1978 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1978 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's third season in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks won nine games, giving the franchise its first winning season. Coach Jack Patera won the National Football League Coach of the Year Award at seasons end.

Led by the third ranked offense, the team had some achievements. David Sims led the AFC in total touchdowns – 15, including 14 rushing – and the team had 28 rushing touchdowns, number two in the league. Steve Largent made his first Pro Bowl with 71 receptions and 8 touchdowns. Quarterback Jim Zorn earned his sole All-Pro honor of his career by making the second team. This would be the only All-Pro by a Seahawks quarterback until Russell Wilson was selected in 2019. The defense, however, lagged far behind ranking 26th.

Season highlights included defeating the Oakland Raiders twice and a last-second win over the Minnesota Vikings. Also a memorable game was a 20–17 loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Following an interception of a Jim Zorn pass off of a deflection, in overtime, the Broncos drove to the 1 yard line, but could not punch it in for a touchdown. Jim Turner missed an 18-yard field goal attempt, but the Seahawks were penalized for having 12 men on the field and the Broncos made the second kick. A 37–10 defeat in San Diego in week 15 eliminated the Seahawks from playoff contention, but a 23–19 win at home against Kansas City gave the team their first winning season.

Draft

1978 Seattle Seahawks Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 9 Keith Simpson Defensive back Memphis State
2 36 Keith Butler Linebacker Memphis State
3 63 Bob Jury Defensive Back Pittsburgh
5 119 Louis Bullard Offensive tackle Jackson State
6 146 Glenn Starks Wide receiver Texas A&I
7 173 John Harris Defensive Back Arizona State
9 231 Rich Grimmett Offensive Tackle Illinois
10 258 Rob Stewart Wide Receiver Lafayette
11 301 George Halas Linebacker Miami (FL)
12 316 Jeff Bergeron Running back Lamar

Undrafted free agents

1978 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Jerome Carter Defensive back Delaware State
Gene Dales Guard Oregon State
Lance Garrett Wide receiver South Carolina
Marcus Hatley Tight end Tulsa
Mike Korvas Punter Weber State
Rob Lowe Kicker/Punter Idaho
Steve Midboe Defensive end Minnesota
Mike O'Brien Defensive Back California
Scott Palmer Quarterback Anderson
Frank Stephens Defensive Back UCLA
Howard Studdard Wide receiver USC
Skip Taylor Running back Oklahoma State
Jeff Tisdel Quarterback Nevada
Bruce Timmier Quarterback Trinity
Joe Volinsky Defensive end Penn State

Personnel

Staff

1978 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Managing general partner – Herman Sarkowsky
  • general manager – John Thompson
  • Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger
  • Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
  • Offensive line – Howard Mudd
 Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Head trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1978 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 60 Ron Coder G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Don Dufek S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 85 Marcus Hatley TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 9 Mike Korves P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics
 49 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1979 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 4 San Diego Chargers W 17–9 1–0 Kingdome Recap
2 August 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–6 2–0 Candlestick Park Recap
3 August 17 Los Angeles Rams L 7–26 2–1 Kingdome Recap
4 August 24 Chicago Bears W 16–7 3–1 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season

With the start of a 16-game season, inter-conference play began a rotating schedule. Divisional matchups had the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 3 San Diego Chargers L 20–24 0–1 Kingdome Recap
2 September 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–21 0–2 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
3 September 17 at New York Jets W 24–17 1–2 Shea Stadium Recap
4 September 24 Detroit Lions W 28–16 2–2 Kingdome Recap
5 October 1 at Denver Broncos L 7–28 2–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
6 October 8 Minnesota Vikings W 29–28 3–3 Kingdome Recap
7 October 15 at Green Bay Packers L 28–45 3–4 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
8 October 22 Oakland Raiders W 27–7 4–4 Kingdome Recap
9 October 29 Denver Broncos L 17–20 (OT) 4–5 Kingdome Recap
10 November 5 at Chicago Bears W 31–29 5–5 Soldier Field Recap
11 November 12 Baltimore Colts L 14–17 5–6 Kingdome Recap
12 November 19 at Kansas City Chiefs W 13–10 6–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
13 November 26 at Oakland Raiders W 17–16 7–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
14 December 3 Cleveland Browns W 47–24 8–6 Kingdome Recap
15 December 10 at San Diego Chargers L 10–37 8–7 San Diego Stadium Recap
16 December 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–19 9–7 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1978 NFL season results[4][5]

