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1976 Seattle Seahawks: 2-12-0
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Home record: 1-6-0 (136 points scored, 234 allowed) Road record: 1-6-0 (93 points scored, 195 allowed) Head Coach: Jack Patera

229 points scored (21st of 28 teams), 429 points allowed (28th) NFL Averages: 19.2 points/game (268.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   229   480   2,649   ( 7)   5.21   13   30    374   1,416   (28)    3.8   14    4,065    (19)      48
Defense:   223   367   2,524   (25)   6.41   27   15    614   2,876   (28)    4.7   20    5,400    (28)      26

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  John Leypoldt        K     11   6'2   230   30    6   Northern Virginia C.C.
 4  Don Bitterlich       K      3   5'7   166   22    R   Temple
 5  Rick Engles          P     14   5'11  170   22    R   Tulsa
10  Jim Zorn             QB    14   6'2   200   23    R   Cal Poly-Pomona
19  Bill Munson          QB     5   6'2   205   35   13   Utah State
22  Dave Brown           DB    14   6'1   190   23    2   Michigan
25  Don Dufek            DB    14   6'0   195   22    R   Michigan
28  Lyle Blackwood       DB    11   6'0   190   25    4   Texas Christian
29  Al Matthews          DB    14   5'11  190   28    7   Texas A&I
30  Oliver Ross          RB    10   6'0   210   27    4   Alabama A&M
32  Mike Curtis          LB    14   6'2   232   33   12   Duke
33  Andy Bolton          RB     5   6'1   205   22    R   Fisk
36  Ken Geddes           LB    11   6'3   235   30    6   Nebraska
37  Hugh McKinnis        RB    11   6'0   219   28    4   Arizona State
38  Ed Bradley           LB    14   6'2   239   26    5   Wake Forest
39  Bill Olds            RB     1   6'1   224   25    4   Nebraska
41  Eddie McMillan       DB    14   6'0   190   24    4   Florida State
42  Don Testerman        RB    14   6'2   230   23    R   Clemson
44  Ralph Nelson         RB     8   6'2   195   23    2   None
45  Rolly Woolsey        DB    14   6'1   182   23    2   Boise State
46  Ted Bachman          DB     5   6'0   190   24    1   New Mexico State
47  Sherman Smith        RB    12   6'4   217   21    R   Miami (Ohio)
49  Ernie Jones          DB     9   6'3   180   23    R   Miami
50  Greg Collins         LB    13   6'3   227   23    2   Notre Dame
52  Randy Coffield       LB    13   6'3   215   22    R   Florida State
53  Fred Hoaglin         C     13   6'4   250   32   11   Pittsburgh
54  Art Kuehn            C     14   6'3   270   23    1   UCLA
56  Sammy Green          LB    14   6'2   228   22    R   Florida
58  Don Hansen           LB     2   6'3   228   32   10   Illinois
60  Ron Coder            OG    13   6'4   250   22    R   Penn State
62  Dave Simonson        OT     5   6'6   250   24    3   Minnesota
63  Nick Bebout          OT    14   6'5   260   25    4   Wyoming
64  Gordon Jolley        OT    14   6'5   245   27    5   Utah
65  John Demarie         OG     9   6'3   248   31   10   Louisiana State
67  Bobby Penchion       OG    14   6'5   252   27    5   Alcorn State
70  Bob Lurtsema         DE    13   6'6   250   34   10   Western Michigan
70  Larry Woods          DT     6   6'6   268   28    6   Tennessee State
71  Steve Niehaus        DT    14   6'4   270   22    R   Notre Dame
72  Al Cowlings          DE     1   6'5   245   29    7   Southern California
73  Norm Evans           OT    10   6'5   250   34   12   Texas Christian
74  Carl Barisich        DT    14   6'4   255   25    4   Princeton
75  Dave Tipton          DE    12   6'6   246   27    6   Stanford
77  Richard Harris       DE    14   6'4   258   28    6   Grambling
78  Bob Newton           OG    12   6'4   260   27    6   Nebraska
79  Jim White            DE     2   6'3   260   28    4   Colorado State
80  Steve Largent        WR    14   5'11  184   22    R   Tulsa
81  John McMakin         TE    13   6'3   225   26    5   Clemson
83  Steve Raible         WR    13   6'2   195   22    R   Georgia Tech
84  Sam McCullum         WR    14   6'2   203   23    3   Montana State
87  Ron Howard           TE    14   6'4   225   25    3   Seattle
88  Don Clune            WR    10   6'3   195   24    3   Pennsylvania
89  Alvis Darby          TE     1   6'5   216   22    R   Florida

