1980 Seattle Seahawks season

1980 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	John Thompson
Head coach	Jack Patera
Home stadium	Kingdome
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
All-Pros	None
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The 1980 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL).

The 1980 season was a strange season for the Seattle Seahawks. The team started off 4–3, then lost the remaining nine games of the season. They accumulated four road wins but lost all eight regular season home games. The offense struggled, especially after losing Sherman Smith to a knee injury for the season. With the running game struggling, the team gave up 52 sacks, up from 23 in 1979. The offense went from 7th to 21st. Even though the defense improved from 27th to 13th, the Seahawks still gave up 405 points.

Memorable moments included a 26–7 road win against the Houston Oilers, intercepting Kenny Stabler five times; a 17–16 road win against the Kansas City Chiefs (their last at Arrowhead Stadium until 1990); and a 14–0 road win against the Washington Redskins, with the offense rushing for over 220 yards. All 4 of Seattle's wins were away games; the Seahawks failed to win a home game for the first (and so far only) time in franchise history.

More indicative of the season were the home losses: a 34–13 rout at home inflicted by the San Diego Chargers, a 37–31 loss to the New England Patriots, featuring several lead changes, as the Seattle defense could not hold on; losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 31–30, after going into the 4th quarter with a 23–10 lead, and the Chiefs intercepting Jim Zorn a season-high five times, leading to 17 Kansas City points. The low point of the season was a 27–21 loss to a struggling New York Giants team, one which finished 4–12 (although one was over the Cowboys). On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 51–7, in Dallas, but many people believe the Giants loss was worse.

The successes of the 1978 and 1979 seasons were long forgotten by the season's end.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1980 NFL draft

1980 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Jacob Green  *	Defensive end	Texas A&M	from Buffalo
2	44	Andre Hines	Tackle	Stanford
4	97	Terry Dion	Defensive end	Oregon
5	127	Joe Steele	Running back	Washington
5	132	Daniel Jacobs	Defensive end	Winston-Salem State
6	153	Mark McNeal	Defensive end	Idaho
8	204	Vic Minor	Defensive back	Northeast Louisiana
8	207	Jack Cosgrove	Center	Pacific
9	238	Jim Swift	Tackle	Iowa
10	265	Ron Essink	Tackle	Grand Valley State
10	274	Billy Reaves	Wide receiver	Morris Brown
11	292	Tali Ena	Running back	Washington State
12	319	Presnell Gilbert	Defensive back	U. S. International
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Source: ^[1]

Undrafted free agents

1980 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Kevin Anderson	Guard	Oregon
Gary Carr	Running back	Fresno State
Steve Davis	Punter	Tennessee Tech
Mike Doerfler	Fullback	Montana State
Greg Feasel	Tackle	Abilene Christian
Mike Garrett	Punter	Georgia
Ron Gipson	Fullback	Washington
David Greenhalgh	Quarterback	Southwestern Oklahoma State
Eric Hill	Running back	Weber State
Dave Krieg	Quarterback	Milton College
Matt Kupec	Quarterback	North Carolina
Jack Lafferty	Center	Eastern Illinois
Mark McGrath	Wide receiver	Montana State
Arnie Pinkston	Defensive back	Yale
Brad Reid	Wide receiver	Iowa
Terry Rennaker	Linebacker	Stanford
Kirk Springs	Safety	Miami (OH)

Personnel

Staff

1980 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 Head coach – Jack Patera Offensive coaches Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald Offensive line – Howard Mudd

Defensive coaches Defensive/linebackers – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Jim E. Mora Defensive backs – Jack Christiansen Special teams coaches Special teams – Rusty Tillman Strength and conditioning Head trainer – Bruce Scott Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1980 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Sam Adkins 17 Dave Krieg 10 Jim Zorn Running backs (RB) 36 Larry Brinson 33 Dan Doornink 24 Al Hunter 43 Jim Jodat FB 30 Lawrence McCutcheon 32 Jeff Moore Wide receivers (WR) 86 Jessie Green 80 Steve Largent 84 Sam McCullum 83 Steve Raible Tight ends (TE) 82 Mark Bell DE 81 John Sawyer

Offensive linemen (OL) 76 Steve August T 72 Louis Bullard T 64 Ron Essink T 73 Andre Hines T 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Tom Lynch G 78 Bob Newton G 70 Jeff Sevy T 51 John Yarno C Defensive linemen (DL) 63 Fred Anderson DE 67 Bill Cooke DT 62 Terry Dion DE 79 Jacob Green DE 77 Bill Gregory DE 75 Robert Hardy DT 74 Manu Tuiasosopo DT