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(3) 10 6 0 .625 7–1 8–4 282 198 L1
Oakland Raiders 9 7 0 .563 3–5 5–7 311 283 W1
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 345 358 W1
San Diego Chargers 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 355 309 W3
Kansas City Chiefs 4 12 0 .250 1–7 4–10 243 327 L2

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 3 339
Seahawks 0 7 3717

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 4
  • Game time: 7:33 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,853
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV: KIRO tape delay
  • Gamebook

Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 13 7020
49ers 0 3 306

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 12
  • Game time: 6:06 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C), 77% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 36,069
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 10 6 7326
Seahawks 0 7 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 17
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 63,235
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV: KIRO tape delay
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. Chicago Bears

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 077
Seahawks 0 7 3616

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:35 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 54,844
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV: KIRO tape delay
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 3 7724
Seahawks 6 7 0720

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 18-yard field goal, 3:21 (SD 10–6)
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 23-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:16 (SEA 13–10)

Third quarter

  • SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:23 (SD 17–13)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • SD – Dan Fouts: 14/22, 186 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 21/32, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

  • SD – Bo Matthews: 10 car, 49 yds
  • SEA – David Sims: 18 car, 61 yds

Top receivers

  • SD – Don Woods: 7 rec, 77 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 186 – 89 – 275 – 2
  • SEA – 308 – 138 – 446 – 2

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 3010
Steelers 0 14 0721

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C), 78% humidity, wind S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,277
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook [permanent dead link]
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:32 (PIT 14–7)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 6:48 (PIT 14–10)

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick), 14:19 (PIT 21–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Al Hunter: 10 car, 37 yds
  • PIT – Franco Harris: 18 car, 64 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 154 – 93 – 247 – 3
  • PIT – 185 – 151 – 336 – 1

Week 3: at New York Jets

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 3724
Jets 7 7 3017

at Shea Stadium, New York

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind NW 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 46,911
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NYJ – Clark Gaines 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 7–0)

Second quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:19 (Tied 7–7)
  • NYJ – Clark Gaines 5-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 7:58 (NYJ 14–7)
  • SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:01 (Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 45-yard field goal, 8:33 (SEA 17–14)
  • NYJ – Pat Leahy 37-yard field goal, 1:57 (Tied 17–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 3-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:20 (SEA 24–17)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/26, 191 yds, 1 INT
  • NYJ – Richard Todd: 13/24, 220 yds, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 121 yds, 3 TD
  • NYJ – Kevin Long: 16 car, 80 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 181 – 153 – 334 – 2
  • NYJ – 201 – 177 – 378 – 3

Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 3 10016
Seahawks 0 7 02128

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DET – Benny Ricardo 35-yard field goal, 12:00 (DET 6–0)
  • SEA – Jim Zorn 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:10 (SEA 7–6)

Third quarter

  • DET – Benny Ricardo 29-yard field goal, 9:53 (DET 9–7)
  • DET – Dexter Bussey 29-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick), 0:58 (DET 16–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 40-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:34 (DET 16–14)
  • SEA – Ron Howard 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (SEA 21–16)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:30 (SEA 28–16)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • DET – Dexter Bussey: 20 car, 120 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – David Sims: 15 car, 48 yds

Top receivers

  • DET – Horace King: 5 rec, 50 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DET – 129 – 132 – 261 – 0
  • SEA – 158 – 87 – 245 – 1

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Broncos 7 7 01428

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C), 23% humidity, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,989
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Norris Weese 6-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 6:30 (DEN 7–0)

Second quarter

  • DEN – Jon Keyworth 9-yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick), 7:26 (DEN 14–0)

Third quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:17 (DEN 14–7)

