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1976 Seattle Seahawks

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 229 points (16.4/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 429 points (30.6/g), 28th.
 Differential of -200 points (-14.3/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 2.6-11.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.6/g), 28th.

Coached by Jack Patera (2-12-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box L 0-1 St. Louis Cardinals 24 30 17 352 279 73 3 25 456 175 281 2
2 Sun September 19 box L 0-2 @ Washington Redskins 7 31 11 205 103 102 3 28 428 155 273 3
3 Sun September 26 box L 0-3 San Francisco 49ers 21 37 29 421 291 130 3 19 381 239 142 1
4 Sun October 3 box L 0-4 Dallas Cowboys 13 28 19 243 140 103 1 25 411 200 211 1
5 Sun October 10 box L 0-5 @ Green Bay Packers 20 27 17 227 169 58 2 24 380 193 187 3
6 Sun October 17 box W 1-5 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 10 14 253 163 90 2 18 285 140 145 1
7 Sun October 24 box L 1-6 Detroit Lions 14 41 20 339 242 97 8 22 369 217 152 1
8 Sun October 31 box L 1-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 6 45 9 194 144 50 2 25 429 223 206 1
9 Sun November 7 box W 2-7 Atlanta Falcons 30 13 19 349 153 196 4 12 238 90 148 6
10 Sun November 14 box L 2-8 @ Minnesota Vikings 21 27 15 386 278 108 4 29 424 244 180
11 Sun November 21 box L 2-9 New Orleans Saints 27 51 18 269 164 105 5 28 399 141 258 2
12 Sun November 28 box L 2-10 @ New York Giants 16 28 15 244 116 128 3 20 279 115 164 4
13 Sun December 5 box L 2-11 Chicago Bears 7 34 16 286 181 105 5 23 509 250 259 1
14 Sun December 12 box L 2-12 @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 27 20 297 226 71 3 25 412 142 270

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 229 4065 882 4.6 239 229 480 2649 13 30 5.2 141 374 1416 14 3.8 75 48 18 23
Team Defense 429 5400 1008 5.4 480 223 367 2524 27 15 6.4 136 614 2876 20 4.7 323 26 11 21
Lg Rank Offense 21 19 17 1 7 19 28 13 28 28 14 21 27 15
Lg Rank Defense 28 28 28 13 25 28 18 24 28 28 24 27 24 25

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jim Zorn 23 QB 14 14 2-12-0 208 439 47.4 2571 12 2.7 27 6.2 80 5.9 3.4 12.4 183.6 49.5 25 196 5.1 2.8 5.4
Bill Munson 35 5 0 20 37 54.1 295 1 2.7 3 8.1 44 8.0 4.6 14.8 59.0 55.6 3 29 6.7 3.5 7.5
Sherman Smith 22 RB 12 9 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rick Engles 22 P 14 0 1 1 100.0 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 8.0 8.0 8.0 0.6 100.0 0 0 8.0 8.0 0.0
Steve Largent 22 WR 14 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.9 14 2-12-0 229 480 47.7 2874 13 2.7 30 6.3 80 6.0 3.4 12.6 205.3 49.8 28 225 5.2 2.8 5.5
Opp Total 14 223 367 60.8 2524 27 7.4 15 4.1 6.9 5.8 11.3 180.3 88.9 27 246 6.4 4.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Sherman Smith 22 RB 12 9 119 537 4 53 4.5 44.8 9.9 36 384 10.7 1 34 3.0 32.0 921 5 8
Don Testerman 24 FB 14 8 67 246 1 16 3.7 17.6 4.8 25 232 9.3 1 25 1.8 16.6 478 2 2
Ralph Nelson 23 8 3 52 173 1 25 3.3 21.6 6.5 12 96 8.0 0 18 1.5 12.0 269 1 2
Jim Zorn 23 QB 14 14 52 246 4 19 4.7 17.6 3.7 246 4 7
Hugh McKinnis 28 fb 11 5 46 105 4 14 2.3 9.5 4.2 13 148 11.4 0 22 1.2 13.5 253 4 1
Oliver Ross 27 RET 10 10 13 23 0 11 1.8 2.3 1.3 2 22 11.0 0 21 0.2 2.2 45 0 1
Andy Bolton 22 5 2 13 44 0 22 3.4 8.8 2.6 44 0 2
Steve Largent 22 WR 14 13 4 -14 0 7 -3.5 -1.0 0.3 54 705 13.1 4 45 3.9 50.4 691 4 2
Rick Engles 22 P 14 0 3 37 0 15 12.3 2.6 0.2 37 0 0
Bill Olds 25 1 1 2 9 0 6 4.5 9.0 2.0 9 0 0
Ron Howard 25 TE 14 13 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 37 422 11.4 0 30 2.6 30.1 424 0 0
Steve Raible 22 13 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 4 126 31.5 1 80 0.3 9.7 128 1 1
Bill Munson 35 5 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.2 0.2 6 0 0
Sam McCullum 24 WR 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 506 15.8 4 72 2.3 36.1 506 4 0
John McMakin 26 13 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 158 17.6 2 37 0.7 12.2 158 2 0
Don Clune 24 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 67 16.8 0 27 0.4 6.7 67 0 0
Lyle Blackwood 25 RET 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 8 0 1
Team Total 25.9 14 374 1416 14 53 3.8 101.1 26.7 229 2874 12.6 13 80 16.4 205.3 4290 27 30
Opp Total 14 614 2876 20 4.7 205.4 43.9 223 2524 11.3 27 15.9 180.3 5400 47 24

