1978 Seattle Seahawks season

Seattle Seahawks
1978 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Jack Patera
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	T-2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Steve Largent
AP All-Pros	QB Jim Zorn (2nd team); WR Steve Largent (2nd team)

The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League. The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football League Coach of the Year Award at seasons end.

Led by the third ranked offense, the team had some achievements. David Sims led the AFC in total touchdowns (TDs) – 15, including 14 rushing – and the team had 28 rushing TDs, number two in the league. Steve Largent made his first Pro Bowl with 71 receptions and 8 TDs. Quarterback Jim Zorn earned his sole All-Pro honor of his career by making the second team. This would be the only All-Pro by a Seahawks quarterback till Russell Wilson was selected in 2019. The defense, however, lagged far behind ranking 26th.

Season highlights included defeating the Oakland Raiders twice and a last-second win over the Minnesota Vikings. Also a memorable game was a 20–17 loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Following an interception of a Jim Zorn pass off of a deflection, in overtime, the Broncos drove to the 1 yard line, but could not punch it in for a TD. Jim Turner missed an 18-yard field goal attempt, but the Seahawks were penalized for having 12 men on the field and the Broncos made the second kick. A 37–10 defeat in San Diego in week 15 eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention, but a 23–19 win at home against Kansas City gave the team their first winning season.

1978 NFL draft

1978 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/9	Keith Simpson	Defensive Back	Memphis State
2/36	Keith Butler	Linebacker	Memphis State
3/63	Bob Jury	Defensive Back	Pittsburgh
5/119	Louis Bullard	Offensive Tackle	Jackson State
6/146	Glenn Starks	Wide Receiver	Texas A&I
7/173	John Harris	Defensive Back	Arizona State
9/231	Rich Grimmett	Offensive Tackle	Illinois
10/258	Rob Stewart	Wide Receiver	Lafayette
11/301	George Halas	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
12/316	Jeff Bergeron	Running Back	Lamar

Personnel

Staff

**1978 Seattle Seahawks staff**

	Front office Managing General Partner – Herman Sarkowsky General Manager – John Thompson Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Mansperger Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Patera Offensive coaches Offensive/Quarterbacks/Receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive Backs – Andy MacDonald Offensive Line – Howard Mudd			Defensive coaches Defensive/Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Line – Jim E. Mora Defensive Backs – Jack Christiansen Strength and conditioning Head Trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant Trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

**1978 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Sam Adkins 16 Steve Myer 10 Jim Zorn Running backs 31 Tony Benjamin 34 Rufus Crawford 24 Al Hunter 35 David Sims FB 47 Sherman Smith 42 Don Testerman FB Wide receivers 89 Duke Fergerson 80 Steve Largent * 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible Tight ends 87 Ron Howard 88 Brian Peets 81 John Sawyer		Offensive linemen 64 Charles Aiu G 76 Steve August T 63 Nick Bebout T 72 Louis Bullard T 73 Norm Evans T 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Tom Lynch G 78 Bob Newton G 51 John Yarno C Defensive linemen 68 Dennis Boyd DT 67 Bill Cooke DT 77 Bill Gregory DE 70 Dave Kraayeveld DE/DT 71 Steve Niehaus DT 62 Ernie Price DE 75 Alden Roche DE 66 Bill Sandifer DT		Linebackers 58 Terry Beeson 53 Keith Butler 57 Pete Cronan 36 Ken Geddes 56 Sammy Green 59 Charles McShane Defensive backs 27 Autry Beamon S 22 Dave Brown CB 44 John Harris S 26 Kerry Justin 88 Doug Long 48 Keith Simpson 38 Cornell Webster Special teams 34 Rufus Crawford KR 1 Efren Herrera K 3 John Leypoldt K 18 Herman Weaver P		Reserve lists 60 Ron Coder G (IR) 85 Marcus Hatley TE (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics 49 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

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Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1979 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 4	San Diego Chargers	W 17-9	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 12	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20-6	2–0	Candlestick Park	Recap
3	August 17	Los Angeles Rams	L 7-26	2–1	Kingdome	Recap
4	August 24	Chicago Bears	W 16-7	3–1	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]