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Jim Zorn             439  208   47.4  2,571   5.86  12.4  12   2.7   27   6.2    25   196    49.5
Bill Munson           37   20   54.1    295   7.97  14.8   1   2.7    3   8.1     3    29    55.6
Sherman Smith          2    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Rick Engles            1    1  100.0      8   8.00   8.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   100.0
Steve Largent          1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Steve Largent          54    705   13.1    4
Ron Howard             37    422   11.4    0
Sherman Smith          36    384   10.7    1
Sam McCullum           32    506   15.8    4
Don Testerman          25    232    9.3    1
Hugh McKinnis          13    148   11.4    0
Ralph Nelson           12     96    8.0    0
John McMakin            9    158   17.6    2
Steve Raible            4    126   31.5    1
Don Clune               4     67   16.8    0
Oliver Ross             2     22   11.0    0
Lyle Blackwood          1      8    8.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Sherman Smith         119    537    4.5    4
Jim Zorn               52    246    4.7    4
Don Testerman          67    246    3.7    1
Ralph Nelson           52    173    3.3    1
Hugh McKinnis          46    105    2.3    4
Andy Bolton            13     44    3.4    0
Rick Engles             3     37   12.3    0
Oliver Ross            13     23    1.8    0
Bill Olds               2      9    4.5    0
Bill Munson             1      6    6.0    0
Steve Raible            1      2    2.0    0
Ron Howard              1      2    2.0    0
Steve Largent           4    -14   -3.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Oliver Ross            30    655   21.8    0
Andy Bolton            15    280   18.7    0
Lyle Blackwood         10    230   23.0    0
Don Dufek               9    177   19.7    0
Steve Largent           8    156   19.5    0
Sherman Smith           5     78   15.6    0
Don Testerman           2     29   14.5    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Lyle Blackwood         19    132    6.9    2    0
Dave Brown             11     74    6.7    5    0
Steve Largent           4     36    9.0    0    0
Rolly Woolsey           2      5    2.5    0    0
Eddie McMillan          1     -1   -1.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Rick Engles 80 3,067 38.3 4 13 2 56 537 29.9 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts John Leypoldt 0/0 2/2 1/2 5/7 0/1 8/12 19/22 43 Don Bitterlich 0/0 1/1 0/2 0/1 0/0 1/ 4 7/ 7 10 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Carl Barisich 4.5 Ed Bradley 1 29 0 Dave Brown 4 70 0 Mike Curtis 2.0 2 40 0 Sammy Green 2.0 Richard Harris 4.0 Bob Lurtsema 3.0 Al Matthews 3 60 1 Eddie McMillan 1 0 0 Steve Niehaus 9.5 Dave Tipton 3.0 Rolly Woolsey 4 19 0

