1996 Seattle Seahawks season

1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach	Dennis Erickson
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Place	T-4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 21st season with the National Football League.

1996 NFL Draft

1996 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/21	Pete Kendall	Offensive Guard	Boston College
2/46	Fred Thomas	Defensive Back	Tennessee-Martin
3/77	Robert Barr	Offensive Tackle	Rutgers
3/91	Reggie Brown	Running Back	Fresno State
4/99	Phillip Daniels	Defensive End	Georgia
4/131	Eric Unverzagt	Linebacker	Wisconsin
6/184	Reggie Green	Offensive Guard	Florida
6/209	T. J. Cunningham	Defensive Back	Colorado
7/225	Johnie Church	Defensive End	Florida

Personnel

Staff

1996 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office Owner – Ken Behring President – David Behring Executive Vice President of Finance – Mickey Loomis Vice President of Football Operations – Randy Mueller Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Dennis Erickson Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Gregg Smith Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon Offensive Line – Howard Mudd Offensive Assistant – Ned James			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Defensive Assistant – Keith Gilbertson Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Dave Arnold Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	at San Diego Chargers	L 29-7	Jack Murphy Stadium	0-1	58,780
2	September 8, 1996	Denver Broncos	L 30-20	Kingdome	0-2	43,671
3	September 15, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs	L 35-17	Kingdome	0-3	39,790
4	September 22, 1996	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-13	Houlihan's Stadium	1-3	30,212
5	September 29, 1996	Green Bay Packers	L 31-10	Kingdome	1-4	59,973
6	October 6, 1996	at Miami Dolphins	W 22-15	Joe Robbie Stadium	2-4	59,539
7	Bye
8	October 17, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34-17	Arrowhead Stadium	2-5	76,057
9	October 27, 1996	San Diego Chargers	W 32-13	Kingdome	3-5	38,143
10	November 3, 1996	Houston Oilers	W 23-16	Kingdome	4-5	36,320
11	November 10, 1996	Minnesota Vikings	W 42-23	Kingdome	5-5	50,794
12	November 17, 1996	at Detroit Lions	L 17-16	Pontiac Silverdome	5-6	51,194
13	November 24, 1996	Oakland Raiders	L 27-21	Kingdome	5-7	47,506
14	December 1, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 34-7	Mile High Stadium	5-8	74,982
15	December 8, 1996	Buffalo Bills	W 26-18	Kingdome	6-8	41,373
16	December 15, 1996	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20-13	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	6-9	66,134
17	December 22, 1996	at Oakland Raiders	W 28-21	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	7-9	33,455

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	391	275
Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	297	300
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	310	376
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	340	293
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	317	376

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1996 NFL season results at NFL.com