Los Angeles Chargers
Value$8.65BHeartbreak#1131.8Founded: 1960 · Metro Area: Los Angeles · AFC · AFC West · Home: SoFi Stadium
Formerly based in San Diego.
Rating through time
Where Los Angeles Chargers sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1960 to 2026. Above average in 35 of 67 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index31.8 · #11
The Tortured · AFL, 1963
The Heartbreak Index31.8 · #11
The Tortured · AFL, 1963
- AFL since 196315.6
- NFL final appearance since 19943.0
- NFL deep run since 20070.7
- The McCree Fumble · 2006 · 0.80 pangs14-2 season ends on a fumbled interception return
lost the final, 1994 · fell one round short, 2007 · lost the final, 1965 · lost the final, 1964
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 505-501-11 |
| Win pct | 0.502 |
| Playoff record | 12-21-0 (0.364) |
| Championship appearances | 6 (1 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 4 (1 wins) |
| Total seasons | 67 |
| .500 or better seasons | 40 |
| Most recent championship | 1963 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
SoFi Stadium
2020-presentDignity Health Sports Park
2017-2019- StubHub Center 2017-2018
- Dignity Health Sports Park 2019-2019
SDCCU Stadium
1967-2016- San Diego Stadium 1967-1981
- Jack Murphy Stadium 1982-1996
- Qualcomm Stadium 1997-2016
Balboa Stadium
1961-1966Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1960-1960Season-by-season1960 to 2026 · 67 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
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In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Los Angeles Chargers players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 183 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 2006LaDainian Tomlinson · RB
AP Offensive Player
- 1982Dan Fouts · QB
- 2006LaDainian Tomlinson · RB
AP Coach of the Year
- 2004Marty Schottenheimer
Bert Bell Award
- 2006LaDainian Tomlinson · RB
Walter Payton MOY
- 1971John Hadl · QB
- 1983Rolf Benirschke · K
- 1994Junior Seau · RLB
- 2006LaDainian Tomlinson · RB
AP Comeback Player
- 2004Drew Brees · QB
- 2013Philip Rivers · QB
- 2017Keenan Allen · WR
AP Offensive Rookie
- 1974Don Woods · RB
- 2020Justin Herbert · QB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1986Leslie O'Neal · RDE
- 2005Shawne Merriman · OLB
- 2016Joey Bosa · DE