The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the National Football League (NFL). The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West (the conference swap was part of the NFL's expansion plan that saw both the Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers play every other team in the NFL in their first two seasons; the Seahawks would return to the NFC West in 2002). The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56–17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the New York Jets 17–0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5–9 record, winning their final two games in the process; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.
1977 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | The Nordstrom family |
General manager | John Thompson |
Head coach | Jack Patera |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 5–9 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
AP All-Pros | None |
Draft edit
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 14 | Steve August | Offensive tackle | Tulsa |
2 | 30 | Tom Lynch | Offensive Guard | Boston College |
41 | Terry Beeson | Linebacker | Kansas | |
51 | Peter Cronan | Linebacker | Boston College | |
3 | 58 | Dennis Boyd | Defensive end | Oregon State |
4 | 87 | John Yarno | Center | Idaho |
111 | Larry Seivers | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
6 | 142 | Tony Benjamin | Running back | Duke |
7 | 169 | David Sims | Running Back | Georgia Tech |
9 | 225 | George Adzick | Defensive back | Minnesota |
10 | 254 | Sam Adkins | Quarterback | Wichita State |
11 | 281 | Bill Westbeld | Offensive Tackle | Dayton |
12 | 329 | I. V. Wilson | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
Supp | Al Hunter | Running Back | Notre Dame |
Undrafted free agents edit
Player | Position | College |
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Charles Bell | Defensive Back | Texas A&M |
Greg Champlin | Wide receiver | Denver |
Jim Cramer | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
Tom Fine | Tackle | Notre Dame |
Jim Gagnon | Defensive End | Wisconsin–River Falls |
Dick Geddes | Defensive Tackle | Illinois Wesleyan |
Dave Lowry | Running back | BYU |
Carl Van Valkenberg | Tackle | Washington |
Personnel edit
Staff edit
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster edit
- Starters in bold.
Schedule edit
Preseason edit
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–24 | 1–0 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
2 | August 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 23–17 (OT) | 2–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | August 18 | Oakland Raiders | W 12–10 | 3–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | August 27 | Detroit Lions | L 14–16 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
5 | September 2 | Denver Broncos | L 10–27 | 3–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
6 | September 11 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–38 | 3–3 | San Diego Stadium | Recap |
Regular season edit
In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West, with one inter-conference game against Tampa Bay.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 18 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–29 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | September 25 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–42 | 0–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
3 | October 2 | Denver Broncos | L 13–24 | 0–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | October 9 | at New England Patriots | L 0–31 | 0–4 | Schaefer Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–23 | 1–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
6 | October 23 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–31 | 1–5 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap |
7 | October 30 | Buffalo Bills | W 56–17 | 2–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
8 | November 6 | at Oakland Raiders | L 7–44 | 2–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
9 | November 13 | at New York Jets | W 17–0 | 3–6 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 20 | Houston Oilers | L 10–22 | 3–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 27 | San Diego Chargers | L 28–30 | 3–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
12 | December 4 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–30 | 3–9 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–31 | 4–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 18 | Cleveland Browns | W 20–19 | 5–9 | Kingdome | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1977 NFL season results[4]
Standings edit
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos(1) | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 6–1 | 11–1 | 274 | 148 | L1 |
Oakland Raiders(4) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–2 | 10–2 | 351 | 230 | W2 |
San Diego Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–4 | 6–6 | 222 | 205 | L2 |
Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–3 | 4–9 | 282 | 373 | W2 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–6 | 1–11 | 225 | 349 | L6 |
Game summaries edit
Preseason edit
Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
49ers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 7
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), wind variable
- Game attendance: 38,024
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV: KIRO
- Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys edit
Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders edit
Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions edit
Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos edit
Week P6: at San Diego Chargers edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Chargers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 60,825
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV: KIRO
- Gamebook
Regular season edit
Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 58,991
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Floyd Little
- Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
Bengals | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 84% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 45,579
- Referee: Cal Lepore
- TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Paul Maguire
- Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 53,108
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 4: at New England Patriots edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: rain, 63 °F (17 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 45,927
- Referee: Bernie Ulman
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Stockton and Lionel Aldridge
- Gamebook
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Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,783
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Thacker and Johnny Unitas
- Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 6: at Miami Dolphins edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Dolphins | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 91% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
- Game attendance: 29,855
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
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Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Seahawks | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,180
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Mike Adamle
- Gamebook
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Week 8: at Oakland Raiders edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Raiders | 3 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Game information | ||
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Week 9: at New York Jets edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 42,923
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Jimmy Johnson
- Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,519
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Andy Russell
- Gamebook
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Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 58,994
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Stockton and Len Dawson
- Gamebook
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Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
Steelers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 62% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 45,429
- Referee: Cal Lepore
- TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
- Gamebook
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Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Chiefs | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
- Game attendance: 22,262
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Andy Russell
- Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,583
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Floyd Little
- Gamebook
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References edit
- ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ 1977 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1977 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.