1978 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Jack Patera |
| Jack Christiansen | Defensive Backs |
| Andy MacDonald | Running Backs/Special Teams |
| Jim Mora | Defensive Line |
| Howard Mudd | Offensive Line |
| Larry Peccatiello | Linebackers |
| Jerry Rhome | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/4/1978 | H | San Diego Chargers | 17-9 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58853 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-6 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 36069 | |
| Thu | 8/17/1978 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 7-26 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 63235 | |
| Thu | 8/24/1978 | H | Chicago Bears | 16-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 54844 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | H | San Diego Chargers | 20-24 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 55778 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48277 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | A | New York Jets | 24-17 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 46911 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | H | Detroit Lions | 28-16 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 56781 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 7-28 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74989 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 29-28 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62031 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | Green Bay Packers | 28-45 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 52712 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62529 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | Denver Broncos | 17-20 | L | OT | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62948 |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | A | Chicago Bears | 31-29 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 50697 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-17 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61905 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 35252 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | A | Oakland Raiders | 17-16 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52978 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | H | Cleveland Browns | 47-24 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62262 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | A | San Diego Chargers | 10-37 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 49975 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1978 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-19 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58490 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charlie Aiu | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Steve August | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 24 | Tulsa | 14 | 14 |
| Autry Beamon | 27 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 16 | 16 |
| Nick Bebout | 63 | LOT | 6-5 | 261 | 27 | Wyoming | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Beeson | 58 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Benjamin | 31 | FB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Duke | 6 | 1 |
| Dennis Boyd | 68 | LDT | 6-6 | 255 | 23 | Oregon State | 16 | 16 |
| Dave Brown | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 197 | 25 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Louis Bullard | 72 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 22 | Jackson State | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Butler | 53 | RLB | 6-4 | 235 | 22 | Memphis | 16 | 14 |
| Bill Cooke | 67 | DE | 6-5 | 247 | 27 | Connecticut; Massachusetts | 4 | 0 |
| Rufus Crawford | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Virginia State | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Cronan | 57 | RDT-LB | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Boston College | 15 | 1 |
| Norm Evans | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 248 | 36 | Texas Christian | 13 | 2 |
| Duke Fergerson | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 24 | Merced JC; Washington State; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Geddes | 36 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Nebraska | 12 | 2 |
| Sammy Green | 56 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | RDE-RDT | 6-5 | 257 | 29 | Wisconsin | 16 | 14 |
| John Harris | 44 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | K | 5-9 | 190 | 27 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Howard | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Seattle | 16 | 11 |
| Al Hunter | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 5 |
| Kerry Justin | 26 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 23 | East Los Angeles JC; Oregon State | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Kraayeveld | 70 | DE | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | Wisconsin-Whitewater; Milton | 12 | 0 |
| Art Kuehn | 54 | C | 6-3 | 255 | 25 | UCLA | 16 | 3 |
| Steve Largent | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 24 | Tulsa | 16 | 16 |
| John Leypoldt | 3 | K | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Long | 23 | S | 5-11 | 189 | 23 | Whitworth | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Lynch | 61 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| Sam McCullum | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Montana State | 16 | 16 |
| Charles McShane | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Long Beach CC; California Lutheran | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Myer | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Mount San Antonio JC; New Mexico | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Newton | 78 | ROG | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | Cerritos JC; Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Niehaus | 71 | RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 6 |
| Brian Peets | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Pacific | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Price | 62 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12 | 11 |
| Steve Raible | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Alden Roche | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 33 | Southern University | 10 | 3 |
| Bill Sandifer | 66 | RDT-LDE | 6-6 | 260 | 26 | MiraCosta JC; UCLA | 15 | 13 |
| John Sawyer | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 5 |
| Keith Simpson | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Memphis | 13 | 2 |
| David Sims | 35 | FB | 6-3 | 216 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 6 |
| Sherman Smith | 47 | RB | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Don Testerman | 42 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Virginia Tech; Ferrum JC; Clemson | 16 | 5 |
| Herman Weaver | 18 | P | 6-4 | 210 | 30 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Cornell Webster | 38 | LCB | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Scottsdale CC; UCLA; Tulsa | 15 | 14 |
| John Yarno | 51 | C | 6-5 | 251 | 24 | Idaho | 13 | 13 |
| Jim Zorn | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Cerritos JC; Cal Poly (Pomona) | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Keith Simpson | DB | Memphis |
| 2 | 36 | Keith Butler | LB | Memphis |