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Oliver Ross 27 RET 10 10 30 655 0 45 21.8 700
Lyle Blackwood 25 RET 11 0 19 132 0 26 6.9 10 230 0 45 23.0 370
Andy Bolton 22 5 2 15 280 0 30 18.7 324
Steve Largent 22 WR 14 13 4 36 0 12 9.0 8 156 0 30 19.5 883
Dave Brown 23 FS 14 14 11 74 0 19 6.7 74
Don Dufek 22 14 0 9 177 0 44 19.7 177
Sherman Smith 22 RB 12 9 5 78 0 26 15.6 999
Don Testerman 24 FB 14 8 2 29 0 15 14.5 507
Rolly Woolsey 23 RCB 14 11 2 5 0 5 2.5 5
Eddie McMillan 25 LCB 14 14 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1
Team Total 25.9 14 37 246 0 26 6.6 79 1605 0 45 20.3 6141
Opp Total 14 56 1 47 1041 0 22.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Rick Engles 22 P 14 0 80 3067 55 2 38.3
John Leypoldt 30 K 11 0 3 2 1 1 7 5 1 12 8 66.7% 22 19 86.4%
Don Bitterlich 22 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 25.0% 7 7 100.0%
Team Total 25.9 14 4 3 3 1 8 5 1 16 9 56.3% 29 26 89.7% 80 3067 55 2 38.3
Opp Total 14 30 20 66.7% 53 51 96.2% 65 2275 35.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Carl Barisich 25 rdt 14 6 0 1 0 0
Nick Bebout 25 LT 14 13 0 1 0 0
Lyle Blackwood 25 RET 11 0 1 0 0 0
Andy Bolton 22 5 2 2 0 0 0
Ed Bradley 26 MLB 14 14 1 29 0 29 0 1 0 0
Dave Brown 23 FS 14 14 4 70 0 33 1
Randy Coffield 23 13 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Curtis 33 RLB 14 14 2 40 0 26 1 1 9 0
Ken Geddes 30 LLB 11 9 0 1 0 0
Fred Hoaglin 32 C 13 7 1 1 2 0
Ron Howard 25 TE 14 13 0 1 0 0
Ernie Jones 23 9 3 0 1 0 0
Steve Largent 22 WR 14 13 2 0 0 0
Al Matthews 29 SS 14 14 3 60 1 40
Sam McCullum 24 WR 14 13 0 1 0 0
Hugh McKinnis 28 fb 11 5 1 0 0 0
Eddie McMillan 25 LCB 14 14 1 0 0 0
Ralph Nelson 23 8 3 2 0 0 0
Steve Niehaus 22 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Steve Raible 22 13 0 1 0 0 0
Oliver Ross 27 RET 10 10 1 1 0 0
Sherman Smith 22 RB 12 9 8 1 0 0
Don Testerman 24 FB 14 8 2 2 0 0
Dave Tipton 27 LDE 12 12 0 1 0 0
Rolly Woolsey 23 RCB 14 11 4 19 0 13 1 1 0 0
Jim Zorn 23 QB 14 14 7 3 -8 0
Team Total 25.9 14 15 218 1 40 30 20 3 0 1
Opp Total 14 28 24 13

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Leypoldt 30 K 11 0 19 8 43
Sherman Smith 22 RB 12 9 4 1 30
Steve Largent 22 WR 14 13 4 24
Sam McCullum 24 WR 14 13 4 24
Hugh McKinnis 28 fb 11 5 4 24
Jim Zorn 23 QB 14 14 4 24
John McMakin 26 13 1 2 12
Steve Raible 22 13 0 1 1 12
Don Testerman 24 FB 14 8 1 1 12
Don Bitterlich 22 3 0 7 1 10
Al Matthews 29 SS 14 14 1 6
Ralph Nelson 23 8 3 1 6
Dave Brown 23 FS 14 14 1 2
Team Total 25.9 14 14 13 1 1 26 9 1 229
Opp Total 14 20 27 1 51 20 429