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.
During 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
Personnel Staff
Roster
Preseason
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 August 8 vs. Denver Broncos L 17–20 0–1 Stadium Australia (Sydney, Australia) 2 August 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 0–2 3Com Park 3 August 21 Miami Dolphins L 10–13 0–3 Qualcomm Stadium 4 August 28 at St. Louis Rams L 21–24 0–4 Trans World Dome 5 September 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–34 0–5 Qualcomm Stadium
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 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 69,278Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 5: at Detroit Lions
Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 10: at Oakland Raiders
Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings
With the loss, the Chargers fell to 4-7 and finished 1-3 against the NFC Central.
Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
With the loss, the Chargers fell to 6-8 and they were eliminated from playoff contention.
Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 17: at Denver Broncos
With the win, the Chargers finished their season at 8-8 & 5-3 against the AFC West.
Standings
Awards Seau was the only Charger in the AFC Pro Bowl squad, which he reached as an alternate after another play pulled out; he was named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. Seau also received 1 of the 44 available votes for AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
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