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1977 Seattle Seahawks
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 282 points (20.1/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 373 points (26.6/g), 28th.
Differential of -91 points (-6.5/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 4.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 24th.
Coached by Jack Patera (5-9-0)
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1977 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 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 104 for 251, 1,687 yards, 16 td, 19 int, & 25 rushes for 141 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Sherman Smith | 23 | 1 | 14 | 163 rushes for 763 yards, 4 td, & 30 catches for 419 yards and 2 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Don Testerman | 25 | 1 | 13 | 119 rushes for 459 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 219 yards and 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| WR | Duke Fergerson | 23 | Rook | 8 | 19 catches for 374 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1976 |
| WR | Steve Largent | 23 | 1 | 14 | 33 catches for 643 yards, 10 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Ron Howard | 26 | 3 | 12 | 17 catches for 177 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Nick Bebout | 26 | 4 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Gordon Jolley | 28 | 5 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 436th pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Tom Lynch | 22 | Rook | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
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| C | Art Kuehn | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
| RG | Ron Coder | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1976 |
| RT | Norm Evans | 35 | 12 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Richard Harris | 29 | 6 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
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| LDT | Ron East | 34 | 10 | 14 | ||
| RDT | Bob Lurtsema | 35 | 10 | 9 | ||
| RDT | Dennis Boyd | 22 | Rook | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 58th pick / 1977 |
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| RDE | Alden Roche | 32 | 7 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Sammy Green | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Terry Beeson | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 41st pick / 1977 |
| RLB | Ken Geddes | 31 | 6 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Eddie McMillan | 26 | 4 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 95th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Dave Brown | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Autry Beamon | 24 | 2 | 9 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Don Dufek | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1976 |
| FS | Steve Preece | 30 | 8 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Leypoldt | 31 | 6 | 0 | 9 of 18 field goals & 33 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Herman Weaver | 29 | 7 | 0 | 58 punts for a 39.5 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| PR | Walter Packer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 6.5 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 203rd pick / 1977 |
| KR | Al Hunter | 22 | Rook | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 1st pick / 1977 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sam Adkins | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Wichita State | 5/21/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 254th pick / 1977 |
| 76 | Steve August | 23 | T | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 9/4/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 14th pick / 1977 |
| 27 | Autry Beamon | 24 | DB | 14 | 9 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/12/1953 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| 63 | Nick Bebout | 26 | T | 13 | 12 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| 58 | Terry Beeson | 22 | LB | 14 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 9/19/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 41st pick / 1977 |
| 31 | Tony Benjamin | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/27/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 142nd pick / 1977 |
| 68 | Dennis Boyd | 22 | DT-DE-T-C | 14 | 5 | 255 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 11/5/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 58th pick / 1977 |
| 22 | Dave Brown | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/16/1953 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| 60 | Ron Coder | 23 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/24/1954 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Pete Cronan | 22 | LB | 14 | 1 | 238 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/13/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 51st pick / 1977 |
| 69 | Andy Dorris | 26 | DE | 4 | 1 | 238 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 8/11/1951 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 93rd pick / 1973 |
| 25 | Don Dufek | 23 | DB | 13 | 5 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/28/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1976 |
| 74 | Ron East | 34 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Montana State,Oregon State | 8/26/1943 | 10 | |
| 5 | Rick Engles | 23 | P | 1 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/18/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 89th pick / 1976 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | 35 | T | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| 89 | Duke Fergerson | 23 | WR | 13 | 8 | 189 | 6-1 | San Diego State,Washington State | 4/21/1954 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1976 |
| 36 | Ken Geddes | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/27/1946 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| 56 | Sammy Green | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/12/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| 77 | Richard Harris | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 1/21/1948 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
| 87 | Ron Howard | 26 | TE | 12 | 12 | 229 | 6-4 | Seattle | 3/3/1951 | 3 | |
| 24 | Al Hunter | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 1st pick / 1977 Supp |
| 64 | Gordon Jolley | 28 | G-T | 13 | 11 | 250 | 6-5 | Utah | 5/22/1949 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 436th pick / 1971 |
| 79 | Horace Jones | 28 | DE | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Louisville | 7/31/1949 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Mike Jones | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Alcorn State,Jackson State | 7/12/1954 | Rook | |
| 54 | Art Kuehn | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-3 | San Jose State,UCLA | 2/12/1953 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
| 80 | Steve Largent | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 187 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 9/28/1954 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | 31 | K | 13 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Northern Virginia Community College | 3/31/1946 | 6 | |
| 88 | Doug Long | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Whitworth | 5/24/1955 | Rook | |
| 70 | Bob Lurtsema | 35 | DT-DE | 14 | 9 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 10 | |
| 61 | Tom Lynch | 22 | G | 14 | 5 | 256 | 6-5 | Boston College | 5/24/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
| 49 | Ed Marinaro | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Cornell | 3/31/1950 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 50th pick / 1972 |
| 50 | Amos Martin | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Louisville | 1/30/1949 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 154th pick / 1972 |
| 84 | Sam McCullum | 25 | WR | 13 | 3 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| 41 | Eddie McMillan | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 189 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/25/1951 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 95th pick / 1973 |
| 59 | Charles McShane | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 1/4/1954 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 346th pick / 1976 |
| 16 | Steve Myer | 23 | QB | 7 | 4 | 191 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 7/17/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 93rd pick / 1976 |
| 78 | Bob Newton | 28 | G-T | 13 | 1 | 257 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 8/16/1949 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
| 71 | Steve Niehaus | 23 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/25/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 2nd pick / 1976 |
| 40 | Walter Packer | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 11/7/1955 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 203rd pick / 1977 |
| 20 | Steve Preece | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 2/15/1947 | 8 | |
| 83 | Steve Raible | 23 | WR | 14 | 3 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 6/2/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 59th pick / 1976 |
| 82 | Fred Rayhle | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-5 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 4/9/1954 | Rook | |
| 55 | Geoff Reece | 25 | C | 3 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington State | 5/16/1952 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 61st pick / 1975 |
| 75 | Alden Roche | 32 | DE | 13 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/9/1945 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| 66 | Bill Sandifer | 25 | DT-DE | 1 | 1 | 278 | 6-6 | UCLA | 1/5/1952 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1974 |
| 81 | John Sawyer | 24 | TE | 14 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/26/1953 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975 |
| 35 | David Sims | 22 | RB | 14 | 3 | 216 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/26/1955 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 169th pick / 1977 |
| 47 | Sherman Smith | 23 | RB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-4 | Miami (OH) | 11/1/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| 42 | Don Testerman | 25 | RB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson,Ferrum,Lenoir-Rhyne,Virginia Tech | 11/7/1952 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | 29 | P | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| 38 | Cornell Webster | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Tulsa,UCLA | 11/2/1954 | Rook | |
| 51 | John Yarno | 23 | C | 10 | 0 | 251 | 6-5 | Idaho | 12/17/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 87th pick / 1977 |
| 10 | Jim Zorn | 24 | QB | 10 | 10 | 200 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 5/10/1953 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 225.2 | 6-2.7 | 2.6 |