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1978 Seattle Seahawks: 9-7-0
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Home record: 5-3-0 (205 points scored, 155 allowed) Road record: 4-4-0 (140 points scored, 203 allowed) Head Coach: Jack Patera

345 points scored (7th of 28 teams), 358 points allowed (26th) NFL Averages: 18.3 points/game (293.3 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:   261   467   3,117   ( 6)   6.10   15   22    561   2,394   ( 9)    4.3   28    5,511    ( 3)      41
Defense:   263   460   3,005   (27)   6.20   21   22    551   2,513   (23)    4.6   20    5,518    (26)      39

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Efren Herrera        K     16   5'9   190   27    4   UCLA
 3  John Leypoldt        K      1   6'2   230   32    8   Northern Virginia C.C.
10  Jim Zorn             QB    16   6'2   200   25    3   Cal Poly-Pomona
16  Steve Myer           QB     4   6'2   188   24    2   New Mexico
18  Herman Weaver        P     16   6'4   210   29    9   Tennessee
22  Dave Brown           DB    16   6'1   190   25    4   Michigan
24  Al Hunter            RB    16   5'11  195   23    2   Notre Dame
26  Kerry Justin         DB    16   5'11  175   23    1   Oregon State
27  Autry Beamon         DB    16   6'1   190   24    4   East Texas State
31  Tony Benjamin        RB     6   6'3   225   23    2   Duke
34  Rufus Crawford       RB    16   5'10  180   23    1   Virginia State
35  David Sims           RB    12   6'3   216   23    2   Georgia Tech
36  Ken Geddes           LB    12   6'3   235   32    8   Nebraska
38  Cornell Webster      DB    15   6'0   180   23    2   Tulsa
42  Keith Simpson        DB    13   6'1   195   22    R   Memphis
42  Don Testerman        RB    16   6'2   230   25    3   Clemson
44  John Harris          DB    16   6'2   200   22    R   Arizona State
47  Sherman Smith        RB    12   6'4   225   23    3   Miami (Ohio)
51  John Yarno           C     13   6'5   251   23    2   Idaho
53  Keith Butler         LB    16   6'4   225   22    R   Memphis
54  Art Kuehn            C     16   6'3   255   25    3   UCLA
56  Sammy Green          LB    16   6'2   230   24    3   Florida
57  Pete Cronan          LB    15   6'2   238   23    2   Boston College
58  Terry Beeson         LB    16   6'3   240   23    2   Kansas
61  Tom Lynch            OG    16   6'5   260   23    2   Boston College
62  Ernie Price          DE    12   6'4   245   28    6   Texas A&I
63  Nick Bebout          OT    16   6'5   260   27    6   Wyoming
64  Charles Aiu          OG     1   6'2   250   24    3   Hawaii
66  Bill Sandifer        DT    15   6'6   260   26    5   UCLA
67  Bill Cooke           DT     4   6'5   250   27    4   Massachusetts
68  Dennis Boyd          DT    16   6'6   255   22    2   Oregon State
70  Dave Kraayeveld      DE    12   6'5   255   23    R   Milton
71  Steve Niehaus        DT    14   6'4   255   24    3   Notre Dame
72  Louis Bullard        OT    16   6'6   285   22    R   Jackson State
73  Norm Evans           OT    13   6'5   250   36   14   Texas Christian
75  Alden Roche          DE    10   6'4   255   33    9   Southern
76  Steve August         OT    14   6'5   254   24    2   Tulsa
77  Bill Gregory         DE    16   6'5   260   28    8   Wisconsin
78  Bob Newton           OG    16   6'4   260   29    8   Nebraska
80  Steve Largent        WR    16   5'11  184   24    3   Tulsa
81  John Sawyer          TE    11   6'2   230   25    4   Southern Mississippi
83  Steve Raible         WR    16   6'2   195   24    3   Georgia Tech
84  Sam McCullum         WR    16   6'2   203   25    5   Montana State
87  Ron Howard           TE    16   6'4   240   27    5   Seattle
88  Doug Long            DB    15   6'0   189   23    2   Whitworth
88  Brian Peets          TE     8   6'4   225   22    R   Pacific
89  Duke Fergerson       WR    16   6'1   193   24    2   San Diego State
90  Charles McShane      LB    14   6'3   230   24    2   California Lutheran

