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
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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.

Contents

[edit] 1976 NFL Draft

1976 Seahawks Draft Selections[1][2]
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

Seattle Seahawks 1976 final roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Source:[3]

[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

  1. ^ Seahawks draft history, NFL.com, accessed September 17, 2007.
  2. ^ 1976 draft, HickokSports.com, accessed September 17, 2007.
  3. ^ Neft, Cohen, and Korch. pg. 610
  4. ^ 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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