Linebackers (LB) 58 Terry Beeson 53 Keith Butler 55 Michael Jackson 52 Joe Norman 59 Terry Rennaker 56 Tim Walker Defensive backs (DB) 22 Dave Brown CB 25 Don Dufek S 44 John Harris S 26 Kerry Justin CB 41 Will Lewis 21 Vic Minor S 42 Keith Simpson S 38 Cornell Webster CB Special teams (ST)  1 Efrén Herrera K 18 Herman Weaver P

Reserve 85 Mike Allen WR (IR) 68 Dennis Boyd DT (IR) 57 Pete Cronan LB (IR) 50 Jack Cosgrove C (IR) -- Daniel Jacobs DE (IR) 89 Mark McGrath WR (IR) 16 Steve Myer QB (IR) 88 Brian Peets TE (IR) 47 Sherman Smith RB (IR) 34 Jim Walsh RB (IR) Rookies in italics 49 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

^[2]

• Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 7	Atlanta Falcons	W 14–10	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 18	Miami Dolphins	L 7–24	1–1	Kingdome	Recap
3	August 23	at San Francisco 49ers	W 10–7	2–1	Candlestick Park	Recap
4	August 29	at New England Patriots	W 30–23	3–1	Schaefer Stadium	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides ^{[3] [4]}

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 7	San Diego Chargers	L 13–34	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–16	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	New England Patriots	L 31–37	1–2	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 28	at Washington Redskins	W 14–0	2–2	RFK Stadium	Recap
5	October 5	at Houston Oilers	W 26–7	3–2	Houston Astrodome	Recap
6	October 12	Cleveland Browns	L 3–27	3–3	Kingdome	Recap
7	October 19	at New York Jets	W 27–17	4–3	Shea Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	at Oakland Raiders	L 14–33	4–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
9	November 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–27	4–5	Kingdome	Recap
10	November 9	Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–31	4–6	Kingdome	Recap
11	November 17	Oakland Raiders	L 17–19	4–7	Kingdome	Recap
12	November 23	at Denver Broncos	L 20–36	4–8	Mile High Stadium	Recap
13	November 27	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–51	4–9	Texas Stadium	Recap
14	December 7	New York Giants	L 21–27	4–10	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 13	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–21	4–11	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
16	December 21	Denver Broncos	L 17–25	4–12	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1980 NFL season results ^[5]

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers (1)	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	418	327	W2
Oakland Raiders (4)	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	364	306	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–8	319	336	W1
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	310	323	W1
Seattle Seahawks	4	12	0	.250	1–7	3–9	291	408	L9

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	3	10
Seahawks	7	7	0	0	14

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 7
• Game time: 7:36 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 59,555
• Referee: Bob Frederic
• TV: KIRO
• Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Miami Dolphins

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	0	0	17	24
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 18
• Game time: 7:30 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 59,550
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV: KIRO
• Gamebook

Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
49ers	0	0	0	0	0

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

• Date: August 23
• Game time: 7:04 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 41,841
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV: KIRO
• Gamebook

Week P4: vs. New England Patriots

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	10	6	7	0	23
Seahawks	7	17	3	3	30

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 5:35 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 56,947
• Referee: Gene Barth
• TV: NBC
• Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	21	7	3	34
Seahawks	3	0	3	7	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 62,042
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Carl Eller
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 46-yard field goal, 12:05 (SEA 3–0) SD – Rolf Benirschke 41-yard field goal, 9:03 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SD – Greg McCrary 1-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:36 (SD 10–3) SD – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:52 (SD 17–3) SD – John Jefferson 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:15 (SD 24–3) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 28-yard field goal, 8:18 (SD 24–6) SD – John Jefferson 23-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:26 (SD 31–6) Fourth quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 36-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:17 (SD 31–13) SD – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 1:50 (SD 34–13) Top passers SD – Dan Fouts: 21/31, 230 yds, 4 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/33, 235 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SD – John Cappelletti: 16 car, 112 yds SEA – Sherman Smith: 10 car, 37 yds Top receivers SD – John Jefferson: 6 rec, 103 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 62 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 224 – 197 – 421 – 0 SEA – 202 – 47 – 249 – 2

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	0	0	17
Chiefs	0	7	6	3	16

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 75 °F (24 °C), 55% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 42,403
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 12-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:40 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:55 (SEA 17–0) KC – Henry Marshall 1-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:06 (SEA 17–7) Third quarter KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–10) KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 17–14) Fourth quarter KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35 (SEA 17–16) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 194 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT KC – Steve Fuller: 20/31, 184 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Dan Doornink: 12 car, 32 yds KC – Ted McKnight: 9 car, 28 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 6 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 78 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 187 – 122 – 309 – 2 KC – 155 – 83 – 238 – 0

