1996 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League, the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach head coach Dennis Erickson. They were unable to improve on their 8–8 record, finished the season 7–9, and missing the playoffs for the 8th consecutive season.

1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coachDennis Erickson
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record7–9
Division placeT-4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Michael Sinclair
AP All-ProsDT Cortez Kennedy
(2nd team)

Owner Ken Behring unsuccessfully attempted to move the team to southern California.[1][2] The team was sold to Paul Allen in June 1997.[3][4]

1996 NFL Draft

1996 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/PickPlayerPositionCollege
1/21Pete KendallOffensive GuardBoston College
2/46Fred ThomasDefensive BackTennessee-Martin
3/77Robert BarrOffensive TackleRutgers
3/91Reggie BrownRunning BackFresno State
4/99Phillip DanielsDefensive EndGeorgia
4/131Eric UnverzagtLinebackerWisconsin
6/184Reggie GreenOffensive GuardFlorida
6/209T. J. CunninghamDefensive BackColorado
7/225Johnie ChurchDefensive EndFlorida

Personnel

Staff

1996 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • President – David Behring
  • Executive Vice President – Mickey Loomis
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Randy Mueller
  • Co-College Scouting Director – Mike Allman
  • Co-College Scouting Director – Phil Neri
  • Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Dennis Erickson
  • Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Gregg Smith

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Final roster

1996 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 19 Eddie Goines WR (IR)
  • 48 Clarence Benford IR
  • 51 John Solomon LB (IR)
  • 59 Tyrone Stowe LB (IR)
  • 91 Keif Bryant DT (IR)
  • 97 Glenn Montgomery DT (IR)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
56 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad

[5]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1997 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 3 Atlanta Falcons W 19-17 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 8 at Oakland Raiders W 24–19 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
3 August 17 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–15 2–1 RCA Dome Recap
4 August 23 San Francisco 49ers W 20-3 3–1 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [6][7]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 1 at San Diego Chargers L 7–29 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
2 September 8 Denver Broncos L 20–30 0–2 Kingdome Recap
3 September 15 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–35 0–3 Kingdome Recap
4 September 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–13 1–3 Houlihan's Stadium Recap
5 September 29 Green Bay Packers L 10–31 1–4 Kingdome Recap
6 October 6 at Miami Dolphins W 22–15 2–4 Pro Player Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8 October 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–34 2–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
9 October 27 San Diego Chargers W 32–13 3–5 Kingdome Recap
10 November 3 Houston Oilers W 23–16 4–5 Kingdome Recap
11 November 10 Minnesota Vikings W 42–23 5–5 Kingdome Recap
12 November 17 at Detroit Lions L 16–17 5–6 Silverdome Recap
13 November 24 Oakland Raiders L 21–27 5–7 Kingdome Recap
14 December 1 at Denver Broncos L 7–34 5–8 Mile High Stadium Recap
15 December 8 Buffalo Bills W 26–18 6–8 Kingdome Recap
16 December 15 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 13–20 6–9 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
17 December 22 at Oakland Raiders W 28–21 7–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1996 NFL season results [8]

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Denver Broncos 13 3 0 .813 391 275 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 297 300 L3
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 310 376 W1
Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 .438 340 293 L2
Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 317 376 W1

Game summaries

Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 3 0717
Seahawks 0 10 9019

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 7:06pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 30,284
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P2: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0324
Raiders 0 3 31319

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 5:05pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 76% humidity, wind WNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 38,219
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 01013
Colts 3 0 01215

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 3 0 003
Seahawks 3 0 10720

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 007
Chargers 7 6 31329

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 1:05pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 84 °F (29 °C), 73% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 58,780
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 10 71030
Seahawks 3 3 7720

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 7 7735
Seahawks 0 10 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 01417
Buccaneers 3 7 0313

at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 4:05pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 89% humidity, wind WSW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,212
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Packers 10 7 7731
Seahawks 0 7 3010

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 0822
Dolphins 3 6 6015

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 1:01pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 96% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 59,539
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7616
Chiefs 10 10 7734

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 7:01pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 76,057
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV: TNT
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 3 0713
Seahawks 3 17 3932

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Oilers 3 0 31016
Seahawks 3 3 31423

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 01623
Seahawks 10 18 7742

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 3316
Lions 0 7 7317

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Game information

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 14 31027
Seahawks 3 7 3821

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 14 at Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 007
Broncos 14 13 7034

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 2:04pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 21% humidity, wind S 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,982
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bills 0 8 01018
Seahawks 10 6 3726

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:05pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 41,373
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 3013
Jaguars 7 0 01320

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 8:03pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 47 °F (8 °C), 76% humidity, wind NE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 66,134
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV: ESPN
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 13 15028
Raiders 8 6 7021

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:05pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 28 miles per hour (45 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,455
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook
Game information

References

  1. Smith, Elliot Blair (February 4, 1996). "Behring vows never to play in Seattle again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orange County Register). p. C1.
  2. Boren, Rebecca; Penhale, Ed; Bruscas, Angelo (February 6, 1996). "Behring sets up bidding war for team in transit". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.
  3. Klass, Tim (July 1, 1997). "Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
  4. Boren, Rebecca (July 1, 1997). "Allen completes purchase". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B.
  5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com
  6. 1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  8. 1996 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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