1979 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1979 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks had a winning record for the second consecutive year, matching their 9–7 record from 1978.

Starting off the season with a 1–4 record, the Seahawks rallied to finish 9–7. Season highlights included a sweep of the Oakland Raiders for the second straight year, and winning both of their Monday Night Football contests on the road against the Atlanta Falcons and at home against the New York Jets, where Jim Zorn completed 13 passes in a row in a 30–7 victory. The team also enjoyed their first victory over the Denver Broncos 28–23 on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Zorn to Largent in the final minutes.

Season lowlights included a 37–34 loss in Denver, after leading 34–10 midway through the 3rd quarter. The Los Angeles Rams shut out the Seattle Seahawks 24–0, holding the Seahawks to −7 yards total offense, and only one first down. The team lost twice to the Kansas City Chiefs, including a 37–21 defeat in week 14 that eliminated Seattle from playoff contention. The team also lost running back David Sims, who led the AFC in touchdowns in 1978, to a career-ending injury.

The 1979 season was the franchise's last winning season until 1983 when new coach Chuck Knox led the Seahawks to their first playoff berth and Championship game appearance.

Draft

1979 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 18 Manu Tuiasosopo Defensive end UCLA
2 45 Joe Norman Linebacker Indiana
3 57 Michael Jackson Linebacker Washington
4 102 Mark Bell Defensive End Colorado State
7 169 Larry Polowski Linebacker Boise State
9 240 Ezra Tate Running back Mississippi College
10 267 Robert Hardy Defensive tackle Jackson State
11 293 Jim Hinesly Offensive Guard Michigan State
12 319 Jeff Moore Running Back Jackson State

Undrafted free agents

1979 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Chuck Benbow Fullback Long Beach State
Tim Beyer Tight end Oregon
Bob Cale Safety North Carolina
David Charles Wide receiver Wisconsin
Mark Conrad Punter Puget Sound
Max Ediger Fullback Kansas

Personnel

Staff

1979 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Managing general partner – Herman Sarkowsky
  • general manager – John Thompson
  • Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger
  • Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
  • Offensive line – Howard Mudd
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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

Final roster

1979 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 85 Mike Allen WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 72 Louis Bullard T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Don Dufek S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 78 Bob Newton G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Bill Sandifer DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 John Sawyer TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 35 David Sims RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics
 51 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1980 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 2 Minnesota Vikings W 12–9 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 12 Dallas Cowboys W 27–17 2–0 Kingdome Recap
3 August 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–21 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 August 24 San Francisco 49ers W 55–20 3–1 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 2 San Diego Chargers L 16–33 0–1 Kingdome Recap
2 September 9 at Miami Dolphins L 10–19 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
3 September 16 Oakland Raiders W 27–10 1–2 Kingdome Recap
4 September 23 at Denver Broncos L 34–37 1–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
5 September 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 6–24 1–4 Kingdome Recap
6 October 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–24 2–4 Candlestick Park Recap
7 October 14 at San Diego Chargers L 10–20 2–5 San Diego Stadium Recap
8 October 21 Houston Oilers W 34–14 3–5 Kingdome Recap
9 October 29 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–28 4–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Recap
10 November 4 Los Angeles Rams L 0–24 4–6 Kingdome Recap
11 November 11 at Cleveland Browns W 29–24 5–6 Cleveland Stadium Recap
12 November 18 New Orleans Saints W 38–24 6–6 Kingdome Recap
13 November 26 New York Jets W 30–7 7–6 Kingdome Recap
14 December 2 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–37 7–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
15 December 8 Denver Broncos W 28–23 8–7 Kingdome Recap
16 December 16 at Oakland Raiders W 29–24 9–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1979 NFL season results[4]

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers(1) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 411 246 W2
Denver Broncos(5) 10 6 0 .625 4–4 7–5 289 262 L2
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 3–5 6–6 378 372 W2
Oakland Raiders 9 7 0 .563 3–5 5–7 365 337 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 7 9 0 .438 4–4 7–7 238 262 L1

Game summaries

For the second straight year, the Seahawks missed the playoffs by one game. Season highlights included sweeping the Oakland Raiders for the 2nd straight year, and defeating the Denver Broncos for the 1st time in team history in a comeback thriller 28–23 at the Kingdome, and winning the team's first appearance on MNF over the Atlanta Falcons, 31–28. The team started out 3–5, and had a 6–2 finish. A 37–21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in week 14 knocked them out of playoff contention, but rebounded to end their season repeating 1978 at 9–7.