Regular season

With the start of a 16-game season, inter-conference play began a rotating schedule. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 3	San Diego Chargers	L 20–24	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–21	0–2	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	at New York Jets	W 24–17	1–2	Shea Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	Detroit Lions	W 28–16	2–2	Kingdome	Recap
5	October 1	at Denver Broncos	L 7–28	2–3	Mile High Stadium	Recap
6	October 8	Minnesota Vikings	W 29–28	3–3	Kingdome	Recap
7	October 15	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–45	3–4	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
8	October 22	Oakland Raiders	W 27–7	4–4	Kingdome	Recap
9	October 29	Denver Broncos	L 17–20 OT	4–5	Kingdome	Recap
10	November 5	at Chicago Bears	W 31–29	5–5	Soldier Field	Recap
11	November 12	Baltimore Colts	L 14–17	5–6	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 13–10	6–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	at Oakland Raiders	W 17–16	7–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
14	December 3	Cleveland Browns	W 47–24	8–6	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 10	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–37	8–7	San Diego Stadium	Recap
16	December 17	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–19	9–7	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1978 NFL season results[4][5]

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	7–1	8–4	282	198	L1
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	311	283	W1
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	345	358	W1
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	355	309	W3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	1–7	4–10	243	327	L2

Game summaries

Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	3	3	9
Seahawks	0	7	3	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 4
Game time: 7:33pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,853
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	13	7	0	20
49ers	0	3	3	0	6

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Date: August 12
Game time: 6:06pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 77% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 36,069
Referee: Fred Silva
TV: KIRO
Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	6	7	3	26
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 17
Game time: 7:34pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,235
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Chicago Bears

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	0	7	3	6	16

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 24
Game time: 7:35pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 54,844
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	3	7	7	24
Seahawks	6	7	0	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 3
Game time: 1:07pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 55,778
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Paul Maguire
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Sherman Smith 64-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 12:02 (SEA 6–0)
SD – John Jefferson 29-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:24 (SD 7–6)

Second quarter

SD – Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal, 3:21 (SD 10–6)
SEA – Jim Zorn 23-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 0:16 (SEA 13–10)

Third quarter

SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:23 (SD 17–13)

Fourth quarter

SD – Gary Johnson 52-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 10:49 (SD 24–13)
SEA – Steve Largent 33-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 0:06 (SD 24–20)

Top passers

SD – Dan Fouts: 14/22, 186 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/32, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SD – Bo Matthews: 10 car, 49 yds
SEA – David Sims: 18 car, 61 yds

Top receivers

SD – Don Woods: 7 rec, 77 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 186 – 89 – 275 – 2
SEA – 308 – 138 – 446 – 2

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	3	0	10
Steelers	0	14	0	7	21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: September 10
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C), 78% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 48,277
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Lynn Swann 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 14:10 (PIT 7–0)
PIT – Sidney Thornton 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 8:41 (PIT 14–0)

Second quarter

SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 4:32 (PIT 14–7)

Third quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:48 (PIT 14–10)

Fourth quarter

PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 14:19 (PIT 21–10)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/22, 174 yds, 1 INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 17/32, 213 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Al Hunter: 10 car, 37 yds
PIT – Franco Harris: 18 car, 64 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 88 yds
PIT – Lynn Swann: 6 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 154 – 93 – 247 – 3
PIT – 185 – 151 – 336 – 1

Week 3: at New York Jets

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	3	7	24
Jets	7	7	3	0	17

at Shea Stadium, New York

Date: September 17
Game time: 1:03pm local
Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 46,911
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NYJ – Clark Gaines 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 13:19 (Tied 7–7)
NYJ – Clark Gaines 5-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 7:58 (NYJ 14–7)
SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 4:01 (Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 45-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 17–14)
NYJ – Pat Leahy 37-yard field goal, 1:57 (Tied 17–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 24–17)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/26, 191 yds, 1 INT
NYJ – Richard Todd: 13/24, 220 yds, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 121 yds, 3 TD
NYJ – Kevin Long: 16 car, 80 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Al Hunter: 4 rec, 62 yds
NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 3 rec, 74 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 181 – 153 – 334 – 2
NYJ – 201 – 177 – 378 – 3

Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	3	10	0	16
Seahawks	0	7	0	21	28

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 24
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,040
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Bill Mazer
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DET – Benny Ricardo 44-yard field goal, 11:05(DET 3–0)

Second quarter

DET – Benny Ricardo 35-yard field goal, 12:00 (DET 6–0)
SEA – Jim Zorn 5-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 1:10 (SEA 7–6)

Third quarter

DET – Benny Ricardo 29-yard field goal, 9:53 (DET 9–7)
DET – Dexter Bussey 29-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 0:58 (DET 16–7)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 40-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 12:34 (DET 16–14)
SEA – Ron Howard 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 9:17 (SEA 21–16)
SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 2:30 (SEA 28–16)

Top passers

DET – Greg Landry: 16/26, 155 yds
SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/17, 189 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DET – Dexter Bussey: 20 car, 120 yds, 1 TD
SEA – David Sims: 15 car, 48 yds

Top receivers

DET – Horace King: 5 rec, 50 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DET – 129 – 132 – 261 – 0
SEA – 158 – 87 – 245 – 1

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Broncos	7	7	0	14	28

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 1
Game time: 2:00pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C), 23% humidity, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,989
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Norris Weese 6-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 6:30 (DEN 7–0)

Second quarter

DEN – Jon Keyworth 9-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick), 7:26 (DEN 14–0)

Third quarter

SEA – David Sims 6-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 9:17 (DEN 14–7)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Larry Canada 9-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:39 (DEN 21–7)
DEN – Dave Preston 30-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 3:05 (DEN 28–7)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/38, 218 yds, 3 INT
DEN – Norris Weese: 14/21, 161 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – David Sims: 10 car, 45 yds, 1 TD
DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 7 car, 65 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Raible: 3 rec, 49 yds
DEN – Riley Odoms: 3 rec, 45 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 231 – 92 – 323 – 5
DEN – 169 – 204 – 373 – 3

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	14	14	0	28
Seahawks	13	6	0	10	29

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 8
Game time: 1:03pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,031
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully, George Allen and Jim Brown
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 9:47 (SEA 6–0)
SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 0:59 (SEA 13–0)

Second quarter

MIN – Ahmad Rashād 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 8:57 (SEA 13–7)
SEA – David Sims 8-yard run (PAT failed), 0:40 (SEA 19–7)
MIN – Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:04 (SEA 19–14)

Third quarter

MIN – Robert Miller 5-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 6:41 (MIN 21–19)
MIN – Sammy White 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:59 (MIN 28–19)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Jim Zorn 22-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 9:02 (MIN 28–26)
SEA – Efren Herrera 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 29–28)

Top passers

MIN – Fran Tarkenton: 27/37, 274 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/28, 256 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

MIN – Robert Miller: 20 car, 64 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 74 yds

Top receivers

MIN – Robert Miller: 4 rec, 58 yds
SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

MIN – 274 – 117 – 391 – 1
SEA – 248 – 184 – 432 – 2

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	7	7	28
Packers'	28	3	14	0	45

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: October 15
Game time: 12:00pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 87% humidity, wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 52,712
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

GB – Steve Odom 95-yard kickoff return (Chester Marcol kick), 14:44 (GB 7–0)
GB – James Lofton 24-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick), 13:04 (GB 14–0)
GB – Terdell Middleton 5-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 2:56 (GB 21–0)
GB – Terdell Middleton 14-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 1:33 (GB 28–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 13:06 (GB 28–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 11:38 (GB 28–14)
GB – Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal, 6:32 (GB 31–14)

Third quarter

GB – Terdell Middleton 2-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 11:51 (GB 38–14)
SEA – Sherman Smith 9-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 9:04 (GB 38–21)
GB – Terdell Middleton 9-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 4:35 (GB 45–21)

