1977 Seattle Seahawks Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (5-9)
Location: Seattle, Washington

1977 Seattle Seahawks Roster
1977 Seattle Seahawks Results

The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Seahawks scored 282 points, but the leaky defensive unit surrendered 373, most in the circuit. Sherman Smith ran for a team-best 763 yards for Seattle.

Jim Zorn threw for 1,687 yards. Steve Largent paced pass catchers, snagging 33 passes for 643 yards. Sherman Smith and Don Testerman provided receiving help, too.

Autry Beamon picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

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	251	104	41.4	1687	6.7	16	6.4	19	7.6	82	11	43	54.3
Steve Myer	130	70	53.8	729	5.6	6	4.6	12	9.2	45	9	80	47.2
David Sims	4	1	25.0	43	10.8	1	25.0	1	25.0	43	0	0	71.9
Steve Preece	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Sherman Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Sam Adkins	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	8	0.0
Totals	387	175	45.2	2459	6.4	23	5.9	32	8.3	82	21	131

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sherman Smith	163	763	4.7	39	4
Don Testerman	119	459	3.9	20	1
David Sims	99	369	3.7	17	5
Al Hunter	32	179	5.6	20	1
Jim Zorn	25	141	5.6	15	1
Tony Benjamin	13	48	3.7	10	0
Sam Adkins	3	6	2.0	4	0
Steve Myer	6	1	0.2	4	0
Herman Weaver	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	461	1964	4.3	39	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Largent	33	643	19.5	74	10
Don Testerman	31	219	7.1	25	4
Sherman Smith	30	419	14.0	44	2
Duke Fergerson	19	374	19.7	45	2
Ron Howard	17	177	10.4	24	1
David Sims	12	176	14.7	82	3
John Sawyer	10	105	10.5	27	0
Sam McCullum	9	198	22.0	65	1
Steve Raible	5	79	15.8	22	0
Al Hunter	5	42	8.4	20	0
Tony Benjamin	4	27	6.8	9	0
Totals	175	2459	14.1	82	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Leypoldt	37	33	89.2	18	9	50.0	60
Totals	37	33	89.2	18	9	50.0	60

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herman Weaver	58	2293	39.5	59
Rick Engles	4	137	34.2	53
Totals	62	2430	39.2	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Walter Packer	20	131	6.6	31
Duke Fergerson	8	54	6.8	14
Steve Largent	4	32	8.0	12
Totals	32	217	6.8	31

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Al Hunter	36	820	22.8	41
Walter Packer	13	280	21.5	44
Duke Fergerson	11	240	21.8	39
Sherman Smith	3	56	18.7	21
David Sims	4	52	13.0	19
Don Dufek	1	21	21.0	21
Steve Raible	2	19	9.5	12
Don Testerman	1	14	14.0	14
Totals	71	1502	21.2	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Autry Beamon	6	36	6.0	20	0
Eddie McMillan	4	157	39.2	57	0
Dave Brown	4	68	17.0	29	1
Steve Preece	4	55	13.8	29	0
Ken Geddes	3	9	3.0	6	0
Don Dufek	2	26	13.0	27	0
Sammy Green	1	9	9.0	9	0
Cornell Webster	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	25	356	14.2	57	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Pete Cronan			0	3	8
Eddie McMillan		0	0	3	0
David Sims			6	3	0
Alden Roche			0	1	0
Ron Coder			0	1	0
Norm Evans			0	1	0
Terry Beeson			0	1	9
Jim Zorn			1	1	0
Sherman Smith			6	1	0
Steve Preece		0	0	1	0
Steve Myer			3	1	-13
John Leypoldt			0	1	0
Al Hunter			2	1	0
Don Testerman			3	1	0
Art Kuehn			1	1	0
Duke Fergerson			1	0	0
John Sawyer			1	0	0
Walter Packer			2	0	0
Sam Adkins			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	27	21	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Steve Largent	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
John Leypoldt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	33	0			60
David Sims	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Sherman Smith	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Don Testerman	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Duke Fergerson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ron Howard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Al Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Zorn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Autry Beamon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Dave Brown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Sam McCullum	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	12	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	33	0	0	0	282