1976 Seattle Seahawks Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (2-12)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1976 Seattle Seahawks RosterTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (2-12)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1976 Seattle Seahawks Results
The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Seattle ran up 229 points, while the leaky defense gave up 429, most in the league. Jim Zorn tossed for 2,571 yards. Steve Largent snagged 54 passes for 705 yards.
Sherman Smith carried the ball for a team-best 537 yards for the Seahawks.
Rolly Woolsey and Dave Brown each seized 4 opponent throws.
Jack Patera coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Jim Zorn | 439 | 208 | 47.4 | 2571 | 5.9 | 12 | 2.7 | 27 | 6.2 | 80 | 25 | 196 | 49.5 | Bill Munson | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 295 | 8.0 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 44 | 3 | 29 | 55.6 | Rick Engles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | Steve Largent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | Sherman Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 480 | 229 | 47.7 | 2874 | 6.0 | 13 | 2.7 | 30 | 6.2 | 80 | 28 | 225 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Sherman Smith | 119 | 537 | 4.5 | 53 | 4 | Jim Zorn | 52 | 246 | 4.7 | 19 | 4 | Don Testerman | 67 | 246 | 3.7 | 16 | 1 | Ralph Nelson | 52 | 173 | 3.3 | 25 | 1 | Hugh McKinnis | 46 | 105 | 2.3 | 14 | 4 | Andy Bolton | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 | Rick Engles | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 | Oliver Ross | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 | Bill Olds | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | Bill Munson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Ron Howard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Steve Raible | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Steve Largent | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 7 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 374 | 1416 | 3.8 | 53 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Steve Largent | 54 | 705 | 13.1 | 45 | 4 | Ron Howard | 37 | 422 | 11.4 | 30 | 0 | Sherman Smith | 36 | 384 | 10.7 | 34 | 1 | Sam McCullum | 32 | 506 | 15.8 | 72 | 4 | Don Testerman | 25 | 232 | 9.3 | 25 | 1 | Hugh McKinnis | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 22 | 0 | Ralph Nelson | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | John McMakin | 9 | 158 | 17.6 | 37 | 2 | Steve Raible | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 80 | 1 | Don Clune | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 | Oliver Ross | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 229 | 2874 | 12.6 | 80 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | John Leypoldt | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 43 | Don Bitterlich | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29 | 26 | 89.7 | 16 | 9 | 56.2 | 53 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Rick Engles | 80 | 3067 | 38.3 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 80 | 3067 | 38.3 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lyle Blackwood | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 26 | 0 | Dave Brown | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 | Steve Largent | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | Rolly Woolsey | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | Eddie McMillan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 246 | 6.6 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Oliver Ross | 30 | 655 | 21.8 | 45 | 0 | Andy Bolton | 15 | 280 | 18.7 | 30 | 0 | Lyle Blackwood | 10 | 230 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 | Don Dufek | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 44 | 0 | Steve Largent | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 | Sherman Smith | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 26 | 0 | Don Testerman | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 79 | 1605 | 20.3 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dave Brown | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 | Rolly Woolsey | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 | Al Matthews | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 40 | 1 | Mike Curtis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | Ed Bradley | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | Eddie McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 15 | 218 | 14.5 | 40 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Jim Zorn | 7 | 3 | -8 | 0 | 0 | Don Testerman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Coffield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Bradley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Tipton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam McCullum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nick Bebout | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Geddes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oliver Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rolly Woolsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fred Hoaglin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Carl Barisich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Howard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Niehaus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernie Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sherman Smith | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Curtis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Hugh McKinnis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Raible | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andy Bolton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Largent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | John Leypoldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 43 | Sherman Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Steve Largent | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Sam McCullum | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Hugh McKinnis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Jim Zorn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Don Testerman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | John McMakin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Steve Raible | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Don Bitterlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Al Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ralph Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 229 |
