1967 San Diego Chargers season

The 1967 Season was the 8th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 7–6–1 record in 1966 and finishing at 8–5–1. It was the team's first season at San Diego Stadium. The Chargers finished in third place in the AFL West Division with a record of 8–5–1.

1967 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Eugene V. Klein
General manager	Sid Gillman
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home stadium	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	8–5–1
Division place	3rd Western Division
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-AFL	4 FL Lance Alworth (1st team) CB/KR Speedy Duncan (2nd team) T Ron Mix (1st team) G Walt Sweeney (1st team)
AFL All-Stars	10 FL Lance Alworth LB Frank Buncom CB/KR Speedy Duncan TE Willie Frazier S Kenny Graham RB Brad Hubbert T Ron Mix RB Dickie Post LB Rick Redman G Walt Sweeney
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NFL / AFL draft

1967 San Diego Chargers draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Ron Billingsley	Defensive tackle	Wyoming
2	40	Ron McCall	Linebacker	Weber State
2	48	Bob Howard	Cornerback	San Diego State
3	67	Harold Akin	Tackle	Oklahoma State
4	94	Dickie Post *	Running back	Houston
5	121	Bernie Erickson	Linebacker	Abilene Christian
6	147	Nate Johns	Flanker	San Diego State
7	173	Dave Conway	Kicker	Texas
8	199	John Mills	End	Tennessee
9	225	Steve Newell	Wide receiver	Long Beach State
10	251	Torre Ossmo	Tackle	Western Michigan
11	277	Carroll Jarvis	Halfback	Virginia
13	329	Leon Carr	Defensive back	Prairie View A&M
14	355	Martin Baccaglio	Defensive end	San Jose State
15	381	Craig Scoggins	End	Long Beach State
16	407	Paul Phillips	Tackle	South Carolina
17	433	John Gibbs	Halfback	South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Made roster     *   Made at least one AFL All-Star game or NFL Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1967 San Diego Chargers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 21 John Hadl 18 Kay Stephenson Running backs (RB) 32 Jim Allison 37 Gene Foster 26 Brad Hubbert 23 Paul Lowe 22 Dickie Post 20 Russ Smith Wide receivers (WR) 19 Lance Alworth 27 Gary Garrison 25 Steve Newell Tight ends (TE) 83 Willie Frazier 38 Jacque MacKinnon

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Harold Akin T 65 Sam Gruneisen C 72 Gary Kirner G 52 Paul Latzke G/C 73 Larry Little G 74 Ron Mix T 76 Terry Owens T 78 Walt Sweeney G 75 Ernie Wright T Defensive linemen (DL) 70 Scott Appleton DT 86 Ron Billingsley DE 88 Tom Day DE 82 Steve DeLong DE 77 Jim Griffin DE 79 George Gross DT 80 Houston Ridge DT

Linebackers (LB) 50 Chuck Allen MLB 84 Johnny Baker OLB 55 Frank Buncom OLB 62 Bernie Erickson OLB 89 Ron McCall OLB 57 Bob Print OLB 66 Rick Redman MLB/P 81 Jeff Staggs OLB Defensive backs (DB) 40 Joe Beauchamp CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 33 Kenny Graham SS 24 Bob Howard CB 43 Jim Tolbert SS 47 Bud Whitehead FS Special teams (ST) 44 Olie Cordill P 39 Dick Van Raaphorst K

Practice squad -- Bobby Asmond G 68 Bob Briggs DE 15 Jon Brittenum QB Reserve -- Robert Mitinger LB (Military) 41 Nat Whitmyer CB (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 5	at Oakland Raiders	L 23–24	0–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
2	August 12	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–14	1–1	Orange Bowl
3	August 20	Detroit Lions	L 17–38	1–2	San Diego Stadium
4	August 27	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–50	1–3	San Diego Stadium
5	September 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–16	1–4	San Diego Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 9	Boston Patriots	W 28–14	1–0	San Diego Stadium	39,337	Recap
3	Bye
4	September 24	Houston Oilers	W 13–3	2–0	San Diego Stadium	36,032	Recap
5	October 1	at Buffalo Bills	W 37–17	3–0	War Memorial Stadium	39,310	Recap
6	October 8	Boston Patriots*	T 31–31	3–0–1	San Diego Stadium	23,620	Recap
7	October 15	Kansas City Chiefs	W 45–31	4–0–1	San Diego Stadium	45,355	Recap
8	October 22	at Denver Broncos	W 38–21	5–0–1	Bears Stadium	34,465	Recap
9	October 29	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–51	5–1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,474	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 12	Miami Dolphins	W 24–0	6–1–1	San Diego Stadium	34,761	Recap
12	November 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–16	7–1–1	Municipal Stadium	46,738	Recap
13	November 23	Denver Broncos	W 24–20	8–1–1	San Diego Stadium	34,586	Recap
14	December 3	Oakland Raiders	L 21–41	8–2–1	San Diego Stadium	52,661	Recap
15	December 10	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–41	8–3–1	Miami Orange Bowl	23,007	Recap
16	December 16	at Houston Oilers	L 17–24	8–4–1	Rice Stadium	19,870	Recap
17	December 24	New York Jets	L 31–42	8–5–1	San Diego Stadium	34,580	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

