1976 Seattle Seahawks season

1976 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach	Jack Patera
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	2–12
Place	5th NFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
N/A	1977

The 1976 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's first season with the National Football League. The 1976 season was the team's only in the NFC West until the 2002 season.

1976 NFL Draft

1976 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/2	Steve Niehaus	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
2/29	Sammy Green	Linebacker	Florida
2/58	Sherman Smith	Running Back	Miami (OH)
2/59	Steve Raible	Wide Receiver	Georgia Tech
3/62	Jeff Lloyd	Defensive End	West Texas State
3/89	Rick Engles	Punter	Tulsa
3/92	Don Bitterlich	Placekicker	Temple
4/93	Steve Myer	Quarterback	New Mexico
4/122	Randy Johnson	Offensive Guard	Georgia
4/123	Andy Bolton	Running Back	Fisk
5/126	Don Dufek	Defensive Back	Michigan
5/153	Ernie Jones	Defensive Back	Miami (FL)
5/156	Larry Bates	Running Back	Miami (FL)
6/157	Alvis Darby	Tight End	Florida
7/184	Dick Dixon	Defensive Tackle	Arkansas State
8/210	Larry Shipp	Wide Receiver	LSU
9/239	Bob Bos	Offensive Tackle	Iowa State
10/266	Randy Coffield	Linebacker	Florida State
11/293	Keith Muehr	Punter	Southwestern Louisiana
12/320	Ron Barnett	Wide Receiver	UT Arlington
13/349	Andy Reid*	Running Back	Georgia
14/376	Jarvis Blinks	Defensive Back	Northwestern State (LA)
15/405	Dan Smith	Offensive Tackle	Washington State
16/432	Jeff Urczyk	Offensive Guard	Georgia Tech
17/461	Chris Rowland	Quarterback	Washington

Personnel

Staff

1976 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office General Manager – John Thompson Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan Player Personnel Director – Dick Mansperger Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen Head Coaches Head Coach – Jack Patera Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Sam Boghosian Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Jerry Rhome Running Backs – Andy MacDonald			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Hollway Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello

Roster

1976 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks Bill Munson Steve Myer Jim Zorn Running Backs Hugh McKinnis FB Ralph Nelson Oliver Ross HB-FB Sherman Smith FB Don Testerman FB Wide Receivers Don Clune Steve Largent Sam McCullum Steve Raible Tight Ends Ron Howard John McMakin		Offensive Linemen Nick Bebout T Ron Coder G John Demarie G Norm Evans T Fred Hoaglin C Gordon Jolley G/T Art Kuehn C Bob Newton G Bob Penchion G Dave Simonson T Defensive Linemen Carl Barisich DT Richard Harris DE Bob Lurtsema DE/DT Steve Niehaus DT Dave Tipton DE Larry Woods DT		Linebackers Ed Bradley Randy Coffield Greg Collins Mike Curtis Ken Geddes Sammy Green Defensive Backs Lyle Blackwood Dave Brown Don Dufek Ernie Jones Al Matthews Eddie McMillan Roland Woolsey Special Teams Don Bitterlich K Rick Engles P John Leypoldt K

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record
1	September 12, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals	L 30-24	Kingdome	0-1
2	September 19, 1976	at Washington Redskins	L 31-7	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	0-2
3	September 26, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	L 37-21	Kingdome	0-3
4	October 3, 1976	Dallas Cowboys	L 28-13	Kingdome	0-4
5	October 10, 1976	at Green Bay Packers	L 27-20	Milwaukee County Stadium	0-5
6	October 17, 1976	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13-10	Tampa Stadium	1-5
7	October 24, 1976	Detroit Lions	L 41-14	Kingdome	1-6
8	October 31, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	L 45-6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	1-7
9	November 7, 1976	Atlanta Falcons	W 30-13	Kingdome	2-7
10	November 14, 1976	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27-21	Metropolitan Stadium	2-8
11	November 21, 1976	New Orleans Saints	L 51-27	Kingdome	2-9
12	November 28, 1976	at New York Giants	L 28-16	Giants Stadium	2-10
13	December 5, 1976	Chicago Bears	L 34-7	Kingdome	2-11
14	December 12, 1976	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27-10	Veterans Stadium	2-12

Source:

Week 1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 10 10 7 30 Seahawks 3 0 7 14 24 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 58,441

Week 2: at Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 0 0 7 7 Redskins 7 10 7 7 31 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 71 degrees, 68% humidity, wind 9 mph Game attendance: 53,174

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 17 14 0 6 37 Seahawks 7 0 7 7 21 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 59,108

Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 14 7 7 28 Seahawks 7 6 0 0 13 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 62,027

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 13 7 0 20 Packers 7 0 7 13 27 at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 49 degrees, 80% humidity, wind 6 mph Game attendance: 54,983

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 13 0 0 13 Buccaneers 3 0 7 0 10 at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 78 degrees, 78% humidity, wind 11 mph Game attendance: 43,812

Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 13 7 14 7 41 Seahawks 0 14 0 0 14 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 61,280

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 3 3 0 6 Rams 24 7 0 14 45 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 63 degrees, 68% humidity, wind 7 mph Game attendance: 52,035

Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 3 3 7 13 Seahawks 0 14 16 0 30 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 57,985

Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 0 7 7 21 Vikings 7 7 6 7 27 at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 24 degrees, 53% humidity, wind 8 mph, wind chill 16 Game attendance: 45,087

Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 3 17 28 3 51 Seahawks 6 0 7 14 27 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 61,865

Week 12: at New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 9 0 7 0 16 Giants 0 14 7 7 28 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 51 degrees, 87% humidity, wind 9 mph Game attendance: 65,111

Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 6 21 7 34 Seahawks 0 7 0 0 7 at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72 degrees, no wind (dome) Game attendance: 60,510

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 3 0 7 10 Eagles 7 7 10 3 27 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 41 degrees, 80% humidity, wind 4 mph Game attendance: 37,949

Standings

NFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles Rams	10	3	1	.750	351	190
San Francisco 49ers	8	6	0	.571	270	190
Atlanta Falcons	4	10	0	.286	172	312
New Orleans Saints	4	10	0	.286	253	346
Seattle Seahawks	2	12	0	.143	229	429

Sources

• Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. The Complete History of Professional Football from 1892 to the Present. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1994 ISBN 0-312-11435-4