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1981 Seattle Seahawks: 6-10-0
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Home record: 5-3-0 (195 points scored, 182 allowed) Road record: 1-7-0 (127 points scored, 206 allowed) Head Coach: Jack Patera

322 points scored (15th of 28 teams), 388 points allowed (25th) NFL Averages: 20.7 points/game (330.8 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:   307   524   3,427   (12)   6.11   21   15    440   1,594   (27)    3.6   14    5,021    (20)      38
Defense:   294   502   3,134   (11)   5.83   25   21    588   2,806   (27)    4.8   20    5,940    (26)      48

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Efren Herrera        K     12   5'9   190   30    7   UCLA
 2  Wilson Alvarez       K      4   6'0   165   24    R   Southeastern Louisiana
 6  Frank Garcia         P      1   6'0   190   24    1   Arizona
 8  Jeff West            P     15   6'3   210   28    6   Cincinnati
10  Jim Zorn             QB    13   6'2   200   28    6   Cal Poly-Pomona
12  Sam Adkins           QB     3   6'2   214   26    4   Wichita State
17  Dave Krieg           QB     7   6'1   185   23    2   Milton
21  Vic Minor            DB     4   6'0   198   22    2   Northeast Louisiana
22  Dave Brown           DB    10   6'1   190   28    7   Michigan
25  Don Dufek            DB    15   6'0   195   27    5   Michigan
26  Kerry Justin         DB    15   5'11  175   26    4   Oregon State
27  Gregg Johnson        DB    16   6'1   188   23    R   Oklahoma State
30  Theotis Brown        RB    10   6'2   225   24    3   UCLA
32  Horace Ivory         RB     6   6'0   198   27    5   Oklahoma
32  Jeff Moore           RB     2   6'0   195   25    3   Jackson State
33  Dan Doornink         RB    15   6'3   210   25    4   Washington State
34  Terry Miller         RB     1   5'10  196   25    4   Oklahoma State
37  Eric Lane            RB    14   6'0   195   22    R   Brigham Young
41  Will Lewis           DB    10   5'9   185   23    2   Millersville
43  Jim Jodat            RB    12   5'11  213   27    5   Carthage
44  John Harris          DB    16   6'2   200   25    4   Arizona State
45  Kenny Easley         DB    14   6'3   206   22    R   UCLA
46  David Hughes         RB    16   6'0   220   22    R   Boise State
47  Sherman Smith        RB    16   6'4   225   26    6   Miami (Ohio)
48  Keith Simpson        DB    12   6'1   195   25    4   Memphis
50  Brian Flones         LB     4   6'1   228   22    R   Washington State
51  John Yarno           C     11   6'5   251   26    5   Idaho
52  Joe Norman           LB     8   6'1   220   25    3   Indiana
53  Keith Butler         LB    16   6'4   225   25    4   Memphis
54  Art Kuehn            C     16   6'3   255   28    6   UCLA
55  Michael Jackson      LB    16   6'1   220   24    3   Washington
56  Greg Gaines          LB     8   6'3   202   23    R   Tennessee
57  Pete Cronan          LB     5   6'2   238   26    4   Boston College
58  Terry Beeson         LB    15   6'3   240   26    5   Kansas
59  Rodell Thomas        LB    11   6'2   227   23    R   Alabama State
60  Kevin Turner         LB     8   6'2   225   23    2   Pacific
63  Fred Anderson        DE    14   6'4   235   27    3   Prairie View A&M
64  Ron Essink           OT    16   6'6   246   23    2   Grand Valley State
65  Edwin Bailey         OG    16   6'4   265   22    R   South Carolina State
66  Bill Dugan           OG    16   6'4   271   22    R   Penn State
68  Dennis Boyd          OT    16   6'6   255   25    4   Oregon State
69  Doug Sutherland      DT    16   6'3   250   33   12   Wisconsin-Superior
70  Mike White           DT    15   6'5   266   24    3   Albany State
74  Manu Tuiasosopo      DE    16   6'3   252   24    3   UCLA
75  Robert Hardy         DT    14   6'2   250   25    3   Jackson State
76  Steve August         OT    16   6'5   254   27    5   Tulsa
78  Bob Newton           OG    15   6'4   260   32   11   Nebraska
79  Jacob Green          DE    16   6'3   247   24    2   Texas A&M
80  Steve Largent        WR    16   5'11  184   27    6   Tulsa
81  John Sawyer          TE    16   6'2   230   28    6   Southern Mississippi
83  Steve Raible         WR     9   6'2   195   27    6   Georgia Tech
84  Sam McCullum         WR    16   6'2   190   28    8   Montana State
85  Paul Johns           WR    16   5'11  170   22    R   Tulsa
86  Mike Tice            TE    16   6'7   235   22    R   Maryland
89  Mark McGrath         WR     6   5'11  175   23    1   Montana State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Jim Zorn             397  236   59.4  2,788   7.02  11.8  13   3.3    9   2.3    24   201    82.4
Dave Krieg           112   64   57.1    843   7.53  13.2   7   6.2    5   4.5    11    85    83.3
Sam Adkins            13    7   53.8     96   7.38  13.7   1   7.7    1   7.7     2    14    71.3
Steve Largent          1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Jeff West              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          75  1,224   16.3    9
Sam McCullum           46    567   12.3    3
Sherman Smith          44    406    9.2    1
David Hughes           35    263    7.5    2
Dan Doornink           27    350   13.0    4
Theotis Brown          25    268   10.7    0
John Sawyer            21    272   13.0    0
Paul Johns              8    131   16.4    1
Eric Lane               7     58    8.3    0
Mike Tice               5     47    9.4    0
Jim Jodat               4     52   13.0    0
Mark McGrath            4     47   11.8    0
Jeff Moore              3     18    6.0    0
Steve Raible            1     12   12.0    0
Steve August            1      9    9.0    0
Dennis Boyd             1      3    3.0    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Theotis Brown         141    531    3.8    6
Sherman Smith          83    253    3.0    3
Dan Doornink           65    194    3.0    1
Jim Zorn               30    140    4.7    1
David Hughes           47    135    2.9    0
Jim Jodat              31    106    3.4    1
Dave Krieg             11     56    5.1    1
Steve Largent           6     47    7.8    1
Horace Ivory            9     38    4.2    0
Sam Adkins              3     28    9.3    0
Jeff West               3     25    8.3    0
Eric Lane               8     22    2.8    0
Jeff Moore              1     15   15.0    0
Terry Miller            2      4    2.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Will Lewis             20    378   18.9    0
Horace Ivory           15    281   18.7    0
Gregg Johnson          13    235   18.1    0
Eric Lane              10    208   20.8    0
Paul Johns              5     81   16.2    0
Don Dufek               3     45   15.0    0
Pete Cronan             2     42   21.0    0
John Sawyer             1      8    8.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Paul Johns             16    177   11.1    4    0
Will Lewis             15    100    6.7    2    0
Gregg Johnson           1     16   16.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Jeff West 66 2,578 39.1 2 16 0 32 153 36.1 Frank Garcia 2 74 37.0 0 0 0 1 0 37.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Efren Herrera 0/0 6/7 3/3 2/5 1/2 12/17 23/25 59 Wilson Alvarez 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/4 0/0 3/ 7 14/15 23 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Dave Brown 2 2 0 Keith Butler 1.5 2 0 0 Kenny Easley 3 155 1 Jacob Green 12.0 Robert Hardy 8.5 John Harris 10 155 2 Michael Jackson 1.0 2 51 0 Keith Simpson 2 34 0 Doug Sutherland 1.5 Manu Tuiasosopo 6.0 Mike White 5.5

