1977_Seattle_Seahawks_season

1977 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the National Football League (NFL). The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West (the conference swap was part of the NFL's expansion plan that saw both the Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers play every other team in the NFL in their first two seasons; the Seahawks would return to the NFC West in 2002). The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56–17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the New York Jets 17–0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5–9 record, winning their final two games in the process; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.

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1977 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	John Thompson
Head coach	Jack Patera
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
AP All-Pros	None
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Draft

Main article: 1977 NFL Draft

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1977 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	14	Steve August	Offensive tackle	Tulsa
2	30	Tom Lynch	Offensive Guard	Boston College
	41	Terry Beeson	Linebacker	Kansas
	51	Peter Cronan	Linebacker	Boston College
3	58	Dennis Boyd	Defensive end	Oregon State
4	87	John Yarno	Center	Idaho
4	111	Larry Seivers	Wide receiver	Tennessee
6	142	Tony Benjamin	Running back	Duke
7	169	David Sims	Running Back	Georgia Tech
9	225	George Adzick	Defensive back	Minnesota
10	254	Sam Adkins	Quarterback	Wichita State
11	281	Bill Westbeld	Offensive Tackle	Dayton
12	329	I. V. Wilson	Defensive tackle	Tulsa
Supp		Al Hunter	Running Back	Notre Dame

Undrafted free agents

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1977 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Charles Bell	Defensive Back	Texas A&M
Greg Champlin	Wide receiver	Denver
Jim Cramer	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
Tom Fine	Tackle	Notre Dame
Jim Gagnon	Defensive End	Wisconsin–River Falls
Dick Geddes	Defensive Tackle	Illinois Wesleyan
Dave Lowry	Running back	BYU
Carl Van Valkenberg	Tackle	Washington

Personnel

Staff

**1977 Seattle Seahawks staff**
	Front office Chairman – Elmer J. Nordstrom, representing the Nordstrom family Managing general partner – Herman Sarkowsky Partner – D.E. (Ned) Skinner Partner – Howard S. Wright Partner – M. Lamont Bean Partner – Lynn P. Himmelman general manager – John Thompson Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen Director of ticket sales and marketing – Vince Lombardi (Jr.) Head coaches Head coach – Jack Patera Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Sam Boghosian Quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Bob Hollway Defensive line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Strength and conditioning Head trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

**1977 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Sam Adkins 16 Steve Myer 10 Jim Zorn Running backs 49 Ed Marinaro 35 David Sims 47 Sherman Smith 42 Don Testerman FB Wide receivers 89 Duke Fergerson 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible Tight ends 87 Ron Howard 81 John Sawyer		Offensive linemen 76 Steve August T 63 Nick Bebout T 60 Ron Coder G 73 Norm Evans T 64 Gordon Jolley G/T 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Tom Lynch G 78 Bob Newton G 55 Geoff Reece C 51 John Yarno C Defensive linemen 68 Dennis Boyd DT 74 Ron East DT 77 Richard Harris DE 79 Horace Jones DE 70 Bob Lurtsema DT 71 Steve Niehaus DT/DE 75 Alden Roche DE 66 Bill Sandifer DT		Linebackers 58 Terry Beeson 57 Pete Cronan 36 Ken Geddes 56 Sammy Green 53 Mike Jones 50 Amos Martin 59 Charles McShane Defensive backs 27 Autry Beamon S 22 Dave Brown CB 25 Don Dufek S 88 Doug Long 41 Eddie McMillan CB 20 Steve Preece S 38 Cornell Webster Special teams 24 Al Hunter KR 3 John Leypoldt K 18 Herman Weaver P		Reserve lists 46 George Adzick S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 Tony Benjamin RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Randy Coffield LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 62 Ruben Hodges DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Doug Long DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 82 Fred Rayhle TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 67 Carl Van Valkenberg T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics 53 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

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Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 7	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–24	1–0	Candlestick Park	Recap
2	August 13	Dallas Cowboys	W 23–17 (OT)	2–0	Kingdome	Recap
3	August 18	Oakland Raiders	W 12–10	3–0	Kingdome	Recap
4	August 27	Detroit Lions	L 14–16	3–1	Kingdome	Recap
5	September 2	Denver Broncos	L 10–27	3–2	Kingdome	Recap
6	September 11	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–38	3–3	San Diego Stadium	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[2]^[3]

Regular season

In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West, with one inter-conference game against Tampa Bay.

