1977 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1977 5–9 4th AFC West Jack Patera John Thompson The Nordstrom family Kingdome Did not qualify None None Seahawks seasons The 1977 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 2nd in the National Football League (NFL). This 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. Offseason Draft 1977 NFL draft 1977 Seattle Seahawks 1 14 Steve August Offensive tackle Tulsa yes 2 30 Tom Lynch Guard Boston College yes 2 41 Terry Beeson Linebacker Kansas yes 2 51 Peter Cronan Linebacker Boston College yes 3 58 Dennis Boyd Defensive end Oregon State yes 4 87 John Yarno Center Idaho yes 4 111 Larry Seivers Wide receiver Tennessee no 6 142 Tony Benjamin Running back Duke yes 7 169 David Sims Running back Georgia Tech yes 9 225 George Adzick Safety Minnesota no 10 254 Sam Adkins Quarterback Wichita State yes 11 281 Bill Westbeld Offensive Tackle Dayton no 12 329 I. V. Wilson Defensive tackle Tulsa no no no Supplemental draft 1977 Seattle Seahawks 4 -- Al Hunter Running back Notre Dame yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1977 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCharles BellDefensive backTexas A&MGreg ChamplinWide receiverDenverJim CramerLinebackerPittsburghMurray CunninghamKickerTennessee TechTom FineTackleNotre DameJim GagnonDefensive EndWisconsin–River FallsDick GeddesDefensive tackleIllinois WesleyanDave LowryRunning backBYUCarl Van ValkenbergTackleWashington Personnel Staff 1977 Seattle Seahawks 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 coach – Jack Patera Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Sam Boghosian Quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Bob Hollway Defensive line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Head trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel Final roster 1977 Seattle Seahawks 44 10 12 Sam Adkins American football y 16 Steve Myer 10 Jim Zorn 24 Al Hunter American football y 49 Ed Marinaro 35 David Sims running back y 47 Sherman Smith 42 Don Testerman 89 Duke Fergerson 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible 87 Ron Howard American football 81 John Sawyer American football 76 Steve August y 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 American football y G 78 Bob Newton American football T/G 55 Geoff Reece C 51 John Yarno y C 68 Dennis Boyd American football y DT/DE 74 Ron East DT 77 Richard Harris American football DE 70 Bob Lurtsema DT/DE 71 Steve Niehaus DE 75 Alden Roche DE 58 Terry Beeson y MLB 57 Peter Cronan y MLB 36 Ken Geddes OLB 56 Sammy Green OLB 53 Mike Jones linebacker, born 1954 OLB 59 Charles McShane OLB 27 Autry Beamon SS 22 Dave Brown cornerback CB 25 Don Dufek SS 41 Eddie McMillan CB 20 Steve Preece FS 38 Cornell Webster y CB  3 John Leypoldt K 18 Herman Weaver P 46 George Adzick y no S IR 31 Tony Benjamin y RB IR 52 Randy Coffield LB IR 62 Ruben Hodges no DE IR 79 Horace Jones American football DE IR 23 Doug Long American football y S IR 50 Amos Martin LB IR 82 Fred Rayhle y TE IR 66 Bill Sandifer DT IR 67 Carl Van Valkenberg y no T IRhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com 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, 1977 Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 (OT) 2–0 Kingdome Recap 3 August 18, 1977 Oakland Raiders W 12–10 3–0 Kingdome Recap 4 August 27, 1977 Detroit Lions L 14–16 3–1 Kingdome Recap 5 September 2, 1977 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 Guides1977 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. 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 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197709180sea.htm Baltimore Colts at Seattle Seahawks - September 18th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 2 September 25 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–42 0–2 Riverfront Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197709250cin.htm Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals - September 25th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 3 October 2 Denver Broncos L 13–24 0–3 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197710020sea.htm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - October 2nd, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 4 October 9 at New England Patriots L 0–31 0–4 Schaefer Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197710090nwe.htm Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots - October 9th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 5 October 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–23 1–4 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197710160sea.htm Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks - October 16th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 6 October 23 at Miami Dolphins L 13–31 1–5 Miami Orange Bowlhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197710230mia.htm Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins - October 23rd, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 7 October 30 Buffalo Bills W 56–17 2–5 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197710300sea.htm Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks - October 30th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 8 November 6 at Oakland Raiders L 7–44 2–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197711060rai.htm Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders - November 6th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 9 November 13 at New York Jets W 17–0 3–6 Shea Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197711130nyj.htm Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets - November 13th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 10 November 20 Houston Oilers L 10–22 3–7 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197711200sea.htm Houston Oilers at Seattle Seahawks - November 20th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 11 November 27 San Diego Chargers L 28–30 3–8 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197711270sea.htm San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - November 27th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 12 December 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–30 3–9 Three Rivers Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197712040pit.htm Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers - December 4th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 13 December 11 at Kansas City Chiefs W 34–31 4–9 Arrowhead Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197712110kan.htm Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - December 11th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap 14 December 18 Cleveland Browns W 20–19 5–9 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197712180sea.htm Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks - December 18th, 1977 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2025 Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1977 NFL season results1977 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 7 1:01 pm local Seahawks 3 10 7 14 49ers 7 10 7 0 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 38,024 partly cloudy, 68 °F °C, wind variable Fred Silva KIRO Gamebook Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary August 13 Saturday 6:06 pm local Cowboys 3 0 14 0 0 Seahawks 0 3 7 7 6 Kingdome, Seattle 58,789 indoors Bob Frederic KIRO tape delay Gamebook Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary August 18 Thursday 7:08 pm local Raiders 10 0 0 0 Seahawks 0 0 6 6 Kingdome, Seattle 62,187 indoors Jim Tunney KIRO tape delay Gamebook Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary August 27 Saturday 5:00 pm local Lions 2 14 0 0 Seahawks 0 7 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 56,345 indoors Fred Silva KIRO tape delay Gamebook Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary September 2 Friday 7:06 pm local Broncos 10 0 10 7 Seahawks 0 3 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 54,916 indoors Red Cashion KIRO tape delay Gamebook Week P6: at San Diego Chargers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 11 1:00 pm local Seahawks 6 0 14 0 Chargers 7 21 0 10 San Diego Stadium, San Diego 60,825 clear, 72 °F °C, wind W 10 mph km/h Ben Dreith KIRO Gamebook Regular season Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary September 18 1:03 pm local Colts 7 7 5 10 Seahawks 0 7 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 58,991 indoors Jim Tunney NBC Stu Nahan and Floyd Little Gamebook 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 completions/26 attempts, 220 yds, 1 TD touchdowns SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/34, 164 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT interceptions Top rushers BAL – Lydell Mitchell: 32 car carries, 114 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 15 car, 58 yds Top receivers BAL – Roger Carr: 2 rec receptions, 66 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 73 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers BAL – 220 – 206 – 426 – 1 SEA – 151 – 104 – 255 – 4 Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 25 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 7 13 0 Bengals 21 7 0 14 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 45,579 clear, 71 °F °C, 84% humidity, wind SW 7 mph km/h Cal Lepore NBC Jack Buck and Paul Maguire Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 172 – 110 – 282 – 3 CIN – 225 – 199 – 424 – 1 Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary October 2 1:03 pm local Broncos 10 0 14 0 Seahawks 7 0 6 0 Kingdome, Seattle 53,108 indoors Jerry Markbreit NBC Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 177 – 153 – 330 – 2 SEA – 191 – 81 – 272 – 3 Week 4: at New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary October 9 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 0 0 Patriots 7 7 17 0 Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 45,927 rain, 63 °F °C, 97% humidity, wind SE 18 mph km/h Bernie Ulman NBC Dick Stockton and Lionel Aldridge Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 50 – 95 – 145 – 5 NE – 137 – 196 – 333 – 3 Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary October 16 1:02 pm local Buccaneers 6 7 3 7 Seahawks 7 10 0 13 Kingdome, Seattle 54,783 indoors Fred Silva CBS Jim Thacker and Johnny Unitas Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers TAM – 217 – 167 – 384 – 6 SEA – 241 – 134 – 375 – 2 Week 6: at Miami Dolphins Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary October 23 1:00 pm local Seahawks 3 7 0 3 Dolphins 0 24 0 7 Orange Bowl, Miami 29,855 cloudy, 76 °F °C, 91% humidity, wind N 13 mph km/h Gordon McCarter NBC Marv Albert and Mike Haffner Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 143 – 79 – 222 – 3 MIA – 86 – 136 – 222 – 1 Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 30 1:01 pm local Bills 3 0 7 7 Seahawks 14 28 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 61,180 indoors Ben Dreith NBC Charlie Jones and Mike Adamle Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers BUF – 221 – 115 – 336 – 3 SEA – 226 – 333 – 559 – 3 Week 8: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 6 1:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 7 0 Raiders 3 24 10 7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 50,929 clear, 68 °F °C, 39% humidity, wind 23 mph km/h Don Wedge NBC Stu Nahan and Mike Haffner Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 51 – 126 – 177 – 4 OAK – 149 – 248 – 397 – 0 Week 9: at New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary November 13 1:02 pm local Seahawks 7 0 7 3 Jets 0 0 0 0 Shea Stadium, New York 42,923 partly cloudy, 41 °F °C, 60% humidity, wind NW 18 mph km/h Fred Wyant NBC Marv Albert and Jimmy Johnson Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 213 – 232 – 445 – 1 NYJ – 25 – 99 – 124 – 3 Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary November 20 1:02 pm local Oilers 0 10 3 9 Seahawks 0 3 0 7 Kingdome, Seattle 61,519 indoors Jerry Markbreit NBC Stu Nahan and Floyd Little Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers HOU – 237 – 195 – 432 – 3 SEA – 27 – 102 – 129 – 4 Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 27 1:02 pm local Chargers 10 3 3 14 Seahawks 0 14 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 58,994 indoors Gene Barth NBC Dick Stockton and Len Dawson Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 192 – 131 – 323 – 1 SEA – 281 – 109 – 390 – 3 Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary December 4 1:02 pm local Seahawks 0 3 10 7 Steelers 7 6 0 17 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 45,429 clear, 34 °F °C, 62% humidity, wind NW 6 mph km/h Cal Lepore NBC Sam Nover and Mike Haffner Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 210 – 166 – 376 – 4 PIT – 157 – 236 – 393 – 2 Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 11 1:05 pm local Seahawks 14 20 0 0 Chiefs 21 0 3 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 22,262 clear, 40 °F °C, 64% humidity, wind SW 11 mph km/h Fred Silva NBC Jay Randolph and Andy Russell Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 133 – 209 – 342 – 5 KC – 189 – 145 – 334 – 5 Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary December 18 1:02 pm local Browns 6 10 0 3 Seahawks 0 7 0 13 Kingdome, Seattle 61,583 indoors Jim Tunney NBC Sam Nover and Floyd Little Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers CLE – 101 – 259 – 360 – 5 SEA – 132 – 191 – 323 – 2 References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1977 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1977 Seattle Seahawks season at Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com) 1977 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1977 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Category:1977 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1970s in Seattle