| 1983 Seattle Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Nordstrom family |
| General manager | Mike McCormack |
| Head coach | Chuck Knox |
| Home field | Kingdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 31–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Raiders) 14–30 |
| Pro Bowlers | RB Curt Warner SS Kenny Easley |
| AP All-Pros | RB Curt Warner (2nd team) SS Kenny Easley (1st team) |
The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 8th season with the National Football League (NFL).
The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 30–14. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship Game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984 to 2001, the rest of their time in the AFC. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West. During the offseason, the Seahawks changed the color of the facemasks on their helmets from gray to blue.
The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of creating comebacks for teams. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating striping trim on the jersey collars, and incorprorating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks lost their stripes and became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Curt Warner | Running back | Penn State |
| 5 | 123 | Chris Castor | Wide receiver | Duke |
| 6 | 150 | Reginald Gipson | Running Back | Alabama A&M |
| 7 | 177 | Sam Merriman | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 8 | 210 | Matt Hernandez | Offensive tackle | Purdue |
| 9 | 236 | Bob Clasby | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 263 | Pete Speros | Offensive Guard | Penn State |
| 11 | 290 | Bob Mayberry | Offensive Guard | Clemson |
| 12 | 317 | Don Dow | Offensive tackle | Washington |
Front office
Head coaches
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Quarterbacks (QB)
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Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
| Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
| Linebackers (LB)
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Rookies in italics 54 active, 1 reserve, 0 practice squad |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 1 | August 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–10 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 12 | Green Bay Packers | W 38–21 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | August 19 | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–19 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | August 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–6 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| 1 | September 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | at New York Jets | W 17–10 | 1–1 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–31 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–9 | 3–2 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–28 | 3–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 38–36 | 4–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–27 | 4–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 9 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–21 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 10 | November 6 | Denver Broncos | W 27–19 | 6–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 28–33 | 6–5 | Busch Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–38 | 6–6 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 51–48 (OT) | 7–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–35 | 7–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | at New York Giants | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 18 | New England Patriots | W 24–6 | 9–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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| Wild Card | December 24 | Denver Broncos (5) | W 31–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| Divisional | December 31 | at Miami Dolphins (2) | W 27–20 | 2–0 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap |
| AFC Championship | January 8, 1984 | at Los Angeles Raiders (1) | L 14–30 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Raiders (1) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 442 | 338 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks (4) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 403 | 397 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos (5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 9–5 | 302 | 327 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–4 | 4–8 | 358 | 462 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 386 | 367 | W1 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Packers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 49ers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
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| Redskins | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
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| Steelers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Broncos | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Chiefs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 51 |
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| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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| Patriots | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Raiders | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
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