1976 Seattle Seahawks season
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| 1976 Seattle Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Jack Patera |
| Home Field | Kingdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-12 |
| Place | 5th NFC West |
| Playoff Finish | Did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| First season | 1977 |
The 1976 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's first season with the National Football League. The 1976 season was the team's only in the NFC West until the 2002 season.
[edit] 1976 NFL Draft
| Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | Steve Niehaus | Defensive Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 2/29 | Sammy Green | Linebacker | Florida |
| 2/58 | Sherman Smith | Running Back | Miami (OH) |
| 2/59 | Steve Raible | Wide Receiver | Georgia Tech |
| 3/62 | Jeff Lloyd | Defensive End | West Texas State |
| 3/89 | Rick Engles | Punter | Tulsa |
| 3/92 | Don Bitterlich | Placekicker | Temple |
| 4/93 | Steve Myer | Quarterback | New Mexico |
| 4/122 | Randy Johnson | Offensive Guard | Georgia |
| 4/123 | Andy Bolton | Running Back | Fisk |
| 5/126 | Don Dufek | Defensive Back | Michigan |
| 5/153 | Ernie Jones | Defensive Back | Miami (FL) |
| 5/156 | Larry Bates | Running Back | Miami (FL) |
| 6/157 | Alvis Darby | Tight End | Florida |
| 7/184 | Dick Dixon | Defensive Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 8/210 | Larry Shipp | Wide Receiver | LSU |
| 9/239 | Bob Bos | Offensive Tackle | Iowa State |
| 10/266 | Randy Coffield | Linebacker | Florida State |
| 11/293 | Keith Muehr | Punter | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 12/320 | Ron Barnett | Wide Receiver | UT Arlington |
| 13/349 | Andy Reid | Running Back | Georgia |
| 14/376 | Jarvis Blinks | Defensive Back | Northwestern State (LA) |
| 15/405 | Dan Smith | Offensive Tackle | Washington State |
| 16/432 | Jeff Urczyk | Offensive Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 17/461 | Chris Rowland | Quarterback | Washington |
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12, 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 30-24 | Kingdome | 0-1 |
| 2 | September 19, 1976 | Washington Redskins | L 31-7 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | 0-2 |
| 3 | September 26, 1976 | San Francisco 49ers | L 37-21 | Kingdome | 0-3 |
| 4 | October 3, 1976 | Dallas Cowboys | L 28-13 | Kingdome | 0-4 |
| 5 | October 10, 1976 | Green Bay Packers | L 27-20 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 0-5 |
| 6 | October 17, 1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 13-10 | Tampa Stadium | 1-5 |
| 7 | October 24, 1976 | Detroit Lions | L 41-14 | Kingdome | 1-6 |
| 8 | October 31, 1976 | Los Angeles Rams | L 45-6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 1-7 |
| 9 | November 7, 1976 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30-13 | Kingdome | 2-7 |
| 10 | November 14, 1976 | Minnesota Vikings | L 27-21 | Metropolitan Stadium | 2-8 |
| 11 | November 21, 1976 | New Orleans Saints | L 51-27 | Kingdome | 2-9 |
| 12 | November 28, 1976 | New York Giants | L 28-16 | Giants Stadium | 2-10 |
| 13 | December 5, 1976 | Chicago Bears | L 34-7 | Kingdome | 2-11 |
| 14 | December 12, 1976 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 27-10 | Veterans Stadium | 2-12 |
Source: [4]
[edit] Game summaries
[edit] Week 1: Vs St. Louis Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 2: At Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Redskins | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
[edit] Week 3: Vs San Francisco 49ers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 4: Vs Dallas Cowboys
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 5: At Green Bay Packers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
[edit] Week 6: At Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
[edit] Week 7: Vs Detroit Lions
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 8: At Los Angeles Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Rams | 24 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
[edit] Week 9: Vs Atlanta Falcons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 10: At Minnesota Vikings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
[edit] Week 11: Vs New Orleans Saints
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 3 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 51 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 12: At New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Giants | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
[edit] Week 13: Vs Chicago Bears
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 0 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 34 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
[edit] Week 14: At Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit] Notes
- ^ Seahawks draft history, NFL.com, accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ 1976 draft, HickokSports.com, accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ Neft, Cohen, and Korch. pg. 610
- ^ 1976 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed September 17, 2007.
[edit] Sources
- Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. The Complete History of Professional Football from 1892 to the Present. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1994 ISBN 0312114354
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| NY Jets | Tampa Bay | Washington | Seattle | ||||
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