1979 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1979 9–7 3rd AFC West Jack Patera John Thompson The Nordstrom family Kingdome Did not qualify WR Steve Largent WR Steve Largent (2nd team) Seahawks seasons 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 Steve 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 head coach Chuck Knox led the Seahawks to their first playoff berth and Championship game appearance. Offseason Draft 1979 NFL draft 1979 Seattle Seahawks 1 18 Manu Tuiasosopo Defensive tackle UCLA yes 2 45 Joe Norman Linebacker Indiana yes 3 57 Michael Jackson Linebacker Washington yes 4 102 Mark Bell Defensive end Colorado State yes 7 169 Larry Polowski Linebacker Boise State yes 9 240 Ezra Tate Running back Mississippi College no 10 267 Robert Hardy Defensive tackle Jackson State yes 11 293 Jim Hinesly Guard Michigan State no 12 319 Jeff Moore Running Back Jackson State yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1979 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeChuck BenbowFullbackLong Beach StateTim BeyerTight endOregonBob CaleSafetyNorth CarolinaDavid CharlesWide receiverWisconsinRobert ChatmanWide receiverMississippi StateMark ConradPunterPuget SoundGary DavisRunning backTexas A&MHoward DodgeLinebackerNevadaMax EdigerFullbackKansasTim EllisQuarterbackOle MissJim FrithLinebackerRiceBob GrefsengLinebackerOle MissDwayne HallWide receiverOregon StateChuck HarbinGuardCentral MichiganGus HobusTight endWashington StateDave HopewellTackleKentuckyTom JeskoTackleKent StateMike JohnsonSafetyUC DavisGreg LaetschWide receiver/Tight endFurmanJames LamarLinebackerSan Diego StateJim MickelsonSafetyMontana StateJeff MorganWide receiverAlabama StateMark MurphyTackle/GuardLong Beach StateJohn PattersonCornerbackSyracuseBucky ShamburgerWide receiverGeorgia TechMark StevensonCenterWestern IllinoisClarence StewardLinebackerArkansas–Pine BluffKen ThomasDefensive EndCameronBrant TungetTight endFresno StateRoss VarnerDefensive endBYUPhil VierneiselPunterIllinoisIke WilliamsRunning backFlorida A&MTheodis WilliamsWide receiverArkansas TechJay WyattPunterHouston Personnel Staff 1979 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 1979 Seattle Seahawks 45 8 12 Sam Adkins American football 16 Steve Myer 10 Jim Zorn 31 Tony Benjamin 33 Dan Doornink 34 Tony Green American football 24 Al Hunter American football 32 Jeff Moore American football y 47 Sherman Smith 86 Jessie Green 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible 82 Mark Bell defensive end y 88 Brian Peets 76 Steve August T 63 Nick Bebout T 60 Ron Coder G 69 Bill Fifer T 54 Art Kuehn G/C 61 Tom Lynch American football G 70 Jeff Sevy T 51 John Yarno C 68 Dennis Boyd American football DE 67 Bill Cooke defensive end DT 71 Carl Eller DE 77 Bill Gregory DE 75 Robert Hardy American football y DT 74 Manu Tuiasosopo y DT 58 Terry Beeson MLB 53 Keith Butler American football OLB 57 Peter Cronan MLB 56 Sammy Green OLB 55 Michael Jackson linebacker y OLB 52 Joe Norman y OLB 50 Larry Polowski y OLB 27 Autry Beamon FS 22 Dave Brown cornerback CB 44 John Harris safety FS 26 Kerry Justin CB 20 Mike O'Brien American football y SS 42 Keith Simpson American football SS 38 Cornell Webster CB  1 Efrén Herrera K 18 Herman Weaver P 85 Mike Allen American football y WR IR 72 Louis Bullard T IR 25 Don Dufek S IR 78 Bob Newton American football G IR 66 Bill Sandifer DT IR 81 John Sawyer American football TE IR 35 David Sims running back RB IR 30 Ezra Tate y RB IRhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com 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, 1979 Minnesota Vikings W 12–9 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 August 12 Dallas Cowboys W 27–17 2–0 Kingdome Recap 3 August 18, 1979 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–21 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 4 August 24, 1979 San Francisco 49ers W 55–20 3–1 Kingdome Recap Source: Seahawks Media Guides1979 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1980 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. 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 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197909020sea.htm San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - September 2nd, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 2 September 9 at Miami Dolphins L 10–19 0–2 Miami Orange Bowlhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197909090mia.htm Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins - September 9th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 3 September 16 Oakland Raiders W 27–10 1–2 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197909160sea.htm Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks - September 16th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 4 September 23 at Denver Broncos L 34–37 1–3 Mile High Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197909230den.htm Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos - September 23rd, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 5 September 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 6–24 1–4 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197909300sea.htm Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - September 30th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 6 October 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–24 2–4 Candlestick Parkhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197910070sfo.htm Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers - October 7th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 7 October 14 at San Diego Chargers L 10–20 2–5 San Diego Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197910140sdg.htm Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers - October 14th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 8 October 21 Houston Oilers W 34–14 3–5 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197910210sea.htm Houston Oilers at Seattle Seahawks - October 21st, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 9 October 29, 1979 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–28 4–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197910290atl.htm Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons - October 29th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 10 November 4 Los Angeles Rams L 0–24 4–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197911040sea.htm Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks - November 4th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 11 November 11 at Cleveland Browns W 29–24 5–6 Cleveland Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197911110cle.htm Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns - November 11th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 12 November 18 New Orleans Saints W 38–24 6–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197911180sea.htm New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks - November 18th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 13 November 26, 1979 New York Jets W 30–7 7–6 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197911260sea.htm New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks - November 26th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 14 December 2 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–37 7–7 Arrowhead Stadiumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197912020kan.htm Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs - December 2nd, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 15 December 8, 1979 Denver Broncos W 28–23 8–7 Kingdomehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197912080sea.htm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks - December 8th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap 16 December 16 at Oakland Raiders W 29–24 9–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseumhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197912160rai.htm Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders - December 16th, 1979 Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2025 Recap Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1979 NFL season results1979 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings 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 background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary August 2 Thursday 7:30 pm local Vikings 0 6 0 3 0 Seahawks 9 0 0 0 3 Kingdome, Seattle 60,881 indoors Ben Dreith KIRO tape delay 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 12 6:09 pm local Cowboys 7 0 3 7 Seahawks 7 7 3 10 Kingdome, Seattle 59,960 indoors Fred Silva ABC tape delay Gamebook Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary August 18 Saturday 7:05 pm local Seahawks 7 7 0 3 Rams 7 0 14 0 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 46,083 overcast, 72 °F °C, wind W light Dick Jorgensen KIRO Gamebook Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 24 Friday 7:34 pm local 49ers 0 0 0 20 Seahawks 17 17 21 0 Kingdome, Seattle 59,941 indoors Cal Lepore KIRO tape delay Gamebook Regular season Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 2 1:02 pm local Chargers 0 13 10 10 Seahawks 3 7 0 6 Kingdome, Seattle 62,887 indoors Ben Dreith NBC Sam Nover and Mike Haffner Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 34-yard field goal, 8:26 (SEA 3–0) 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 SD – Dan Fouts: 21 completions/30 attempts, 224 yds, 1 INT interceptions SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/28, 153 yds, 3 INT Top rushers SD – Clarence Williams: 14 car carries, 73 yds, 2 TD touchdowns SEA – Sherman Smith: 18 car, 95 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SD – Artie Owens: 4 rec receptions, 42 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 2 rec, 45 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 217 – 139 – 356 – 1 SEA – 153 – 181 – 334 – 6 Week 2: at Miami Dolphins Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 9 4:01 pm local Seahawks 0 3 7 0 Dolphins 0 9 3 7 Orange Bowl, Miami 56,233 cloudy, 82 °F °C, 81% humidity, wind SE 8 mph km/h Jim Tunney NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter MIA – Nat Moore 3-yard pass from Bob Griese (PAT failed), 11:56 (MIA 6–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 3:23 (MIA 6–3) MIA – Uwe von Schamann 36-yard field goal, 0:20 (MIA 9–3) 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/45, 247 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT MIA – Bob Griese: 15/27, 208 yds, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 11 car, 59 yds MIA – Larry Csonka: 13 car, 48 yds Top receivers SEA – Sherman Smith: 7 rec, 80 yds MIA – Duriel Harris: 5 rec, 117 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 226 – 119 – 345 – 4 MIA – 198 – 117 – 315 – 2 Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary September 16 1:02 pm local Raiders 0 0 7 3 Seahawks 7 3 10 7 Kingdome, Seattle 61,602 indoors Gordon McCarter NBC Marv Albert and Mike Haffner Gamebook First quarter SEA – Steve Largent 40-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:08 (SEA 7–0) 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 OAK – Ken Stabler: 25/37, 343 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/22, 277 yds, 3 TD Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 10 car, 54 yds SEA – Dan Doornink: 15 car, 52 yds Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch: 7 rec, 156 