1976 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 2 DT Steve Niehaus 39 Notre Dame 2 29 LB Sammy Green 62 Florida 2 58 RB Sherman Smith 95 Miami (Ohio) 2 59 WR Steve Raible 84 Georgia Tech 3 62 DE Jeff Lloyd 25 West Texas State 3 89 P Rick Engles 22 Tulsa 3 92 K Don Bitterlich 3 Temple 4 93 QB Steve Myer 12 New Mexico 4 122 OG Randy Johnson 22 Georgia 4 123 RB Andy Bolton 32 Fisk 5 126 DB Don Dufek 95 Michigan 5 153 DB Ernie Jones 44 Miami 5 156 RB Larry Bates Miami 6 157 TE Al Darby 9 Florida 7 184 DT Lodie Dixon Arkansas State 8 210 WR Larry Shipp LSU 9 239 OT Bob Bos Iowa State 10 266 LB Randy Coffield 24 Florida State 11 293 P Keith Muehr S.W. Louisiana 12 320 WR Ronnie Barnett Texas-Arlington 13 349 RB Andy Reid 1 Georgia 14 376 DB Jarvis Blinks N.W. Louisiana 15 405 OT Dan Smith Washington State 16 432 OG Jeff Urczyk Georgia Tech 17 461 QB Chris Rowland Washington

Traded draft picks: none


Transactions:

03-30-1976selected Al Matthews from Packers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Art Kuehn from Redskins in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bill Olds from Colts in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bob Picard from Eagles in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Carl Barisich from Browns in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Charles Waddell from Chargers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dave Brown from Steelers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dave Tipton from Chargers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Don Clune from Giants in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Don Hansen from Falcons in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dwayne Crump from Cardinals in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ed Bradley from Steelers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Eddie McMillan from Rams in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Fred Hoaglin from Oilers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Gary Hayman from Bills in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Gary Keithley from Cardinals in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Gordon Jolley from Lions in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Jerry Davis from Jets in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Jesse O'Neal from Oilers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Joe Owens from Saints in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected John Demarie from Browns in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected John McMakin from Lions in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ken Geddes from Rams in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ken Hutcherson from Packers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Kerry Marbury from Patriots in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Larry Woods from Jets in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Lyle Blackwood from Bengals in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Mike Curtis from Colts in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Neil Graff from Patriots in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Nick Bebout from Falcons in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Norm Evans from Dolphins in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bob Penchion from 49ers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Rocky Rasley from Chiefs in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Rolly Woolsey from Cowboys in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ron Howard from Cowboys in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Rondy Colbert from Giants in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Sam McCullum from Vikings in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Steve Taylor from Broncos in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Wayne Baker from 49ers in expansion draft
08-03-1976placed Charles Waddell on injured reserve
08-03-1976placed Larry Bates on injured reserve
08-05-1976traded Wayne Baker to Raiders for a conditional draft pick
08-26-1976traded Seattle's #8 pick in the 1977 draft to Oilers for Steve Largent
09-06-1976traded Seattle's #5 pick in the 1977 draft to Lions for Bill Munson
09-06-1976claimed Terry Brown on waivers from Cardinals
09-06-1976traded Seattle's #12 pick in the 1977 draft to Steelers for Ron Coder and Pittsburgh's #12 pick in the 1977 draft
09-07-1976traded Terry Brown to Browns for Ted Bachman
09-07-1976traded Ahmad Rashad to Vikings for Minnesota's #4 pick in the 1977 draft
09-21-1976traded Don Hansen to Packers for cash
12-03-1976claimed Bryant Salter on waivers from Dolphins
12-08-1976Colts claimed Bryant Salter on waivers


1976 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/76 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 24-30 0-1-0 09/19/76 at Washington Redskins L 7-31 0-2-0 09/26/76 vs San Francisco 49ers L 21-37 0-3-0 10/03/76 vs Dallas Cowboys L 13-28 0-4-0 10/10/76 at Green Bay Packers L 20-27 0-5-0 10/17/76 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13-10 1-5-0 10/24/76 vs Detroit Lions L 14-41 1-6-0 10/31/76 at Los Angeles Rams L 6-45 1-7-0 11/07/76 vs Atlanta Falcons W 30-13 2-7-0 11/14/76 at Minnesota Vikings L 21-27 2-8-0 11/21/76 vs New Orleans Saints L 27-51 2-9-0 11/28/76 at New York Giants L 16-28 2-10-0 12/05/76 vs Chicago Bears L 7-34 2-11-0 12/12/76 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10-27 2-12-0

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