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1981 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)

5th place American Football Conference Western Division 6-10-0 .375
1981 NFLPrevious SeasonNext SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Jack Patera
Jack ChristiansenDefensive Backs
Andy MacDonaldRunning Backs
Jim MoraDefensive Line
Howard MuddOffensive Line
Jerry RhomeQuarterbacks/Receivers
Jacki SimpsonDefensive Assistant-Linebackers
Rusty TillmanSpecial Teams
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Wed8/5/1981HSan Francisco 49ers24-27LOTSeattle, WAKingdome56958
Fri8/14/1981HSt. Louis Cardinals21-30LSeattle, WAKingdome55520
Sat8/22/1981ASan Francisco 49ers17-24LSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park37563
Fri8/28/1981HBaltimore Colts31-17WSeattle, WAKingdome55794
Sun9/6/1981ACincinnati Bengals21-27LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium41177
Sun9/13/1981HDenver Broncos13-10WSeattle, WAKingdome58513
Sun9/20/1981AOakland Raiders10-20LOakland, CAOakland-Alameda County Coliseum45725
Sun9/27/1981HKansas City Chiefs14-20LSeattle, WAKingdome59255
Sun10/4/1981ASan Diego Chargers10-24LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium51463
Sun10/11/1981AHouston Oilers17-35LHouston, TXAstrodome42671
Sun10/18/1981HNew York Giants0-32LSeattle, WAKingdome56134
Sun10/25/1981ANew York Jets19-3WNew York, NYShea Stadium49678
Sun11/1/1981AGreen Bay Packers24-34LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field49467
Sun11/8/1981HPittsburgh Steelers24-21WSeattle, WAKingdome59058
Mon11/16/1981HSan Diego Chargers44-23WSeattle, WAKingdome58628
Sun11/22/1981AKansas City Chiefs13-40LKansas City, MOArrowhead Stadium49002
Sun11/29/1981HOakland Raiders31-32LSeattle, WAKingdome57147
Sun12/6/1981HNew York Jets27-23WSeattle, WAKingdome53105
Sun12/13/1981ADenver Broncos13-23LDenver, COMile High Stadium74527
Sun12/20/1981HCleveland Browns42-21WSeattle, WAKingdome51435

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
12Sam AdkinsQB6-221426Wichita State30
2Wilson AlvarezK6-016524New Mexico Military Institute JC; Sequoias JC; Southeastern Louisiana40
63Fred AndersonRDE6-425027Oregon State; Prairie View A&M146
76Steve AugustROT6-525827Tulsa1616
65Edwin BaileyLOG6-427622South Carolina State1616
58Terry BeesonMLB6-323526Kansas157
68Dennis BoydOT6-625526Oregon State160
22Dave BrownRCB6-119728Michigan1010
30Theotis BrownRB6-222524UCLA106
53Keith ButlerRLB6-423525Memphis1616
57Pete CronanLB6-223826Boston College50
33Dan DoorninkFB6-321025Washington State158
25Don DufekS6-019527Michigan150
66Bill DuganROG6-428022Penn State162
45Kenny EasleyLS6-320622UCLA1414
64Ron EssinkLOT6-627923Grand Valley State1616
50Brian FlonesLB6-122822Washington State40
56Greg GainesMLB6-322223Tennessee81
6Frank GarciaP6-020024Nevada-Las Vegas; Arizona10
79Jacob GreenLDE6-325624Texas A&M1616
75Robert HardyLDT6-225025Jackson State1413
44John HarrisRS6-220025Arizona State1616
1Efren HerreraK5-919030UCLA120
46David HughesRB6-022222Boise State162
32Horace IvoryRB6-019827Navarro JC; Oklahoma60
55Michael JacksonLLB-MLB6-122624Washington1616
43Jim JodatFB5-1121327Carthage126
85Paul JohnsWR5-1117023Tyler JC; Tulsa160
27Gregg JohnsonLS-LCB6-118823Oklahoma State163
26Kerry JustinRCB-LCB5-1117526East Los Angeles JC; Oregon State159
17Dave KriegQB6-120023Milton73
54Art KuehnC6-325528UCLA167
37Eric LaneRB6-020022Chabot JC; Brigham Young140
80Steve LargentWR5-1118927Tulsa1616
41Will LewisCB5-1018423Millersville100
84Sam McCullumWR6-219029Montana State1614
89Mark McGrathWR5-1117524Montana State60
34Terry MillerRB5-1019625Oklahoma State10
21Vic MinorS6-019823Louisiana-Monroe40
32Jeff MooreRB6-019625Jackson State20
67Bob NewtonROG6-526032Cerritos JC; Nebraska1515
52Joe NormanMLB6-122025Indiana87
83Steve RaibleWR6-219527Georgia Tech90
81John SawyerTE6-223028Southern Mississippi1616
42Keith SimpsonLCB6-119525Memphis1212
47Sherman SmithRB6-422527Miami (Ohio)168
69Doug SutherlandRDT6-325033Wisconsin-Superior166
59Rodell ThomasLLB6-122623Alabama State111
86Mike TiceTE6-724922Maryland163
74Manu TuiasosopoRDE-RDT6-326224UCLA1616
60Kevin TurnerLB6-222523Pacific80
8Jeff WestP6-321828Cincinnati150
70Mike WhiteRDT-LDT6-526624Albany State157
51John YarnoC6-525127Idaho119
10Jim ZornQB6-220028Cerritos JC; Cal Poly (Pomona)1313
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
14Kenny EasleyDBUCLA
231David HughesRBBoise State
358Bill DuganGPenn State
487Scott PhillipsWRBrigham Young
5114Edwin BaileyGSouth Carolina State