Week 3: vs. New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	3	17	7	10	37
Seahawks	3	14	0	14	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 1:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,035
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Len Dawson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NE – John Smith 19-yard field goal, 9:15 (NE 3–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 0:37 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:24 (SEA 10–3) NE – Stanley Morgan 68-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 10:02 (Tied 10–10) NE – Stanley Morgan 40-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 6:31 (NE 17–10) SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:14 (Tied 17–17) NE – John Smith 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (NE 20–17) Third quarter NE – Horace Ivory 20-yard run (John Smith kick), 1:43 (NE 27–17) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:46 (NE 27–24) NE – John Smith 29-yard field goal, 12:23 (NE 30–24) SEA – Sam McCullum 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:57 (SEA 31–30) NE – Don Hasselbeck 16-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 2:52 (NE 37–31) Top passers NE – Steve Grogan: 15/24, 271 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/36, 312 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Top rushers NE – Don Calhoun: 13 car, 77 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 5 car, 42 yds Top receivers NE – Stanley Morgan: 2 rec, 108 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 127 yds, 2 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to NE – 271 – 203 – 474 – 1 SEA – 299 – 134 – 433 – 2

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14
Redskins	0	0	0	0	0

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 4:00 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 60% humidity, wind S 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 53,263
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Jim Zorn 21-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:26 (SEA 7–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:56 (SEA 14–0) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 7/19, 86 yds, 2 INT WAS – Joe Theismann: 16/35, 200 yds, 4 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Jodat: 22 car, 117 yds WAS – Wilbur Jackson: 11 car, 33 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 40 yds WAS – Ricky Thompson: 4 rec, 50 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 80 – 235 – 315 – 2 WAS – 205 – 78 – 283 – 4

Week 5: at Houston Oilers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	20	3	0	26
Oilers	0	0	0	7	7

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 12:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 46,860
• Referee: Fred Wyant
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and John Brodie
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 32-yard field goal, 8:51 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:51 (SEA 10–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 10:10 (SEA 13–0) SEA – Sam McCullum 24-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:35 (SEA 20–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 50-yard field goal, 0:56 (SEA 23–0) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 44-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 26–0) Fourth quarter HOU – Mike Barber 22-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick), 1:23 (SEA 26–7) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/22, 172 yds, 2 TD HOU – Ken Stabler: 23/50, 174 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 44 yds HOU – Earl Campbell: 12 car, 50 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 80 yds, 2 TD HOU – Jeff Groth: 4 rec, 47 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 185 – 118 – 303 – 2 HOU – 163 – 79 – 242 – 6

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	6	7	7	27
Seahawks	0	3	0	0	3

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,366
• Referee: Chuck Heberling
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter CLE – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 3:58 (CLE 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 29-yard field goal, 13:50 (CLE 7–3) CLE – Keith Wright 39-yard pass from Brian Sipe (PAT failed), 2:30 (CLE 13–3) Third quarter CLE – Charles White 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 6:45 (CLE 20–3) Fourth quarter CLE – Mike Pruitt 22-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 13:20 (CLE 27–3) Top passers CLE – Brian Sipe: 12/24, 211 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 23/29, 222 yds Top rushers CLE – Mike Pruitt: 24 car, 166 yds, 2 TD SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 37 yds Top receivers CLE – Ozzie Newsome: 2 rec, 60 yds SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 61 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to CLE – 211 – 176 – 387 – 1 SEA – 205 – 118 – 323 – 1

Week 7: at New York Jets

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	7	17	27
Jets	0	7	7	3	17

at Shea Stadium, New York

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 64 °F (18 °C), 70% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 52,496
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 48-yard field goal, 4:12 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter NYJ – Mickey Shuler 4-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 0:29 (NYJ 7–3) Third quarter NYJ – Scott Dierking 20-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 14–3) SEA – Jessie Green 32-yard blocked punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:05 (NYJ 14–10) Fourth quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal, 12:27 (NYJ 17–10) SEA – Efrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 8:35 (NYJ 17–13) SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:13 (SEA 20–17) SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:06 (SEA 27–17) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 258 yds NYJ – Richard Todd: 17/27, 198 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Jeff Moore: 4 car, 40 yds NYJ – Scott Dierking: 18 car, 65 yds Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 5 rec, 107 yds NYJ – Derrick Gaffney: 5 rec, 91 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 244 – 85 – 329 – 0 NYJ – 189 – 149 – 338 – 2