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 18	Baltimore Colts	L 14–29	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 25	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–42	0–2	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
3	October 2	Denver Broncos	L 13–24	0–3	Kingdome	Recap
4	October 9	at New England Patriots	L 0–31	0–4	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
5	October 16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–23	1–4	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 23	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–31	1–5	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap
7	October 30	Buffalo Bills	W 56–17	2–5	Kingdome	Recap
8	November 6	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–44	2–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
9	November 13	at New York Jets	W 17–0	3–6	Shea Stadium	Recap
10	November 20	Houston Oilers	L 10–22	3–7	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 27	San Diego Chargers	L 28–30	3–8	Kingdome	Recap
12	December 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–30	3–9	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
13	December 11	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–31	4–9	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
14	December 18	Cleveland Browns	W 20–19	5–9	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1977 NFL season results^[4]

Standings

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	12	2	0	.857	6–1	11–1	274	148	L1
Oakland Raiders⁽⁴⁾	11	3	0	.786	5–2	10–2	351	230	W2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	3–4	6–6	222	205	L2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	1–3	4–9	282	373	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	1–6	1–11	225	349	L6

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	10	7	14	34
49ers	7	10	7	0	24

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Date: August 7
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), wind variable
Game attendance: 38,024
Referee: Fred Silva
TV: KIRO
Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	3	0	14	0	0	17
Seahawks	0	3	7	7	6	23

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 13
Game time: 6:06 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,789
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	0	0	0	10
Seahawks	0	0	6	6	12

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 18
Game time: 7:08 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,187
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	2	14	0	0	16
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 27
Game time: 5:00 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 56,345
Referee: Fred Silva
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	0	10	7	27
Seahawks	0	3	0	7	10

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 2
Game time: 7:06 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 54,916
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: KIRO tape delay
Gamebook

Week P6: at San Diego Chargers

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	6	0	14	0	20
Chargers	7	21	0	10	38

Preseason Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego

Date: September 11
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 60,825
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV: KIRO
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	5	10	29
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14

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Game information

First quarter

BAL – Don McCauley 6-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 6:00 (BAL 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Don Testerman 1-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 8:46 (Tied 7–7)
BAL – Roosevelt Leaks 10-yard rush (Toni Linhart kick), 3:21 (BAL 14–7)

Third quarter

BAL – Safety, Doug Nettles blocked punt out of end zone, 13:37 (BAL 16–7)
BAL – Toni Linhart 38-yard field goal, 7:37 (BAL 19–7)

Fourth quarter

BAL – Toni Linhart 42-yard field goal, 14:53 (BAL 22–7)
SEA – Autry Beamon 17-yard blocked punt return (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (BAL 22–14)
BAL – Roger Carr 21-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick), 5:50 (BAL 29–14)

Top passers

BAL – Bert Jones: 17/26, 220 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/34, 164 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

BAL – Lydell Mitchell: 32 car, 114 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 15 car, 58 yds

Top receivers

BAL – Roger Carr: 2 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 73 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

BAL – 220 – 206 – 426 – 1
SEA – 151 – 104 – 255 – 4

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,991
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Floyd Little
Gamebook

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	13	0	20
Bengals	21	7	0	14	42

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Game information

First quarter

CIN – Tony Davis 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 12:36 (CIN 7–0)
CIN – Pete Johnson 10-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (CIN 14–0)
CIN – Ken Anderson 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 3:13 (CIN 21–0)

Second quarter

CIN – Reggie Williams 54-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 12:29 (CIN 28–0)
SEA – David Sims 82-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 3:16 (CIN 28–7)

Third quarter

SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 10:20 (CIN 28–14)
SEA – John Leypoldt 32-yard field goal, 7:18 (CIN 28–17)
SEA – John Leypoldt 42-yard field goal, 5:16 (CIN 28–20)

Fourth quarter

CIN – Isaac Curtis 32-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick), 12:13 (CIN 35–20)
CIN – Lenvil Elliott 18-yard pass from Archie Griffin (Chris Bahr kick), 6:01 (CIN 42–20)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/28, 176 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
CIN – Ken Anderson: 17/29, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Tony Benjamin: 10 car, 37 yds
CIN – Archie Griffin: 17 car, 79 yds

Top receivers

SEA – David Sims: 4 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD
CIN – Isaac Curtis: 3 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 172 – 110 – 282 – 3
CIN – 225 – 199 – 424 – 1

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 25
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 84% humidity, wind SW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 45,579
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Paul Maguire
Gamebook

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	0	14	0	24
Seahawks	7	0	6	0	13

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Game information

First quarter

DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 11:09 (DEN 7–0)
SEA – Ron Howard 7-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 8:32 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – Jim Turner 36-yard field goal, 0:18 (DEN 10–7)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

