1988 Seattle Seahawks season

1988 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach	Chuck Knox
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Place	1st AFC West
Playoff Finish	Lost Cincinnati 21-13
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1987	1989

The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League.

1988 NFL Draft

1988 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
2/49	Brian Blades	Wide Receiver	Miami (FL)
3/75	Tommy Kane	Wide Receiver	Syracuse
4/101	Kevin Harmon	Running Back	Iowa
6/158	Roy Hart	Nose Tackle	South Carolina
7/185	Ray Jackson	Defensive Back	Ohio State
8/215	Robert Tyler	Tight End	South Carolina State
9/242	Deatrich Wise	Nose Tackle	Jackson State
10/269	Derwin Jones	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
11/284	Rick McLeod	Offensive Tackle	Washington
11/299	Dwayne Harper	Defensive Back	South Carolina State
12/326	Dave DesRochers	Offensive Tackle	San Diego State

Personnel

Staff

1988 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office President/General Manager – Mike McCormack Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Steve Moore Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Running Backs – Chick Harris Tight Ends – Russ Purnell Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive Line – George Dyer Inside Linebackers – Rusty Tillman Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins Special Assignments – Joe Vitt Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Denver Broncos	W 21-14	Mile High Stadium	1-0	75,986
2	September 11, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	W 31-10	Kingdome	2-0	61,512
3	September 18, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	L 17-6	Jack Murphy Stadium	2-1	44,449
4	September 25, 1988	San Francisco 49ers	L 38-7	Kingdome	2-2	62,382
5	October 2, 1988	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31-20	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	3-2	28,619
6	October 9, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	W 16-10	Cleveland Stadium	4-2	78,605
7	October 16, 1988	New Orleans Saints	L 20-19	Kingdome	4-3	63,569
8	October 23, 1988	at Los Angeles Rams	L 31-10	Anaheim Stadium	4-4	57,033
9	October 30, 1988	San Diego Chargers	W 17-14	Kingdome	5-4	59,641
10	November 6, 1988	Buffalo Bills	L 13-3	Kingdome	5-5	61,074
11	November 13, 1988	Houston Oilers	W 27-24	Kingdome	6-5	60,446
12	November 20, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27-24	Arrowhead Stadium	6-6	33,152
13	November 28, 1988	Los Angeles Raiders	W 35-27	Kingdome	7-6	62,641
14	December 4, 1988	at New England Patriots	L 13-7	Sullivan Stadium	7-7	59,086
15	December 11, 1988	Denver Broncos	W 42-14	Kingdome	8-7	62,838
16	December 18, 1988	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 43-37	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	9-7	61,127

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	339	329	W-2
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	327	352	W-1
Los Angeles Raiders	7	9	0	.438	325	369	L-2
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	231	332	W-2
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	1	.281	254	320	L-2

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Divisional	December 31, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21-13	Riverfront Stadium	58,560

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1988 NFL season results at NFL.com