2004 San Diego Chargers season

2004 San Diego Chargers season
2004 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Alex Spanos
General manager	A.J. Smith
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Jets) 17–20 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	3 QB Drew Brees; TE Antonio Gates; RB LaDainian Tomlinson;
AP All-Pros	4 LB Donnie Edwards (2nd team); TE Antonio Gates (1st team); RB LaDainian Tomlinson (1st team); DT Jamal Williams (2nd team);
	← 2003; Chargers seasons; 2005 →;

The 2004 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 45th overall and the third under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving quarterback Philip Rivers. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 2003 and finished the regular season 12–4, made the playoffs for the first time in nine years, and captured their first division title since the 1994 season. In the playoffs they lost in overtime to the New York Jets. At the end of the season Marty Schottenheimer was named NFL Coach of the Year.