1980 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1980 4–12 5th AFC West Jack Patera John Thompson The Nordstrom family Kingdome Did not qualify None None Seahawks seasons The 1980 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL). The 1980 season was a strange season for the Seattle Seahawks. The team started off 4–3, then lost the remaining nine games of the season. They accumulated four road wins but lost all eight regular season home games. The offense struggled, especially after losing Sherman Smith to a knee injury for the season. With the running game struggling, the team gave up 52 sacks, up from 23 in 1979. The offense went from 7th to 21st. Even though the defense improved from 27th to 13th, the Seahawks still gave up 405 points. Memorable moments included a 26–7 road win against the Houston Oilers, intercepting Kenny Stabler five times; a 17–16 road win against the Kansas City Chiefs (their last at Arrowhead Stadium until 1990); and a 14–0 road win against the Washington Redskins, with the offense rushing for over 220 yards. All 4 of Seattle's wins were away games; the Seahawks failed to win a home game for the first (and so far only) time in franchise history. More indicative of the season were the home losses: a 34–13 rout at home inflicted by the San Diego Chargers, a 37–31 loss to the New England Patriots, featuring several lead changes, as the Seattle defense could not hold on; losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 31–30, after going into the 4th quarter with a 23–10 lead, and the Chiefs intercepting Jim Zorn a season-high five times, leading to 17 Kansas City points. The low point of the season was a 27–21 loss to a struggling New York Giants team, one which finished 4–12 (although one was over the Cowboys). On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 51–7, in Dallas, but many people believe the Giants loss was worse. The successes of the 1978 and 1979 seasons were long forgotten by the season's end. Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft Seattle Seahawks 1980 1 10 Jacob Green Defensive end Texas A&M from Buffalo yes yes 2 44 Andre Hines Tackle Stanford yes 4 97 Terry Dion Defensive end Oregon yes 5 127 Joe Steele Running back Washington 5 132 Daniel Jacobs Defensive end Winston-Salem State 6 153 Mark McNeal Defensive end Idaho 8 204 Vic Minor Defensive back Northeast Louisiana yes 8 207 Jack Cosgrove Center Pacific 9 238 Jim Swift Tackle Iowa 10 265 Ron Essink Tackle Grand Valley State yes 10 274 Billy Reaves Wide receiver Morris Brown 11 292 Tali Ena Running back Washington State 12 319 Presnell Gilbert Defensive back U. S. International no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/1980_draft.htm 1980 Seattle Seahawks Draftees Pro Football Reference May 14, 2022 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKevin AndersonGuardOregonGary CarrRunning backFresno StateSteve DavisPunterTennessee TechMike DoerflerFullbackMontana StateGreg FeaselTackleAbilene ChristianMike GarrettPunterGeorgiaRon GipsonFullbackWashingtonDavid GreenhalghQuarterbackSouthwestern Oklahoma StateEric HillRunning backWeber StateDave KriegQuarterbackMilton CollegeMatt KupecQuarterbackNorth CarolinaJack LaffertyCenterEastern IllinoisMark McGrathWide receiverMontana StateArnie PinkstonDefensive backYaleBrad ReidWide receiverIowaTerry RennakerLinebackerStanfordKirk SpringsSafetyMiami (OH) Personnel Staff 1980 Seattle Seahawks 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 coach – Jack Patera Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald Offensive line – Howard Mudd Defensive/linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Jim E. Mora Defensive backs – Jack Christiansen Special teams – Rusty Tillman Head trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel Final roster 1980 Seattle Seahawks 45 13 12 Sam Adkins American football 17 Dave Krieg y 10 Jim Zorn 36 Larry Brinson 33 Dan Doornink 24 Al Hunter American football 43 Jim Jodat 30 Lawrence McCutcheon 32 Jeff Moore American football 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible 82 Mark Bell defensive end 81 John Sawyer American football 76 Steve August T 72 Louis Bullard T 64 Ron Essink y T 73 Andre Hines y T 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Tom Lynch American football G 78 Bob Newton American football G 70 Jeff Sevy G 51 John Yarno C 63 Fred Anderson American football DE 67 Bill Cooke defensive end DT 62 Terry Dion y DE 79 Jacob Green y DE 77 Bill Gregory DE 75 Robert Hardy American football DT 74 Manu Tuiasosopo DT 58 Terry Beeson MLB 53 Keith Butler American football OLB 55 Michael Jackson linebacker OLB 52 Joe Norman OLB 59 Terry Rennaker y OLB 56 Tim Walker American football y MLB 22 Dave Brown cornerback CB 25 Don Dufek SS 44 John Harris safety FS 26 Kerry Justin CB 41 Will Lewis American football y CB 21 Vic Minor y FS 42 Keith Simpson American football SS  1 Efrén Herrera K 18 Herman Weaver P 85 Mike Allen American football no WR IR 68 Dennis Boyd American football T IR 50 Jack Cosgrove no y C IR 57 Peter Cronan LB IR 86 Jessie Green WR IR 71 Daniel Jacobs American football y no DE IR 35 Leroy King y no RB IR 89 Mark McGrath American football y WR IR 16 Steve Myer QB IR 88 Brian Peets TE IR 47 Sherman Smith RB IR 34 Jim Walsh American football y no RB IR 38 Cornell Webster CB Susp.https://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, 1980 Atlanta Falcons W 14–10 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 August 18, 1980 Miami Dolphins L 7–24 1–1 Kingdome Recap 3 August 23, 1980 at San Francisco 49ers W 10–7 2–1 Candlestick Park Recap 4 August 29, 1980 at New England Patriots W 30–23 3–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1980 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1981 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East. Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 7 San Diego Chargers L 13–34 0–1 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009070sea.htm San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - September 7th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 2 September 14 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–16 1–1 Arrowhead Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009140kan.htm Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - September 14th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 3 September 21 New England Patriots L 31–37 1–2 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009210sea.htm New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks - September 21st, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 4 September 28 at Washington Redskins W 14–0 2–2 RFK Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009280was.htm Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins - September 28th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 5 October 5 at Houston Oilers W 26–7 3–2 Houston Astrodomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010050oti.htm Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers - October 5th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 6 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 3–27 3–3 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010120sea.htm Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks - October 12th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 7 October 19 at New York Jets W 27–17 4–3 Shea Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198010190nyj.htm Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets - October 19th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 8 October 26 at Oakland Raiders L 14–33 4–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseumhttps://www.pro-football-refernece.com/boxscores/198010260rai.htm Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders - October 26th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 9 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–27 4–5 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198011020sea.htm Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks - November 2nd, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 10 November 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 30–31 4–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198011090sea.htm Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - November 9th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 11 November 17, 1980 Oakland Raiders L 17–19 4–7 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198011170sea.htm Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks - November 17th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 12 November 23 at Denver Broncos L 20–36 4–8 Mile High Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198011230den.htm Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - November 23rd, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 13 November 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–51 4–9 Texas Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198011270dal.htm Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys - November 27th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 14 December 7 New York Giants L 21–27 4–10 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198012070sea.htm New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - December 7th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 15 December 13, 1980 at San Diego Chargers L 14–21 4–11 Jack Murphy Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198012130sdg.htm Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers - December 13th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap 16 December 21 Denver Broncos L 17–25 4–12 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198012210sea.htm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - December 21st, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 23, 2025 Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1980 NFL season results1980 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary August 7 Thursday 7:36 pm local Falcons 0 7 0 3 Seahawks 7 7 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 59,555 indoors Bob Frederic KIRO Gamebook Week P2: vs. Miami Dolphins background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary August 18 Monday 7:30 pm local Dolphins 7 0 0 17 Seahawks 7 0 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 59,550 indoors Fred Silva KIRO Gamebook Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 23 Saturday 7:04 pm local Seahawks 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 41,841 clear, 58 °F °C, wind 5 mph km/h Jim Tunney KIRO Gamebook Week P4: vs. New England Patriots background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary August 