| 3 | 63 | Bob Jury | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 119 | Louis Bullard | T | Jackson State |
| 6 | 146 | Glenn Starks | WR | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 7 | 173 | John Harris | DB | Arizona State |
| 9 | 231 | Rich Grimmett | OT | Illinois |
| 10 | 258 | Rob Stewart | WR | Lafayette |
| 11 | 301 | George Halas | LB | Miami (Florida) |
| 12 | 316 | Jeff Bergeron | RB | Lamar |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 85 | 115 | 50 | 95 | 0 | 345 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 114 | 79 | 94 | 3 | 358 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 345 | 150 | 156 | 39 | 98/235 41.7% | 20/31 64.5% | 94 | 789 | |
| Opponents Totals | 331 | 153 | 160 | 18 | 88/216 40.7% | 8/14 57.1% | 125 | 997 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sims | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Efren Herrera | 0 | 40 | 44 | 90.9 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 79 |
| Steve Largent | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Sherman Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jim Zorn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Al Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Raible | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Ron Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keith Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 40 | 44 | 90.9 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 1 | 345 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 41 | 43 | 95.3 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 1 | 358 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 5/11 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 5/11 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Smith | 165 | 805 | 4.9 | 67 | 6 |
| David Sims | 174 | 752 | 4.3 | 44t | 14 |
| Al Hunter | 105 | 348 | 3.3 | 55t | 2 |
| Jim Zorn | 59 | 290 | 4.9 | 23t | 6 |
| Don Testerman | 43 | 155 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Rufus Crawford | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Raible | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Myer | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Benjamin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Herman Weaver | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 561 | 2394 | 4.3 | 67 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 551 | 2513 | 4.6 | 62t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Zorn | 443 | 248 | 56.0 | 175 | 3283 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 64 | 15 | 3.4 | 20 | 4.5 | 44 | 284 | 2999 | 72.1 |
| Steve Myer | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 9 | 94 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23.7 |
| David Sims | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 104.2 |
| Team Totals | 467 | 261 | 55.9 | 184 | 3401 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 64 | 15 | 3.2 | 22 | 4.7 | 44 | 284 | 3117 | 70.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 460 | 263 | 57.2 | 175 | 3225 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 55t | 21 | 4.6 | 22 | 4.8 | 25 | 220 | 3005 | 74.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Largent | 71 | 1168 | 16.5 | 57t | 8 |
| Sam McCullum | 37 | 525 | 14.2 | 44t | 3 |
| David Sims | 30 | 195 | 6.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Sherman Smith | 28 | 366 | 13.1 | 64t | 1 |
| Steve Raible | 22 | 316 | 14.4 | 38t | 1 |
| Ron Howard | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Don Testerman | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Al Hunter | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Duke Fergerson | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| John Sawyer | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Rufus Crawford | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Peets | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Benjamin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 261 | 3401 | 13.0 | 64t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 263 | 3225 | 12.3 | 55t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Webster | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 |
| John Harris | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Keith Simpson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Pete Cronan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sammy Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 193 | 8.8 | 44 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 300 | 13.6 | 52 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 66 | 2440 | 37.0 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 371 | 1949 | 29.5 |
| Efren Herrera | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 2513 | 36.4 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 371 | 2022 | 29.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 2506 | 37.4 | 67 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 342 | 2044 | 30.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Crawford | 34 | 4 | 284 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| John Harris | 5 | 1 | 58 | 11.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Ken Geddes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 5 | 342 | 8.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 9 | 371 | 10.3 | 53 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hunter | 16 | 385 | 24.1 | 38 | 0 | |
| Rufus Crawford | 35 | 829 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Duke Fergerson | 10 | 236 | 23.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Doug Long | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Don Testerman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Dennis Boyd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 67 | 1510 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 1328 | 20.1 | 95t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Gregory | 9.0 | |
| Ernie Price | 4.0 | |
| Dennis Boyd | 3.0 | |
| John Harris | 2.0 | |
| Keith Butler | 2.0 | |
| Pete Cronan | 2.0 | |
| Keith Simpson | 1.0 | |
| Bill Sandifer | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 25.0 | 220.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44.0 | 284.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bebout | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Keith Butler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufus Crawford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Fergerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Geddes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Howard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Hunter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerry Justin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Kuehn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -29 | 0 | |
| Steve Largent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Newton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Raible | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sims | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sherman Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Testerman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Weaver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Yarno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Zorn | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -42 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 0 |
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