1979 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Jack Patera |
| Jack Christiansen | Defensive Backs |
| Andy MacDonald | Running Backs |
| Jim Mora | Defensive Line |
| Howard Mudd | Offensive Line |
| Larry Peccatiello | Linebackers |
| Jerry Rhome | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Rusty Tillman | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/2/1979 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 12-9 | W | OT | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60881 |
| Sun | 8/12/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 27-17 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58903 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1979 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-21 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46083 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1979 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 55-20 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59941 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1979 | H | San Diego Chargers | 16-33 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62287 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-19 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 56233 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1979 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-10 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61602 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1979 | A | Denver Broncos | 34-37 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74879 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-24 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61169 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1979 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 35-24 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44592 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | A | San Diego Chargers | 10-20 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50007 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-14 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60705 | |
| Mon | 10/29/1979 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 31-28 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52566 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 0-24 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62048 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1979 | A | Cleveland Browns | 29-24 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72440 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | New Orleans Saints | 38-24 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60055 | |
| Mon | 11/26/1979 | H | New York Jets | 30-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59977 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1979 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-37 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 42160 | |
| Sat | 12/8/1979 | H | Denver Broncos | 28-23 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60038 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | A | Oakland Raiders | 29-24 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53177 | |
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 |
| Sam Adkins | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 214 | 24 | Wichita State | 3 | 0 |
| Steve August | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 25 | Tulsa | 16 | 16 |
| Autry Beamon | 27 | FS-SS | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 15 | 13 |
| Nick Bebout | 63 | LOT | 6-5 | 261 | 28 | Wyoming | 13 | 13 |
| Terry Beeson | 58 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Kansas | 16 | 15 |
| Mark Bell | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 22 | Colorado State | 16 | 1 |
| Tony Benjamin | 31 | RB | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Duke | 16 | 0 |
| Dennis Boyd | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 255 | 24 | Oregon State | 11 | 4 |
| Dave Brown | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 197 | 26 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Louis Bullard | 72 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | Jackson State | 3 | 2 |
| Keith Butler | 53 | RLB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Memphis | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Coder | 60 | ROG | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Penn State | 15 | 5 |
| Bill Cooke | 67 | DT | 6-5 | 247 | 28 | Connecticut; Massachusetts | 15 | 0 |
| Pete Cronan | 57 | MMLB | 6-2 | 238 | 24 | Boston College | 16 | 1 |
| Dan Doornink | 33 | FB | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Washington State | 16 | 13 |
| Don Dufek | 25 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Michigan | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 71 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 37 | Minnesota | 16 | 8 |
| Duke Fergerson | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 25 | Merced JC; Washington State; San Diego State | 4 | 0 |
| Jessie Green | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | Tulsa | 12 | 0 |
| Sammy Green | 56 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Florida | 16 | 9 |
| Tony Green | 34 | WR | 5-9 | 185 | 23 | Florida | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 257 | 30 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Robert Hardy | 75 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| John Harris | 44 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Arizona State | 14 | 7 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | K | 5-9 | 190 | 28 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| Al Hunter | 24 | FB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Notre Dame | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Jackson | 55 | LLB-RLB | 6-1 | 226 | 22 | Washington | 15 | 8 |
| Kerry Justin | 26 | LCB-SS | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; Oregon State | 14 | 3 |
| Art Kuehn | 54 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | UCLA | 16 | 1 |
| Steve Largent | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 25 | Tulsa | 15 | 15 |
| Tom Lynch | 61 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Boston College | 15 | 15 |
| Sam McCullum | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 27 | Montana State | 16 | 16 |
| Charles McShane | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Long Beach CC; California Lutheran | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 196 | 23 | Jackson State | 16 | 1 |
| Steve Myer | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Mount San Antonio JC; New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Newton | 78 | ROG | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Cerritos JC; Nebraska | 11 | 11 |
| Joe Norman | 52 | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Indiana | 15 | 1 |
| Mike O'Brien | 20 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Olympic JC; California | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Peets | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Pacific | 16 | 14 |
| Larry Polowski | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Boise State | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Price | 62 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 29 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4 | 4 |
| Steve Raible | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 3 |
| Jeff Sevy | 70 | LOT | 6-5 | 267 | 29 | DeAnza JC; California | 4 | 1 |
| Keith Simpson | 42 | SS | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Memphis | 15 | 11 |
| David Sims | 35 | FB | 6-3 | 216 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 |
| Sherman Smith | 47 | RB | 6-4 | 225 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 16 | 15 |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 74 | RDT | 6-3 | 262 | 22 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Herman Weaver | 18 | P | 6-4 | 210 | 31 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Cornell Webster | 38 | LCB | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Scottsdale CC; UCLA; Tulsa | 15 | 14 |
