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1976 Seattle Seahawks
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)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Zorn | 23 | Rook | 14 | 208 for 439, 2,571 yards, 12 td, 27 int, & 52 rushes for 246 yards and 4 td | |
| RB | Sherman Smith | 22 | Rook | 9 | 119 rushes for 537 yards, 4 td, & 36 catches for 384 yards and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Don Testerman | 24 | Rook | 8 | 67 rushes for 246 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 232 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| FB | Hugh McKinnis | 28 | 3 | 5 | 46 rushes for 105 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 148 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 201st pick / 1972 |
| WR | Steve Largent | 22 | Rook | 13 | 54 catches for 705 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for -14 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Sam McCullum | 24 | 2 | 13 | 32 catches for 506 yards, 4 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| TE | Ron Howard | 25 | 2 | 13 | 37 catches for 422 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Nick Bebout | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| LG | Bob Penchion | 27 | 4 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 108th pick / 1972 |
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| C | Fred Hoaglin | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| C | Art Kuehn | 23 | Rook | 7 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | John Demarie | 31 | 9 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
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| RG | Bob Newton | 27 | 5 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
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| RT | Norm Evans | 34 | 11 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dave Tipton | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Steve Niehaus | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 2nd pick / 1976 |
| RDT | Richard Harris | 28 | 5 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
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| RDT | Carl Barisich | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Bob Lurtsema | 34 | 9 | 13 | ||
| LLB | Ken Geddes | 30 | 5 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Sammy Green | 22 | Rook | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
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| MLB | Ed Bradley | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Mike Curtis | 33 | 11 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Eddie McMillan | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 95th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Rolly Woolsey | 23 | 1 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 148th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Al Matthews | 29 | 6 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| FS | Dave Brown | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Leypoldt | 30 | 5 | 0 | 8 of 12 field goals & 19 of 22 extra points | |
| P | Rick Engles | 22 | Rook | 0 | 80 punts for a 38.3 average, 2 blocked | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 89th pick / 1976 |
| PR | Lyle Blackwood | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Oliver Ross | 27 | 3 | 10 | 30 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 16th / 398th pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Ted Bachman | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | New Mexico State | 1/19/1952 | Rook | |
| 74 | Carl Barisich | 25 | DT-NT | 14 | 6 | 258 | 6-4 | Princeton | 7/12/1951 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973 |
| 63 | Nick Bebout | 25 | T | 14 | 13 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| 4 | Don Bitterlich | 22 | K | 3 | 0 | 166 | 5-7 | Temple | 1/5/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1976 |
| 28 | Lyle Blackwood | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| 33 | Andy Bolton | 22 | RB | 5 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Fisk | 5/23/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 123rd pick / 1976 |
| 38 | Ed Bradley | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 239 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 4/22/1950 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 88th pick / 1972 |
| 22 | Dave Brown | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/16/1953 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| 88 | Don Clune | 24 | WR | 10 | 1 | 195 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 7/31/1952 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 107th pick / 1974 |
| 60 | Ron Coder | 22 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/24/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1976 |
| 52 | Randy Coffield | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Florida State | 12/12/1953 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 266th pick / 1976 |
| 50 | Greg Collins | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1975 |
| 72 | Al Cowlings | 29 | DE-DT-LB | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 6/16/1947 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1970 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | 33 | LB-FB | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 89 | Al Darby | 22 | TE | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/14/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 157th pick / 1976 |
| 65 | John Demarie | 31 | G-T-C | 9 | 7 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| 25 | Don Dufek | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/28/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1976 |
| 5 | Rick Engles | 22 | P | 14 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/18/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 89th pick / 1976 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | 34 | T | 10 | 10 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| 36 | Ken Geddes | 30 | LB | 11 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/27/1946 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| 56 | Sammy Green | 22 | LB | 14 | 5 | 228 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/12/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | 32 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| 77 | Richard Harris | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 8 | 260 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 1/21/1948 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Fred Hoaglin | 32 | C | 13 | 7 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| 87 | Ron Howard | 25 | TE | 14 | 13 | 229 | 6-4 | Seattle | 3/3/1951 | 2 | |
| 64 | Gordon Jolley | 27 | G-T | 14 | 4 | 250 | 6-5 | Utah | 5/22/1949 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 436th pick / 1971 |
| 49 | Ernie Jones | 23 | DB | 9 | 3 | 180 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1953 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 153rd pick / 1976 |
| 54 | Art Kuehn | 23 | C | 14 | 7 | 257 | 6-3 | San Jose State,UCLA | 2/12/1953 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
| 80 | Steve Largent | 22 | WR | 14 | 13 | 187 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 9/28/1954 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | 30 | K | 11 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Northern Virginia Community College | 3/31/1946 | 5 | |
| 70 | Bob Lurtsema | 34 | DT-DE | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 9 | |
| 29 | Al Matthews | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/7/1947 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| 84 | Sam McCullum | 24 | WR | 14 | 13 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| 37 | Hugh McKinnis | 28 | RB | 11 | 5 | 225 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 6/9/1948 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 201st pick / 1972 |
| 81 | John McMakin | 26 | TE | 13 | 1 | 232 | 6-3 | Clemson | 9/24/1950 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1972 |
| 41 | Eddie McMillan | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 189 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/25/1951 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 95th pick / 1973 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | 35 | QB | 5 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/11/1941 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| 44 | Ralph Nelson | 23 | RB | 8 | 3 | 195 | 6-2 | none | 1/23/1953 | 1 | |
| 78 | Bob Newton | 27 | G-T | 12 | 7 | 257 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 8/16/1949 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
| 71 | Steve Niehaus | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/25/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 2nd pick / 1976 |
| 39 | Bill Olds | 25 | RB | 1 | 1 | 224 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/21/1951 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 61st pick / 1973 |
| 67 | Bob Penchion | 27 | G-C | 14 | 13 | 265 | 6-5 | Alcorn State | 8/11/1949 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 108th pick / 1972 |
| 83 | Steve Raible | 22 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 6/2/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 59th pick / 1976 |
| 30 | Oliver Ross | 27 | RB | 10 | 10 | 210 | 6-0 | Alabama A&M | 9/18/1949 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 398th pick / 1973 |
| 62 | Dave Simonson | 24 | T | 5 | 0 | 246 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 5/2/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 292nd pick / 1974 |
| 47 | Sherman Smith | 22 | RB | 12 | 9 | 225 | 6-4 | Miami (OH) | 11/1/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| 42 | Don Testerman | 24 | RB | 14 | 8 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson,Ferrum,Lenoir-Rhyne,Virginia Tech | 11/7/1952 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| 75 | Dave Tipton | 27 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-6 | Stanford | 4/23/1949 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971 |
| 79 | Jim White | 28 | DE | 2 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 9/5/1948 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1972 |
| 72 | Larry Woods | 28 | DT | 6 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 5/11/1948 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 100th pick / 1971 |
| 45 | Rolly Woolsey | 23 | DB | 14 | 11 | 182 | 6-1 | Boise State | 8/11/1953 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 148th pick / 1975 |
| 10 | Jim Zorn | 23 | QB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 5/10/1953 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 224.0 | 6-2.6 | 3.2 |