1971 San Diego Chargers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Sid Gillman (4-6) | 8-6 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bob Babich | LB | May 5, 1947 | 6’2′ | 231 | Miami (OH) |
| Pete Barnes | LB | August 31, 1945 | 6’1′ | 239 | Southern |
| Joe Beauchamp | DB | April 11, 1944 | 6’0′ | 188 | Iowa St. |
| Bob Bruggers | LB | April 20, 1944 | 6’1′ | 230 | Minnesota |
| Leon Burns | HB,RB | September 15, 1940 | 6’2′ | 228 | Long Beach St. |
| Steve DeLong | DE-DT | July 3, 1943 | 6’2′ | 252 | Tennessee |
| Chuck Detwiler | DB | March 6, 1947 | 6’0′ | 185 | Utah St. |
| Chuck Dicus | WR | October 2, 1948 | 6’0′ | 183 | Arkansas |
| Marty Domres | QB | April 17, 1947 | 6’4′ | 220 | Columbia |
| Ron East | DT-DE | August 26, 1943 | 6’4′ | 250 | Montana St. |
| Chris Fletcher | DB | December 25, 1948 | 5’11’ | 185 | Temple |
| Mike Garrett | RB | April 12, 1944 | 5’9′ | 191 | USC |
| Gary Garrison | WR-SE | January 21, 1944 | 6’2′ | 193 | San Diego St. |
| Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6’5′ | 200 | Richmond |
| Ira Gordon | G-T | May 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 275 | Kansas St. |
| Wes Grant | DE-DT | September 24, 1946 | 6’3′ | 245 | UCLA |
| Sam Gruneisen | C-G-LB | January 16, 1941 | 6’1′ | 242 | Villanova |
| John Hadl | QB | February 15, 1940 | 6’1′ | 214 | Kansas |
| Kevin Hardy | DT | July 28, 1945 | 6’5′ | 276 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Hill | DB | October 21, 1946 | 6’2′ | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Bob Howard | DB | November 24, 1944 | 6’2′ | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Harris Jones | G | October 3, 1945 | 6’5′ | 255 | Johnson C. Smith |
| Jerry LeVias | WR | September 5, 1946 | 5’9′ | 177 | SMU |
| Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Southern Illinois |
| Mike Montgomery | RB-WR | July 10, 1949 | 6’2′ | 210 | Kansas St. |
| Pettis Norman | TE-SE | January 4, 1939 | 6’3′ | 222 | Johnson C. Smith |
| Gary Nowak | DT | December 8, 1948 | 6’5′ | 258 | Michigan St. |
| Terry Owens | T | July 5, 1944 | 6’0′ | 260 | Jacksonville St. |
| Billy Parks | WR | January 1, 1948 | 6’1′ | 185 | Long Beach St. |
| Dennis Partee | K | September 1, 1946 | 6’1′ | 229 | SMU |
| Jack Porter | C | July 27, 1948 | 6’3′ | 255 | Oklahoma |
| Jeff Queen | RB-TE | August 15, 1946 | 6’1′ | 217 | Morgan St. |
| Eddie Ray | RB-TE | April 5, 1947 | 6’2′ | 240 | LSU |
| Rick Redman | LB-P | March 7, 1943 | 6’1′ | 220 | Washington |
| Andy Rice | DT | September 6, 1940 | 6’2′ | 268 | Texas Southern |
| Mel Rogers | LB | April 23, 1947 | 6’2′ | 231 | Florida A&M |
| Bryant Salter | DB | January 22, 1950 | 6’4′ | 195 | Pittsburgh |
| Jeff Staggs | LB-DE | May 14, 1944 | 6’1′ | 240 | BYU |
| Art Strozier | TE | May 23, 1946 | 6’2′ | 220 | Kansas St. |
| Walt Sweeney | G | April 18, 1941 | 6’4′ | 256 | Syracuse |
| John Tanner | LB | March 8, 1945 | 6’4′ | 241 | Tennessee Tech |
| Lee Thomas | DE | March 12, 1946 | 6’5′ | 246 | Wiley |
| Jim Tolbert | DB | March 12, 1944 | 6’4′ | 200 | Lincoln (MO) |
| Russ Washington | T-DT | December 17, 1946 | 6’6′ | 289 | Missouri |
| Ray White | LB | May 18, 1949 | 6’1′ | 227 | Syracuse |
| Doug Wilkerson | G | March 27, 1947 | 6’3′ | 253 | North Carolina Central |
| Tom Williams | DT-DE | July 21, 1948 | 6’4′ | 250 | California-Davis |