DEN – Rob Lytle 47-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 12:09 (DEN 17–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 43-yard pass from David Sims (PAT failed), 4:57 (DEN 17–13)
DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 0:27 (DEN 24–13)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

DEN – Craig Morton: 12/21, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Steve Myer: 20/29, 165 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 14 car, 55 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 47 yds

Top receivers

DEN – Haven Moses: 5 rec, 92 yds
SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 177 – 153 – 330 – 2
SEA – 191 – 81 – 272 – 3

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 2
Game time: 1:03 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 53,108
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
Gamebook

Week 4: at New England Patriots

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Patriots	7	7	17	0	31

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First quarter

NE – Don Hasselbeck 2-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 8:32 (NE 7–0)

Second quarter

NE – Russ Francis 1-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:07 (NE 14–0)

Third quarter

NE – Don Calhoun 18-yard run (John Smith kick), 9:37 (NE 21–0)
NE – John Smith 36-yard field goal, 2:48 (NE 24–0)
NE – Darryl Stingley 24-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 0:28 (NE 31–0)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Steve Myer: 5/23, 71 yds, 4 INT
NE – Steve Grogan: 9/15, 137 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – David Sims: 11 car, 33 yds
NE – Sam Cunningham: 31 car, 101 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 1 rec, 28 yds
NE – Stanley Morgan: 2 rec, 63 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 50 – 95 – 145 – 5
NE – 137 – 196 – 333 – 3

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: October 9
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: rain, 63 °F (17 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
Game attendance: 45,927
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Stockton and Lionel Aldridge
Gamebook

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	6	7	3	7	23
Seahawks	7	10	0	13	30

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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 8-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:52 (SEA 7–0)
TB – Allan Leavitt 40-yard field goal, 4:24 (SEA 7–3)
TB – Allan Leavitt 37-yard field goal, 2:02 (SEA 7–6)

Second quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 4-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 12:43 (SEA 14–6)
TB – Anthony Davis 1-yard run (Allan Leavitt kick), 0:47 (SEA 14–13)
SEA – John Leypoldt 43-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–13)

Third quarter

TB – Allan Leavitt 20-yard field goal, 9:53 (SEA 17–16)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Duke Fergerson 45-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 10:42 (SEA 24–16)
TB – Morris Owens 67-yard pass from Gary Huff (Allan Leavitt kick), 10:17 (SEA 24–23)
SEA – Sherman Smith 44-yard pass from Steve Myer (PAT failed), 7:07 (SEA 30–23)

Top passers

TB – Gary Huff: 18/32, 217 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
SEA – Steve Myer: 20/30, 252 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

TB – Anthony Davis: 14 car, 83 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 19 car, 94 yds

Top receivers

TB – Morris Owens: 9 rec, 166 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Duke Fergerson: 3 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

TAM – 217 – 167 – 384 – 6
SEA – 241 – 134 – 375 – 2

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 16
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 54,783
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Thacker and Johnny Unitas
Gamebook

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	7	0	3	13
Dolphins	0	24	0	7	31

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First quarter

SEA – John Leypoldt 19-yard field goal, 4:20 (SEA 3–0)

Second quarter

MIA – Nat Moore 12-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 13:43 (MIA 7–3)
MIA – Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 6:07 (MIA 14–3)
SEA – Steve Largent 13-yard pass from Steve Myer (John Leypoldt kick), 3:06 (MIA 14–10)
MIA – Nat Moore 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick), 0:31 (MIA 21–10)
MIA – Garo Yepremian 29-yard field goal, 0:00 (MIA 24–10)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – John Leypoldt 41-yard field goal, 14:55 (MIA 24–13)
MIA – Don Nottingham 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 3:11 (MIA 31–13)

Top passers

SEA – Steve Myer: 17/32, 160 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
MIA – Bob Griese: 11/18, 105 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Don Testerman: 14 car, 50 yds
MIA – Benny Malone: 21 car, 74 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Duke Fergerson: 2 rec, 36 yds
MIA – Nat Moore: 5 rec, 46 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 143 – 79 – 222 – 3
MIA – 86 – 136 – 222 – 1

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

at Orange Bowl, Miami

Date: October 23
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 91% humidity, wind N 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 29,855
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
Gamebook

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	0	7	7	17
Seahawks	14	28	7	7	56

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Game information

First quarter

BUF – Carson Long 25-yard field goal, 6:35 (BUF 3–0)
SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 4:01 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Duke Fergerson 37-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 2:35 (SEA 14–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:32 (SEA 21–3)
SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:14 (SEA 28–3)
SEA – Sherman Smith 13-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:44 (SEA 35–3)
SEA – Don Testerman 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:46 (SEA 42–3)

