The San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 18th overall. It was Tommy Prothro's final full season as the team's head coach.
The 7–7 record allowed the Chargers to break a string of seven consecutive losing seasons. It was their best mark since the AFL–NFL merger.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Preseason
+ 1977 preseason gamesWeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 August 6 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–34 0–1 Texas Stadium 2 August 13 San Francisco 49ers W 32–13 1–1 San Diego Stadium 3 August 20 New York Giants W 29–17 2–1 San Diego Stadium 4 August 27 at Oakland Raiders L 7–35 2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 5 September 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 26–25 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 6 September 11 Seattle Seahawks W 38–20 4–2 San Diego Stadium
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 18 at Oakland Raiders L 0–24 0–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,022 Recap 2 September 25 at Kansas City Chiefs W 23–7 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 56,146 Recap 3 October 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–3 2–1 San Diego Stadium 40,352 Recap 4 October 9 at New Orleans Saints W 14–0 3–1 Louisiana Superdome 53,942 Recap 5 October 16 New England Patriots L 20–24 3–2 San Diego Stadium 50,327 Recap 6 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–21 3–3 San Diego Stadium 33,010 Recap 7 October 30 at Miami Dolphins W 14–13 4–3 Miami Orange Bowl 40,670 Recap 8 November 6 at Detroit Lions L 0–20 4–4 Pontiac Silverdome 72,559 Recap 9 November 13 Denver Broncos L 14–17 4–5 San Diego Stadium 45,211 Recap 10 November 20 Oakland Raiders W 12–7 5–5 San Diego Stadium 50,887 Recap 11 November 27 at Seattle Seahawks W 30–28 6–5 Kingdome 58,994 Recap 12 December 4 Cleveland Browns W 37–14 7–5 San Diego Stadium 37,312 Recap 13 December 11 at Denver Broncos L 9–17 7–6 Mile High Stadium 74,905 Recap 14 December 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–10 7–7 San Diego Stadium 50,727 RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries
Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 4: at New Orleans Saints
Week 5: vs. New England Patriots
Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 7: at Miami Dolphins
Week 8: at Detroit Lions
Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 10: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 13: at Denver Broncos
Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Standings
Awards Two Chargers was named to the 1978 Pro Bowl, with Russ Washington and Louie Kelcher both reserves on the AFC squad; Kelcher was also selected in the AP All-Pro second team.
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