1978 Seattle Seahawks Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (9-7)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1978 Seattle Seahawks StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (9-7)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1978 Seattle Seahawks Results
The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Seattle chalked up 345 points, while the wobbly defensive unit conceded 358. Sherman Smith ran for a team-best 805 yards for the Seahawks, and David Sims also contributed to the rushing attack.
Jim Zorn triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,283 yards. Steve Largent snagged 71 passes for 1,168 yards.
Cornell Webster intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Jack Patera coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Charles Aiu | G | May 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 251 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Steve August | RT | September 4, 1954 | 6'4" | 255 | Tulsa | Jeannette, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Autry Beamon | SS | November 12, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Terrell, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Nick Bebout | LT | May 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 261 | Wyoming | Riverton, WY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Terry Beeson | MLB | September 19, 1955 | 6'3" | 240 | Kansas | Coffeyville, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Tony Benjamin | RB | October 27, 1955 | 6'3" | 225 | Duke | Monessen, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 68 | Dennis Boyd | LDT | November 5, 1955 | 6'6" | 255 | Oregon St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Dave Brown | RCB | January 16, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Louis Bullard | T | May 6, 1956 | 6'6" | 265 | Jackson St. | Hernando, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Keith Butler | RLB | May 16, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Memphis | Anniston, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 67 | Bill Cooke | DT | February 26, 1951 | 6'5" | 249 | Connecticut | Lowell, MA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Rufus Crawford | KR | May 21, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Virginia St. | Gastonia, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Pete Cronan | LB | January 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 238 | Boston Col. | Bourne, MA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | T | September 28, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | TCU | Santa Fe, NM USA | 13 | 2 |
| 89 | Duke Fergerson | WR | April 21, 1954 | 6'1" | 189 | Washington St. | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Geddes | LB | September 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 235 | Nebraska | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 2 |
| 56 | Sammy Green | LLB | October 12, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Florida | Bradenton, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Bill Gregory | RDE | December 14, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Wisconsin | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 44 | John Harris | FS | June 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Efren Herrera | K | July 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 185 | UCLA | Guadalajara, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Ron Howard | TE | March 3, 1951 | 6'4" | 229 | Seattle | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 24 | Al Hunter | RB | February 21, 1955 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | Greenville, NC USA | 16 | 5 |
| 26 | Kerry Justin | DB | May 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Kraayeveld | DE-DT | October 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 255 | Wisc-Whitewater | Elkhorn, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Art Kuehn | C | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 257 | San Jose St. | Victoria, BC Canada | 16 | 3 |
| 80 | Steve Largent | WR | September 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Doug Long | DB | May 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 189 | Whitworth | Spokane, WA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 61 | Tom Lynch | LG | May 24, 1955 | 6'5" | 256 | Boston Col. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Sam McCullum | WR | November 30, 1952 | 6'2" | 203 | Montana St. | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Charles McShane | LB | January 4, 1954 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Steve Myer | QB | July 17, 1954 | 6'2" | 191 | New Mexico | Covina, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob Newton | RG | August 16, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Nebraska | Pomona, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Steve Niehaus | RDT | September 25, 1954 | 6'4" | 263 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 6 |
| 88 | Brian Peets | TE | July 15, 1956 | 6'4" | 225 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 62 | Ernie Price | LDE | September 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 248 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 83 | Steve Raible | WR | June 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Alden Roche | DE | April 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | Bill Sandifer | LDE | January 5, 1952 | 6'6" | 278 | UCLA | Quantico, VA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 81 | John Sawyer | TE | July 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 230 | Southern Miss | Brookhaven, MS USA | 11 | 5 |
| 48 | Keith Simpson | DB | March 9, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 2 |
| 35 | David Sims | FB | October 26, 1955 | 6'3" | 216 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 47 | Sherman Smith | RB | November 1, 1954 | 6'4" | 225 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 42 | Don Testerman | FB | November 7, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Ferrum | Danville, VA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Villa Rica, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Cornell Webster | LCB | November 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | UCLA | Greeneville, TN USA | 15 | 14 |
| 51 | John Yarno | C | December 17, 1954 | 6'5" | 251 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | Jim Zorn | QB | May 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
