Seasons
Verified data · source: List of Los Angeles Chargers seasons · auto-audited weekly.
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| Season | Team | League[7] | Conference | Division | Regular season[7] Finish | W | L | T | Postseason results[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1960 | AFL | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost AFL Championship (at Oilers) 16–24 | |
| 1961 | 1961 | AFL | West^ | 1st^ | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost AFL Championship (Oilers) 3–10 | |
| 1962 | 1962 | AFL | West | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | 1963 | AFL† | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won AFL Championship (Patriots) 51–10 | |
| 1964 | 1964 | AFL | West^ | 1st^ | 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost AFL Championship (at Bills) 7–20 | |
| 1965 | 1965 | AFL | West^ | 1st^ | 9 | 2 | 3 | Lost AFL Championship (Bills) 0–23 | |
| 1966 | 1966 | AFL | West | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | 1967 | AFL | West | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | 1968 | AFL | West | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 1969 | AFL | West | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Oilers) 14–17 |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Bills) 20–14Lost AFC Championship (Raiders) 2 |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (at Dolphins) 41–38 (OT)[E]Lost AFC Championsh |
| 1982[b] | 1982 | NFL | AFC | 5th# | 6 | 3 | 0 | Won First round playoffs (at Steelers) 31–28Lost Second round playoffs | |
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1987[c] | 1987 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Chiefs) 17–0Lost Divisional playoffs (at Dolph |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC* | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Dolphins) 22–21Won AFC Championship (at Steel |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd# | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Colts) 20–35 |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Jets) 17–20 (OT) |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Patriots) 21–24 |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Titans) 17–6Won Divisional playoffs (at Colts) |
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Colts) 23–17 (OT)Lost Divisional playoffs (at |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | West^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Jets) 14–17 |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd# | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Bengals) 27–10Lost Divisional playoffs (at |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Ravens) 23–17Lost Divisional playoffs (at P |
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd# | 10 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Jaguars) 30–31 |
| 2023 | 2023 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 5 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2024 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd# | 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Texans) 12–32 |
| 2025 | 2025 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd# | 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Patriots) 3–16 |
| Totals1 AFL Championship1 AFC Conference championship15 division title | 505 | 501 | 11 | 1960–2025, regular season only | |||||
| Totals1 AFL Championship1 AFC Conference championship15 division title | 12 | 21 | — | 1960–2025, postseason games only | |||||
| Totals1 AFL Championship1 AFC Conference championship15 division title | 517 | 522 | 11 | 1960–2025, total for all games |