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1979 Seattle Seahawks
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 378 points (23.6/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 372 points (23.2/g), 24th.
Differential of 6 points (0.4/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.
Coached by Jack Patera (9-7-0)
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1979 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 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 285 for 505, 3,661 yards, 20 td, 18 int, & 46 rushes for 279 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Sherman Smith | 25 | 3 | 15 | 194 rushes for 775 yards, 11 td, & 48 catches for 499 yards and 4 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Dan Doornink | 23 | 1 | 12 | 152 rushes for 500 yards, 8 td, & 54 catches for 432 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 7th / 174th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Steve Largent* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 66 catches for 1,237 yards, 9 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Sam McCullum | 27 | 5 | 16 | 46 catches for 739 yards, 4 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| TE | Brian Peets | 23 | 1 | 14 | 25 catches for 293 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Nick Bebout | 28 | 6 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Tom Lynch | 24 | 2 | 15 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
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| C | John Yarno | 25 | 2 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 87th pick / 1977 |
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| RG | Bob Newton | 30 | 8 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
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| RG | Ron Coder | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1976 |
| RT | Steve August | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 14th pick / 1977 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 37 | 15 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Robert Hardy | 23 | Rook | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 267th pick / 1979 |
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| RDT | Manu Tuiasosopo | 22 | Rook | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Bill Gregory | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Sammy Green | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| LLB | Michael Jackson | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 57th pick / 1979 |
| MLB | Terry Beeson | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 41st pick / 1977 |
| RLB | Keith Butler | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Cornell Webster | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Brown | 26 | 4 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Keith Simpson | 23 | 1 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 9th pick / 1978 |
| FS | Autry Beamon | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| FS | John Harris | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Efren Herrera | 28 | 5 | 0 | 19 of 23 field goals & 43 of 46 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 169th pick / 1974 |
| P | Herman Weaver | 31 | 9 | 0 | 66 punts for a 40.2 average, 3 blocked | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| PR | Tony Green | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1978 |
| KR | Jeff Moore | 23 | Rook | 1 | 31 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 12th / 319th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Adkins | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Wichita State | 5/21/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 254th pick / 1977 |
| Steve August | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 9/4/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 14th pick / 1977 |
| Autry Beamon | 26 | DB | 15 | 13 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/12/1953 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| Nick Bebout | 28 | T | 13 | 13 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| Terry Beeson | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 9/19/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 41st pick / 1977 |
| Mark E. Bell | 22 | DE | 16 | 1 | 241 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 8/30/1957 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 102nd pick / 1979 |
| Tony Benjamin | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/27/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 142nd pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Boyd | 24 | DT-DE-T-C | 11 | 4 | 255 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 11/5/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 58th pick / 1977 |
| Dave Brown | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/16/1953 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1975 |
| Louis Bullard | 23 | T | 3 | 2 | 265 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 5/6/1956 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1978 |
| Keith Butler | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Memphis | 5/16/1956 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1978 |
| Ron Coder | 25 | G-T | 15 | 5 | 250 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/24/1954 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Cooke | 28 | DT-DE-T | 15 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Connecticut,Massachusetts | 2/26/1951 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 244th pick / 1975 |
| Pete Cronan | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 238 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/13/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 51st pick / 1977 |
| Dan Doornink | 23 | RB | 16 | 12 | 210 | 6-3 | Washington State | 2/1/1956 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 174th pick / 1978 |
| Don Dufek | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/28/1954 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 126th pick / 1976 |
| Carl Eller | 37 | DE | 16 | 8 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Duke Fergerson | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | San Diego State,Washington State | 4/21/1954 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1976 |
| Jessie Green | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 2/21/1954 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 274th pick / 1976 |
| Sammy Green | 25 | LB | 16 | 9 | 228 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/12/1954 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1976 |
| Tony Green | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Florida | 9/26/1956 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1978 |
| Bill Gregory | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 12/14/1949 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971 |
| Robert Hardy | 23 | DT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 7/3/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 267th pick / 1979 |
| John Harris | 23 | DB | 14 | 6 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 6/13/1956 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Efren Herrera | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 7/30/1951 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 169th pick / 1974 |
| Al Hunter | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 1st pick / 1977 Supp |
| Michael Jackson | 22 | LB | 15 | 7 | 220 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/15/1957 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 57th pick / 1979 |
| Kerry Justin | 24 | DB | 14 | 2 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 5/3/1955 | 1 | |
| Art Kuehn | 26 | C | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-3 | San Jose State,UCLA | 2/12/1953 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Largent* | 25 | WR | 15 | 15 | 187 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 9/28/1954 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 117th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Lynch | 24 | G | 15 | 15 | 256 | 6-5 | Boston College | 5/24/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
| Sam McCullum | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| Charles McShane | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 1/4/1954 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 346th pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Moore | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Jackson State | 8/20/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 12th / 319th pick / 1979 |
| Steve Myer | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 7/17/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 93rd pick / 1976 |
| Bob Newton | 30 | G-T | 11 | 11 | 257 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 8/16/1949 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971 |
| Joe Norman | 23 | LB | 15 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/15/1956 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 45th pick / 1979 |
| Mike O'Brien | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | California | 4/25/1956 | Rook | |
| Brian Peets | 23 | TE | 16 | 14 | 225 | 6-4 | Pacific | 7/15/1956 | 1 | |
| Larry Polowski | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Boise State | 9/15/1957 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 169th pick / 1979 |
| Ernie Price | 29 | DE | 4 | 4 | 248 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/20/1950 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Raible | 25 | WR | 16 | 4 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 6/2/1954 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 59th pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Sevy | 28 | T-G-DT-DE | 4 | 1 | 260 | 6-5 | California | 10/24/1951 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 290th pick / 1974 |
| Keith Simpson | 23 | DB | 15 | 11 | 195 | 6-1 | Memphis | 3/9/1956 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 9th pick / 1978 |
| David Sims | 24 | RB | 3 | 3 | 216 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/26/1955 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 169th pick / 1977 |
| Sherman Smith | 25 | RB | 16 | 15 | 225 | 6-4 | Miami (OH) | 11/1/1954 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 58th pick / 1976 |
| Manu Tuiasosopo | 22 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/30/1957 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 18th pick / 1979 |
| Herman Weaver | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| Cornell Webster | 25 | DB | 15 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | Tulsa,UCLA | 11/2/1954 | 2 | |
| John Yarno | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-5 | Idaho | 12/17/1954 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 87th pick / 1977 |
| Jim Zorn | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 5/10/1953 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 16 | 221.8 | 6-2.5 | 2.8 |