1983 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 8th season with the National Football League.
The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion [1983 1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders] 30–14. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship Game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984 to 2001, the rest of their time in the AFC. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West. During the offseason, the Seahawks changed the color of the facemasks on their helmets from gray to blue.
Offseason
The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of creating comebacks for teams. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating striping trim on the jersey collars, and incorprorating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks lost their stripes and became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.Personnel
Final roster
- Denotes players that were selected for the 1984 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 4 | at [1983 1983 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs] | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| 2 | September 11 | at [1983 1983 New York Jets season|New York Jets season|New York Jets] | W 17–10 | 1–1 | Shea Stadium | |
| 3 | September 18 | [1983 1983 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers] | W 34–31 | 2–1 | Kingdome | |
| 4 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Kingdome | |
| 5 | October 2 | at [1983 1983 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns] | W 24–9 | 3–2 | Cleveland Stadium | |
| 6 | October 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–28 | 3–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
| 7 | October 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 38–36 | 4–3 | Kingdome | |
| 8 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–27 | 4–4 | Kingdome | |
| 9 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–21 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 10 | November 6 | [1983 1983 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos] | W 27–19 | 6–4 | Kingdome | |
| 11 | November 13 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 28–33 | 6–5 | Busch Stadium | |
| 12 | November 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–38 | 6–6 | Mile High Stadium | |
| 13 | November 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 51–48 | 7–6 | Kingdome | |
| 14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–35 | 7–7 | Kingdome | |
| 15 | December 11 | at [1983 1983 New York Giants season|New York Giants season|New York Giants] | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Giants Stadium | |
| 16 | December 18 | New England Patriots | W 24–6 | 9–7 | Kingdome |
Postseason
The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | Denver Broncos | W 31–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | ||
| Divisional | at [1983 1983 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins] | W 27–20 | 2–0 | Miami Orange Bowl | ||
| AFC Championship | January 8, 1984 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–30 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |