1977 Seattle Seahawks season


The 1977 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 2nd in the National Football League. This season was the team's first in the AFC West. The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback Jim Zorn returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56–17 win over the Buffalo Bills at the Kingdome. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the [1977 1977 New York Jets season|New York Jets season|New York Jets] 17–0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5–9 record, winning their final two games in the process; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.

Offseason

Undrafted free agents

PlayerPositionCollege
Charles BellDefensive backTexas A&M
Greg ChamplinWide receiverDenver
Jim CramerLinebackerPittsburgh
Murray CunninghamKickerTennessee Tech
Tom FineTackleNotre Dame
Jim GagnonDefensive EndWisconsin–River Falls
Dick GeddesDefensive tackleIllinois Wesleyan
Dave LowryRunning backBYU
Carl Van ValkenbergTackleWashington

Personnel

Final roster

  • Starters in bold.

Schedule

Regular season

In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the AFC West, with one inter-conference game against [1978 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay].
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteRecap
1September 18Baltimore ColtsL 14–290–1Kingdome
2September 25at [1977 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]L 20–420–2Riverfront Stadium
3October 2Denver BroncosL 13–240–3Kingdome
4October 9at [1977 1977 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]L 0–310–4Schaefer Stadium
5October 16Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 30–231–4Kingdome
6October 23at [1977 1977 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]L 13–311–5Miami Orange Bowl
7October 30Buffalo BillsW 56–172–5Kingdome
8November 6at [1977 1977 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]L 7–442–6Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
9November 13at New York JetsW 17–03–6Shea Stadium
10November 20Houston OilersL 10–223–7Kingdome
11November 27[1977 1977 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]L 28–303–8Kingdome
12December 4at [1977 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]L 20–303–9Three Rivers Stadium
13December 11at [1977 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]W 34–314–9Arrowhead Stadium
14December 18Cleveland BrownsW 20–195–9Kingdome