Seasons
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any post-season play.
| AFL Champions (1960–1969) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| NFL Season | Team's season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Post-season results | Awards | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | AFL | West | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost AFL Championship (Oilers) (16–24) | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | AFL | West | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost AFL Championship (Oilers) (3–10) | ||
| 1962 | 1962 | AFL | West | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Earl Faison (AFL All-Star Game Defensive MVP) | ||
| 1963 | 1963 | AFL | West | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won AFL Championship (Patriots) (51–10) | Lance Alworth (AFL MVP) Keith Lincoln (AFL All-Star Game Offensive MVP) |
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| 1964 | 1964 | AFL | West | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost AFL Championship (Bills) (7–20) | Keith Lincoln (AFL All-Star Game Offensive MVP) | |
| 1965 | 1965 | AFL | West | 1st | 9 | 2 | 3 | Lost AFL Championship (Bills) (0–23) | Frank Buncom (AFL All-Star Game Defensive MVP) | |
| 1966 | 1966 | AFL | West | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | AFL | West | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Speedy Duncan (AFL All-Star Game Defensive MVP) | ||
| 1968 | 1968 | AFL | West | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | AFL | West | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | John Hadl (AFL All-Star Game MVP) | ||
| 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 | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Don Woods (Offensive Rookie of the Year) | |
| 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) (20–14) Lost Conference Championship (Raiders) (27–34) |
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| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) (41–38 OT) Lost Conference Championship (Bengals) (7–27) |
Kellen Winslow (Pro Bowl MVP) |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | AFC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | Won First-round Playoffs (Steelers) (31–28) Lost Second-round Playoffs (Dolphins) (13–34) |
Dan Fouts (NFL MVP) (Pro Bowl MVP) (Offensive Player of the Year) |
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| 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 | Leslie O'Neal (Defensive Rookie of the Year) | |
| 1987 | 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) (17–0) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) (0–31) |
Bobby Ross (AFC Coach of the Year) |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) (22–21) Won Conference Championship (Steelers) (17–13) Lost Super Bowl XXIX (49ers) (26–49) |
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| 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) | Marty Schottenheimer (NFL Coach of the Year) Drew Brees (NFL Comeback Player of the Year) |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Shawne Merriman (Defensive Rookie of the Year) | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) (21–24) | LaDainian Tomlinson (NFL MVP) (Offensive Player of the Year) |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Titans) (17–6) Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) (28-24) Lost Conference Championship (Patriots) (12–21) |
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| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) (23–17 OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) (24–35) |
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| 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 | ||
| Total | 398 | 394 | 11 | (1960–2011, Regular season only) | ||||||
| 10 | 16 | — | (1960–2011, Post-season games only) | |||||||
| 402 | 401 | 11 | (1960–2011, includes both Regular season and Playoffs; 1 AFL Championship) | |||||||
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