1977 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the National Football League. 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 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
Head coachJack Patera
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record5–9
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
AP All-ProsNone

1977 NFL Draft

1977 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/PickPlayerPositionCollege
1/14Steve AugustOffensive TackleTulsa
2/30Tom LynchOffensive GuardBoston College
2/41Terry BeesonLinebackerKansas
2/51Peter CronanLinebackerBoston College
3/58Dennis BoydDefensive EndOregon State
4/87John YarnoCenterIdaho
4/111Larry SeiversWide ReceiverTennessee
6/142Tony BenjaminRunning BackDuke
7/169David SimsRunning BackGeorgia Tech
9/225George AdzickDefensive BackMinnesota
10/254Sam AdkinsQuarterbackWichita State
11/281Bill WestbeldOffensive TackleDayton
12/329I. V. WilsonDefensive TackleTulsa
SuppAl HunterRunning BackNotre Dame

Personnel

Staff

1977 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Head Trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant Trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1977 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
53 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
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
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]

    Regular season

    In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West.

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
    recap
    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 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

    AFC West
    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

    Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers

    Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 3 10 71434
    49ers 7 10 7024

    at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

    • Date: August 7
    • Game time: 1:01pm 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

    Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
    1 2 34OTTotal
    Cowboys 3 0 140017
    Seahawks 0 3 77623

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    • Date: August 13
    • Game time: 6:06pm local
    • Game weather: indoors
    • Game attendance: 58,789
    • Referee: Bob Frederic
    • TV: KIRO tape delay
    • Gamebook

    Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders

    Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Raiders 10 0 0010
    Seahawks 0 0 6612

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions

    Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Lions 2 14 0016
    Seahawks 0 7 0714

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos

    Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Broncos 10 0 10727
    Seahawks 0 3 0710

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Week P6: at San Diego Chargers

    Preseason Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 6 0 14020
    Chargers 7 21 01038

    at San Diego Stadium, San Diego

    • Date: September 11
    • Game time: 1:00pm 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

    Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts

    Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Colts 7 7 51029
    Seahawks 0 7 0714

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

    Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 7 13020
    Bengals 21 7 01442

    at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Game information

    Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

    Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Broncos 10 0 14024
    Seahawks 7 0 6013

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 4: at New England Patriots

    Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 0 000
    Patriots 7 7 17031

    at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

    Game information

    Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Buccaneers 6 7 3723
    Seahawks 7 10 01330

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

    Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 3 7 0313
    Dolphins 0 24 0731

    at Orange Bowl, Miami

    • Date: October 23
    • Game time: 1:00pm 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
    Game information

    Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

    Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Bills 3 0 7717
    Seahawks 14 28 7756

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

    Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 0 707
    Raiders 3 24 10744

    at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

    • Date: November 6
    • Game time: 1:00pm local
    • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
    • Game attendance: 50,929
    • Referee: Don Wedge
    • TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
    • Gamebook
    Game information

    Week 9: at New York Jets

    Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 7 0 7317
    Jets 0 0 000

    at Shea Stadium, New York

    • Date: November 13
    • Game time: 1:02pm 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
    Game information

    Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

    Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Oilers 0 10 3922
    Seahawks 0 3 0710

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

    Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Chargers 10 3 31430
    Seahawks 0 14 7728

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

    Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 3 10720
    Steelers 7 6 01730

    at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    • Date: December 4
    • Game time: 1:02pm 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
    Game information

    Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

    Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 14 20 0034
    Chiefs 21 0 3731

    at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    • Date: December 11
    • Game time: 1:05pm 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
    Game information

    Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

    Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Browns 6 10 0319
    Seahawks 0 7 01320

    at Kingdome, Seattle

    • Date: December 18
    • Game time: 1:02pm local
    • Game weather: indoors
    • Game attendance: 61,583
    • Referee: Jim Tunney
    • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Floyd Little
    • Gamebook
    Game information

    References

    1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com
    2. 1977 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
    3. 1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
    4. 1977 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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