1987 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League. After two seasons of missing the post season, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs.

1987 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coachChuck Knox
General managerMike McCormack
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record9–6
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 20–23 (OT)
Pro BowlersRB Curt Warner
WR Steve Largent
DE Jacob Green
LB Fredd Young
SS Kenny Easley
AP All-ProsRB Curt Warner (2nd team)
WR Steve Largent (2nd team)
LB Fredd Young (1st team)

The 1987 season would be Kenny Easley's last due to a kidney failure caused from an aspirin overdose, which forced him into retirement. The Seahawks selected Brian Bosworth from the University of Oklahoma, who signed the biggest rookie contract in NFL history.

1987 NFL Draft

1987 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/PickPlayerPositionCollege
1/18Tony WoodsDefensive EndPittsburgh
2/45Dave WymanLinebackerStanford
4/104Mark MooreDefensive BackOklahoma State
5/119Tommie AgeeRunning BackAuburn
5/131Ruben RodriguezPunterArizona
7/184Roland BarbayNose TackleLSU
7/185Derek TennellTight EndUCLA
8/216Sammy GarzaQuarterbackUTEP
9/243M. L. JohnsonLinebackerHawaii
10/270Louis ClarkWide ReceiverMississippi State
11/297Darryl OliverRunning BackMiami (FL)
12/312Wes DoveDefensive EndSyracuse
12/324Tony BurseRunning BackMiddle Tennessee State
Supp.[1][2] Brian BosworthLinebackerOklahoma

Personnel

Staff

1987 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • President/General Manager – Mike McCormack
  • Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro Personnel Assistant – Randy Mueller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Receivers – Steve Moore
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive Backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight Ends – Russ Purnell
  • Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Assistant Linebackers – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special Assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rusty Tillman
  • Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

Roster of the 1987 Replacement Seahawks

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

  • 85 Mark Keel
  • 86 Jeff Lamson
  • 84 John O'Callaghan
  • 89 Ken Sager

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

  • 68 John Eisenhooth
  • 71 Van Hughes RE
  • 72 Bruce Courtney
  • 72 Lester Williams
  • 74 Don Fairbanks LE
  • 75 David Graham
  • 77 Doug Hollie
  • 77 Charles Wiley NT
  • 79 Dale Dorning

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

  • 16 Charles Glaze LCB
  • 20 Arnold Brown
  • 21 Charles White
  • 23 LaWayne Foster
  • 25 Dallis Smith FS
  • 29 Anthony Blue
  • 31 Fred Davis LCB
  • 35 Renard Young RCB
  • 38 Curtis Baham
  • 46 Harvy Allen SS
  • 40 Kim Mack

Special Teams

  • 1 Scott Hagler K
  • 6 Russell Griffith P
  • 9 Norm Johnson K
  • 10 Barry Bowman P

Final roster

1987 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
110 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[3]

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 13 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–23 0–1 Anaheim Stadium Recap
2 August 22 at St. Louis Cardinals L 21–28 0–2 Busch Stadium Recap
3 August 28 Detroit Lions W 38–10 1–2 Kingdome Recap
4 September 4 San Francisco 49ers W 34–10 2–2 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [4][5]

Regular season

Divisional matchups this season have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players. 85% of the veteran players did not cross picket lines during the strike, putting in question the integrity of the 1987 season results.

The teams fielded by NFL clubs bore little resemblance to those the fans had come to recognize through previous seasons.[6] Fans tagged the replacement player teams with mock names like "Seattle Sea-scabs."[7]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 at Denver Broncos L 17–40 0–1 Mile High Stadium Recap
2 September 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 43–14 1–1 Kingdome Recap
3 N/A at San Diego Chargers Cancelled due to players’ strike
4 October 4 Miami Dolphins W 24–20 2–1 Kingdome Recap
5 October 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–17 2–2 Kingdome Recap
6 October 18 at Detroit Lions W 37–14 3–2 Silverdome Recap
7 October 25 at Los Angeles Raiders W 35–13 4–2 Memorial Coliseum Recap
8 November 1 Minnesota Vikings W 28–17 5–2 Kingdome Recap
9 November 9 at New York Jets L 14–30 5–3 Giants Stadium Recap
10 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 24–13 6–3 Kingdome Recap
11 November 22 San Diego Chargers W 34–3 7–3 Kingdome Recap
12 November 30 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–37 7–4 Kingdome Recap
13 December 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–13 7–5 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
14 December 13 Denver Broncos W 28–21 8–5 Kingdome Recap
15 December 20 at Chicago Bears W 34–21 9–5 Soldier Field Recap
16 December 27 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–41 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Postseason

Playoff Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
Wild Card January 3 at Houston Oilers (4) L 20–23 OT 0–1 Astrodome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1987 NFL season results [8]

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(1) 10 4 1 .700 7–1 8–3 379 288 W2
Seattle Seahawks(5) 9 6 0 .600 4–3 5–6 371 314 L1
San Diego Chargers 8 7 0 .533 3–4 6–7 253 317 L6
Los Angeles Raiders 5 10 0 .333 2–6 3–8 301 289 L3
Kansas City Chiefs 4 11 0 .267 3–5 3–9 273 388 W1

Game Summaries

Week P1: at Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 7014
Rams 0 20 0323

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

  • Date: August 13
  • Game time: 7:34pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 57,772
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • Gamebook

Week P2: at St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 0721
Cardinals 14 7 0728

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: August 22
  • Game time: 7:00pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 83 °F (28 °C), wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 60,014
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lions 0 10 0010
Seahawks 3 14 14738

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:34pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 57,751
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 0010
Seahawks 21 13 0034

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Week 1: at Denver Broncos

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 3 0017
Broncos 7 13 14640

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 0714
Seahawks 3 14 20643

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:03pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,667
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 0 6720
Seahawks 7 3 01424

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 17 0017
Seahawks 0 0 3710

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 6: at Detroit Lions

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 21 9 7037
Lions 0 7 0714

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Game information

Week 7: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 21 0735
Raiders 0 0 7613

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:02pm local
  • Game weather: high clouds, 79 °F (26 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
  • Game attendance: 52,735
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 8: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 3 0717
Seahawks 7 7 7728

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 14014
Jets 0 10 101030

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Packers 3 10 0013
Seahawks 0 21 0324

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 3 003
Seahawks 3 14 10734

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 20 10037
Seahawks 7 0 7014

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 6 009
Steelers 3 3 0713

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 1:00pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C), 80% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,881
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 14721
Seahawks 0 14 7728

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 20734
Bears 0 7 7721

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 13 0020
Chiefs 17 10 7741

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Houston Oilers

AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Houston Oilers – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 7 3 37020
Oilers 3 10 70323

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information

References

  1. "Bosworth threatens to skip season after being drafted by Seahawks". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 13, 1987. p. 14.
  2. Richmond, Peter (June 13, 1987). "Maybe he'll swap for missiles". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. p. B2.
  3. "Pro Football Statistics and History - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. 1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  5. 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  6. "Official NFLPA History". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  7. NFL crossed the line on Replacement Sunday, By Clare Farnsworth, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
  8. 1987 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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