*Played at San Diego Stadium due to Fenway Park being used by the Boston Red Sox for the 1967 World Series.

Game summaries

Week 2: vs. Boston Patriots

Week Two: Boston Patriots at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	7	0	0	14
Chargers	7	7	0	14	28

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), relative humidity 74%, wind 9 mph
• Game attendance: 39,337
• Referee: Walt Fitzgerald
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Paul Lowe 7-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 9:33. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards. BOS – Jim Whalen 30-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 4:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards. Second quarter BOS – Art Graham 4-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 13:37. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards. SDG – Willie Frazier 28-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 0:45. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 11-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:57. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards. SDG – Kenny Graham 68-yard interception return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:22. Chargers 28–14. Top passers BOS – Babe Parilli – 17/32, 187 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SDG – John Hadl – 15/29, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers BOS – Jim Nance – 18 rushes, 61 yards SDG – John Hadl – 4 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers BOS – Art Graham – 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

Week 4: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Four: Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	3	0	0	3
Chargers	3	3	0	7	13

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: September 24
• Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), relative humidity 70%, wind 6 mph
• Game attendance: 36,032
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 14-yard field goal Chargers 3–0. Second quarter HOU – John Wittenborn 31-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 42-yard field goal. Chargers 6–3. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Lance Alworth 44-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Chargers 13–3. Top passers HOU – Jacky Lee – 8/20, 77 yards SDG – John Hadl – 20/39, 213 yards, TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Sid Blanks – 13 rushes, 35 yards SDG – Dickie Post – 17 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers HOU – Charley Frazier – 3 receptions, 31 yards SDG – Lance Alworth – 10 receptions, 121 yards

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	14	13	3	37
Bills	3	0	7	7	17

at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 49 °F (9.4 °C), relative humidity 79%, wind 11 mph
• Game attendance: 39,310
• Box score

Game information

First quarter BUF – Mike Mercer 26-yard field goal, 12:38. Bills 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards. SDG – Dickie Post 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:10. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards. Second quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 21-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 9:34. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards. SDG – Jacque MacKinnon 3-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:14. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards. Third quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 32-yard field goal, 8:59. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards. SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 30-yard field goal, 4:40. Chargers 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards. SDG – Scott Appleton 2-yard fumble return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:12. Chargers 34–3. BUF – Keith Lincoln 60-yard pass from Jack Kemp (Mike Mercer kick), 0:05. Chargers 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards. Fourth quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 25-yard field goal, 1:05. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards. BUF – Keith Lincoln 10-yard run (Mike Mercer kick), 0:01. Chargers 37–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 18/31, 282 yards, 2 TD BUF – Jack Kemp – 7/18, 198 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Dickie Post – 20 rushes, 121 yards, TD BUF – Keith Lincoln – 8 rushes, 34 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD BUF – Keith Lincoln – 3 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Boston

Week Six: Boston Patriots at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	14	10	0	31
Chargers	7	10	0	14	31

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), relative humidity 28%, wind 6 mph
• Game attendance: 23,620
• Referee: Ben Dreith
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Brad Hubbert 20-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 5:38. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards. BOS – Larry Garron 64-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 3:40. Tied 7–7. Second quarter SDG – John Hadl 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 11:54. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards. BOS – Jim Nance 1-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick), 3:07. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards. SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 32-yard field goal, 1:35. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards. BOS – Jim Nance 18-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick), 0:40. Patriots 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards. Third quarter BOS – Art Graham 8-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Gino Cappelletti kick), 3:24. Patriots 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards. BOS – Gino Cappelletti 41-yard field goal, 0:05. Patriots 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards. Fourth quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 4-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 10:19. Patriots 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards. SDG – Lance Alworth 24-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 7:00. Tied 31–31. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards. Top passers BOS – Babe Parilli – 17/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT SDG – John Hadl – 17/29, 249 yards, 3 TD Top rushers BOS – Jim Nance – 29 rushes, 127 yards, TD SDG – Brad Hubbert – 9 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers BOS – Larry Garron – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD SDG – Brad Hubbert – 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seven: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	3	14	31
Chiefs	14	10	14	7	45

