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.

Draft

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
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

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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Sam Boghosian
  • Quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
 Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Head trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1977 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 87 Ron Howard
  • 81 John Sawyer
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

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

[1]

  • Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

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.

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

AFC West
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 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

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 10 71434
49ers 7 10 7024

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

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Cowboys 3 0 140017
Seahawks 0 3 77623

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

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 10 0 0010
Seahawks 0 0 6612

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

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 2 14 0016
Seahawks 0 7 0714

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

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 0 10727
Seahawks 0 3 0710

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

Preseason Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 6 0 14020
Chargers 7 21 01038

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

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 51029
Seahawks 0 7 0714

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
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 13020
Bengals 21 7 01442

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
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

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

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 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 0 14024
Seahawks 7 0 6013

at Kingdome, Seattle

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 4: at New England Patriots

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
Patriots 7 7 17031

at Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 6 7 3723
Seahawks 7 10 01330

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
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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 0313
Dolphins 0 24 0731

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
Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 0 7717
Seahawks 14 28 7756

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
Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

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 8: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Raiders 3 24 10744

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
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

Top rushers

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 9: at New York Jets

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 7317
Jets 0 0 000

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
Game information

First quarter

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 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 0 10 3922
Seahawks 0 3 0710

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
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 3 31430
Seahawks 0 14 7728

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
Game information

First quarter

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

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 10720
Steelers 7 6 01730

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
Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 20 0034
Chiefs 21 0 3731

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
Game information

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

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 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 6 10 0319
Seahawks 0 7 01320

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
Game information

First quarter

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

Top rushers

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

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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