1968 San Diego Chargers season

The [1968 American Football League|AFL season|1968 Season] was the 9th season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team improved on their 8–5–1 record from 1967, finishing at 9–5. This was also Sid Gillman's final full year as Chargers head coach.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 3	San Francisco 49ers	W 30–18	1–0	San Diego Stadium
2	August 10	at [1968 1968 Oakland Raiders season\|Oakland Raiders season\|Oakland Raiders]	L 7–31	1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
3	August 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 33–36	1–2	San Diego Stadium
4	August 24	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–13	2–2	San Diego Stadium
5	August 30	vs. [1968 1968 Denver Broncos season\|Denver Broncos season\|Denver Broncos]	W 6–3	3–2	Alamo Stadium

Seven Chargers were in the West team for the AFL All-Star game, while three were named to the Associated Press All-AFL first team and two to the second team. Also, Alworth and Hadl received votes for the AP AFL Player of the Year award, Washington received 2 votes for AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Gillman received 3 votes for AFL Coach of the Year.