Third quarter

SEA – David Sims 17-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 5:42 (SEA 49–3)
BUF – John Kimbrough 38-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick), 1:34 (SEA 49–10)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Al Hunter 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:51 (SEA 56–10)
BUF – Joe Ferguson 4-yard run (Carson Long kick), 3:42 (SEA 56–17)

Top passers

BUF – Joe Ferguson: 17/37, 227 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 11/23, 296 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Jim Braxton: 10 car, 42 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 73 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

BUF – John Kimbrough: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 134 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

BUF – 221 – 115 – 336 – 3
SEA – 226 – 333 – 559 – 3

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 30
Game time: 1:01 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,180
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Mike Adamle
Gamebook

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	0	7
Raiders	3	24	10	7	44

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Game information

First quarter

OAK – Errol Mann 35-yard field goal, 7:43 (OAK 3–0)

Second quarter

OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 13:37 (OAK 10–0)
OAK – Errol Mann 39-yard field goal, 7:25 (OAK 13–0)
OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 6:57 (OAK 20–0)
OAK – Mike Siani 12-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 0:52 (OAK 27–0)

Third quarter

OAK – Errol Mann 37-yard field goal, 10:05 (OAK 30–0)
OAK – Dave Casper 15-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick), 9:05 (OAK 37–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 16-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:15 (OAK 37–7)

Fourth quarter

OAK – Terry Robiskie 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 7:31 (OAK 44–7)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 7/20, 47 yds, 2 INT
OAK – Ken Stabler: 14/22, 145 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Clarence Davis: 18 car, 100 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 18 yds
OAK – Mike Siani: 6 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 51 – 126 – 177 – 4
OAK – 149 – 248 – 397 – 0

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 6
Game time: 1:00 pm local
Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 39% humidity, wind 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,929
Referee: Don Wedge
TV announcers (NBC): Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner
Gamebook

Week 9: at New York Jets

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	7	3	17
Jets	0	0	0	0	0

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Game information

First quarter

SEA – Don Testerman 18-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:42 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

SEA – David Sims 9-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:01 (SEA 14–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – John Leypoldt 33-yard field goal, 12:24 (SEA 17–0)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/37, 219 yds, 2 TD
NYJ – Matt Robinson: 4/9, 32 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – David Sims: 17 car, 68 yds
NYJ – Scott Dierking: 12 car, 53 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Al Hunter: 2 rec, 36 yds
NYJ – Clark Gaines: 3 rec, 27 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 213 – 232 – 445 – 1
NYJ – 25 – 99 – 124 – 3

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary

at Shea Stadium, New York

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
Game attendance: 42,923
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Jimmy Johnson
Gamebook

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

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Oilers	0	10	3	9	22
Seahawks	0	3	0	7	10

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First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SEA – John Leypoldt 51-yard field goal, 13:47 (SEA 3–0)
HOU – Tom Dempsey 27-yard field goal, 5:37 (Tied 3–3)
HOU – Ken Burrough 31-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Tom Dempsey kick), 0:46 (HOU 10–3)

Third quarter

HOU – Tom Dempsey 37-yard field goal, 3:46 (HOU 13–3)

Fourth quarter

HOU – Ronnie Coleman 1-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick), 14:12 (HOU 20–3)
SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:17 (HOU 20–10)
HOU – Safety, Steve Myer tackled in end zone, 0:11 (HOU 22–10)

Top passers

HOU – Dan Pastorini: 21/36, 237 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Steve Myer: 3/8, 36 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

HOU – Rob Carpenter: 25 car, 97 yds
SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 47 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

HOU – Ken Burrough: 5 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Don Testerman: 1 rec, 25 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

HOU – 237 – 195 – 432 – 3
SEA – 27 – 102 – 129 – 4

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 20
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,519
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Jack Buck and Andy Russell
Gamebook

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	3	3	14	30
Seahawks	0	14	7	7	28

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First quarter

SD – Rickey Young 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 7:55 (SD 7–0)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 40-yard field goal, 2:21 (SD 10–0)

Second quarter

SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 12:19 (SD 13–0)
SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 6:41 (SD 13–7)
SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 0:50 (SEA 14–13)

Third quarter

SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 13:19 (SEA 21–13)
SD – Rolf Benirschke 39-yard field goal, 7:48 (SD 21–16)