29 Friday 5:35 pm local Patriots 10 6 7 0 Seahawks 7 17 3 3 Kingdome, Seattle 56,947 indoors Gene Barth NBC Gamebook Regular season Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 7 1:01 pm local Chargers 3 21 7 3 Seahawks 3 0 3 7 Kingdome, Seattle 62,042 indoors Jerry Seeman NBC Merle Harmon and Carl Eller Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 12:05 (SEA 3–0) SD – Rolf Benirschke 41-yard field goal, 9:03 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SD – Greg McCrary 1-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:36 (SD 10–3) SD – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:52 (SD 17–3) SD – John Jefferson 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:15 (SD 24–3) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 28-yard field goal, 8:18 (SD 24–6) SD – John Jefferson 23-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:26 (SD 31–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 36-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:17 (SD 31–13) SD – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 1:50 (SD 34–13) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 21 completions/31 attempts, 230 yds, 4 TD touchdowns SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/33, 235 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT interceptions Top rushers SD – John Cappelletti: 16 car carries, 112 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 37 yds Top receivers SD – John Jefferson: 6 rec receptions, 103 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 62 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 224 – 197 – 421 – 0 SEA – 202 – 47 – 249 – 2 Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 14 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 10 0 0 Chiefs 0 7 6 3 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 42,403 clear, 75 °F °C, 55% humidity, wind N 12 mph km/h Dick Jorgensen NBC Mike Adamle and Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:40 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:55 (SEA 17–0) KC – Henry Marshall 1-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:06 (SEA 17–7) Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–10) KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 17–14) Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35 (SEA 17–16) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 194 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT KC – Steve Fuller: 20/31, 184 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 12 car, 32 yds KC – Ted McKnight: 9 car, 28 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 6 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 78 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 187 – 122 – 309 – 2 KC – 155 – 83 – 238 – 0 Week 3: vs. New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary September 21 1:00 pm local Patriots 3 17 7 10 Seahawks 3 14 0 14 Kingdome, Seattle 61,035 indoors Pat Haggerty NBC Bob Costas and Len Dawson Gamebook First quarter NE – John Smith 19-yard field goal, 9:15 (NE 3–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 0:37 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:24 (SEA 10–3) NE – Stanley Morgan 68-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 10:02 (Tied 10–10) NE – Stanley Morgan 40-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 6:31 (NE 17–10) SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:14 (Tied 17–17) NE – John Smith 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (NE 20–17) Third quarter NE – Horace Ivory 20-yard run (John Smith kick), 1:43 (NE 27–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:46 (NE 27–24) NE – John Smith 29-yard field goal, 12:23 (NE 30–24) SEA – Sam McCullum 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:57 (SEA 31–30) NE – Don Hasselbeck 16-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 2:52 (NE 37–31) Top passers NE – Steve Grogan: 15/24, 271 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/36, 312 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers NE – Don Calhoun: 13 car, 77 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 5 car, 42 yds Top receivers NE – Stanley Morgan: 2 rec, 108 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NE – 271 – 203 – 474 – 1 SEA – 299 – 134 – 433 – 2 Week 4: at Washington Redskins Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 28 4:00 pm local Seahawks 0 7 0 7 Redskins 0 0 0 0 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 53,263 clear, 76 °F °C, 60% humidity, wind S 11 mph km/h Jim Tunney NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 21-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:26 (SEA 7–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:56 (SEA 14–0) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 7/19, 86 yds, 2 INT WAS – Joe Theismann: 16/35, 200 yds, 4 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Jodat: 22 car, 117 yds WAS – Wilbur Jackson: 11 car, 33 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 40 yds WAS – Ricky Thompson: 4 rec, 50 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 80 – 235 – 315 – 2 WAS – 205 – 78 – 283 – 4 Week 5: at Houston Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary October 5 12:00 pm local Seahawks 3 20 3 0 Oilers 0 0 0 7 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 46,860 indoors Fred Wyant NBC