The San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 15th overall. The team improved on their 2âÂÂ11âÂÂ1 record in 1973 and finished 5âÂÂ9. It was Tommy Prothro's first season as the team's head coach.
Before the season, the team changed from white helmets and powder blue jerseysâÂÂwhich it had had since its inception in 1960âÂÂto royal blue helmets and jerseys. Players' uniform numbers were also removed from the helmets. The royal blue would remain through 1984, when the helmets and jerseys became a darker shade of blue (navy blue); that blue became even darker in 1988. The Chargers switched back permanently to modified white helmets in 2007.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Only one Charger was named to the 1975 Pro Bowl, with tackle Russ Washington a starter on the AFC squad; none were selected for the AP All-Pro first or second teams, though Washington was named the best in his Conference. Woods won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year with 52 of the 78 votes available.