The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League. The team traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Frieze's backup. After a Week 1 injury to Frieze, Moon QBed the Seahawks improvement from 1996's 7-9 record to finish 8-8.
1997 NFL Draft[]
Personnel[]
Staff[]
| 1997 Seattle Seahawks staff
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| Front Office
Head Coaches
- Head Coach – Dennis Erickson
- Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Gregg Smith
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
- Defensive Coordinator – Greg McMackin
- Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher
- Linebackers – Mike Murphy
- Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson
- Defensive – Dave Brown
- Defensive Assistant – Ned James
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darren Krein
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Game site |
Record |
Attendance
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| 1 |
August 31, 1997 |
New York Jets |
L 41-3 |
Kingdome |
0-1 |
53,893
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| 2 |
September 7, 1997 |
Denver Broncos |
L 35-14 |
Kingdome |
0-2 |
55,859
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| 3 |
September 14, 1997 |
at Indianapolis Colts |
W 31-3 |
RCA Dome |
1-2 |
49,194
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| 4 |
September 21, 1997 |
San Diego Chargers |
W 26-22 |
Kingdome |
2-2 |
51,110
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| 5 |
September 28, 1997 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
L 20-17 OT |
Arrowhead Stadium |
2-3 |
77,877
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| 6 |
October 5, 1997 |
Tennessee Oilers |
W 16-13 |
Kingdome |
3-3 |
49,897
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| 7 |
Bye
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| 8 |
October 19, 1997 |
at St. Louis Rams |
W 17-9 |
Trans World Dome |
4-3 |
64,819
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| 9 |
October 26, 1997 |
Oakland Raiders |
W 45-34 |
Kingdome |
5-3 |
66,264
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| 10 |
November 2, 1997 |
at Denver Broncos |
L 30-27 |
Mile High Stadium |
5-4 |
74,212
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| 11 |
November 9, 1997 |
at San Diego Chargers |
W 37-31 |
Qualcomm Stadium |
6-4 |
64,616
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| 12 |
November 16, 1997 |
at New Orleans Saints |
L 20-17 OT |
Louisiana Superdome |
6-5 |
50,493
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| 13 |
November 23, 1997 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
L 19-14 |
Kingdome |
6-6 |
66,264
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| 14 |
November 30, 1997 |
Atlanta Falcons |
L 24-17 |
Kingdome |
6-7 |
52,584
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| 15 |
December 7, 1997 |
at Baltimore Ravens |
L 31-24 |
Memorial Stadium |
6-8 |
54,395
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| 16 |
December 14, 1997 |
at Oakland Raiders |
W 22-21 |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
7-8 |
40,124
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| 17 |
December 21, 1997 |
San Francisco 49ers |
W 38-9 |
Kingdome |
8-8 |
66,253
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Standings[]
Awards and records[]
References[]
External links[]
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