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1 Offseason  



1.1  NFL Draft  





1.2  Undrafted free agents  







2 Personnel  



2.1  Staff  





2.2  Final roster  







3 Schedule  



3.1  Preseason  





3.2  Regular season  







4 Standings  





5 Game summaries  



5.1  Preseason  



5.1.1  Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons  





5.1.2  Week P2: vs. Miami Dolphins  





5.1.3  Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers  





5.1.4  Week P4: vs. New England Patriots  







5.2  Regular season  



5.2.1  Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers  





5.2.2  Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs  





5.2.3  Week 3: vs. New England Patriots  





5.2.4  Week 4: at Washington Redskins  





5.2.5  Week 5: at Houston Oilers  





5.2.6  Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns  





5.2.7  Week 7: at New York Jets  





5.2.8  Week 8: at Oakland Raiders  





5.2.9  Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles  





5.2.10  Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs  





5.2.11  Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders  





5.2.12  Week 12: at Denver Broncos  





5.2.13  Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys  





5.2.14  Week 14: vs. New York Giants  





5.2.15  Week 15: at San Diego Chargers  





5.2.16  Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos  









6 References  





7 External links  














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1980 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerThe Nordstrom family
General managerJohn Thompson
Head coachJack Patera
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
AP All-ProsNone
  • Seahawks seasons
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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 week 1 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[edit]

    NFL Draft[edit]

    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[edit]

    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
    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
    Arnie Pinkston Defensive back Yale
    Brad Reid Wide receiver Iowa

    Personnel[edit]

    Staff[edit]

    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

    Offensive coaches

    Defensive coaches

    Special teams coaches

    Strength and conditioning

    • Head trainer – Bruce Scott
    • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

    Final roster[edit]

    1980 Seattle Seahawks final roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    Reserve lists


    Rookies in italics
    49 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

    [2]

    Schedule[edit]

    Preseason[edit]

    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 atSan Francisco 49ers W 10–7 2–1 Candlestick Park Recap
    4 August 29 atNew England Patriots W 30–23 3–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides[3][4]

    Regular season[edit]

    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 atKansas 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 atWashington Redskins W 14–0 2–2 RFK Stadium Recap
    5 October 5 atHouston Oilers W 26–7 3–2 Houston Astrodome Recap
    6 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 3–27 3–3 Kingdome Recap
    7 October 19 atNew York Jets W 27–17 4–3 Shea Stadium Recap
    8 October 26 atOakland 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 atDenver Broncos L 20–36 4–8 Mile High Stadium Recap
    13 November 27 atDallas 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 atSan 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[edit]

    AFC West
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  • 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[edit]

    Preseason[edit]

    Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Falcons 0 7 0310
    Seahawks 7 7 0014

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Week P2: vs. Miami Dolphins[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Dolphins 7 0 01724
    Seahawks 7 0 007

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 0 000
    49ers 0 0 000

    atCandlestick Park, San Francisco

    Week P4: vs. New England Patriots[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Patriots 10 6 7023
    Seahawks 7 17 3330

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Regular season[edit]

    Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chargers 3 21 7334
    Seahawks 3 0 3713

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 7 10 0017
    Chiefs 0 7 6316

    atArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

    Game information

    Week 3: vs. New England Patriots[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Patriots 3 17 71037
    Seahawks 3 14 01431

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 4: at Washington Redskins[edit]

    Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 7 0714
    Redskins 0 0 000

    atRFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

    Game information

    Week 5: at Houston Oilers[edit]

    Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 3 20 3026
    Oilers 0 0 077

    atAstrodome, Houston, Texas

    Game information

    Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Browns 7 6 7727
    Seahawks 0 3 003

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 7: at New York Jets[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 3 0 71727
    Jets 0 7 7317

    atShea Stadium, New York

    Game information

    Week 8: at Oakland Raiders[edit]

    Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 0 01414
    Raiders 3 3 101733

    atOakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

    Game information

    Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Eagles 0 7 101027
    Seahawks 6 0 7720

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 3 0 72131
    Seahawks 0 17 6730

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Raiders 0 0 71219
    Seahawks 0 7 7317

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 12: at Denver Broncos[edit]

    Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 10 01020
    Broncos 7 10 31636

    atMile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

    Game information

    Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys[edit]

    Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 0 077
    Cowboys 9 21 02151

    atTexas Stadium, Irving, Texas

    Game information

    Week 14: vs. New York Giants[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 3 10 01427
    Seahawks 0 7 7721

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    Week 15: at San Diego Chargers[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 0 7714
    Chargers 0 21 0021

    atSan Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

    Game information

    Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos[edit]

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Broncos 10 9 6025
    Seahawks 0 0 31417

    atKingdome, Seattle

    Game information

    References[edit]

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