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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1997 San Diego ChargersW1997 San Diego Chargers↗

NFL · AFC West · 4–12 (.250) · 5th in division · PF 266 · PA 425 · Coach Kevin Gilbride · Did not qualify

◀ 1996 1998 ▶

Schedule (20 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1997-08-02	1	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 20–13		Qualcomm Stadium
1997-08-09	2	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 23–17		Qualcomm Stadium
1997-08-16	3	@ Tennessee Oilers	W 21–7		Vanderbilt Stadium
1997-08-22	4	@ Minnesota Vikings	L 22–28		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	44,300
1997-08-31	1	@ New England Patriots	L 7–41	0–1	Foxboro Stadium	60,190
1997-09-07	2	@ New Orleans Saints	W 20–6	1–1	Louisiana Superdome	65,760
1997-09-14	3	vs Carolina Panthers	L 7–26	1–2	Qualcomm Stadium	63,149
1997-09-21	4	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 22–26	1–3	Kingdome	51,110
1997-09-28	5	vs Baltimore Ravens	W 21–17	2–3	Qualcomm Stadium	54,094
1997-10-05	6	@ Oakland Raiders	W 25–10	3–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	43,648
1997-10-16	8	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–31	3–4	Arrowhead Stadium	77,196
1997-10-26	9	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 35–19	4–4	Jack Murphy Stadium	63,177
1997-11-02	10	@ Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–38	4–5	Cinergy Field	53,754
1997-11-09	11	vs Seattle Seahawks	L 31–37	4–6	Qualcomm Stadium	64,616
1997-11-16	12	vs Oakland Raiders	L 13–38	4–7	Qualcomm Stadium	65,714
1997-11-23	13	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 10–17	4–8	3Com Park	61,195
1997-11-30	14	vs Denver Broncos	L 28–38	4–9	Qualcomm Stadium	54,245
1997-12-07	15	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 3–14	4–10	Qualcomm Stadium	46,317
1997-12-14	16	vs Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–29	4–11	Qualcomm Stadium	54,594
1997-12-21	17	@ Denver Broncos	L 3–38	4–12	Mile High Stadium	69,632

Roster (70)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
5	Craig Whelihan	QB	6-5	220	University of U. of Pacific; Oregon State		ACT
8	Casey Weldon	QB	6-1	206	Florida State		ACT
11	Jim Everett	QB	6-5	212	Purdue		RES
12	Stan Humphries	QB	6-2	223	Louisiana-Monroe; LSU		RES
15	Todd Philcox	QB	6-4	218	Syracuse		ACT
32	Robert Chancey	RB	6-0	252			ACT
33	Gary Brown	RB	5-11	230	Penn State		ACT
34	Aaron Craver	RB	6-0	232	Fresno State; El Camino		ACT
35	Carwell Gardner	RB	6-2	240	Louisville; Kentucky		CUT
41	Terrell Fletcher	RB	5-8	196	Wisconsin		RES
43	Kenny Bynum	RB	5-11	191	South Carolina State		ACT
44	Erric Pegram	RB	5-10	195	North Texas		TRC
16	Anthony Rodgers	WR	6-3	190	California State-Northridge		ACT
21	Eric Metcalf	WR	5-10	190	Texas		ACT
80	Bryan Still	WR	5-11	174	Virginia Tech		ACT
81	Tony Martin	WR	6-1	180	Mesa State College; Bishop		ACT
82	Charlie Jones	WR	5-8	175	Fresno State		ACT
84	Ray Crittenden	WR	6-1	195	Virginia Tech		ACT
85	Latario Rachal	WR	5-11	183	Fresno State; El Camino		ACT
83	Bryan Jennings	TE	6-3	258	Virginia Tech		ACT
86	Shannon Mitchell	TE	6-2	245	Georgia		ACT
86	Alfred Pupunu	TE	6-2	260	Weber State; Dixie College (UT)		TRC
87	Brian Roche	TE	6-4	255	San Jose State; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)		RES
88	Freddie Jones	TE	6-4	265	North Carolina		RES
89	Frank Hartley	TE	6-2	268	Illinois		ACT
20	Mike Dumas	DB	6-0	202	Indiana		ACT
22	Dorian Brew	DB	5-10	182	Kansas		ACT
23	Gerome Williams	DB	6-2	210	Houston		ACT
25	Paul Bradford	DB	5-9	185	Portland State; San Mateo		ACT
26	Johnny Thomas	DB	5-9	188	Baylor		RES
27	Michael Swift	DB	5-10	170	Austin Peay		ACT
28	Dwayne Harper	DB	5-11	175	South Carolina State		RES
29	Terrance Shaw	DB	6-0	200	Stephen F. Austin State		ACT
37	Rodney Harrison	DB	6-1	220	Western Illinois		ACT
38	David Hendrix	DB	6-1	213	Georgia Tech		CUT
40	Mark Montreuil	DB	6-2	200	Concordia University, Quebec		RES
42	Greg Jackson	DB	6-1	217	LSU		RES
90	Marco Coleman	DL	6-3	270	Georgia Tech		ACT
91	Van Tuinei	DL	6-4	290	Arizona; Golden West		ACT
93	Reuben Davis	DL	6-5	320	North Carolina		RES
94	Mike Mohring	DL	6-5	295	Pittsburgh		ACT
95	William Fuller	DL	6-3	280	North Carolina		ACT
96	Norman Hand	DL	6-3	310	Mississippi; Itawamba JC		ACT
97	John Parrella	DL	6-3	300	Nebraska		ACT
98	Shawn Lee	DL	6-2	300	North Alabama; Westchester Community College		ACT
99	Raylee Johnson	DL	6-3	272	Arkansas		ACT
52	James Burgess	LB	6-0	230	Miami		ACT
53	Michael Hamilton	LB	6-2	245	North Carolina A&T		ACT
54	Kurt Gouveia	LB	6-1	240	BYU		RES
55	Junior Seau	LB	6-3	250	USC		ACT
56	Patrick Sapp	LB	6-4	258	Clemson		ACT
57	Bobby Houston	LB	6-2	242	N.C. State		RES
58	Lewis Bush	LB	6-2	250	Washington State		ACT
59	Toran James	LB	6-3	247	North Carolina A&T		ACT
60	Greg Engel	OL	6-3	285	Illinois		ACT
61	Pulu Poumele	OL	6-3	300	Arizona		RES
63	Raleigh McKenzie	OL	6-2	291	Tennessee		ACT
65	Troy Sienkiewicz	OL	6-5	318	New Mexico State		ACT
66	Jim Mills	OL	6-4	290	Idaho		ACT
68	Joe Cocozzo	OL	6-4	300	Michigan		ACT
69	Ben Bordelon	OL	6-6	305	LSU		ACT
70	Vaughn Parker	OL	6-3	300	UCLA		ACT
74	Raleigh Roundtree	OL	6-5	330	South Carolina State		ACT
75	Tony Berti	OL	6-6	300	Colorado		ACT
77	Isaac Davis	OL	6-3	320	Arkansas		TRC
79	Marcus Price	OL	6-4	310	LSU		ACT
2	Darren Bennett	SPEC	6-5	235			ACT
3	John Carney	SPEC	5-11	185	Notre Dame		RES
7	Greg Davis	SPEC	6-0	215	The Citadel		ACT
50	David Binn	SPEC	6-3	228	California		ACT