2004 San Diego Chargers season

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 was the franchise's first season 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.

Offseason

NFL draft Entering the draft, the consensus top pick was Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning. However, Manning had said prior to the draft that he did not want to play for the Chargers and would not sign with them if he was drafted. The Chargers struck a deal with the Giants before the draft that would shape the future of both franchises: the Chargers would select Manning first overall, as they had intended to, and the Giants would draft quarterback Philip Rivers of North Carolina State and then swap him and two 2005 draft picks for Manning. == Personnel ==

Personnel

Staff Roster {{NFL final roster • Drew Brees • Doug Flutie • Cleo Lemon • Philip Rivers • Jesse Chatman PR • Lorenzo Neal FB • Andrew Pinnock FB • LaDainian Tomlinson • Michael Turner • Tim Dwight KR/PR • Malcom Floyd • Keenan McCardell • Eric Parker PR • Kassim Osgood • Bobby Shaw • Antonio Gates • Ryan Krause • Justin Peelle • David Brandt C/G • Kris Dielman G • Toniu Fonoti G • Mike Goff G • Bob Hallen C/G • Nick Hardwick C • Leander Jordan G/T • Roman Oben T • Shane Olivea T • Jacques Cesaire DE • Adrian Dingle DE • Jason Fisk NT • Igor Olshansky DE • Robert Pollard DE • DeQuincy Scott DE • Jamal Williams NT • Stephen Cooper ILB • Donnie Edwards ILB • Steve Foley OLB • Randall Godfrey ILB • Ben Leber OLB • Shaun Phillips OLB • Matt Wilhelm ILB • Robb Butler CB • Sammy Davis CB • Jamar Fletcher CB • Drayton Florence CB • Clinton Hart SS • Quentin Jammer CB • Terrence Kiel SS • Hanik Milligan FS • Jerry Wilson FS • David Binn LS • Nate Kaeding K • Mike Scifres P • Dave Ball DE (IR) • Ryon Bingham NT (IR) • Reche Caldwell WR (IR) • Eric Downing NT (IR) • Leon Johnson RB (PUP) • Zeke Moreno LB (IR) • Carlos Polk LB (IR) • Courtney Van Buren T (IR) • Jonathan Cox CB • Brock Edwards TE (IR) • Ahmaad Galloway RB • Howard Hodges LB • Carlos Joseph T • Carl Morris WR • Cal Murray RB • Willie Quinnie WR == Preseason ==

Regular season

Schedule Game summaries Week 1: at Houston Texans Week 2: vs. New York Jets Week 3: at Denver Broncos Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons Week 7: at Carolina Panthers Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints Week 11: at Oakland Raiders Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 15: at Cleveland Browns San Diego clinches its first division title since 1994. Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Standings Division Conference ==Postseason==

Postseason

Game summary AFC Wild Card playoffs: vs. New York Jets Chargers lost but in 2005 missed the playoffs at 9-7. == Awards ==

Awards

Three Chargers were named to the 2005 Pro Bowl, and four were named first or second team Associated Press (AP) All-Pros. Brees won the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year with of the 48 available votes, and Schottenheimer took the Coach of the Year award with out of 48. Also, Brees and Tomlinson gained a vote each for Offensive Player of the Year, and Edwards gained a vote for Defensive Player of the Year. == See also ==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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