1977 Seattle Seahawks season
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The 1977
Seattle Seahawks
season was the team's second season with the National Football League
. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West
.
1977 NFL season
The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The Seattle Seahawks were placed in the AFC West while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were slotted in the NFC Central....
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
season was the team's second season with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West
AFC West
The AFC West is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference, currently comprising the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders.-History:...
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1977 NFL Draft
| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 1/14 | Steve August | Offensive Tackle | Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by... |
| 2/30 | Tom Lynch | Offensive Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
| 2/41 | Terry Beeson | Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
| 2/51 | Peter Cronan Peter Cronan Peter Joseph Cronan is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Boston College. He has been the color commentator on the Boston College radio broadcasts since 1988... |
Linebacker | Boston College |
| 3/58 | Dennis Boyd | Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... |
| 4/87 | John Yarno John Yarno John Richard Yarno is a former professional football player, an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Idaho Idaho Vandals football The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I... |
| 4/111 | Larry Seivers | Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... |
| 6/142 | Tony Benjamin Tony Benjamin Tony Benjamin is a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1977-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks.... |
Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
Duke Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
| 7/169 | David Sims David Sims David Sims is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. He led the National Football League in touchdowns in 1978 with 15, but suffered a career-ended injury early the next season... |
Running Back | Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States... |
| 9/225 | George Adzick | Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 10/254 | Sam Adkins Sam Adkins Samuel Adam Adkins is a former professional American football player. He attended Cleveland High School in Reseda, CA and Wichita State University. He played for the NFL Seattle Seahawks from 1977–1983, and is the only member of the Seahawks to wear the number 12... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Wichita State Wichita State University Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs.... |
| 11/281 | Bill Westbeld | Offensive Tackle | Dayton University of Dayton The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio... |
| 12/329 | I. V. Wilson | Defensive Tackle | Tulsa |
| Supp | Al Hunter | Running Back | Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
Staff
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 18, 1977 | Baltimore Colts 1977 Baltimore Colts season The 1977 Baltimore Colts season was the 25th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the... |
L 29-14 | Kingdome Kingdome The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the... |
0-1 | 58,991 |
| 2 | September 25, 1977 | at Cincinnati Bengals 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's tenth year in professional football and its eighth with the National Football League.A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record.... |
L 42-20 | Riverfront Stadium | 0-2 | 45,579 |
| 3 | October 2, 1977 | Denver Broncos 1977 Denver Broncos season The 1977 Denver Broncos season was the team's 18th year in professional football and its 8th with the National Football League. The team had its best season by far finishing first in the AFC West and making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.... |
L 24-13 | Kingdome | 0-3 | 53,108 |
| 4 | October 9, 1977 | at New England Patriots 1977 New England Patriots season The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1977 season with a record of nine wins and five losses, and finished tied for third in the AFC East division.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
L 31-0 | Schaefer Stadium Foxboro Stadium Foxboro Stadium was an outdoor stadium, located in Foxborough, Massachusetts... |
0-4 | 45,927 |
| 5 | October 16, 1977 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season continued the losing streak that encompassed the entire 1976 season, and extended it to 26 games, which as of remains a record in the modern National Football League. Fear of becoming the Buccaneers' first victim provided motivation to opposing teams... |
W 30-23 | Kingdome | 1-4 | 54,783 |
| 6 | October 23, 1977 | at Miami Dolphins 1977 Miami Dolphins season The 1977 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 12th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 6–8, winning ten games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight... |
L 31-13 | Miami Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team... |
1-5 | 29,855 |
| 7 | October 30, 1977 | Buffalo Bills 1977 Buffalo Bills season The 1977 Buffalo Bills season was their 8th in the NFL and 18th overall. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–12, winning three games.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
W 56-17 | Kingdome | 2-5 | 61,180 |
| 8 | November 6, 1977 | at Oakland Raiders 1977 Oakland Raiders season -Regular season:-Playoffs:Oakland won the wild card playoffs in 1977 and later won the divisional playoffs in a game against the Baltimore Colts when Errol Mann tied the game with a field goal... |
L 44-7 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 2-6 | 50,929 |
| 9 | November 13, 1977 | at New York Jets 1977 New York Jets season The 1977 New York Jets season was the 18th season for the team and the 8th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1976 under new head coach Walt Michaels. For the third straight season, the Jets finished with a record of... |
W 17-0 | Shea Stadium Shea Stadium William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008... |
3-6 | 42,923 |
| 10 | November 20, 1977 | Houston Oilers 1977 Houston Oilers season The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.-Schedule:... |
L 22-10 | Kingdome | 3-7 | 61,519 |
| 11 | November 27, 1977 | San Diego Chargers 1977 San Diego Chargers season The 1977 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record in 1976. It was Tommy Prothro's final season as the team's head coach.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Week 1: Oakland Raiders:-Standings:-See also:... |
L 30-28 | Kingdome | 3-8 | 58,994 |
| 12 | December 4, 1977 | at Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : vs. San Francisco 49ers :at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time: 9:00 pm EDT* Game weather:* Game attendance: 48,046* Referee: Bernie Ulman... |
L 30-20 | Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to... |
3-9 | 45,429 |
| 13 | December 11, 1977 | at Kansas City Chiefs 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season was the worst in franchise history with the Chiefs winning only two of fourteen games. Head coach Paul Wiggin was fired following a 44–7 loss to Cleveland in week seven... |
W 34-31 | Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri and home to the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.... |
4-9 | 22,262 |
| 14 | December 18, 1977 | Cleveland Browns 1977 Cleveland Browns season The 1977 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 28th season with the National Football League. With one game left in the season, head coach Forrest Gregg was fired and replaced by Dick Modzelewski.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.... |
W 20-19 | Kingdome | 5-9 | 61,583 |
Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Denver Broncos 1977 Denver Broncos season The 1977 Denver Broncos season was the team's 18th year in professional football and its 8th with the National Football League. The team had its best season by far finishing first in the AFC West and making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.... |
12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 274 | 148 | L-1 |
| Oakland Raiders 1977 Oakland Raiders season -Regular season:-Playoffs:Oakland won the wild card playoffs in 1977 and later won the divisional playoffs in a game against the Baltimore Colts when Errol Mann tied the game with a field goal... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 351 | 230 | W-2 |
| San Diego Chargers 1977 San Diego Chargers season The 1977 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record in 1976. It was Tommy Prothro's final season as the team's head coach.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Week 1: Oakland Raiders:-Standings:-See also:... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 222 | 205 | L-2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 282 | 373 | W-2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season was the worst in franchise history with the Chiefs winning only two of fourteen games. Head coach Paul Wiggin was fired following a 44–7 loss to Cleveland in week seven... |
2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 225 | 349 | L-6 |