 rushes, 90 yards SDG – Russ Smith – 10 rushes, 24 yards, 2 TD Top receivers HOU – Charlie Joiner – 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD SDG – Lance Alworth – 2 receptions, 124 yards, TD Week 7: at Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary November 1 1:00 p.m. EST Chargers 0 14 7 6 Broncos 3 7 0 0 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 80,047 48 °F 1, relative humidity 83%, wind 6 mph Walt Fitzgerald Box score First quarter CLE – Don Cockroft 11-yard field goal, 5:44. Browns 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:04. Second quarter SDG – Lance Alworth 44-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 8:24. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:20. SDG – Chuck Detwiler 20-yard fumble return (Mike Mercer kick), 4:34. Chargers 14–3. CLE – Bo Scott 9-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick), 0:26. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:08. Third quarter SDG – Brad Hubbert 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick), 9:47. Chargers 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 37-yard field goal, 10:06. Chargers 24–10. Drive: 16 plays, 50 yards, 7:30. SDG – Mike Mercer 12-yard field goal, 2:17. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:15. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 13/21, 206 yards, TD CLE – Bill Nelsen – 11/23, 144 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Brad Hubbert – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD CLE – Bo Scott – 13 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 83 yards CLE – Milt Morin – 3 receptions, 51 yards Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 8 1:00 p.m. PST Broncos 0 7 7 7 Chargers 3 14 0 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 48,327 61 °F 1, relative humidity 69%, wind 9 mph Fred Silva Box score First quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 38-yard field goal, 5:01. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:05. Second quarter DEN – Billy Masters 2-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick), 13:14. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:47. SDG – Gary Garrison 31-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 8:42. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:42. SDG – Willie Frazier 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 0:58. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:04. Third quarter DEN – Willis Crenshaw 3-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick), 7:40. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:31. Fourth quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 40-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 5:22. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:39. DEN – Bobby Anderson 2-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick), 1:47. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:35. Top passers DEN – Steve Tensi – 14/22, 170 yards, TD, INT SDG – John Hadl – 14/21, 185 yards, 3 TD Top rushers DEN – Floyd Little – 19 rushes, 74 yards SDG – Dickie Post – 15 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers DEN – Al Denson – 4 receptions, 63 yards SDG – Gary Garrison – 2 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD Week 9: at Boston Patriots San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Boston Patriots – Game summary November 15 1:00 p.m. EST Chargers 0 0 7 9 Patriots 7 0 0 7 Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts 30,597 44 °F 1, relative humidity 97%, wind 17 mph Ben Dreith Box score First quarter NE – Jim Nance 2-yard run (Charlie Gogolak kick), 10:25. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:35. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SDG – Lance Alworth 6-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 5:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:46. Fourth quarter SDG – Safety, Joe Owens sacked Joe Kapp in end zone, 13:42. Chargers 9–7. SDG – Gary Garrison 60-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 6:45. Chargers 16–7. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:59. NE – Bake Turner 14-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Charlie Gogolak kick), 0:56. Chargers 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:29. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 16/36, 238 yards, 2 TD NE – Joe Kapp – 9/17, 110 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – Brad Hubbert – 6 rushes, 18 yards NE – Odell Lawson – 18 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers SDG – Gary Garrison – 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD NE – Bake Turner – 2 receptions, 29 yards, TD Week 10: at Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 22 1:00 p.m. PST Chargers 0 0 7 9 Raiders 7 0 0 7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 54,594 56 °F 1, relative humidity 75%, wind 8 mph Pat Haggerty Box score First quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 6:36. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:10. Second quarter OAK – Charlie Smith 3-yard run (George Blanda kick), 2:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:59. Third quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 15-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 9:11. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 4:11. OAK – Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 5:50. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:21. Fourth quarter OAK – George Blanda 18-yard field goal, 14:58. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:38. SDG – Mike Mercer 11-yard field goal, 4:46. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 4:58. OAK – George Blanda 16-yard field goal, 0:04. Raiders 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:42. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 12/27, 187 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 14/23, 213 yards Top rushers SDG – Dickie Post – 15 rushes, 64 yards OAK – Charlie Smith – 15 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – Gary Garrison – 6 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 6 receptions, 115 yards Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 29 3:00 p.m. CST Chargers 7 0 0 7 Chiefs 10 3 7 6 Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 50,315 48 °F 1, relative humidity 89%, wind 7 mph Jim Tunney Box score First quarter KAN – Morris Stroud 50-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:40. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:20. SDG – Dickie Post 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick), 4:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:59. KAN – Jan Stenerud 43-yard field goal, 0:09. Chiefs 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:24. Second quarter KAN – Jan Stenerud 39-yard field goal, 0:16. Chiefs 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:23. Third quarter KAN – Wendell Hayes 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:35. Chiefs 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:35. Fourth quarter KAN – Jan Stenerud 17-yard field goal, 11:49. Chiefs 23–7. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 8:19. SDG – Gary Garrison 28-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 8:07. Chiefs 23–14. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:59. KAN – Jan Stenerud 26-yard field goal, 4:32. Chiefs 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:16. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 15/26, 155 yards, TD, 2 INT KAN – Len Dawson – 17/24, 208 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Dickie Post – 7 rushes, 13 yards, TD KAN – Ed Podolak – 19 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers SDG – Dickie Post – 6 receptions, 53 yards KAN – Morris Stroud – 1 reception, 50 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 6 1:00 p.m. PST Bengals 0 10 7 0 Chargers 0 7 0 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 41,461 61 °F 1, relative humidity 54%, wind 6 mph Box score First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CIN – Horst Muhlmann 53-yard field goal. Bengals 3–0. CIN – Lemar Parrish 79-yard punt return (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 10–0. SDG – John Hadl 2-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Bengals 10–7. Third quarter CIN – Jess Phillips 13-yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 17–7. Fourth quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 2-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick). Bengals 17–14. Top passers CIN – Virgil Carter – 7/18, 19 yards, INT SDG – John Hadl – 14/27, 156 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Jess Phillips – 15 rushes, 55 yards, TD SDG – Dickie Post – 12 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers CIN – Chip Myers – 2 receptions, 18 yards SDG – Lance Alworth – 4 receptions, 50 yards Week 13: at Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 13 2:00 p.m. MST Chargers 7 10 0 0 Broncos 0 0 3 14 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 50,959 23 °F 1, relative humidity 71%, wind 6 mph, wind chill 16 John McDonough Box score First quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 63-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 9:07. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:05. Second quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 42-yard field goal, 8:28. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:42. SDG – Willie Frazier offensive fumble recovery in end zone (Mike Mercer kick), 0:36. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards. Third quarter DEN – Bobby Howfield 53-yard field goal, 12:23. Chargers 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter DEN – Clem Turner 1-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick), 5:25. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:37. DEN – Willis Crenshaw 1-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick), 1:57. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 1:32. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 8/19, 144 yards, TD DEN – Pete Liske – 6/17, 95 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SDG – Jeff Queen – 17 rushes, 36 yards DEN – Bobby Anderson – 12 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers SDG – Gary Garrison – 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD DEN – Al Denson – 5 receptions, 55 yards Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 20 1:00 p.m. PST Chiefs 0 10 3 0 Chargers 3 14 7 7 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 41,379 54 °F 1, relative humidity 69%, wind 10 mph Norm Schachter Box score First quarter SDG – Mike Mercer 27-yard field goal, 5:49. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:09. Second quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 13:22. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:43. KAN – Gloster Richardson 61-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:40. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:42. SDG – Mike Garrett 5-yard run (Mike Mercer kick), 1:10. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:45. KAN – Jan Stenerud 37-yard field goal, 0:13. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 0:57. Third quarter KAN – Jan Stenerud 10-yard field goal, 6:43. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 8:17. SDG – Willie Frazier 3-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 1:00. Chargers 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:43. Fourth quarter SDG – Mike Garrett 44-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick), 8:22. Chargers 31–13. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:10. Top passers KAN – Len Dawson – 14/21, 161 yards, TD SDG – John Hadl – 16/27, 277 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KAN – Ed Podolak – 14 rushes, 56 yards SDG – Mike Garrett – 10 rushes, 60 yards, TD Top receivers KAN – Gloster Richardson – 1 reception, 61 yards, TD SDG – Gary Garrison – 5 receptions, 149 yards Standings Awards Walt Sweeney and Gary Garrison were named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad;1970 NFL Pro Bowlers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1970/probowl.htm pro-football-reference.com April 15, 2025 No Chargers were named All-Pro by the Associated Press, though Sweeney was named the best in his Conference.1970 NFL All-Pros https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1970/allpro.htm pro-football-reference.com April 15, 2025 Babich was a runner-up for the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award, receiving at least one vote.1970 awards voting https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_1970.htm pro-football-reference.com April 15, 2025 References San Diego Chargers Category:San Diego Chargers seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Chargers season