Don Criqui and John Brodie Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 8:51 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:51 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 10:10 (SEA 13–0) SEA – Sam McCullum 24-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:35 (SEA 20–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 50-yard field goal, 0:56 (SEA 23–0) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 44-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 26–0) Fourth quarter HOU – Mike Barber 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:23 (SEA 26–7) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/22, 172 yds, 2 TD HOU – Ken Stabler: 23/50, 174 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 44 yds HOU – Earl Campbell: 12 car, 50 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 80 yds, 2 TD HOU – Jeff Groth: 4 rec, 47 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 185 – 118 – 303 – 2 HOU – 163 – 79 – 242 – 6 Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary October 12 1:02 pm local Browns 7 6 7 7 Seahawks 0 3 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 61,366 indoors Chuck Heberling NBC Jay Randolph and Gene Washington Gamebook First quarter CLE – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 3:58 (CLE 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 29-yard field goal, 13:50 (CLE 7–3) CLE – Keith Wright 39-yard pass from Brian Sipe (PAT failed), 2:30 (CLE 13–3) Third quarter CLE – Charles White 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 6:45 (CLE 20–3) Fourth quarter CLE – Mike Pruitt 22-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 13:20 (CLE 27–3) Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe: 12/24, 211 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/29, 222 yds Top rushers CLE – Mike Pruitt: 24 car, 166 yds, 2 TD SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 37 yds Top receivers CLE – Ozzie Newsome: 2 rec, 60 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 61 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers CLE – 211 – 176 – 387 – 1 SEA – 205 – 118 – 323 – 1 Week 7: at New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary October 19 1:01 pm local Seahawks 3 0 7 17 Jets 0 7 7 3 Shea Stadium, New York 52,496 clear, 64 °F °C, 70% humidity, wind W 10 mph km/h Bob McElwee NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 4:12 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter NYJ – Mickey Shuler 4-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 0:29 (NYJ 7–3) Third quarter NYJ – Scott Dierking 20-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 14–3) SEA – Jessie Green 32-yard blocked punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:05 (NYJ 14–10) Fourth quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal, 12:27 (NYJ 17–10) SEA – Efrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 8:35 (NYJ 17–13) SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:13 (SEA 20–17) SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:06 (SEA 27–17) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 258 yds NYJ – Richard Todd: 17/27, 198 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Jeff Moore: 4 car, 40 yds NYJ – Scott Dierking: 18 car, 65 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 107 yds NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 5 rec, 91 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 244 – 85 – 329 – 0 NYJ – 189 – 149 – 338 – 2 Week 8: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 26 1:01 pm local Seahawks 0 0 0 14 Raiders 3 3 10 17 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 50,185 clear, 63 °F °C, 73% humidity, wind SW 5 mph km/h Cal Lepore NBC Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter OAK – Chris Bahr 34-yard field goal, 1:44 (OAK 3–0) Second quarter OAK – Chris Bahr 38-yard field goal, 10:59 (OAK 6–0) Third quarter OAK – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 11:47 (OAK 9–0) OAK – Bob Chandler 5-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:10 (OAK 16–0) Fourth quarter OAK – Bob Chandler 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:07 (OAK 23–0) SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:52 (OAK 23–7) OAK – Bob Chandler 23-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (OAK 30–7) SEA – Steve Largent 67-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:55 (OAK 30–14) OAK – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 2:44 (OAK 33–14) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/33, 282 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT OAK – Jim Plunkett: 16/25, 214 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 9 yds OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 17 car, 75 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 142 yds, 1 TD OAK – Bob Chandler: 5 rec, 75 yds, 3 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 238 – 25 – 263 – 3 OAK – 201 – 138 – 339 – 1 Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 2 1:02 pm local Eagles 0 7 10 10 Seahawks 6 0 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 61,047 indoors Jerry Markbreit CBS Gary Bender and John Madden Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 4:40 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 6–0) Second quarter PHI – Billy Campfield 