6140Steve DurhamDEClemson
7170Ron JohnsonWRLong Beach State
7186Brad ScovillTEPenn State
8196Eric LaneRBBrigham Young
9223Jim StoneRBNotre Dame
9236Jimbo WhatleyWRWashington State
10252Ken DawsonRBSavannah State
11279Lance OlanderRBColorado
12306Jeff BednarekDTPacific
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals711098557
Opponents Totals5814075115
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals26:592951031662676/204 37.3%8/19 42.1%106823
Opponents Totals33:0137117517323107/220 48.6%4/10 40.0%104944
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Steve Largent100000060
Efren Herrera0232592.0121770.6059
Theotis Brown60000036
Dan Doornink50000030
Sherman Smith40000024
Wilson Alvarez0141593.33742.9023
Sam McCullum30000018
John Harris20000012
David Hughes20000012
Dennis Boyd1000006
Kenny Easley1000006
Jim Jodat1000006
Paul Johns1000006
Gregg Johnson1000006
Dave Krieg1000006
Rodell Thomas1000006
Jim Zorn1000006
Team Totals40374092.5152462.50322
Opponents Totals46414689.1232979.31388
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Efren Herrera121770.60540/06/73/32/51/2
Wilson Alvarez3742.91280/03/30/00/40/0
Team Totals152462.51540/09/103/32/91/2
Opponents Totals232979.31/18/99/104/61/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Theotis Brown1415313.8436
Sherman Smith832533.0213
Dan Doornink651943.0111
Jim Zorn301404.7201
David Hughes471352.9150
Jim Jodat311063.4151
Dave Krieg11565.1291
Steve Largent6477.8151
Horace Ivory9384.270
Sam Adkins3289.3130
Jeff West3258.3270
Eric Lane8222.850
Jeff Moore11515.0150
Terry Miller242.020
Team Totals44015943.64314
Opponents Totals58828064.873t20
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Jim Zorn39723659.415227887.011.880t133.392.324201258782.4
Dave Krieg1126457.1438437.513.257t76.354.5118575883.3
Sam Adkins13753.85967.413.731t17.717.72148271.3
Steve Largent100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Jeff West100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals52430758.620237277.112.180t214.0152.937300342782.0
Opponents Totals50229458.618733946.811.590t255.0214.236260313478.2
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Largent75122416.357t9
Sam McCullum4656712.336t3
Sherman Smith444069.2281
David Hughes352637.5222
Dan Doornink2735013.080t4
Theotis Brown2526810.7510
John Sawyer2127213.0300
Paul Johns813116.4341
Eric Lane7588.3220
Mike Tice5479.4140
Jim Jodat45213.0260
Mark McGrath44711.8160
Jeff Moore3186.0100
Steve Raible11212.0120
Steve August199.090
Dennis Boyd133.03t1
Team Totals307372712.180t21
Opponents Totals294339411.590t25
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
John Harris1015515.542t2
Kenny Easley315551.782t1
Michael Jackson25125.5330
Keith Simpson23417.0210
Dave Brown221.020
Keith Butler200.000
Team Totals2139718.982t3
Opponents Totals1525717.146t1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Jeff West66257839.1560216153238536.1
Frank Garcia27437.04100007437.0
Team Totals68265239.0560216153245936.2
Opponents Totals55233742.5630514293194435.3
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Paul Johns16417711.1340
Will Lewis1521006.7230
Gregg Johnson101616.0160
Team Totals3262939.2340
Opponents Totals33181534.6160
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Will Lewis20037818.9360
Horace Ivory15028118.7320
Gregg Johnson13023518.1250
Eric Lane10020820.8270
Paul Johns508116.2200
Don Dufek304515.0170
Pete Cronan204221.0210
John Sawyer1088.080
Team Totals690127818.5360
Opponents Totals67117717.6350
SACKSNOYDS
Jacob Green11.5
Robert Hardy8.5
Manu Tuiasosopo5.0
Keith Butler2.5
Michael Jackson1.0
Mike White6.0
Doug Sutherland1.5
Team Totals36.0260.0
Opponents Totals37.0300.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Dave Brown0001180
Theotis Brown620200
Keith Butler100000
Pete Cronan0010100
Dan Doornink310100
Kenny Easley00134250
Greg Gaines0001100
Jacob Green0001100
Robert Hardy0002230
John Harris103300
David Hughes410100
Horace Ivory100000
Michael Jackson0011200
Jim Jodat401100
Paul Johns100000
Gregg Johnson2134311
Kerry Justin00011430
Dave Krieg400000
Eric Lane0010100
Steve Largent200000
Will Lewis510100
Sam McCullum100000
Vic Minor0010100
Joe Norman0002200
Keith Simpson0001100
Sherman Smith320200
Doug Sutherland0001100
Rodell Thomas0002251
Manu Tuiasosopo0003300
Jeff West1000-130
Mike White0001100
John Yarno0010100
Jim Zorn200000
Team Totals41271427411022
Opponents Totals43172323460
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