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	14	14
Raiders	3	3	10	17	33

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 73% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,185
• Referee: Cal Lepore
• TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Chris Bahr 34-yard field goal, 1:44 (OAK 3–0) Second quarter OAK – Chris Bahr 38-yard field goal, 10:59 (OAK 6–0) Third quarter OAK – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 11:47 (OAK 9–0) OAK – Bob Chandler 5-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:10 (OAK 16–0) Fourth quarter OAK – Bob Chandler 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:07 (OAK 23–0) SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:52 (OAK 23–7) OAK – Bob Chandler 23-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (OAK 30–7) SEA – Steve Largent 67-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:55 (OAK 30–14) OAK – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 2:44 (OAK 33–14) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/33, 282 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT OAK – Jim Plunkett: 16/25, 214 yds, 3 TD Top rushers SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 9 yds OAK – Mark van Eeghen: 17 car, 75 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 142 yds, 1 TD OAK – Bob Chandler: 5 rec, 75 yds, 3 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 238 – 25 – 263 – 3 OAK – 201 – 138 – 339 – 1

Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	10	10	27
Seahawks	6	0	7	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 1:02 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 61,047
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 4:40 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 6–0) Second quarter PHI – Billy Campfield 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 0:58 (PHI 7–6) Third quarter SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:18 (SEA 13–6) PHI – Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick), 4:57 (PHI 14–13) PHI – Tony Franklin 39-yard field goal, 0:54 (PHI 17–13) Fourth quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:40 (SEA 20–17) PHI – Billy Campfield 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:43 (PHI 24–20) PHI – Tony Franklin 25-yard field goal, 1:30 (PHI 27–20) Top passers PHI – Ron Jaworski: 19/30, 253 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/35, 250 yds, 1 TD Top rushers PHI – Leroy Harris: 12 car, 39 yds SEA – Dan Doornink: 7 car, 44 yds, 1 TD Top receivers PHI – Charlie Smith: 5 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to PHI – 248 – 115 – 363 – 2 SEA – 220 – 103 – 323 – 0

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	7	21	31
Seahawks	0	17	6	7	30

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 1:03 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 58,976
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Mike Haffner
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 3:51 (KC 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Larry Brinson 22-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:42 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Efrén Herrera 39-yard field goal, 1:34 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Dan Doornink 4-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:02 (SEA 17–3) Third quarter KC – Tony Reed 12-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 14:34 (SEA 17–10) SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23 (SEA 20–10) SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39 (SEA 23–10) Fourth quarter KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 12:44 (SEA 23–17) KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 11:33 (KC 24–23) SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:10 (SEA 30–24) KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:40 (KC 31–30) Top passers KC – Steve Fuller: 19/26, 233 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/37, 189 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT Top rushers KC – Ted McKnight: 12 car, 26 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 15 car, 57 yds, 1 TD Top receivers KC – Tony Reed: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 57 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 216 – 81 – 297 – 4 SEA – 192 – 130 – 322 – 5

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	7	12	19
Seahawks	0	7	7	3	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 6:06 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 60,480
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:23 (SEA 7–0) Third quarter SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:52 (SEA 14–0) OAK – Arthur Whittington 10-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:03 (SEA 14–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 14:56 (SEA 17–7) OAK – Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone, 10:28 (SEA 17–9) OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 8:30 (SEA 17–16) OAK – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:56 (OAK 19–17) Top passers OAK – Jim Plunkett: 9/22, 135 yds, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/35, 250 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Arthur Whittington: 10 car, 54 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 48 yds Top receivers OAK – Derrick Ramsey: 2 rec, 76 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 68 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to OAK – 110 – 117 – 227 – 2 SEA – 233 – 158 – 391 – 2

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	10	0	10	20
Broncos	7	10	3	16	36

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 2:00 pm local
• Game weather: cloudy, 34 °F (1 °C), 69% humidity, wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 73,274
• Referee: Jerry Seeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Riley Odoms 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 2:53 (DEN 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 13:04 (DEN 7–3) SEA – Will Lewis 75-yard punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:46 (SEA 10–7) DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 4:02 (Tied 10–10) DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:19 (DEN 17–10) Third quarter DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 6:31 (DEN 20–10) Fourth quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 14:57 (DEN 20–13) DEN – Haven Moses 27-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 11:28 (DEN 27–13) DEN – Don Latimer 15-yard interception return (Fred Steinfort kick), 7:20 (DEN 34–13) DEN – Safety, Willie Jones tackled Jim Zorn in end zone, 6:07 (DEN 36–13) SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 5-yard pass from Sam Adkins (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (DEN 36–20) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/18, 147 yds, 2 INT DEN – Craig Morton: 19/28, 192 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Zorn: 3 car, 25 yds DEN – Jon Keyworth: 11 car, 28 yds Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 4 rec, 83 yds DEN – Riley Odoms: 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 151 – 69 – 220 – 5 DEN – 200 – 76 – 276 – 3

