1988 Seattle Seahawks season

1988 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Cincinnati 21-13
Timeline
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The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League. The Seahawks won its first Division title in the AFC West for the first time in franchise history.

1988 NFL Draft

1988 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
2/49	Brian Blades	Wide Receiver	Miami (FL)
3/75	Tommy Kane	Wide Receiver	Syracuse
4/101	Kevin Harmon	Running Back	Iowa
6/158	Roy Hart	Nose Tackle	South Carolina
7/185	Ray Jackson	Defensive Back	Ohio State
8/215	Robert Tyler	Tight End	South Carolina State
9/242	Deatrich Wise	Nose Tackle	Jackson State
10/269	Derwin Jones	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
11/284	Rick McLeod	Offensive Tackle	Washington
11/299	Dwayne Harper	Defensive Back	South Carolina State
12/326	Dave DesRochers	Offensive Tackle	San Diego State

Personnel

Staff

1988 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office President/General Manager – Mike McCormack Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Steve Moore Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Running Backs – Chick Harris Tight Ends – Russ Purnell Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive Line – George Dyer Inside Linebackers – Rusty Tillman Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins Special Assignments – Joe Vitt Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 4, 1988	at Denver Broncos	W 21-14	Mile High Stadium	1-0	75,986
2	September 11, 1988	Kansas City Chiefs	W 31-10	Kingdome	2-0	61,512
3	September 18, 1988	at San Diego Chargers	L 6-17	Jack Murphy Stadium	2-1	44,449
4	September 25, 1988	San Francisco 49ers	L 7-38	Kingdome	2-2	62,382
5	October 2, 1988	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31-20	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	3-2	28,619
6	October 9, 1988	at Cleveland Browns	W 16-10	Cleveland Stadium	4-2	78,605
7	October 16, 1988	New Orleans Saints	L 19-20	Kingdome	4-3	63,569
8	October 23, 1988	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10-31	Anaheim Stadium	4-4	57,033
9	October 30, 1988	San Diego Chargers	W 17-14	Kingdome	5-4	59,641
10	November 6, 1988	Buffalo Bills	L 3-13	Kingdome	5-5	61,074
11	November 13, 1988	Houston Oilers	W 27-24	Kingdome	6-5	60,446
12	November 20, 1988	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24-27	Arrowhead Stadium	6-6	33,152
13	November 28, 1988	Los Angeles Raiders	W 35-27	Kingdome	7-6	62,641
14	December 4, 1988	at New England Patriots	L 7-13	Sullivan Stadium	7-7	59,086
15	December 11, 1988	Denver Broncos	W 42-14	Kingdome	8-7	62,838
16	December 18, 1988	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 43-37	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	9-7	61,127

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks(3)	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	339	329
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	327	352
Los Angeles Raiders	7	9	0	.438	6–2	6–6	325	369
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	231	332
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	1	.281	2–6	4–9–1	254	320

Game summaries

Week 13

1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 14 6 7 0 27 • Seahawks 7 14 0 14 35 Date: November 28 Location: Kingdome • Seattle, Washington Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: indoors (dome) Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 SEA Steve Largent 15 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) Seahawks 7-0 1 LA Greg Townsend recovered fumble in end zone (Chris Bahr kick) Tie 7-7 1 LA Tim Brown 49 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14-7 2 SEA Brian Blades 6 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) Tie 14-14 2 LA Chris Bahr 46 yard field goal Raiders 17-14 2 LA Chris Bahr 46 yard field goal Raiders 20-14 2 SEA Paul Skansi 11 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) Seahawks 21-20 3 LA Steve Smith 4 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 27-21 4 SEA Curt Warner 7 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) Seahawks 28-27 4 SEA Louis Clark 20 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) Seahawks 35-27

Week 16

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 14 9 14 6 43 Raiders 7 10 10 10 37 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Date: Sunday, December 18 Game time: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 54°F, wind 9 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com Game information First Quarter LA - Tim Brown 2 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) - Raiders 7-0 SEA - Steve Largent 35 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) - Tied 7-7 SEA - Brian Blades 17 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) - Seahawks 14-7 Second Quarter LA - Willie Gault 51 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) - Tied 14-14 SEA - Norm Johnson 39 yard field goal - Seahawks 17-14 LA - Chris Bahr 26 yard field goal - Tied 17-17 SEA - Norm Johnson 24 yard field goal - Seahawks 20-17 SEA - Norm Johnson 40 yard field goal - Seahawks 23-17 Third Quarter SEA - Brian Blades 30 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) - Seahawks 30-17 LA - Chris Bahr 28 yard field goal - Seahawks 30-20 SEA - John L. Williams 75 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) - Seahawks 37-20 LA - Steve Smith 4 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) - Seahawks 37-27 Fourth Quarter SEA - Norm Johnson 35 yard field goal - Seahawks 40-27 LA - Mervyn Fernandez 54 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) - Seahawks 40-34 SEA - Norm Johnson 32 yard field goal - Seahawks 43-34 LA - Chris Bahr 24 yard field goal - Seahawks 43-37 Seahawks Dave Krieg 19/32, 410 Yds, 4 TD, INT John L. Williams 14 Rush, 59 Yds 7 Rec, 180 Yds, TD Raiders Jay Schroeder 22/49, 354 Yds, 3 TD, INT Bo Jackson 14 Rush, 67 Yds Mervyn Fernandez 4 Rec, 113 Yds, TD

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Divisional	December 31, 1988	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 13-21	Riverfront Stadium	58,560

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1988 NFL season results at NFL.com