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Vikings 0 6 0309
Seahawks 9 0 00312

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 2
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,881
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV: KIRO tape delay
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 0 3717
Seahawks 7 7 31027

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 12
  • Game time: 6:09 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,960
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV: ABC tape delay
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 0317
Rams 7 0 14021

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 18
  • Game time: 7:05 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 72 °F (22 °C), wind W light
  • Game attendance: 46,083
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 02020
Seahawks 17 17 21055

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,941
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV: KIRO tape delay
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 13 101033
Seahawks 3 7 0616

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Clarence Williams 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:56 (SD 7–3)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 31-yard field goal, 11:16 (SD 10–3)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 4-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:51 (Tied 10–10)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 42-yard field goal, 0:28 (SD 13–10)

Third quarter

  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 22-yard field goal, 3:41 (SD 16–10)
  • SD – Clarence Williams 13-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:00 (SD 23–10)

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Mike Thomas 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:09 (SD 30–10)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 23-yard field goal, 1:56 (SD 33–10)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (PAT failed), 0:24 (SD 33–16)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SD – Clarence Williams: 14 car, 73 yds, 2 TD
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 18 car, 95 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 217 – 139 – 356 – 1
  • SEA – 153 – 181 – 334 – 6

Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Dolphins 0 9 3719

at Orange Bowl, Miami

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 4:01 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C), 81% humidity, wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 56,233
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steve Raible 23-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:26 (SEA 10–9)
  • MIA – Uwe von Schamann 31-yard field goal, 1:00 (MIA 12–9)

Fourth quarter

  • MIA – Norm Bulaich 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick), 9:08 (MIA 19–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 7 rec, 80 yds
  • MIA – Duriel Harris: 5 rec, 117 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 226 – 119 – 345 – 4
  • MIA – 198 – 117 – 315 – 2

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 7310
Seahawks 7 3 10727

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,602
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 6:50 (SEA 10–0)

Third quarter

  • OAK – Rich Martini 12-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 10:41 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:37 (SEA 13–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:15 (SEA 20–7)

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 13:05 (SEA 20–10)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:00 (SEA 27–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • OAK – 329 – 102 – 431 – 4
  • SEA – 316 – 103 – 419 – 0

Week 4: at Denver Broncos

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 10 14034
Broncos 0 10 21637

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 81 °F (27 °C), 16% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,879
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 28-yard field goal, 12:45 (SEA 3–0)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:33 (SEA 10–0)

Second quarter

  • DEN – Jim Turner 27-yard field goal, 12:43 (SEA 10–3)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:09 (SEA 17–3)
  • DEN – Otis Armstrong 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:34 (SEA 17–10)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 22-yard field goal, 0:38 (SEA 20–10)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Sam McCullum 13-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:08 (SEA 27–10)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:28 (SEA 34–10)
  • DEN – Dave Studdard 9-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 4:59 (SEA 34–17)
  • DEN – Haven Moses 11-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:48 (SEA 34–24)
  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 35-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 2:25 (SEA 34–31)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Rob Lytle 2-yard run (PAT failed), 11:20 (DEN 37–34)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 81 yds, 1 TD
  • DEN – Jim Jensen: 11 car, 39 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 197 – 153 – 350 – 4
  • DEN – 254 – 90 – 344 – 3

Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 01424
Seahawks 3 0 306

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Ted McKnight 23-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:49 (KC 7–3)
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 36-yard field goal, 7:16 (KC 10–3)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Mike Williams 3-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 9:03 (KC 17–6)
  • KC – Ted McKnight 84-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:27 (KC 24–6)

