1972 San Diego Chargers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Harland Svare (4-9-1) | 4-9 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Lionel Aldridge | DE | February 14, 1941 | 6’3′ | 254 | Utah St. |
| John Andrews | TE-RB | November 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 227 | Indiana |
| 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. |
| Reggie Berry | DB | March 15, 1950 | 6’0′ | 190 | Long Beach St. |
| Lee Caffey | LB | June 3, 1941 | 6’4′ | 240 | Texas A&M |
| Mike Carter | WR | February 18, 1948 | 6’1′ | 210 | Sacramento St. |
| Wayne Clark | QB | May 30, 1947 | 6’2′ | 203 | U.S. International |
| Dave Costa | DT-DE | October 27, 1941 | 6’2′ | 250 | Utah |
| Chuck Detwiler | DB | March 6, 1947 | 6’0′ | 185 | Utah St. |
| Chuck Dicus | WR | October 2, 1948 | 6’0′ | 183 | Arkansas |
| Oscar Dragon | RB | March 2, 1950 | 6’0′ | 214 | Arizona St. |
| Lenny Dunlap | DB | June 25, 1949 | 6’1′ | 196 | North Texas |
| Ron East | DT-DE | August 26, 1943 | 6’4′ | 250 | Montana St. |
| Cid Edwards | RB | October 10, 1943 | 6’3′ | 230 | Tennessee 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. |
| Ira Gordon | G-T | May 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 275 | Kansas St. |
| 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 |
| Bob Howard | DB | November 24, 1944 | 6’2′ | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Deacon Jones | DE | December 9, 1938 | 6’5′ | 272 | South Carolina St. |
| Ray Jones | DB | December 24, 1947 | 5’11’ | 187 | Southern |
| Pete Lazetich | DE-LB-DT-NT | February 4, 1950 | 6’3′ | 245 | Stanford |
| Jerry LeVias | WR | September 5, 1946 | 5’9′ | 177 | SMU |
| John Mackey | TE | September 24, 1941 | 6’2′ | 224 | Syracuse |
| Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Southern Illinois |
| Bill McClard | K | October 15, 1949 | 5’10’ | 202 | Arkansas |
| Pettis Norman | TE-SE | January 4, 1939 | 6’3′ | 222 | Johnson C. Smith |
| Terry Owens | T | July 5, 1944 | 6’0′ | 260 | Jacksonville St. |
| Dennis Partee | K | September 1, 1946 | 6’1′ | 229 | SMU |
| Rick Redman | LB-P | March 7, 1943 | 6’1′ | 220 | Washington |
| Tim Rossovich | LB-DE | March 14, 1946 | 6’4′ | 240 | USC |
| Bryant Salter | DB | January 22, 1950 | 6’4′ | 195 | Pittsburgh |
| Cal Snowden | DE | November 29, 1946 | 6’4′ | 253 | Indiana |
| Walt Sweeney | G | April 18, 1941 | 6’4′ | 256 | Syracuse |
| John Sykes | WR,HB | May 13, 1949 | 5’11’ | 195 | Morgan St. |
| Jesse Taylor | RB | May 26, 1948 | 6’0′ | 200 | Cincinnati |
| Lee Thomas | DE | March 12, 1946 | 6’5′ | 246 | Wiley |
| Russ Washington | T-DT | December 17, 1946 | 6’6′ | 289 | Missouri |
| Ralph Wenzel | G | March 13, 1943 | 6’2′ | 250 | San Jose St. |
| Lee White | RB | May 9, 1946 | 6’2′ | 232 | Weber St. |
| Ray White | LB | May 18, 1949 | 6’1′ | 227 | Syracuse |
| Doug Wilkerson | G | March 27, 1947 | 6’3′ | 253 | North Carolina Central |
| Dave Williams | WR-SE | August 10, 1945 | 6’2′ | 207 | Washington |
| Gregory Wojcik | DT | January 27, 1946 | 6’6′ | 268 | USC |
| Ernie Wright | T | November 6, 1939 | 6’4′ | 270 | Ohio St. |