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 1:34 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 68 °F (20.0 °C), relative humidity 77%, wind 9 mph
• Game attendance: 45,355
• Referee: Bob Finley
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – John Hadl 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 8:17. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards. SDG – Speedy Duncan 35-yard fumble return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:07. Chargers 14–0. KAN – Otis Taylor 24-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:30. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards. Second quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 15-yard field goal, 8:52. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards. SDG – Speedy Duncan 100-yard interception return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:08. Chargers 24–7. KAN – Mike Garrett 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:52. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards. Third quarter SDG – Dickie Post 67-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 12:30. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards. KAN – Jan Stenerud 34-yard field goal, 7:16. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards. SDG – Lance Alworth 60-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:56. Chargers 38–17. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards. Fourth quarter SDG – Lance Alworth 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:45. Chargers 45–17. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards. KAN – Chris Burford 16-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:58. Chargers 45–24. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards. KAN – Frank Pitts 15-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:44. Chargers 45–31. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards. Top passers KAN – Len Dawson – 24/37, 364 yards, TD, 3 INT SDG – John Hadl – 17/32, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers KAN – Mike Garrett – 11 rushes, 33 yards, TD SDG – Dickie Post – 15 rushes, 116 yards, TD Top receivers KAN – Otis Taylor – 9 receptions, 134 yards SDG – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 108 yards

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	14	10	38
Broncos	7	0	7	7	21

at Bears Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 22
• Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), relative humidity 25%, wind 9 mph
• Game attendance: 34,465
• Box score

Game information

First quarter DEN – Nemiah Wilson 40-yard interception return (Bob Humphreys kick), 12:38. Bills 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards. SDG – Dickie Post 8-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:10. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards. Second quarter SDG – Dickie Post 2-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:10. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards. Third quarter DEN – Eric Crabtree 75-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 0:05. Chargers 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards. SDG – Dickie Post 66-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 8:59. Chargers 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards. SDG – Willie Frazier 5-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 9:34. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards. Fourth quarter DEN – Al Denson 10-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 0:01. Chargers 37–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards. SDG – Lance Alworth 67-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:05. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards. SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 30-yard field goal, 1:05. Chargers 37–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 15/34, 345 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT DEN – Steve Tensi – 15/36, 234 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Dickie Post – 15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD DEN – Floyd Little – 9 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers SDG – Lance Alworth – 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD DEN – Eric Crabtree – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Week 9: at Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	0	0	10
Raiders	9	7	14	21	51

at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 29
• Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), relative humidity 58%, wind 7 mph
• Game attendance: 53,474
• Box score

Game information

First quarter OAK – Safety, Dan Birdwell tackled Dickie Post in end zone, 8:31. Raiders 2–0. OAK – Clem Daniels 40-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 2:58. Raiders 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards. Second quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 40-yard field goal, 14:55. Raiders 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards. OAK – Daryle Lamonica 3-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:39. Raiders 16–3. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards. SDG – Lance Alworth 71-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 4:03. Raiders 16–10. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards. Third quarter OAK – Clem Daniels 1-yard run (George Blanda kick), 10:52. Raiders 23–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards. OAK – Daryle Lamonica 1-yard rush (George Blanda kick), 3:28. Raiders 30–10. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards. Fourth quarter OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 70-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 14:16. Raiders 37–10. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards. OAK – Warren Wells 14-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick), 4:33. Raiders 44–10. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards. OAK – Hewritt Dixon 7-yard run (George Blanda kick), 2:34. Raiders 51–10. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 19/39, 318 yards, TD, 3 INT OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 13/30, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Paul Lowe – 6 rushes, 29 yards OAK – Clem Daniels – 16 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Lance Alworth – 10 receptions, 213 yards, TD OAK – Clem Daniels – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Eleven: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0
Chargers	7	0	0	17	24

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 1:35 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), relative humidity 79%, wind 6 mph
• Game attendance: 34,761
• Referee: John McDonough
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 9-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:16. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SDG – Gary Garrison 10-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 10:08. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards. SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 32-yard field goal, 5:23. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards. SDG – Lance Alworth 5-yard pass from Kay Stephenson (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 0:28. Chargers 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards. Top passers MIA – Bob Griese – 13/39, 186 yards SDG – John Hadl – 14/27, 216 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Top rushers MIA – Bob Griese – 6 rushes, 36 yards SDG – Dickie Post – 14 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers MIA – Jack Clancy – 5 receptions, 71 yards SDG – Lance Alworth – 4 receptions, 125 yards, TD

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	3	0	7	17
Chargers	6	3	7	0	16

at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 3:36 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 42 °F (5.6 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 7 mph
• Game attendance: 46,738
• Box score

Game information

First quarter KAN – Jan Stenerud 12-yard field goal, 8:44. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards. KAN – Jan Stenerud 48-yard field goal, 4:00. Chiefs 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards. SDG – Dickie Post 4-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:03. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards. Second quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 12-yard field goal, 8:57. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards. KAN – Jan Stenerud 48-yard field goal, 0:26. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards. Third quarter KAN – Gloster Richardson 35-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:44. Chiefs 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards. Fourth quarter SDG – Lance Alworth 2-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 8:31. Chargers 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 11/23, 139 yards, TD, INT KAN – Len Dawson – 18/31, 232 yards, TD Top rushers SDG – Dickie Post – 18 rushes, 108 yards, TD KAN – Mike Garrett – 26 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers SDG – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 69 yards KAN – Gloster Richardson – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	10	3	0	20
Chargers	0	7	3	14	24

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 1:34 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 81%, wind 5 mph
• Game attendance: 34,586
• Referee: John McDonough
• Box score

Game information

First quarter DEN – Al Denson 9-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 4:01. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards. Second quarter DEN – Eric Crabtree 5-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bob Humphreys kick), 14:52. Broncos 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards. SDG – Dickie Post 7-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 10:01. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards. DEN – Bob Humphreys 13-yard field goal, 4:51. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards. Third quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 24-yard field goal, 10:16. Broncos 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards. DEN – Bob Humphreys 16-yard field goal, 5:51. Broncos 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards. Fourth quarter SDG – Speedy Duncan 72-yard blocked field goal return (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 13:48. Broncos 20–17. SDG – Dickie Post 8-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:33. Chargers 24–20. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards. Top passers DEN – Steve Tensi – 18/41, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SDG – John Hadl – 13/26, 202 yards, INT Top rushers DEN – Floyd Little – 22 rushes, 79 yards SDG – Dickie Post – 21 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DEN – Eric Crabtree – 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD SDG – Gary Garrison – 4 receptions, 119 yards

Week 14: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Fourteen: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	17	14	7	3	41
Chargers	7	14	0	0	21

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 1:38 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), relative humidity 46%, wind 6 mph
• Game attendance: 52,661
• Referee: Bob Finley
• Box score

Game information

First quarter OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 18-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 9:24. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards. SDG – John Hadl 1-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 6:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards. OAK – Billy Cannon 64-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 5:14. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards. OAK – George Blanda 24-yard field goal, 1:28. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards. Second quarter SDG – Lance Alworth 57-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 13:52. Raiders 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards. OAK – Bill Miller 29-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 6:47. Raiders 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards. OAK – Larry Todd 2-yard run (George Blanda kick), 4:02. Raiders 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards. SDG – Gary Garrison 29-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:14. Raiders 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards. Third quarter OAK – Billy Cannon 1-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick), 7:41. Raiders 34–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards. Fourth quarter OAK – George Blanda 21-yard field goal, 6:48. Raiders 41–21. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards. Top passers OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 21/34, 349 yards, 4 TD SDG – John Hadl – 18/40, 315 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers OAK – Larry Todd – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD SDG – Brad Hubbert – 8 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers OAK – Bill Miller – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD SDG – Gary Garrison – 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	7	14	0	24
Dolphins	0	13	14	14	41

