1978 Seattle Seahawks Statistics

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 Roster
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.

The Seahawks chalked up 345 points, but the wobbly defensive unit conceded 358. Sherman Smith ran for a team-best 805 yards for Seattle, 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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Zorn	443	248	56.0	3283	7.4	15	3.4	20	4.5	64	44	284	72.1
Steve Myer	22	11	50.0	94	4.3	0	0.0	2	9.1	17	0	0	23.7
David Sims	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	0	0	118.8
Herman Weaver	1	1	100.0	9	9.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	0	0	104.2
Totals	467	261	55.9	3401	7.3	15	3.2	22	4.7	64	44	284

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sherman Smith	165	805	4.9	67	6
David Sims	174	752	4.3	44	14
Al Hunter	105	348	3.3	55	2
Jim Zorn	59	290	4.9	23	6
Don Testerman	43	155	3.6	16	0
Rufus Crawford	8	19	2.4	11	0
Steve Raible	2	13	6.5	13	0
Steve Myer	2	10	5.0	5	0
Tony Benjamin	1	7	7.0	7	0
Herman Weaver	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
Totals	561	2394	4.3	67	28

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Largent	71	1168	16.5	57	8
Sam McCullum	37	525	14.2	44	3
David Sims	30	195	6.5	25	1
Sherman Smith	28	366	13.1	64	1
Steve Raible	22	316	14.4	38	1
Ron Howard	18	251	13.9	42	1
Don Testerman	17	143	8.4	21	0
Al Hunter	12	172	14.3	21	0
Duke Fergerson	11	116	10.5	17	0
John Sawyer	9	101	11.2	20	0
Rufus Crawford	4	25	6.2	8	0
Brian Peets	1	14	14.0	14	0
Tony Benjamin	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	261	3401	13.0	64	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Efren Herrera	44	40	90.9	21	13	61.9	79
Totals	44	40	90.9	21	13	61.9	79

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herman Weaver	66	2440	37.0	59
Efren Herrera	3	73	24.3	30
Totals	69	2513	36.4	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Crawford	34	284	8.4	22
John Harris	5	58	11.6	42
Ken Geddes	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	40	342	8.6	42

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Crawford	35	829	23.7	36
Al Hunter	16	385	24.1	38
Duke Fergerson	10	236	23.6	31
Doug Long	4	35	8.8	15
Don Testerman	1	19	19.0	19
Dennis Boyd	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	67	1510	22.5	38

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cornell Webster	5	9	1.8	14	0
John Harris	4	65	16.2	28	0
Autry Beamon	4	17	4.2	15	0
Dave Brown	3	44	14.7	44	0
Keith Simpson	2	40	20.0	40	1
Pete Cronan	2	15	7.5	12	0
Bill Gregory	1	3	3.0	3	0
Sammy Green	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	193	8.8	44	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Dave Brown		0	0	3	-2
Bill Gregory		0	0	3	0
Dennis Boyd			0	3	0
Jim Zorn			11	3	-18
Keith Butler			0	2	0
Nick Bebout			0	2	0
Autry Beamon		0	0	1	0
Bob Newton			0	1	0
Steve August			0	1	0
Herman Weaver			0	1	0
Steve Largent			0	1	0
Keith Simpson		0	0	1	0
Sammy Green		0	0	1	0
Ernie Price			0	1	0
Cornell Webster		0	0	1	0
Ron Howard			1	1	0
John Yarno			0	1	7
Art Kuehn			1	1	-29
Al Hunter			3	1	0
Steve Raible			1	1	0
Sherman Smith			3	1	0
Kerry Justin			0	1	0
David Sims			4	1	0
Duke Fergerson			1	0	0
Rufus Crawford			5	0	0
John Harris		0	1	0	0
John Sawyer			1	0	0
Ken Geddes			1	0	0
Don Testerman			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	36	33	-42

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
David Sims	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			90
Efren Herrera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	40	0			79
Steve Largent	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Sherman Smith	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Jim Zorn	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Sam McCullum	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Al Hunter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Steve Raible	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	8
Ron Howard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Keith Simpson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	28	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	40	0	0	1	345