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	7	7
Cowboys	9	21	0	21	51

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 3:00 pm local
• Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 52% humidity, wind WNW 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
• Game attendance: 57,540
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DAL – Tony Hill 18-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick), 3:48 (DAL 7–0) DAL – Safety, Jim Zorn intentional grounding in end zone, 3:29 (DAL 9–0) Second quarter DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 14:09 (DAL 16–0) DAL – Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:57 (DAL 23–0) DAL – Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 1:57 (DAL 30–0) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 14:10 (DAL 37–0) DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:03 (DAL 44–0) DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Glenn Carano (Rafael Septien kick), 9:23 (DAL 51–0) SEA – Ron Essink 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (DAL 51–7) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 12/25, 110 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT DAL – Danny White: 11/18, 120 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon: 11 car, 95 yds DAL – Tony Dorsett: 18 car, 100 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 35 yds DAL – Tony Dorsett: 4 rec, 44 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 84 – 148 – 232 – 7 DAL – 125 – 200 – 325 – 2

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	10	0	14	27
Seahawks	0	7	7	7	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 1:04 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 51,617
• Referee: Gordon McCarter
• TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYG – Joe Danelo 43-yard field goal, 9:37 (NYG 3–0) Second quarter NYG – Joe Danelo 32-yard field goal, 11:52 (NYG 6–0) NYG – Earnest Gray 48-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 10:20 (NYG 13–0) SEA – Dan Doornink 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:31 (NYG 13–7) Third quarter SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:20 (SEA 14–13) Fourth quarter NYG – Earnest Gray 50-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 11:47 (NYG 20–14) SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:59 (SEA 21–20) NYG – Billy Taylor 30-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 1:57 (NYG 27–21) Top passers NYG – Scott Brunner: 8/18, 161 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jim Zorn: 20/37, 238 yds, 1 TD Top rushers NYG – Billy Taylor: 19 car, 103 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 72 yds, 1 TD Top receivers NYG – Earnest Gray: 3 rec, 114 yds, 2 TD SEA – Steve Largent: 8 rec, 139 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to NYG – 161 – 150 – 311 – 2 SEA – 221 – 116 – 337 – 2

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	7	14
Chargers	0	21	0	0	21

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 13
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 48% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 49,980
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SD – Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 14:58 (SD 7–0) SD – Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:21 (SD 14–0) SD – John Jefferson 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:53 (SD 21–0) Third quarter SEA – Jim Jodat 15-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:30 (SD 21–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Steve Largent 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:00 (SD 21–14) Top passers SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/42, 179 yds, 1 TD SD – Dan Fouts: 28/42, 339 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Jim Jodat: 7 car, 36 yds, 1 TD SD – Chuck Muncie: 13 car, 42 yds, 2 TD Top receivers SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 55 yds, 1 TD SD – John Jefferson: 8 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 152 – 79 – 231 – 1 SD – 330 – 90 – 420 – 4

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	9	6	0	25
Seahawks	0	0	3	14	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 1:01 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 51,853
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – Fred Steinfort 53-yard field goal, 8:41 (DEN 3–0) DEN – Riley Odoms 18-yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick), 8:14 (DEN 10–3) Second quarter DEN – Matt Robinson 1-yard run (PAT failed), 4:10 (DEN 16–0) DEN – Fred Steinfort 55-yard field goal, 0:46 (DEN 19–0) Third quarter SEA – Efrén Herrera 47-yard field goal, 9:28 (DEN 19–3) DEN – Fred Steinfort 34-yard field goal, 6:45 (DEN 22–3) DEN – Fred Steinfort 38-yard field goal, 2:16 (DEN 25–3) Fourth quarter SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:53 (DEN 25–10) SEA – Jim Jodat 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:44 (DEN 25–17) Top passers DEN – Craig Morton: 9/23, 99 yds, 1 TD SEA – Jim Zorn: 22/33, 222 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Rob Lytle: 11 car, 89 yds SEA – Jim Jodat: 10 car, 33 yds Top receivers DEN – Rick Upchurch: 2 rec, 26 yds SEA – Steve Largent: 5 rec, 70 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 101 – 135 – 236 – 0 SEA – 203 – 96 – 299 – 2

References

1. "1980 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
2. "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
3. 1980 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
4. 1981 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
5. 1980 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1980 NFL season results at NFL.com