Fourth quarter

SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 10:23 (GB 45–28)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/31, 308 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
GB – David Whitehurst: 12/19, 179 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – David Sims: 22 car, 104 yds, 1 TD
GB – Terdell Middleton: 23 car, 121 yds, 4 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD
GB – James Lofton: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 289 – 194 – 483 – 7
GB – 179 – 190 – 369 – 3

Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	7	14	6	0	27

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 22
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,529
Referee: Don Wedge
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 2:37 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 7:33 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 0:07 (SEA 21–0)

Third quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 42-yard field goal, 2:16 (SEA 24–0)
SEA – Efren Herrera 32-yard field goal, 0:36 (SEA 27–0)

Fourth quarter

OAK – Cliff Branch 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 4:57 (SEA 27–7)

Top passers

OAK – Ken Stabler: 19/30, 204 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/21, 144 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 7 car, 26 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 63 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

OAK – Cliff Branch: 6 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 67 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

OAK – 177 – 70 – 247 – 4
SEA – 170 – 204 – 374 – 1

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	3	7	7	0	3	20
Seahawks	7	7	0	3	0	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 29
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,948
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jim Turner 34-yard field goal, 9:47 (DEN 3–0)
SEA – Sam McCullum 44-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 7:13 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 13:09 (SEA 14–3)
DEN – Rick Upchurch 29-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:28 (SEA 14–10)

Third quarter

DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:46 (DEN 17–14)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 37-yard field goal, 1:53 (Tied 17–17)

Overtime

DEN – Jim Turner 18-yard field goal, 2:01 (DEN 20–17)

Top passers

DEN – Craig Morton: 11/28, 155 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 9/29, 110 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Jon Keyworth: 8 car, 70 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 17 car, 73 yds

Top receivers

DEN – Haven Moses: 3 rec, 80 yds
SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 145 – 278 – 423 – 3
SEA – 140 – 118 – 258 – 5

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	14	3	31
Bears	0	6	10	13	29

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: November 5
Game time: 12:01pm local
Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 74% humidity, wind S 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,697
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 2:59 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

CHI – Bob Thomas 33-yard field goal, 1:22 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Steve Largent 26-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 0:31 (SEA 14–3)
CHI – Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 14–6)

Third quarter

CHI – Bob Thomas 39-yard field goal, 11:04 (SEA 14–9)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 8:14 (SEA 21–9)
CHI – Roland Harper 20-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick), 1:38 (SEA 21–16)
SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 1:03 (SEA 28–16)

Fourth quarter

CHI – Walter Payton 1-yard run (PAT failed), 7:33 (SEA 28–22)
SEA – Efren Herrera 34-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–22)
CHI – Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 0:35 (SEA 31–29)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/24, 208 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Mike Phipps: 15/25, 177 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 23 car, 152 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Walter Payton: 18 car, 109 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 126 yds, 2 TD
CHI – James Scott: 5 rec, 88 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 165 – 224 – 389 – 1
CHI – 227 – 174 – 401 – 3

Week 11: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	3	0	7	17
Seahawks	7	0	0	7	14

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 12
Game time: 1:03pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,905
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Glenn Doughty 12-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 3:14 (BAL 7–0)
SEA – David Sims 44-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 0:24 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

BAL – Toni Linhart 22-yard field goal, 9:58 (BAL 10–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

BAL – Ron Lee 14-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 8:20 (BAL 17–7)
SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 1:05 (BAL 17–14)

Top passers

BAL – Bert Jones: 12/17, 128 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/24, 119 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

BAL – Joe Washington: 25 car, 93 yds
SEA – David Sims: 14 car, 106 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

BAL – Don McCauley: 10 rec, 88 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 57 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

BAL – 115 – 133 – 248 – 1
SEA – 95 – 168 – 263 – 3

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	7	3	0	13
Chiefs	0	3	0	7	10

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: November 19
Game time: 1:05pm local
Game weather: overcast, 36 °F (2 °C), 22% humidity, wind E 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
Game attendance: 35,252
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 40-yard field goal, 0:44 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – David Sims 10-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 13:56 (SEA 10–0)
KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 10–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 18-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 13–3)