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 139 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers OAK – 329 – 102 – 431 – 4 SEA – 316 – 103 – 419 – 0 Week 4: at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary September 23 2:00 pm local Seahawks 10 10 14 0 Broncos 0 10 21 6 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,879 clear, 81 °F °C, 16% humidity, wind SW 5 mph km/h Gene Barth NBC Marv Albert and Mike Haffner Gamebook 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 16/32, 190 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT DEN – Craig Morton: 11/16, 178 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 81 yds, 1 TD DEN – Jim Jensen: 11 car, 39 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 110 yds DEN – Riley Odoms: 5 rec, 125 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 197 – 153 – 350 – 4 DEN – 254 – 90 – 344 – 3 Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary September 30 1:02 pm local Chiefs 0 10 0 14 Seahawks 3 0 3 0 Kingdome, Seattle 61,169 indoors Fred Wyant NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 12:29 (SEA 3–0) 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 SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 4:56 (KC 10–6) 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 KC – Ted McKnight: 12 car, 147 yds, 2 TD SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 53 yds Top receivers KC – Ed Beckman: 1 rec, 12 yds SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 rec, 70 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 15 – 215 – 230 – 1 SEA – 178 – 134 – 312 – 2 Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 7 1:02 pm local Seahawks 14 7 7 7 49ers 7 3 0 14 Candlestick Park, San Francisco 44,592 cloudy, 61 °F °C, 77% humidity, wind variable Pat Haggerty NBC Marv Albert and Mike Haffner Gamebook First quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 13-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:08 (SEA 7–0) SF – O. J. Simpson 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick), 7:37 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Dan Doornink 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:33 (SEA 14–7) 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 SEA – Sammy Green 7-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:13 (SEA 28–10) 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/20, 162 yds SF – Steve DeBerg: 31/40, 306 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 19 car, 58 yds, 2 TD SF – O. J. Simpson: 15 car, 71 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 83 yds SF – Freddie Solomon: 6 rec, 81 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 162 – 148 – 310 – 0 SF – 292 – 172 – 464 – 2 Week 7: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 14 1:01 pm local Seahawks 0 3 0 7 Chargers 7 0 7 6 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 50,077 clear, 72 °F °C, 78% humidity, wind W 12 mph km/h Chuck Heberling NBC Merle Harmon and George Kunz Gamebook First quarter SD – Lydell Mitchell 20-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Roy Gerela kick), 6:56 (SD 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 0:26 (SD 7–3) 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/43, 192 yds, 1 INT SD – Dan Fouts: 28/35, 318 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 13 car, 78 yds, 1 TD SD – Clarence Williams: 17 car, 45 yds Top receivers SEA – Dan Doornink: 8 rec, 81 yds SD – John Jefferson: 9 rec, 137 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 147 – 133 – 280 – 1 SD – 295 – 96 – 391 – 0 Week 8: vs. Houston Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary October 21 1:01 pm local Oilers 0 7 0 7 Seahawks 7 7 6 14 Kingdome, Seattle 60,705 indoors Jerry Seeman NBC Merle Harmon and George Kunz Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:12 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter HOU – Mike Barber 9-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick), 10:26 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Steve Largent 45-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:27 (SEA 14–7) 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 HOU – Dan Pastorini: 20/38, 195 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/23, 252 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers HOU – 160 – 83 – 243 – 3 SEA – 240 – 151 – 391 – 2 Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 29 9:03 pm local Seahawks 0 21 3 7 Falcons 7 7 0 14 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta 52,566 showers, 58 °F °C, 84% humidity, wind E 10 mph km/h Bob Frederic ABC Frank Gifford, Fran Tarkenton, and Howard Cosell Gamebook First quarter ATL – Lynn Cain 35-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick), 9:51 (ATL 7–0) 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 13/25, 197 yds, 1 TD ATL – Steve Bartkowski: 16/26, 186 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 21 car, 122 yds, 2 TD ATL – Lynn Cain: 13 car, 99 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds ATL – Wallace Francis: 2 rec, 59 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 206 – 205 – 411 – 4 ATL – 162 – 153 – 315 – 2 Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary November 4 1:03 pm local Rams 14 7 3 0 Seahawks 0 0 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle 62,048 indoors Pat Haggerty CBS Vin Scully and George Allen Gamebook First quarter LA – Wendell Tyler 3-yard run (Frank Corral kick), 7:27. Rams 7–0. LA – Charle Young 1-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick), 3:14. Rams 14–0. Second quarter LA – Drew Hill 17-yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick), 8:02. Rams 21–0. Third quarter LA – Frank Corral 23-yard field goal, 1:12. Rams 24–0. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers LA – Pat Haden – 17/21, 172 yards, 2 TD SEA – Jim Zorn – 2/17, 25 yards Top rushers LA – Wendell Tyler – 18 rushes, 82 yards SEA – Sherman Smith – 7 rushes, 16 yards Top receivers LA – Preston Dennard – 5 receptions, 93 yards SEA – Steve Largent – 2 receptions, 25 yards 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,Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1970 to 2018, requiring 1st Downs = 1, sorted by ascending Date although the Denver Broncos did not gain a single first down in a 1966 game with the Houston Oilers. Week 11: at Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary November 11 1:00 pm local Seahawks 7 9 0 13 Browns 0 3 14 7 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 72,440 overcast, 35 °F °C, 64% humidity, wind NW 12 mph km/h Fred Silva NBC Merle Harmon and George Kunz Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:39 (SEA 7–0) 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/27, 249 yds CLE – Brian Sipe: 13/29, 177 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Al Hunter: 13 car, 95 yds, 1 TD CLE – Mike Pruitt: 15 car, 141 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 93 yds CLE – Ozzie Newsome: 3 rec, 61 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 238 – 189 – 427 – 1 CLE – 158 – 215 – 373 – 3 Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. New Orleans Saints – Game summary November 18 1:01 pm local Saints 7 7 3 7 Seahawks 7 17 0 14 Kingdome, Seattle 60,055 indoors Dick Jorgensen CBS Vin Scully and George Allen Gamebook First quarter NO – Archie Manning 4-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick), 10:13 (NO 7–0) SEA – Sam McCullum 51-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:57 (Tied 7–7) 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 NO – Archie Manning: 20/27, 268 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 24/33, 268 yds, 1 TD Top rushers NO – Chuck Muncie: 14 car, 72 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jeff Moore: 15 car, 65 yds Top receivers NO – Henry Childs: 6 rec, 121 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 9 rec, 146 yds, 2 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NO – 286 – 134 – 420 – 1 SEA – 391 – 130 – 521 – 1 Week 13: vs. New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary November 26 6:05 pm local Jets 0 0 7 0 Seahawks 3 13 14 0 Kingdome, Seattle 59,977 indoors Jim Tunney ABC Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton Gamebook First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 49-yard field goal, 2:51 (SEA 3–0) 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 NYJ – Clark Gaines: 17 car, 71 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 33 yds Top receivers NYJ – Jerome Barkum: 6 rec, 103 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 8 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers NYJ – 226 – 139 – 365 – 2 SEA – 313 – 86 – 399 – 1 Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 2 1:05 pm local Seahawks 0 0 7 14 Chiefs 14 10 6 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 42,160 clear, 32 °F °C, 40% humidity, wind S 10 mph km/h Red Cashion NBC Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 231 – 44 – 275 – 5 KAN – 137 – 194 – 331 – 2 Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary December 8 1:02 pm local Broncos 0 20 3 0 Seahawks 7 7 7 7 Kingdome, Seattle 60,038 indoors Cal Lepore NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Gamebook First quarter SEA – Sherman Smith 17-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:32 (SEA 7–0) 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 DEN – Craig Morton: 22/40, 245 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/39, 308 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Jim Jensen: 13 car, 37 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sherman Smith: 14 car, 57 yds, 2 TD Top receivers DEN – Rick Upchurch: 7 rec, 91 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 102 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 222 – 141 – 363 – 3 SEA – 308 – 74 – 382 – 2 Week 16: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1979 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 16 1:01 pm local Seahawks 10 7 9 3 Raiders 7 10 0 7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 53,177 clear, 56 °F °C, 61% humidity, wind SW 6 mph km/h Jerry Markbreit NBC Merle Harmon and George Kunz Gamebook First quarter OAK – Lester Hayes 30-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 14:08 (OAK 7–0) SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:18 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Efrén Herrera 24-yard field goal, 5:15 (SEA 10–7) 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 SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/35, 314 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT OAK – Ken Stabler: 31/47, 342 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Sherman Smith: 15 car, 44 yds, 1 TD OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 11 car, 38 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 8 rec, 173 yds, 1 TD OAK – Cliff Branch: 10 rec, 109 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 314 – 94 – 408 – 2 OAK – 336 – 82 – 418 – 3 Awards and records Steve Largent, NFL Leader in Receiving Yards, (1,237) References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 1979 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1983 Seattle Seahawks season at Pro Football Reference (pro-football-reference.com) 1979 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1979 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Category:1979 in sports in Washington (state) Category:1970s in Seattle