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Larry Canada 9-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 7:39 (DEN 21–7)
  • DEN – Dave Preston 30-yard pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick), 3:05 (DEN 28–7)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – David Sims: 10 car, 45 yds, 1 TD
  • DEN – Lonnie Perrin: 7 car, 65 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 231 – 92 – 323 – 5
  • DEN – 169 – 204 – 373 – 3

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 14 14028
Seahawks 13 6 01029

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MIN – Ahmad Rashad 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 8:57 (SEA 13–7)
  • SEA – David Sims 8-yard run (PAT failed), 0:40 (SEA 19–7)
  • MIN – Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:04 (SEA 19–14)

Third quarter

  • MIN – Robert Miller 5-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick), 6:41 (MIN 21–19)
  • MIN – Sammy White 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick), 0:59 (MIN 28–19)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Jim Zorn 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:02 (MIN 28–26)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 29–28)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Robert Miller: 20 car, 64 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 16 car, 74 yds

Top receivers

  • MIN – Robert Miller: 4 rec, 58 yds
  • SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • MIN – 274 – 117 – 391 – 1
  • SEA – 248 – 184 – 432 – 2

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 7728
Packers' 28 3 14045

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C), 87% humidity, wind S 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,712
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Jim Zorn 12-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:06 (GB 28–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 48-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:38 (GB 28–14)
  • GB – Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal, 6:32 (GB 31–14)

Third quarter

  • GB – Terdell Middleton 2-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 11:51 (GB 38–14)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:04 (GB 38–21)
  • GB – Terdell Middleton 9-yard run (Chester Marcol kick), 4:35 (GB 45–21)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:23 (GB 45–28)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – David Sims: 22 car, 104 yds, 1 TD
  • GB – Terdell Middleton: 23 car, 121 yds, 4 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 289 – 194 – 483 – 7
  • GB – 179 – 190 – 369 – 3

Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 077
Seahawks 7 14 6027

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 62,529
  • Referee: Don Wedge
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:33 (SEA 14–0)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:07 (SEA 21–0)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 42-yard field goal, 2:16 (SEA 24–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 0:36 (SEA 27–0)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • OAK – 177 – 70 – 247 – 4
  • SEA – 170 – 204 – 374 – 1

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Broncos 3 7 70320
Seahawks 7 7 03017

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Jim Zorn 4-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:09 (SEA 14–3)
  • DEN – Rick Upchurch 29-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick), 3:28 (SEA 14–10)

Third quarter

  • DEN – Lonnie Perrin 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick), 5:46 (DEN 17–14)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 1:53 (Tied 17–17)

Overtime

  • DEN – Jim Turner 18-yard field goal, 2:01 (DEN 20–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 145 – 278 – 423 – 3
  • SEA – 140 – 118 – 258 – 5

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 14331
Bears 0 6 101329

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 74% humidity, wind S 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,697
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CHI – Bob Thomas 33-yard field goal, 1:22 (SEA 7–3)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 26-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:31 (SEA 14–3)
  • CHI – Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 14–6)

Third quarter

  • CHI – Bob Thomas 39-yard field goal, 11:04 (SEA 14–9)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:14 (SEA 21–9)
  • CHI – Roland Harper 20-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick), 1:38 (SEA 21–16)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 6-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:03 (SEA 28–16)

Fourth quarter

  • CHI – Walter Payton 1-yard run (PAT failed), 7:33 (SEA 28–22)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 34-yard field goal, 5:06 (SEA 31–22)
  • CHI – Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 0:35 (SEA 31–29)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 126 yds, 2 TD
  • CHI – James Scott: 5 rec, 88 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 165 – 224 – 389 – 1
  • CHI – 227 – 174 – 401 – 3

Week 11: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 3 0717
Seahawks 7 0 0714

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,905
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BAL – Toni Linhart 22-yard field goal, 9:58 (BAL 10–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Ron Lee 14-yard run (Toni Linhart kick), 8:20 (BAL 17–7)
  • SEA – David Sims 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:05 (BAL 17–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • BAL – Joe Washington: 25 car, 93 yds
  • SEA – David Sims: 14 car, 106 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • BAL – 115 – 133 – 248 – 1
  • SEA – 95 – 168 – 263 – 3

Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 3013
Chiefs 0 3 0710

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: overcast, 36 °F (2 °C), 22% humidity, wind E 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 35,252
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 10-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:56 (SEA 10–0)
  • KC – Jan Stenerud 20-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 10–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 18-yard field goal, 9:08 (SEA 13–3)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 89 yds
  • KC – Henry Marshall: 4 rec, 78 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 125 – 132 – 257 – 0
  • KC – 231 – 124 – 355 – 4

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 01017
Raiders 0 10 0616

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 50 °F (10 °C), 86% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,978
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and John Brodie
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • OAK – Mark van Eeghen 4-yard run (Errol Mann kick), 12:29 (Tied 7–7)
  • OAK – Errol Mann 26-yard field goal, 1:03 (OAK 10–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:20 (SEA 14–10)
  • OAK – Dave Casper 31-yard pass from Ken Stabler (PAT failed), 5:29 (OAK 16–14)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 17–16)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 263 – 84 – 347 – 2
  • OAK – 198 – 133 – 331 – 1

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 10 7724
Seahawks 14 9 71747

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 62,262
  • Referee: Don Wedge
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:50 (SEA 7–0)
  • SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:54 (SEA 14–0)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:51 (SEA 21–0)
  • SEA – Safety, Steve Raible ran Johnny Evans out of end zone, 11:40 (SEA 23–0)
  • CLE – Dave Logan 7-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:00 (SEA 23–7)
  • CLE – Don Cockroft 40-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 23–10)

Third quarter

  • SEA – David Sims 19-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:14 (SEA 30–10)
  • CLE – Greg Pruitt 26-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 5:33 (SEA 30–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 38-yard field goal, 9:22 (SEA 33–17)
  • SEA – David Sims 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:49 (SEA 40–17)
  • CLE – Dave Logan 5-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick), 4:24 (SEA 40–24)
  • SEA – Keith Simpson 40-yard interception return (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:43 (SEA 47–24)

Top passers

  • CLE – Brian Sipe: 20/36, 250 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 15/24, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

  • CLE – Greg Pruitt: 12 car, 133 yds
  • SEA – David Sims: 23 car, 91 yds, 3 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • CLE – 259 – 193 – 452 – 6
  • SEA – 235 – 183 – 418 – 2

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 0010
Chargers 3 17 01737

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 69 °F (21 °C), 50% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,975
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Paul Warfield
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 12:44 (SEA 10–3)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 26-yard field goal, 4:33 (SEA 10–6)
  • SD – John Jefferson 31-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:56 (SD 13–10)
  • SD – John Jefferson 6-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 0:22 (SD 20–10)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Larry Burton 55-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:06 (SD 27–10)
  • SD – Hank Bauer 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 9:58 (SD 34–10)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 27-yard field goal, 6:51 (SD 37–10)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 14/31, 150 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • SD – Dan Fouts: 22/33, 279 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

  • SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 63 yds
  • SD – Don Woods: 11 car, 47 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 103 – 136 – 239 – 3
  • SD – 286 – 95 – 381 – 1

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 7 7219
Seahawks 7 13 0323

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,490
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Ed Podolak
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (PAT failed), 8:56 (SEA 13–3)
  • SEA – Al Hunter 5-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:12 (SEA 20–3)
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:58 (SEA 20–10)

Third quarter

  • KC – Tony Reed 62-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 7:39 (SEA 20–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 6:47 (SEA 23–17)
  • KC – Safety, Ed Beckman ran Herman Weaver out of end zone, 0:15 (SEA 23–19)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • KC – Tony Reed: 11 car, 121 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Al Hunter: 27 car, 133 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • KC – Henry Marshall: 1 rec, 40 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 44 – 253 – 297 – 3
  • SEA – 252 – 204 – 456 – 2

References

  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1978 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1979 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Seattle Seahawks 1978 Schedule
  5. ^ 1978 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1978 NFL season results at NFL.com
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