| John Yarno | 51 | C | 6-5 | 251 | 25 | Idaho | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Zorn | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Cerritos JC; Cal Poly (Pomona) | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 18 | Manu Tuiasosopo | DT | UCLA |
| 2 | 45 | Joe Norman | LB | Indiana |
| 3 | 57 | Michael Jackson | LB | Washington |
| 4 | 102 | Mark Bell | TE | Colorado State |
| 7 | 169 | Larry Polowski | LB | Boise State |
| 9 | 240 | Ezra Tate | RB | Mississippi College |
| 10 | 267 | Robert Hardy | DT | Jackson State |
| 11 | 293 | Jim Hinesly | G | Michigan State |
| 12 | 319 | Jeff Moore | RB | Jackson State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 78 | 114 | 87 | 99 | 378 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 116 | 84 | 109 | 372 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 315 | 121 | 171 | 23 | 104/243 42.8% | 14/23 60.9% | 104 | 903 | |
| Opponents Totals | 350 | 146 | 171 | 33 | 88/224 39.3% | 13/21 61.9% | 117 | 1045 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 0 | 43 | 46 | 93.5 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0 | 100 |
| Sherman Smith | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Dan Doornink | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Steve Largent | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Sam McCullum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jeff Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Zorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sammy Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brian Peets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Raible | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cornell Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 43 | 46 | 93.5 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 1 | 378 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 42 | 46 | 91.3 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0 | 372 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 2 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 5/6 | 6/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 2 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 5/6 | 6/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 6/9 | 2/8 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Smith | 194 | 775 | 4.0 | 31 | 11 |
| Dan Doornink | 152 | 500 | 3.3 | 26t | 8 |
| Jim Zorn | 46 | 279 | 6.1 | 41 | 2 |
| Al Hunter | 34 | 174 | 5.1 | 67 | 1 |
| Jeff Moore | 44 | 168 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 |
| David Sims | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Benjamin | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Adkins | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Myer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Weaver | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 500 | 1967 | 3.9 | 67 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 533 | 2375 | 4.5 | 84t | 23 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Zorn | 505 | 285 | 56.4 | 202 | 3661 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 65t | 20 | 4.0 | 18 | 3.6 | 23 | 201 | 3460 | 77.7 |
| Herman Weaver | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 73 | 18.3 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 116.7 |
| Sherman Smith | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 112.5 |
| David Sims | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 81.3 |
| Steve Myer | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 28 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 41.7 |
| Sam Adkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 523 | 292 | 55.8 | 213 | 3791 | 7.2 | 13.0 | 65t | 20 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.4 | 23 | 201 | 3590 | 77.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 508 | 317 | 62.4 | 174 | 3739 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 51 | 21 | 4.1 | 17 | 3.3 | 37 | 280 | 3459 | 84.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Largent | 66 | 1237 | 18.7 | 55t | 9 |
| Dan Doornink | 54 | 432 | 8.0 | 41 | 1 |
| Sherman Smith | 48 | 499 | 10.4 | 35 | 4 |
| Sam McCullum | 46 | 739 | 16.1 | 65t | 4 |
| Brian Peets | 25 | 293 | 11.7 | 28 | 1 |
| Steve Raible | 20 | 252 | 12.6 | 41 | 1 |
| Jeff Moore | 14 | 128 | 9.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Al Hunter | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| David Sims | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Bell | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Duke Fergerson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cornell Webster | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jessie Green | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 292 | 3791 | 13.0 | 65t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 317 | 3739 | 11.8 | 51 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Brown | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Keith Simpson | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Harris | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sammy Green | 1 | 91 | 91.0 | 91t | 1 |
| Autry Beamon | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Keith Butler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Beeson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kerry Justin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Webster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 284 | 16.7 | 91t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 185 | 10.3 | 34 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 66 | 2651 | 40.2 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 289 | 2302 | 33.4 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 2687 | 38.4 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 289 | 2318 | 33.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 2616 | 37.9 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 281 | 2175 | 31.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Green | 16 | 3 | 121 | 7.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 10 | 1 | 90 | 9.0 | 29 | 0 |
| John Harris | 8 | 2 | 70 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 6 | 281 | 8.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 12 | 289 | 6.9 | 27 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Green | 20 | 437 | 21.9 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jeff Moore | 31 | 641 | 20.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Al Hunter | 15 | 299 | 19.9 | 30 | 0 | |
| Tony Benjamin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| John Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dan Doornink | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 70 | 1444 | 20.6 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 1238 | 17.7 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 7.5 | |
| Bill Gregory | 7.0 | |
| Bill Cooke | 7.0 | |
| Robert Hardy | 4.0 | |
| Carl Eller | 2.5 | |
| Keith Butler | 2.0 | |
| Keith Simpson | 2.0 | |
| Terry Beeson | 2.0 | |
| Cornell Webster | 1.0 | |
| John Harris | 1.0 | |
| Kerry Justin | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 37.0 | 280.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23.0 | 201.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Beeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Ron Coder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Cronan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Justin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Kuehn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Moore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Norman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Polowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Raible | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sims | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sherman Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornell Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Jim Zorn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 87 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 1 |
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