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
Front Office
Head Coaches
Head Coach – Dennis Erickson
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Gregg Smith
Offensive Coaches
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
[1]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
Attendance
1
August 31, 1997
New York Jets
L 41-3
Kingdome
0-1
53,893
2
September 7, 1997
Denver Broncos
L 35-14
Kingdome
0-2
55,859
3
September 14, 1997
at Indianapolis Colts
W 31-3
RCA Dome
1-2
49,194
4
September 21, 1997
San Diego Chargers
W 26-22
Kingdome
2-2
51,110
5
September 28, 1997
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 20-17 OT
Arrowhead Stadium
2-3
77,877
6
October 5, 1997
Tennessee Oilers
W 16-13
Kingdome
3-3
49,897
7
Bye
8
October 19, 1997
at St. Louis Rams
W 17-9
Trans World Dome
4-3
64,819
9
October 26, 1997
Oakland Raiders
W 45-34
Kingdome
5-3
66,264
10
November 2, 1997
at Denver Broncos
L 30-27
Mile High Stadium
5-4
74,212
11
November 9, 1997
at San Diego Chargers
W 37-31
Qualcomm Stadium
6-4
64,616
12
November 16, 1997
at New Orleans Saints
L 20-17 OT
Louisiana Superdome
6-5
50,493
13
November 23, 1997
Kansas City Chiefs
L 19-14
Kingdome
6-6
66,264
14
November 30, 1997
Atlanta Falcons
L 24-17
Kingdome
6-7
52,584
15
December 7, 1997
at Baltimore Ravens
L 31-24
Memorial Stadium
6-8
54,395
16
December 14, 1997
at Oakland Raiders
W 22-21
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
7-8
40,124
17
December 21, 1997
San Francisco 49ers
W 38-9
Kingdome
8-8
66,253
Standings [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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