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Fuller: 8/12, 42 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/38, 187 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 15 – 215 – 230 – 1
  • SEA – 178 – 134 – 312 – 2

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 7 7735
49ers 7 3 01424

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 77% humidity, wind variable
  • Game attendance: 44,592
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:46 (SEA 21–7)
  • SF – Ray Wersching 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 21–10)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Lenvil Elliott 8-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 8:54 (SEA 28–17)
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:05 (SEA 35–17)
  • SF – Ken MacAfee 1-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick), 0:00 (SEA 35–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 162 – 148 – 310 – 0
  • SF – 292 – 172 – 464 – 2

Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 0710
Chargers 7 0 7620

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 78% humidity, wind W 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,077
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SD – John Jefferson 9-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick), 3:11 (SD 14–3)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 8-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:13 (SD 14–10)
  • SD – John Jefferson 49-yard pass from Dan Fouts (PAT failed), 4:34 (SD 20–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 78 yds, 1 TD
  • SD – Clarence Williams: 17 car, 45 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 147 – 133 – 280 – 1
  • SD – 295 – 96 – 391 – 0

Week 8: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 0 7 0714
Seahawks 7 7 61434

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,705
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 9:24 (SEA 17–7)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 30-yard field goal, 4:23 (SEA 20–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 55-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:50 (SEA 27–7)
  • SEA – Cornell Webster 54-yard fumble return (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:58 (SEA 34–7)
  • HOU – Ronnie Coleman 9-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick), 2:48 (SEA 34–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • HOU – Tim Wilson: 5 car, 31 yds
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 49 yds

Top receivers

  • HOU – Mike Barber: 7 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 135 yds, 2 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • HOU – 160 – 83 – 243 – 3
  • SEA – 240 – 151 – 391 – 2

Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 21 3731
Falcons 7 7 01428

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 9:03 pm local
  • Game weather: showers, 58 °F (14 °C), 84% humidity, wind E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,566
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Fran Tarkenton, and Howard Cosell
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ATL – Rick Byas 30-yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick), 14:17 (ATL 14–0)
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 34-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:25 (ATL 14–7)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:01 (Tied 14–14)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 21–14)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 24-yard field goal, 8:14 (SEA 24–14)

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Billy Ryckman 17-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick), 10:03 (SEA 24–21)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 26-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 31–21)
  • ATL – Billy Ryckman 20-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick), 0:51 (SEA 31–28)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 206 – 205 – 411 – 4
  • ATL – 162 – 153 – 315 – 2

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 14 7 3024
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 62,048
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LA – Drew Hill 17-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick), 8:02 (LA 21–0)

Third quarter

  • LA – Frank Corral 23-yard field goal, 1:12 (LA 24–0)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • LA – 172 – 303 – 475 – 1
  • SEA – -30 – 23 – -7 – 1

With -7 total yards and just one first down, this is the fewest yards the Seahawks have ever gained in one match. It is the most recent – and only since 1970 – occasion when an NFL team has gained just one first down for an entire match,[5] although the Denver Broncos did not gain a single first down in a 1966 game with the Houston Oilers.

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 9 01329
Browns 0 3 14724

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 35 °F (2 °C), 64% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 72,440
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (PAT failed), 13:57 (SEA 13–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 34-yard field goal, 9:07 (SEA 16–0)
  • CLE – Don Cockroft 28-yard field goal, 4:14 (SEA 16–3)

Third quarter

  • CLE – Mike Pruitt 65-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 14:38 (SEA 16–10)
  • CLE – Mike Pruitt 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 4:28 (CLE 17–10)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 14:32 (SEA 22–17)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:29 (SEA 29–17)
  • CLE – Brian Sipe 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 7:41 (SEA 29–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Al Hunter: 13 car, 95 yds, 1 TD
  • CLE – Mike Pruitt: 15 car, 141 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 238 – 189 – 427 – 1
  • CLE – 158 – 215 – 373 – 3

Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 7 3724
Seahawks 7 17 01438

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,055
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 27-yard field goal, 14:57 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 39-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:18 (SEA 17–7)
  • NO – Wes Chandler 4-yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick), 9:58 (SEA 17–14)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:24 (SEA 24–14)

Third quarter

  • NO – Garo Yepremian 40-yard field goal, 9:57 (SEA 24–17)

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 8:25 (Tied 24–24)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:16 (SEA 31–24)
  • SEA – Brian Peets 5-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:06 (SEA 38–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NO – Chuck Muncie: 14 car, 72 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Jeff Moore: 15 car, 65 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NO – 286 – 134 – 420 – 1
  • SEA – 391 – 130 – 521 – 1

Week 13: vs. New York Jets

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 0 707
Seahawks 3 13 14030

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 42-yard field goal, 8:25 (SEA 6–0)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 14-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:03 (SEA 13–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 45-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 16–0)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 16-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 23–0)
  • NYJ – Kevin Long 5-yard run (Dave Jacobs kick), 6:49 (SEA 23–7)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 11-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:58 (SEA 30–7)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • NYJ – Richard Todd: 19/36, 226 yds
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 25/32, 285 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYJ – Jerome Barkum: 6 rec, 103 yds
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 8 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NYJ – 226 – 139 – 365 – 2
  • SEA – 313 – 86 – 399 – 1

Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 71421
Chiefs 14 10 6737

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 32 °F (0 °C), 40% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 42,160
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – J.T. Smith 28-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:05 (KC 7–0)
  • KC – Ted McKnight 5-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:43 (KC 14–0)

Second quarter

  • KC – Earl Gant 2-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:57 (KC 21–0)
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 0:18 (KC 24–0)

Third quarter

  • KC – Jan Stenerud 31-yard field goal, 11:29 (KC 27–0)
  • SEA – Jeff Moore 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:11 (KC 27–7)
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 2:41 (KC 30–7)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Ted McKnight 3-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 13:18 (KC 37–7)
  • SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:12 (KC 37–14)
  • SEA – Jeff Moore 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:10 (KC 37–21)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/45, 239 yds, 3 INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller: 10/23, 137 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 2 car, 21 yds
  • KC – Earl Gant: 21 car, 67 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • SEA – Steve Largent: 9 rec, 120 yds
  • KC – J.T. Smith: 4 rec, 60 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 231 – 44 – 275 – 5
  • KAN – 137 – 194 – 331 – 2

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 20 3023
Seahawks 7 7 7728

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:05 (SEA 14–0)
  • DEN – Craig Morton 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 11:46 (SEA 14–7)
  • DEN – Haven Moses 7-yard pass from Craig Morton (PAT failed), 5:06 (SEA 14–13)
  • DEN – Jim Jensen 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 0:40 (DEN 20–14)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 35-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:22 (SEA 21–20)
  • DEN – Jim Turner 29-yard field goal, 7:01 (DEN 23–21)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 43-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:40 (SEA 28–23)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • DEN – Jim Jensen: 13 car, 37 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 57 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 222 – 141 – 363 – 3
  • SEA – 308 – 74 – 382 – 2

Week 16: at Oakland Raiders

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 10 7 9329
Raiders 7 10 0724

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 56 °F (13 °C), 61% humidity, wind SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,177
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and George Kunz
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • OAK – Jim Breech 20-yard field goal, 14:03 (Tied 10–10)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 65-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:45 (SEA 17–10)
  • OAK – Arthur Whittington 2-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 6:07 (Tied 17–17)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 17-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:55 (SEA 24–17)
  • SEA – Safety, ball snapped out of end zone, 7:25 (SEA 26–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 43-yard field goal, 5:27 (SEA 29–17)
  • OAK – Mark van Eeghen 2-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick), 1:18 (SEA 29–24)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 314 – 94 – 408 – 2
  • OAK – 336 – 82 – 418 – 3

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1979 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1980 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1979 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1970 to 2018, requiring 1st Downs = 1, sorted by ascending Date

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1979 NFL season results at NFL.com
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