Fourth quarter

KC – Ted McKnight 1-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:09 (SEA 13–10)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/23, 142 yds
KC – Mike Livingston: 18/33, 231 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 12 car, 84 yds
KC – Tony Reed: 15 car, 50 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 89 yds
KC – Henry Marshall: 4 rec, 78 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 125 – 132 – 257 – 0
KC – 231 – 124 – 355 – 4

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	10	17
Raiders	0	10	0	6	16

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 26
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: hazy, 50 °F (10 °C), 86% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 52,978
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Raible 38-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 3:41 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

OAK – Mark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 12:29 (Tied 7–7)
OAK – Errol Mann 26-yard field goal, 1:03 (OAK 10–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 12:20 (SEA 14–10)
OAK – Dave Casper 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (PAT failed), 5:29 (OAK 16–14)
SEA – Efren Herrera 46-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–16)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/44, 270 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler: 17/31, 218 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 28 yds
OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 13 car, 53 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 65 yds
OAK – Dave Casper: 5 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 263 – 84 – 347 – 2
OAK – 198 – 133 – 331 – 1

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	10	7	7	24
Seahawks	14	9	7	17	47

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 3
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,262
Referee: Don Wedge
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 11:50 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 14–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 13:51 (SEA 21–0)
SEA – Safety, Steve Raible ran Johnny Evans out of end zone, 11:40 (SEA 23–0)
CLE – Dave Logan 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:00 (SEA 23–7)
CLE – Don Cockroft 40-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 23–10)

Third quarter

SEA – David Sims 19-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 11:14 (SEA 30–10)
CLE – Greg Pruitt 26-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 5:33 (SEA 30–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 38-yard field goal, 9:22 (SEA 33–17)
SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 7:49 (SEA 40–17)
CLE – Dave Logan 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:24 (SEA 40–24)
SEA – Keith Simpson 40-yard interception return (Efren Herrera kick), 0:43 (SEA 47–24)

Top passers

CLE – Brian Sipe: 20/36, 250 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CLE – Greg Pruitt: 12 car, 133 yds
SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD

Top receivers

CLE – Reggie Rucker: 4 rec, 86 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CLE – 259 – 193 – 452 – 6
SEA – 235 – 183 – 418 – 2

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Chargers	3	17	0	17	37

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego

Date: December 10
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 69 °F (21 °C), 50% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 49,975
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SD – Rolf Benirschke 37-yard field goal, 8:21 (SD 3–0)
SEA – David Sims 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 2:20 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 48-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 10–3)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 4:33 (SEA 10–6)
SD – John Jefferson 31-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:56 (SD 13–10)
SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:22 (SD 20–10)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SD – Larry Burton 55-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06 (SD 27–10)
SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:58 (SD 34–10)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 6:51 (SD 37–10)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/31, 150 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Dan Fouts: 22/33, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 63 yds
SD – Don Woods: 11 car, 47 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 46 yds
SD – John Jefferson: 5 rec, 82 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 103 – 136 – 239 – 3
SD – 286 – 95 – 381 – 1

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	7	7	2	19
Seahawks	7	13	0	3	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 17
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,490
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 57-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 9:15 (SEA 7–0)
KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal, 6:16 (SEA 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 8:56 (SEA 13–3)
SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 5:12 (SEA 20–3)
KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:58 (SEA 20–10)

Third quarter

KC – Tony Reed 62-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:39 (SEA 20–17)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Efren Herrera 31-yard field goal, 6:47 (SEA 23–17)
KC – Safety, Ed Beckman ran Herman Weaver out of end zone, 0:15 (SEA 23–19)

Top passers

KC – Mike Livingston: 5/19, 66 yds, 3 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/29, 256 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KC – Tony Reed: 11 car, 121 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Al Hunter: 27 car, 133 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

KC – Henry Marshall: 1 rec, 40 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

KC – 44 – 253 – 297 – 3
SEA – 252 – 204 – 456 – 2

References

https://www.pro-football-reference.com
1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
1979 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
Seattle Seahawks 1978 Schedule
1978 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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[5] 1978 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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