1981 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 4 DB Kenny Easley 89 UCLA 2 31 RB David Hughes 74 Boise State 3 58 OG Bill Dugan 44 Penn State 4 87 WR Scott Phillips Brigham Young 5 114 OG Edwin Bailey 139 South Carolina State 6 140 DE Steve Durham 8 Clemson 7 170 WR Ron Johnson 47 Long Beach State 7 186 TE Brad Scovill Penn State [pick acquired from HOU] 8 196 RB Eric Lane 97 Brigham Young 9 223 RB Jim Stone Notre Dame 9 236 WR Jim Whatley Washington State [pick acquired from MIN] 10 252 RB Ken Dawson Savannah State 11 279 RB Lance Olander Colorado 12 306 DT Jeff Bednarek Pacific

Traded draft picks: none


Transactions:

09-01-1981claimed Doug Sutherland on waivers from Vikings
09-25-1981traded Seattle's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Patriots for Horace Ivory
10-13-1981traded Tom Lynch to Bills for Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1982 draft
10-13-1981traded Seattle's #4 pick in the 1982 draft and #4 pick in the 1983 draft to Cardinals for Theotis Brown


1981 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/06/81 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21-27 0-1-0 09/13/81 vs Denver Broncos W 13-10 1-1-0 09/20/81 at Oakland Raiders L 10-20 1-2-0 09/27/81 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 14-20 1-3-0 10/04/81 at San Diego Chargers L 10-24 1-4-0 10/11/81 at Houston Oilers L 17-35 1-5-0 10/18/81 vs New York Giants L 0-32 1-6-0 10/25/81 at New York Jets W 19-3 2-6-0 11/01/81 at Green Bay Packers L 24-34 2-7-0 11/08/81 vs Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-21 3-7-0 11/16/81 vs San Diego Chargers W 44-23 4-7-0 11/22/81 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13-40 4-8-0 11/29/81 vs Oakland Raiders L 31-32 4-9-0 12/06/81 vs New York Jets W 27-23 5-9-0 12/13/81 at Denver Broncos L 13-23 5-10-0 12/20/81 vs Cleveland Browns W 42-21 6-10-0

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