List of Los Angeles Chargers head coaches

Don Coryell, head coach for the Chargers from 1978 to 1986, was famous for his "Air Coryell" offense.

The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. There have been 15 coaches in Los Angeles Chargers franchise history, including Sid Gillman, who coached the Los Angeles Chargers' first and only season in 1960 before the team's move to San Diego, California in 1961.

Key

#	Number of coaches
GC	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
Win%	Winning percentage
00†	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
00‡	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player
00*	Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Chargers

Coaches

Bobby Ross was the head coach from 1992 to 1996, coaching them for 86 games.

Mike Riley was the head coach from 1999 to 2001.

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2016 NFL season.

#	Name	Term	Regular season					Playoffs			Awards	Reference
			GC	W	L	T	Win%	GC	W	L
Los Angeles Chargers
1	Sid Gillman†	1960	14	10	4	0	.714	1	0	1		[1]
San Diego Chargers
—	Sid Gillman†	1961–1969, 1971	131	76	49	6	.603	4	1	3		[1]
2	Charlie Waller*	1969–1970*	19	9	7	3	.553	–	–	–		[2]
3	Harland Svare	1971 –1973	26	7	17	2	.308	–	–	–		[3]
4	Ron Waller*	1973*	6	1	5	0	.167	–	–	–		[4]
5	Tommy Prothro	1974–1978	60	21	39	0	.350	–	–	–		[5]
6	Don Coryell	1978–1986	125	69	56	0	.552	7	3	4		[6]
7	Al Saunders*	1986–1988*	39	17	22	0	.436	–	–	–		[7]
8	Dan Henning	1989–1991	48	16	32	0	.333	–	–	–		[8]
9	Bobby Ross	1992–1996	80	47	33	0	.588	6	3	3	Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1992) Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year (1992) UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1992)	[9]
10	Kevin Gilbride*	1997–1998*	22	6	16	0	.273	–	–	–		[10]
11	June Jones	1998	10	3	7	0	.300	–	–	–		[11]
12	Mike Riley*	1999–2001*	48	14	34	0	.292	–	–	–		[12]
13	Marty Schottenheimer	2002–2006	80	47	33	0	.588	2	0	2		[13]
14	Norv Turner	2007–2012	96	56	40	0	.583	6	3	3		[14]
15	Mike McCoy*	2013–2016	64	27	37	0	.422	2	1	1		[15]
Los Angeles Chargers
16	Anthony Lynn	2017–present	16	9	7	0	.563	–	–	–		[16]

References

1. 1 2 "Sid Gillman". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
2. ↑ "Charlie Waller". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
3. ↑ "Harland Svare". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
4. ↑ "Ron Waller". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
5. ↑ "Tommy Prothro". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
6. ↑ "Don Coryell". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
7. ↑ "Al Saunders". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
8. ↑ "Dan Henning". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
9. ↑ "Bobby Ross". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
10. ↑ "Kevin Gilbride". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
11. ↑ "June Jones". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
12. ↑ "Mike Riley". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
13. ↑ "Marty Schottenheimer". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
14. ↑ "Norv Turner". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
15. ↑ "Mike McCoy Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
16. ↑ "Anthony Lynn Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2017.