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1978 Seattle Seahawks
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 345 points (21.6/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 358 points (22.4/g), 26th.
Differential of -13 points (-0.8/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Jack Patera (9-7-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 248 for 443, 3,283 yards, 15 td, 20 int, & 59 rushes for 290 yards and 6 td | |
| RB | Sherman Smith | 24 | 2 | 12 | 165 rushes for 805 yards, 6 td, & 28 catches for 366 yards and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| RB | Al Hunter | 23 | 1 | 5 | 105 rushes for 348 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 1st pick / 1977 Supp |
| FB | David Sims | 23 | 1 | 9 | 174 rushes for 752 yards, 14 td, & 30 catches for 195 yards and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 169th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Don Testerman | 26 | 2 | 5 | 43 rushes for 155 yards, 0 td, & 17 catches for 143 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| WR | Steve Largent* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 71 catches for 1,168 yards, 8 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Sam McCullum | 26 | 4 | 16 | 37 catches for 525 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| TE | Ron Howard | 27 | 4 | 11 | 18 catches for 251 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | John Sawyer | 25 | 3 | 5 | 9 catches for 101 yards, 0 td | Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975 |
| LT | Nick Bebout | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| LG | Tom Lynch | 23 | 1 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
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| C | John Yarno | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 87th pick / 1977 |
| RG | Bob Newton | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
| RT | Steve August | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 14th pick / 1977 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ernie Price | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| LDE | Bill Sandifer | 26 | 4 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1974 |
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| LDT | Dennis Boyd | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 58th pick / 1977 |
| RDT | Bill Sandifer | 26 | 4 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1974 |
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| RDT | Steve Niehaus | 24 | 2 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 2nd pick / 1976 |
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| RDE | Bill Gregory | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Sammy Green | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Terry Beeson | 23 | 1 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 41st pick / 1977 |
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| RLB | Keith Butler | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Cornell Webster | 24 | 1 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Brown | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Autry Beamon | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| FS | John Harris | 22 | Rook | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Efren Herrera | 27 | 4 | 0 | 13 of 21 field goals & 40 of 44 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 169th pick / 1974 |
| P | Herman Weaver | 30 | 8 | 0 | 66 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| PR | Rufus Crawford | 23 | Rook | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Rufus Crawford | 23 | Rook | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charles Aiu | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-2 | Hawaii | 5/22/1954 | 2 | |
| Steve August | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 9/4/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 14th pick / 1977 |
| Autry Beamon | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/12/1953 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| Nick Bebout | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| Terry Beeson | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 9/19/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 41st pick / 1977 |
| Tony Benjamin | 23 | RB | 6 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/27/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 142nd pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Boyd | 23 | DT-DE-T-C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 11/5/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 58th pick / 1977 |
| Dave Brown | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/16/1953 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| Louis Bullard | 22 | T | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 5/6/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1978 |
| Keith Butler | 22 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Memphis | 5/16/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1978 |
| Bill Cooke | 27 | DT-DE-T | 4 | 3 | 249 | 6-5 | Connecticut,Massachusetts | 2/26/1951 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 244th pick / 1975 |
| Rufus Crawford | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Virginia State | 5/21/1955 | Rook | |
| Pete Cronan | 23 | LB | 15 | 1 | 238 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/13/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 51st pick / 1977 |
| Norm Evans | 36 | T | 13 | 2 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Duke Fergerson | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | San Diego State,Washington State | 4/21/1954 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1976 |
| Ken Geddes | 32 | LB | 12 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/27/1946 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| Sammy Green | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/12/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Gregory | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 12/14/1949 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971 |
| John Harris | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 6/13/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Efren Herrera | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 7/30/1951 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 169th pick / 1974 |
| Ron Howard | 27 | TE | 16 | 11 | 229 | 6-4 | Seattle | 3/3/1951 | 4 | |
| Al Hunter | 23 | RB | 16 | 5 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 1st pick / 1977 Supp |
| Kerry Justin | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 5/3/1955 | Rook | |
| Dave Kraayeveld | 23 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Milton,Wisconsin-Whitewater | 10/26/1955 | Rook | |
| Art Kuehn | 25 | C | 16 | 3 | 257 | 6-3 | San Jose State,UCLA | 2/12/1953 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Largent* | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 9/28/1954 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| John Leypoldt | 32 | K | 1 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Northern Virginia Community College | 3/31/1946 | 7 | |
| Doug Long | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Whitworth | 5/24/1955 | 1 | |
| Tom Lynch | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Boston College | 5/24/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
| Sam McCullum | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| Charles McShane | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 1/4/1954 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 346th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Myer | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 7/17/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 93rd pick / 1976 |
| Bob Newton | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 8/16/1949 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
| Steve Niehaus | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 6 | 263 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/25/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 2nd pick / 1976 |
| Brian Peets | 22 | TE | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Pacific | 7/15/1956 | Rook | |
| Ernie Price | 28 | DE | 12 | 11 | 248 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/20/1950 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Raible | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 6/2/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 59th pick / 1976 |
| Alden Roche | 33 | DE | 10 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/9/1945 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| Bill Sandifer | 26 | DT-DE | 15 | 13 | 278 | 6-6 | UCLA | 1/5/1952 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1974 |
| John Sawyer | 25 | TE | 11 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/26/1953 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975 |
| Keith Simpson | 22 | DB | 13 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Memphis | 3/9/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 9th pick / 1978 |
| David Sims | 23 | RB | 12 | 9 | 216 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/26/1955 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 169th pick / 1977 |
| Sherman Smith | 24 | RB | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-4 | Miami (OH) | 11/1/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| Don Testerman | 26 | RB | 16 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson,Ferrum,Lenoir-Rhyne,Virginia Tech | 11/7/1952 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| Herman Weaver | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| Cornell Webster | 24 | DB | 15 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | Tulsa,UCLA | 11/2/1954 | 1 | |
| John Yarno | 24 | C | 13 | 13 | 251 | 6-5 | Idaho | 12/17/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 87th pick / 1977 |
| Jim Zorn | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 5/10/1953 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 16 | 225.5 | 6-2.7 | 2.6 |