1999 San Diego Chargers season

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1999 San Diego Chargers season
Owner
Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros

The 1999 season was the San Diego Chargers' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall and their first under head coach Mike Riley.

In the Chargers' first training camp in preseason, quarterback Ryan Leaf suffered a shoulder injury and missed the entire season. Following a 4–1 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8–8.

Offseason

NFL draft

1999 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 60 Jermaine Fazande  Running back Oklahoma from Atlanta
3 69 Steve Heiden  Tight end South Dakota State
4 104 Jason Perry  Safety North Carolina State
5 139 Adrian Dingle  Defensive end Clemson from Chicago
5 141 Reggie Nelson  Tackle
McNeese State
6 178 Tyrone Bell  Cornerback North Alabama
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1999 San Diego Chargers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Bruce Read
  • Special teams assistant – Johnny Thomas

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – John Hastings
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mike Schleelein

Roster

1999 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 3 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 Bye
2 September 19 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–7 1–0 Cinergy Field 47,660
3 September 26 Indianapolis Colts L 19–27 1–1
Qualcomm Stadium
56,942
4 October 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–14 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium 58,099
5 October 10 at Detroit Lions W 20–10 3–1 Pontiac Silverdome 61,481
6 October 17 Seattle Seahawks W 13–10 4–1 Qualcomm Stadium 59,432
7 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 3–31 4–2 Qualcomm Stadium 68,274
8 October 31 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–34 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium 78,473
9 November 7 Denver Broncos L 17–33 4–4 Qualcomm Stadium 61,204
10 November 14 at Oakland Raiders L 9–28 4–5 Network Associates Coliseum 43,353
11 November 21 Chicago Bears L 20–23 (OT) 4–6 Qualcomm Stadium 56,055
12 November 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–35 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,232
13 December 5 Cleveland Browns W 23–10 5–7 Qualcomm Stadium 53,147
14 December 12 at Seattle Seahawks W 19–16 6–7 Kingdome 66,318
15 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 9–12 6–8
Pro Player Stadium
73,765
16 December 26 Oakland Raiders W 23–20 7–8 Qualcomm Stadium 63,846
17 January 2 at Denver Broncos W 12–6 8–8 Mile High Stadium 69,278

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Two: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 13 15 3334
Bengals 7 0 007

at

Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Three: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 0 31427
Chargers 0 16 3019

at

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Four: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 0 0014
Chargers 0 14 7021

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), wind 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 58,099
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
  • Box score
Game information

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 10 3720
Lions 7 3 0010

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 61,481
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
  • Box score
Game information

Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Chargers 0 7 0613

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 7 14331
Chargers 0 3 003

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Stadium

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), wind 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 68,274
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & Brian Baldinger
  • Box score
Game information

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Chiefs 10 10 14034

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Nine: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 10 71333
Chargers 0 3 7717

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

Week Ten: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 369
Raiders 14 0 7728

at

Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Bears 0 3 143323
Chargers 7 3 010020

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), wind 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 56,055
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts
  • Box score
Game information

Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 17327
Vikings 0 28 7035

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 64,232
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
  • Box score
Game information

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Thirteen: Cleveland Browns at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 7 0010
Chargers 3 10 3723

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 53,147
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Brent Jones
  • Box score
Game information

Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Fourteen: San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 3 0619
Seahawks 3 6 7016

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,318
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
  • Box score
Game information

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week Fifteen: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 3 069
Dolphins 3 3 0612

at

Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game information

Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 0 10020
Chargers 0 13 01023

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), wind 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 63,846
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Steve Tasker
  • Box score
Game information

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 12 0012
Broncos 0 0 336

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: January 2, 2000
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST / 2:15 MST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), wind 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 69,278
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Brent Jones
  • Box score
Game information

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 338 298 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 390 322 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 269 316 W2
Oakland Raiders 8 8 0 .500 390 329 W1
Denver Broncos 6 10 0 .375 314 318 L1

References

  1. ^ "1999 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1999 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.