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 0:58 (PHI 7–6) Third quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:18 (SEA 13–6) PHI – Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick), 4:57 (PHI 14–13) PHI – Tony Franklin 39-yard field goal, 0:54 (PHI 17–13) Fourth quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:40 (SEA 20–17) PHI – Billy Campfield 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:43 (PHI 24–20) PHI – Tony Franklin 25-yard field goal, 1:30 (PHI 27–20) Top passers PHI – Ron Jaworski: 19/30, 253 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/35, 250 yds, 1 TD Top rushers PHI – Leroy Harris: 12 car, 39 yds SEA – Dan Doornink: 7 car, 44 yds, 1 TD Top receivers PHI – Charlie Smith: 5 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers PHI – 248 – 115 – 363 – 2 SEA – 220 – 103 – 323 – 0 Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 9 1:03 pm local Chiefs 3 0 7 21 Seahawks 0 17 6 7 Kingdome, Seattle 58,976 indoors Jim Tunney NBC Mike Adamle and Mike Haffner Gamebook First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 3:51 (KC 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Larry Brinson 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:42 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Efrén Herrera 39-yard field goal, 1:34 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:02 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 12-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 14:34 (SEA 17–10) SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23 (SEA 20–10) SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39 (SEA 23–10) Fourth quarter KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 12:44 (SEA 23–17) KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 11:33 (KC 24–23) SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:10 (SEA 30–24) KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:40 (KC 31–30) Top passers KC – Steve Fuller: 19/26, 233 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/37, 189 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT Top rushers KC – Ted McKnight: 12 car, 26 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 15 car, 57 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Tony Reed: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 57 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 216 – 81 – 297 – 4 SEA – 192 – 130 – 322 – 5 Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 17 6:06 pm local Raiders 0 0 7 12 Seahawks 0 7 7 3 Kingdome, Seattle 60,480 indoors Fred Silva ABC Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:23 (SEA 7–0) Third quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:52 (SEA 14–0) OAK – Arthur Whittington 10-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:03 (SEA 14–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 14:56 (SEA 17–7) OAK – Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone, 10:28 (SEA 17–9) OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 8:30 (SEA 17–16) OAK – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:56 (OAK 19–17) Top passers OAK – Jim Plunkett: 9/22, 135 yds, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/35, 250 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Arthur Whittington: 10 car, 54 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 48 yds Top receivers OAK – Derrick Ramsey: 2 rec, 76 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 68 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers OAK – 110 – 117 – 227 – 2 SEA – 233 – 158 – 391 – 2 Week 12: at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 23 2:00 pm local Seahawks 0 10 0 10 Broncos 7 10 3 16 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 73,274 cloudy, 34 °F °C, 69% humidity, wind E 9 mph km/h Jerry Seeman NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Gamebook First quarter DEN – Riley Odoms 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 2:53 (DEN 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 13:04 (DEN 7–3) SEA – Will Lewis 75-yard punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:46 (SEA 10–7) DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 4:02 (Tied 10–10) DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:19 (DEN 17–10) Third quarter DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 6:31 (DEN 20–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 14:57 (DEN 20–13) DEN – Haven Moses 27-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 11:28 (DEN 27–13) DEN – Don Latimer 15-yard interception return (Fred Steinfort kick), 7:20 (DEN 34–13) DEN – Safety, Jones tackled Jim Zorn in end zone, 6:07 (DEN 36–13) SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 5-yard pass from Sam Adkins (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (DEN 36–20) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/18, 147 yds, 2 INT DEN – Craig Morton: 19/28, 192 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Zorn: 3 car, 25 yds DEN – Jon Keyworth: 11 car, 28 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 83 yds DEN – Riley Odoms: 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 151 – 69 – 220 – 5 DEN – 200 – 76 – 276 – 3 Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 27 3:00 pm local Seahawks 0 0 0 7 Cowboys 9 21 0 21 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 57,540 partly cloudy, 49 °F °C, 52% humidity, wind