Fourth quarter

SD – Charlie Joiner 17-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 13:50 (SD 23–21)
SD – Fred Dean 22-yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:15 (SD 30–21)
SEA – David Sims 16-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 7:00 (SD 30–28)

Top passers

SD – Dan Fouts: 19/26, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/26, 291 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SD – Rickey Young: 19 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 56 yds

Top receivers

SD – Charlie Joiner: 5 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 116 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SD – 192 – 131 – 323 – 1
SEA – 281 – 109 – 390 – 3

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 27
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,994
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Stockton and Len Dawson
Gamebook

Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	10	7	20
Steelers	7	6	0	17	30

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First quarter

PIT – Terry Bradshaw 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 1:32 (PIT 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal, 13:10 (PIT 7–3)
PIT – Roy Gerela 22-yard field goal, 7:32 (PIT 10–3)
PIT – Roy Gerela 28-yard field goal, 3:59 (PIT 13–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Sam McCullum 65-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 11:09 (PIT 13–10)
SEA – John Leypoldt 27-yard field goal, 9:02 (Tied 13–13)

Fourth quarter

PIT – Roy Gerela 43-yard field goal, 14:52 (PIT 16–13)
PIT – Lynn Swann 22-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick), 12:18 (PIT 23–13)
PIT – Terry Bradshaw 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 8:16 (PIT 30–13)
SEA – Steve Largent 30-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 1:26 (PIT 30–20)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/30, 210 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Terry Bradshaw: 13/21, 158 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 12 car, 70 yds
PIT – Franco Harris: 23 car, 103 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD
PIT – Lynn Swann: 4 rec, 67 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 210 – 166 – 376 – 4
PIT – 157 – 236 – 393 – 2

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: December 4
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: clear, 34 °F (1 °C), 62% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 45,429
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
Gamebook

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Seahawks	14	20	0	0	34
Chiefs	21	0	3	7	31

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First quarter

KC – Walter White 30-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:19 (KC 7–0)
SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 7:46 (Tied 7–7)
KC – Gary Barbaro 102-yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:11 (KC 14–7)
SEA – David Sims 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 4:13 (Tied 14–14)
KC – Ed Podolak 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:09 (KC 21–14)

Second quarter

SEA – Don Testerman 5-yard run (PAT failed), 11:34 (KC 21–20)
SEA – Sherman Smith 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick), 9:27 (SEA 27–21)
SEA – Dave Brown 27-yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick), 1:12 (SEA 34–21)

Third quarter

KC – Jan Stenerud 23-yard field goal, 10:13 (SEA 34–24)

Fourth quarter

KC – Mark Bailey 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:26 (SEA 34–31)

Top passers

SEA – Jim Zorn: 8/14, 133 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
KC – Tony Adams: 7/13, 135 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 19 car, 86 yds
KC – Ed Podolak: 21 car, 92 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Sherman Smith: 3 rec, 63 yds, 1 TD
KC – Larry Brunson: 3 rec, 95 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 133 – 209 – 342 – 5
KC – 189 – 145 – 334 – 5

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 11
Game time: 1:05 pm local
Game weather: clear, 40 °F (4 °C), 64% humidity, wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 22,262
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Andy Russell
Gamebook

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	6	10	0	3	19
Seahawks	0	7	0	13	20

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First quarter

CLE – Terry Luck 4-yard pass from Greg Pruitt (PAT failed), 2:49 (CLE 6–0)

Second quarter

CLE – Greg Pruitt 5-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:14 (CLE 13–0)
SEA – Sherman Smith 20-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 8:45 (CLE 13–7)
CLE – Don Cockroft 24-yard field goal, 0:36 (CLE 16–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SEA – David Sims 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick), 14:03 (CLE 16–14)
CLE – Don Cockroft 33-yard field goal, 1:51 (CLE 19–14)
SEA – Steve Largent 15-yard pass from Jim Zorn (PAT failed), 0:52 (SEA 20–19)

Top passers

CLE – Terry Luck: 6/15, 105 yds, 4 INT
SEA – Jim Zorn: 10/24, 132 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CLE – Greg Pruitt: 22 car, 127 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Don Testerman: 16 car, 79 yds

Top receivers

CLE – Dave Logan: 4 rec, 78 yds
SEA – Ron Howard: 3 rec, 40 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

CLE – 101 – 259 – 360 – 5
SEA – 132 – 191 – 323 – 2

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 18
Game time: 1:02 pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,583
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Floyd Little
Gamebook

References

[1]
"Home". pro-football-reference.com.
[2]
1977 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
[3]
1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
[4]
1977 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
1977 NFL season results at NFL.com

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