1977 Seattle Seahawks season

1977 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Jack Patera
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	5–9
Division Place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second season with the National Football League. The 1977 season was the team's first in the AFC West.

1977 NFL Draft

1977 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/14	Steve August	Offensive Tackle	Tulsa
2/30	Tom Lynch	Offensive Guard	Boston College
2/41	Terry Beeson	Linebacker	Kansas
2/51	Peter Cronan	Linebacker	Boston College
3/58	Dennis Boyd	Defensive End	Oregon State
4/87	John Yarno	Center	Idaho
4/111	Larry Seivers	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
6/142	Tony Benjamin	Running Back	Duke
7/169	David Sims	Running Back	Georgia Tech
9/225	George Adzick	Defensive Back	Minnesota
10/254	Sam Adkins	Quarterback	Wichita State
11/281	Bill Westbeld	Offensive Tackle	Dayton
12/329	I. V. Wilson	Defensive Tackle	Tulsa
Supp	Al Hunter	Running Back	Notre Dame

Personnel

Staff

1977 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office General Manager – John Thompson Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan Player Personnel Director – Dick Mansperger Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen Head Coaches Head Coach – Jack Patera Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Sam Boghosian Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Jerry Rhome Running Backs – Andy MacDonald			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Hollway Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	Baltimore Colts	L 29-14	Kingdome	0-1	58,991
2	September 25, 1977	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 42-20	Riverfront Stadium	0-2	45,579
3	October 2, 1977	Denver Broncos	L 24-13	Kingdome	0-3	53,108
4	October 9, 1977	at New England Patriots	L 31-0	Schaefer Stadium	0-4	45,927
5	October 16, 1977	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30-23	Kingdome	1-4	54,783
6	October 23, 1977	at Miami Dolphins	L 31-13	Miami Orange Bowl	1-5	29,855
7	October 30, 1977	Buffalo Bills	W 56-17	Kingdome	2-5	61,180
8	November 6, 1977	at Oakland Raiders	L 44-7	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	2-6	50,929
9	November 13, 1977	at New York Jets	W 17-0	Shea Stadium	3-6	42,923
10	November 20, 1977	Houston Oilers	L 22-10	Kingdome	3-7	61,519
11	November 27, 1977	San Diego Chargers	L 30-28	Kingdome	3-8	58,994
12	December 4, 1977	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30-20	Three Rivers Stadium	3-9	45,429
13	December 11, 1977	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 34-31	Arrowhead Stadium	4-9	22,262
14	December 18, 1977	Cleveland Browns	W 20-19	Kingdome	5-9	61,583

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos	12	2	0	.857	274	148	L-1
Oakland Raiders	11	3	0	.786	351	230	W-2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	222	205	L-2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	282	373	W-2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	225	349	L-6

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1977 NFL season results at NFL.com