1983 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League.

1983 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerNordstrom family
Head coachChuck Knox
General managerMike McCormack
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record9–7
Division placeT-2nd AFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 31–7
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–20
Lost Conference Championship (at Raiders) 14–30
Pro BowlersRB Curt Warner
SS Kenny Easley
AP All-ProsRB Curt Warner (2nd team)
SS Kenny Easley (1st team)

The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984–2001. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West.

Offseason

The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of bringing teams with comebacks. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.

NFL Draft

1983 Seahawks Draft Selections
RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege
13Curt WarnerRunning BackPenn State
5123Chris CastorWide ReceiverDuke
6150Reginald GipsonRunning BackAlabama A&M
7177Sam MerrimanLinebackerIdaho
8210Matt HernandezOffensive TacklePurdue
9236Bob ClasbyDefensive EndNotre Dame
10263Pete SperosOffensive GuardPenn State
11290Bob MayberryOffensive GuardClemson
12317Don DowOffensive TackleWashington

Personnel

Staff

1983 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special Assignments – dk medcalf

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rusty Tillman

Final roster

1983 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 60 Jerome Boyd

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



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

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1984 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 5 at Denver Broncos L 7–10 0–1 Mile High Stadium Recap
2 August 12 Green Bay Packers W 38–21 1–1 Kingdome Recap
3 August 19 Minnesota Vikings L 17–19 1–2 Kingdome Recap
4 August 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–6 2–2 Candlestick Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 4 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–17 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 11 at New York Jets W 17–10 1–1 Shea Stadium Recap
3 September 18 San Diego Chargers W 34–31 2–1 Kingdome Recap
4 September 25 Washington Redskins L 17–27 2–2 Kingdome Recap
5 October 2 at Cleveland Browns W 24–9 3–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap
6 October 9 at San Diego Chargers L 21–28 3–3 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
7 October 16 Los Angeles Raiders W 38–36 4–3 Kingdome Recap
8 October 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–27 4–4 Kingdome Recap
9 October 30 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–21 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
10 November 6 Denver Broncos W 27–19 6–4 Kingdome Recap
11 November 13 at St. Louis Cardinals L 28–33 6–5 Busch Stadium Recap
12 November 20 at Denver Broncos L 27–38 6–6 Mile High Stadium Recap
13 November 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 51–48 (OT) 7–6 Kingdome Recap
14 December 4 Dallas Cowboys L 10–35 7–7 Kingdome Recap
15 December 11 at New York Giants W 17–12 8–7 Giants Stadium Recap
16 December 18 New England Patriots W 24–6 9–7 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1983 NFL season results [4]

Postseason

The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.

Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
Wild Card December 24 Denver Broncos (5) W 31–7 1–0 Kingdome Recap
Divisional December 31 at Miami Dolphins (2) W 27–20 2–0 Orange Bowl Recap
AFC Championship January 8 at Los Angeles Raiders (1) L 14–30 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 10–2 442 338 W1
Seattle Seahawks(4) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 8–4 403 397 W2
Denver Broncos(5) 9 7 0 .563 3–5 9–5 302 327 L1
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 4–4 4–8 358 462 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 386 367 W1

Game Summaries

Week P1: at Denver Broncos

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 007
Broncos 3 0 7010

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: August 5
  • Game time: 7:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,887
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Green Bay Packers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Packers 7 14 0021
Seahawks 7 14 71038

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 16 0319
Seahawks 7 3 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:34pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 54,402
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • Gamebook

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 7320
49ers 3 0 306

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 3713
Chiefs 7 0 7317

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 0717
Jets 0 3 0710

at Shea Stadium, New York

Game information

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 3 02131
Seahawks 14 3 10734

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Redskins 7 13 0727
Seahawks 3 7 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 71424
Browns 0 3 069

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 75,446
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0021
Chargers 0 7 71428

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 10 51436
Seahawks 7 0 171438

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 17 0327
Seahawks 0 0 71421

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 1:01pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,615
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 17 71034
Raiders 0 7 7721

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 74 °F (23 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,708
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 61019
Seahawks 6 0 14727

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 11: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0728
Cardinals 7 21 0533

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,280
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 13727
Broncos 10 10 71138

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 50 °F (10 °C), 36% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,710
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Chiefs 7 21 713048
Seahawks 7 7 1717351

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 71435
Seahawks 0 3 0710

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 15: at New York Giants

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 0017
Giants 3 3 3312

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), wind E 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,945
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 6 006
Seahawks 3 7 7724

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:02pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,688
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
  • Gamebook
Game information

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 Denver Broncos

AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Denver Broncos at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 0 007
Seahawks 7 3 71431

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:04pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,752
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
  • Gamebook
Game information

AFC Divisional Playoff: at #2 Miami Dolphins

AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #2 Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 71327
Dolphins 0 13 0720

at Orange Bowl, Miami

Game information

AFC Championship Game: at #1 Los Angeles Raiders

AFC Championship Game: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 7714
Raiders 3 17 7330

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: January 8
  • Game time: 1:04pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 66 °F (19 °C), 81% humidity, wind E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 88,734
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com
  2. 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. 1984 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. 1983 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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