1979 Seattle Seahawks season

1979 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach	Jack Patera
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Place	T-3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The 1979 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League.

1979 NFL draft

1979 Seahawks Draft Selections

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

Personnel

Staff

1979 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/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Jerry Rhome Running Backs – Andy MacDonald Offensive Line – Howard Mudd			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Line – Jim E. Mora Defensive Backs – Jack Christensen Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman

Regular season

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 teams 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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	San Diego Chargers	L 33-16	Kingdome	0-1	62,887
2	September 9, 1979	at Miami Dolphins	L 19-10	Miami Orange Bowl	0-2	56,233
3	September 16, 1979	Oakland Raiders	W 27-10	Kingdome	1-2	61,602
4	September 23, 1979	at Denver Broncos	L 37-34	Mile High Stadium	1-3	74,879
5	September 30, 1979	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24-6	Kingdome	1-4	61,169
6	October 7, 1979	at San Francisco 49ers	W 35-24	Candlestick Park	2-4	44,592
7	October 14, 1979	at San Diego Chargers	L 20-10	San Diego Stadium	2-5	50,077
8	October 21, 1979	Houston Oilers	W 34-14	Kingdome	3-5	60,705
9	October 29, 1979	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31-28	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	4-5	52,566
10	November 4, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	L 24-0	Kingdome	4-6	62,048
11	November 11, 1979	at Cleveland Browns	W 29-24	Cleveland Stadium	5-6	72,440
12	November 18, 1979	New Orleans Saints	W 38-24	Kingdome	6-6	60,055
13	November 26, 1979	New York Jets	W 30-7	Kingdome	7-6	59,977
14	December 2, 1979	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 37-21	Arrowhead Stadium	7-7	42,160
15	December 8, 1979	Denver Broncos	W 28-23	Kingdome	8-7	60,038
16	December 16, 1979	at Oakland Raiders	W 29-24	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	9-7	53,177

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	411	246
Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	289	262
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	378	372
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	365	337
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	238	262

Awards and records

• Steve Largent, NFL Leader in Receiving Yards, (1,237)

External links

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