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Jim Zorn             443  248   56.0  3,283   7.41  13.2  15   3.4   20   4.5    44   284    72.1
Steve Myer            22   11   50.0     94   4.27   8.5   0   0.0    2   9.1     0     0    23.7
David Sims             1    1  100.0     15  15.00  15.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Herman Weaver          1    1  100.0      9   9.00   9.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   104.2
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Steve Largent          71  1,168   16.5    8
Sam McCullum           37    525   14.2    3
David Sims             30    195    6.5    1
Sherman Smith          28    366   13.1    1
Steve Raible           22    316   14.4    1
Ron Howard             18    251   13.9    1
Don Testerman          17    143    8.4    0
Al Hunter              12    172   14.3    0
Duke Fergerson         11    116   10.5    0
John Sawyer             9    101   11.2    0
Rufus Crawford          4     25    6.2    0
Brian Peets             1     14   14.0    0
Tony Benjamin           1      9    9.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Sherman Smith         165    805    4.9    6
David Sims            174    752    4.3   14
Al Hunter             105    348    3.3    2
Jim Zorn               59    290    4.9    6
Don Testerman          43    155    3.6    0
Rufus Crawford          6     19    3.2    0
Steve Raible            2     13    6.5    0
Steve Myer              2     10    5.0    0
Tony Benjamin           1      7    7.0    0
Herman Weaver           2     -5   -2.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Rufus Crawford         35    829   23.7    0
Al Hunter              16    385   24.1    0
Duke Fergerson         10    236   23.6    0
Doug Long               4     35    8.8    0
Don Testerman           1     19   19.0    0
Dennis Boyd             1      6    6.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Rufus Crawford         34    284    8.4    4    0
John Harris             5     58   11.6    1    0
Ken Geddes              1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Herman Weaver 66 2,440 37.0 6 13 0 36 371 29.5 Efren Herrera 3 73 24.3 0 2 0 0 0 24.3 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Efren Herrera 2/2 1/1 5/6 5/11 0/1 13/21 40/44 79 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Autry Beamon 4 17 0 Dennis Boyd 3.0 Dave Brown 3 44 0 Keith Butler 2.0 Pete Cronan 2.0 2 15 0 Sammy Green 1 0 0 Bill Gregory 9.0 1 3 0 John Harris 1.0 4 65 0 Ernie Price 4.0 Bill Sandifer 1.0 Keith Simpson 1.0 2 40 1 Cornell Webster 5 9 0

1978 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 9 DB Keith Simpson 108 Memphis 2 36 LB Keith Butler 146 Memphis 3 63 DB Bob Jury 15 Pittsburgh 5 119 OT Louis Bullard 35 Jackson State 6 146 WR Glenn Starks Texas A&I 7 173 DB John Harris 160 Arizona State 9 231 OT Rich Grimmett Illinois 10 258 WR Rob Stewart Lafayette 11 301 LB George Halas Miami [pick acquired from MIA] 12 316 RB Jeff Bergeron Lamar

Traded draft picks: #8 to MIN (Mike Wood), #11 to NO (Dave Riley)


Transactions:

08-08-1978claimed Barrett Paige on waivers from Cowboys
08-15-1978traded Seattle's #5 pick in the 1979 draft to Cowboys for Efren Herrera
08-23-1978placed Gordon Jolley on injured reserve
08-28-1978traded Bob Jury and Dallas' #3 pick in the 1979 draft to 49ers for San Francisco's #3 pick in the 1979 draft
08-28-1978traded Seattle's #3 and #6 picks in the 1979 draft to Cowboys for Bill Gregory and Dallas' #3 pick in the 1979 draft
08-30-1978claimed Dave Kraayeveld on waivers from Cowboys
09-27-1978traded Bill Cooke and Seattle's #8 pick in the 1979 draft to Lions for Ernie Price
12-13-1978placed David Sims on injured reserve


1978 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/03/78 vs San Diego Chargers L 20-24 0-1-0 09/10/78 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-21 0-2-0 09/17/78 at New York Jets W 24-17 1-2-0 09/24/78 vs Detroit Lions W 28-16 2-2-0 10/01/78 at Denver Broncos L 7-28 2-3-0 10/08/78 vs Minnesota Vikings W 29-28 3-3-0 10/15/78 at Green Bay Packers L 28-45 3-4-0 10/22/78 vs Oakland Raiders W 27-7 4-4-0 10/29/78 vs Denver Broncos L 17-20 (OT) 4-5-0 11/05/78 at Chicago Bears W 31-29 5-5-0 11/12/78 vs Baltimore Colts L 14-17 5-6-0 11/19/78 at Kansas City Chiefs W 13-10 6-6-0 11/26/78 at Oakland Raiders W 17-16 7-6-0 12/03/78 vs Cleveland Browns W 47-24 8-6-0 12/10/78 at San Diego Chargers L 10-37 8-7-0 12/17/78 vs Kansas City Chiefs W 23-19 9-7-0

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