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When was the last season of the Chargers in San Diego? ›

Final years in San Diego (2013–2016)

As of the end of the 2023 season, the Chargers have played 64 seasons, with a cumulative record of 483–489–11 in the regular season and 12–19 in the postseason.

The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team that currently plays and competes in the National Football League (NFL). The Chargers were established in 1960 and played one season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961. The team returned to Los Angeles in 2017.

The 2000 season was the San Diego Chargers' 31st in the National Football League (NFL), their 41st overall and their second under head coach Mike Riley. The Chargers failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 1999, and finished the season 1–15, the worst record of any Chargers team in history.

Under the lease's terms, the Chargers assumed almost no financial risk (though the NFL's relocation fee is costing the club $650 million). Not just in San Diego but elsewhere in California, it had become much more difficult to obtain the massive stadium subsidies the NFL could command in other states.

The 2010 San Diego Chargers team is widely-regarded as one of the best, most-complete teams of this century that failed to even make the post-season. In this season, the Chargers were ranked first in total yards of offense and first in yards allowed on defense.

1958 is when Carte Blanche was first available. Hilton had the idea to advertise his new venture by calling his team “Chargers”, which meant he wanted people to be credit card chargers.

In an unhappy coincidence, Hilton owned a credit card company named Carte Blanche, leading some to speculate that was why "Chargers" won out. Hilton, however, begged to differ. "It was after the trumpet call, followed by the roar of 'Charge,'" he told the Los Angeles Times in a 2009 interview.

The Los Angeles Chargers are ranked 30^th in the team guide.

Who has the most sacks in Chargers history? ›

The Los Angeles Chargers player with the most rushing yards in franchise history is LaDainian Tomlinson with 12,490 yards. This all-time rushing leader is followed by Paul Lowe and Austin Ekeler with 4,972 yards and 5,5 yards respectively.

The Chargers football team began in Los Angeles in 1960 for their inaugural season, before being based out of San Diego from 1961 all the way through 2017. After decades of playing for America's Finest City, the Chargers decided to relocate back to Los Angeles.

In 2022, the Chargers announced the location of a new headquarters in El Segundo, California. The Chargers finished the 2022 NFL season with a 10–7 record and the 5th seed in the AFC. They lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs to the Jacksonville Jaguars after blowing a 27–0 lead in the game.

They improved on their 9–7 record in 2005 and finished the campaign as the No. 1 seed in the AFC ending the season at 14–2, the best record in the NFL in 2006.

The Chargers are based in the Greater Los Angeles area and have appeared in one Super Bowl (1995). The Chargers began play in 1960 as one of the original eight members of the upstart American Football League (AFL).