1996 Seattle Seahawks season

1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	T-4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 21st season with the National Football League.

1996 NFL Draft

1996 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/21	Pete Kendall	Offensive Guard	Boston College
2/46	Fred Thomas	Defensive Back	Tennessee-Martin
3/77	Robert Barr	Offensive Tackle	Rutgers
3/91	Reggie Brown	Running Back	Fresno State
4/99	Phillip Daniels	Defensive End	Georgia
4/131	Eric Unverzagt	Linebacker	Wisconsin
6/184	Reggie Green	Offensive Guard	Florida
6/209	T. J. Cunningham	Defensive Back	Colorado
7/225	Johnie Church	Defensive End	Florida

Personnel

Staff

1996 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office Owner – Ken Behring President – David Behring Executive Vice President of Finance – Mickey Loomis Vice President of Football Operations – Randy Mueller Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Dennis Erickson Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Gregg Smith Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon Offensive Line – Howard Mudd Offensive Assistant – Ned James			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Defensive Assistant – Keith Gilbertson Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Dave Arnold Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	at San Diego Chargers	L 7-29	Jack Murphy Stadium	0-1	58,780
2	September 8, 1996	Denver Broncos	L 20-30	Kingdome	0-2	43,671
3	September 15, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17-35	Kingdome	0-3	39,790
4	September 22, 1996	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-13	Houlihan's Stadium	1-3	30,212
5	September 29, 1996	Green Bay Packers	L 10-31	Kingdome	1-4	59,973
6	October 6, 1996	at Miami Dolphins	W 22-15	Joe Robbie Stadium	2-4	59,539
7	Bye
8	October 17, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17-34	Arrowhead Stadium	2-5	76,057
9	October 27, 1996	San Diego Chargers	W 32-13	Kingdome	3-5	38,143
10	November 3, 1996	Houston Oilers	W 23-16	Kingdome	4-5	36,320
11	November 10, 1996	Minnesota Vikings	W 42-23	Kingdome	5-5	50,794
12	November 17, 1996	at Detroit Lions	L 16-17	Pontiac Silverdome	5-6	51,194
13	November 24, 1996	Oakland Raiders	L 21-27	Kingdome	5-7	47,506
14	December 1, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 7-34	Mile High Stadium	5-8	74,982
15	December 8, 1996	Buffalo Bills	W 26-18	Kingdome	6-8	41,373
16	December 15, 1996	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13-20	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	6-9	66,134
17	December 22, 1996	at Oakland Raiders	W 28-21	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	7-9	33,455

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	391	275
Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	297	300
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	310	376
Oakland Raiders	7	9	0	.438	340	293
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	317	376

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1996 NFL season results at NFL.com