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: December 10
• Game weather: 75 °F (23.9 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 13 mph
• Game attendance: 23,007
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 23-yard field goal, 7:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards. Second quarter MIA – Jack Harper 37-yard run (Booth Lusteg kick), 13:20. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards. MIA – Booth Lusteg 14-yard field goal, 9:21. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard. SDG – Willie Frazier 4-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 1:02. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards. MIA – Booth Lusteg 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards. Third quarter SDG – Russ Smith 14-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 12:05. Chargers 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards. MIA – Doug Moreau 10-yard pass from Bob Griese (Booth Lusteg kick), 7:56. Dolphins 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards. MIA – Bob Griese 1-yard run (Booth Lusteg kick), 3:44. Dolphins 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards. SDG – Willie Frazier 38-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 0:58. Dolphins 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards. Fourth quarter MIA – Howard Twilley 10-yard pass from Bob Griese (Booth Lusteg kick), 4:57. Dolphins 34–24. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards. MIA – Stan Mitchell 1-yard rush (Booth Lusteg kick), 1:57. Dolphins 41–24. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 9/21, 166 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT MIA – Bob Griese – 15/28, 145 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Russ Smith – 13 rushes, 50 yards, TD MIA – Jack Harper – 9 rushes, 71 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Jacque MacKinnon – 3 receptions, 80 yards MIA – Jack Clancy – 8 receptions, 96 yards

Week 16: at Houston Oilers

Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at Houston Oilers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	0	10	17
Oilers	3	7	7	7	24

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), relative humidity 97%, wind 8 mph
• Game attendance: 19,870
• Referee: John McDonough
• Box score

Game information

First quarter HOU – John Wittenborn 31-yard field goal, 5:53. Oilers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:19. Second quarter SDG – Brad Hubbert 1-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 13:54. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:13. HOU – Hoyle Granger 1-yard run (John Wittenborn kick), 7:19. Oilers 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:35. Third quarter HOU – Woody Campbell 8-yard pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick), 4:55. Oilers 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:25. Fourth quarter SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 18-yard field goal, 11:56. Oilers 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 4:20. HOU – Alvin Reed 15-yard pass from Pete Beathard (John Wittenborn kick), 6:37. Oilers 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:19. SDG – Willie Frazier 16-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick), 2:50. Oilers 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:47. Top passers SDG – John Hadl – 23/40, 198 yards, 2 TD HOU – Pete Beathard – 14/24, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SDG – Brad Hubbert – 13 rushes, 65 yards HOU – Hoyle Granger – 27 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers SDG – Willie Frazier – 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD HOU – Ode Burrell – 5 receptions, 97 yards

Week 17: vs. New York Jets

Week Seventeen: New York Jets at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	14	14	14	0	42
Chargers	7	17	0	7	31

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 24
• Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), relative humidity 41%, wind 6 mph
• Game attendance: 34,580
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 72-yard pass from John Hadl (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Chargers 7–0. NYJ – Don Maynard 13-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Tied 7–7. NYJ – Bill Mathis 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick). Jets 14–7. Second quarter SDG – Brad Hubbert 46-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Tied 14–14. SDG – Brad Hubbert 80-yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Chargers 21–14. NYJ – George Sauer 36-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Tied 21–21. SDG – Dick Van Raaphorst 13-yard field goal. Chargers 24–21. NYJ – Don Maynard 26-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Jets 28–24. Third quarter NYJ – Bill Mathis 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick). Jets 35–24. NYJ – Don Maynard 36-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick). Jets 42–24. Fourth quarter SDG – Jacque MacKinnon 8-yard pass from Kay Stephenson (Dick Van Raaphorst kick). Jets 42–31. Top passers NYJ – Joe Namath – 18/26, 343 yards, 4 TD SDG – John Hadl – 8/17, 173 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Abner Haynes – 8 rushes, 34 yards SDG – Brad Hubbert – 15 rushes, 189 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYJ – Don Maynard – 8 receptions, 141 yards, 3 TD SDG – Gary Garrison – 8 receptions, 115 yards

The Chargers recorded their first-ever home loss to the Jets.

Standings

AFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	13	1	0	.929	6–0	468	233	W10
Kansas City Chiefs	9	5	0	.643	2–4	408	254	W3
San Diego Chargers	8	5	1	.615	4–2	360	352	L4
Denver Broncos	3	11	0	.214	0–6	256	409	L1

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

Awards

Ten Chargers were in the West team for the AFL All-Star game, while three were named to the Associated Press All-AFL first team and one to the second team. Also, Post won the AP AFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award with 17 of the 27 votes, while Hadl and Gillman received votes for Player of the Year and Coach of the Year respectively.

Player	Position	All-Star	AP 1st-team All-Pro	AP 2nd-team All-Pro
Lance Alworth	Flanker
Frank Buncom	Linebacker
Speedy Duncan	Cornerback
Willie Frazier	Tight end
Kenny Graham	Safety
Brad Hubbert	Fullback
Ron Mix	Tackle
Rick Redman	Linebacker
Walt Sweeney	Guard