WNW 17 mph km/h Pat Haggerty NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter DAL – Tony Hill 18-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick), 3:48 (DAL 7–0) DAL – Safety, Jim Zorn intentional grounding in end zone, 3:29 (DAL 9–0) Second quarter DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 14:09 (DAL 16–0) DAL – Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:57 (DAL 23–0) DAL – Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 1:57 (DAL 30–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 14:10 (DAL 37–0) DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:03 (DAL 44–0) DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Glenn Carano (Rafael Septien kick), 9:23 (DAL 51–0) SEA – Ron Essink 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (DAL 51–7) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/25, 110 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT DAL – Danny White: 11/18, 120 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon: 11 car, 95 yds DAL – Tony Dorsett: 18 car, 100 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 35 yds DAL – Tony Dorsett: 4 rec, 44 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 84 – 148 – 232 – 7 DAL – 125 – 200 – 325 – 2 Week 14: vs. New York Giants Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary December 7 1:04 pm local Giants 3 10 0 14 Seahawks 0 7 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 51,617 indoors Gordon McCarter CBS Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram Gamebook First quarter NYG – Joe Danelo 43-yard field goal, 9:37 (NYG 3–0) Second quarter NYG – Joe Danelo 32-yard field goal, 11:52 (NYG 6–0) NYG – Earnest Gray 48-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 10:20 (NYG 13–0) SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:31 (NYG 13–7) Third quarter SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:20 (SEA 14–13) Fourth quarter NYG – Earnest Gray 50-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 11:47 (NYG 20–14) SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:59 (SEA 21–20) NYG – Billy Taylor 30-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 1:57 (NYG 27–21) Top passers NYG – Scott Brunner: 8/18, 161 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/37, 238 yds, 1 TD Top rushers NYG – Billy Taylor: 19 car, 103 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 72 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NYG – Earnest Gray: 3 rec, 114 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NYG – 161 – 150 – 311 – 2 SEA – 221 – 116 – 337 – 2 Week 15: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 13 1:01 pm local Seahawks 0 0 7 7 Chargers 0 21 0 0 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 49,980 clear, 72 °F °C, 48% humidity, wind SW 5 mph km/h Red Cashion NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SD – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:58 (SD 7–0) SD – Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:21 (SD 14–0) SD – John Jefferson 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:53 (SD 21–0) Third quarter SEA – Jim Jodat 15-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:30 (SD 21–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:00 (SD 21–14) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/42, 179 yds, 1 TD SD – Dan Fouts: 28/42, 339 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Jodat: 7 car, 36 yds, 1 TD SD – Chuck Muncie: 13 car, 42 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD SD – John Jefferson: 8 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 152 – 79 – 231 – 1 SD – 330 – 90 – 420 – 4 Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary December 21 1:01 pm local Broncos 10 9 6 0 Seahawks 0 0 3 14 Kingdome, Seattle 51,853 indoors Bob McElwee NBC Jay Randolph and Gene Washington Gamebook First quarter DEN – Fred Steinfort 53-yard field goal, 8:41 (DEN 3–0) DEN – Riley Odoms 18-yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick), 8:14 (DEN 10–3) Second quarter DEN – Matt Robinson 1-yard run (PAT failed), 4:10 (DEN 16–0) DEN – Fred Steinfort 55-yard field goal, 0:46 (DEN 19–0) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 47-yard field goal, 9:28 (DEN 19–3) DEN – Fred Steinfort 34-yard field goal, 6:45 (DEN 22–3) DEN – Fred Steinfort 38-yard field goal, 2:16 (DEN 25–3) Fourth quarter SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:53 (DEN 25–10) SEA – Jim Jodat 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:44 (DEN 25–17) Top passers DEN – Craig Morton: 9/23, 99 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/33, 222 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Rob Lytle: 11 car, 89 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 10 car, 33 yds Top receivers DEN – Rick Upchurch: 2 rec, 26 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 70 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 101 – 135 – 236 – 0 SEA – 203 – 96 – 299 – 2 References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1980 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1980 Seattle Seahawks season at Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com) 1980 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1980 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Category:1980 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1980s in Seattle