1980 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

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

NFL Draft

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

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

Staff

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

  • Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
  • Offensive line – Howard Mudd
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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

Final roster

1980 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 81 John Sawyer
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 85 Mike Allen WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 68 Dennis Boyd DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 57 Pete Cronan LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 Jack Cosgrove C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 89 Mark McGrath WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 16 Steve Myer QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 Brian Peets TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 47 Sherman Smith RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


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

[2]

  • Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

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

Regular season

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 at Kansas 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 at Washington Redskins W 14–0 2–2 RFK Stadium Recap
5 October 5 at Houston Oilers W 26–7 3–2 Houston Astrodome Recap
6 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 3–27 3–3 Kingdome Recap
7 October 19 at New York Jets W 27–17 4–3 Shea Stadium Recap
8 October 26 at Oakland 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 at Denver Broncos L 20–36 4–8 Mile High Stadium Recap
13 November 27 at Dallas 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 at San 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

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

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 7 0310
Seahawks 7 7 0014

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 7:36 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,555
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Miami Dolphins

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 0 01724
Seahawks 7 0 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 18
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 59,550
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
49ers 0 0 000

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 7:04 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 58 °F (14 °C), wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,841
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV: KIRO
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. New England Patriots

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 10 6 7023
Seahawks 7 17 3330

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 5:35 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 56,947
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV: NBC
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 21 7334
Seahawks 3 0 3713

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 62,042
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Carl Eller
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Greg McCrary 1-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 12:36 (SD 10–3)
  • SD – Charlie Joiner 19-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 5:52 (SD 17–3)
  • SD – John Jefferson 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 1:15 (SD 24–3)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 28-yard field goal, 8:18 (SD 24–6)
  • SD – John Jefferson 23-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:26 (SD 31–6)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Sam McCullum 36-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 13:17 (SD 31–13)
  • SD – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 1:50 (SD 34–13)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SD – 224 – 197 – 421 – 0
  • SEA – 202 – 47 – 249 – 2

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 0017
Chiefs 0 7 6316

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 75 °F (24 °C), 55% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 42,403
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0)
  • SEA – Sherman Smith 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:55 (SEA 17–0)
  • KC – Henry Marshall 1-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 0:06 (SEA 17–7)

Third quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–10)
  • KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 17–14)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35 (SEA 17–16)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 194 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • KC – Steve Fuller: 20/31, 184 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Sam McCullum: 6 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD
  • KC – J.T. Smith: 5 rec, 78 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 187 – 122 – 309 – 2
  • KC – 155 – 83 – 238 – 0

Week 3: vs. New England Patriots

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 3 17 71037
Seahawks 3 14 01431

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,035
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NE – John Smith 19-yard field goal, 9:15 (NE 3–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 0:37 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 20-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:24 (SEA 10–3)
  • NE – Stanley Morgan 68-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 10:02 (Tied 10–10)
  • NE – Stanley Morgan 40-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 6:31 (NE 17–10)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:14 (Tied 17–17)
  • NE – John Smith 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (NE 20–17)

Third quarter

  • NE – Horace Ivory 20-yard run (John Smith kick), 1:43 (NE 27–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 14:46 (NE 27–24)
  • NE – John Smith 29-yard field goal, 12:23 (NE 30–24)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:57 (SEA 31–30)
  • NE – Don Hasselbeck 16-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 2:52 (NE 37–31)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NE – 271 – 203 – 474 – 1
  • SEA – 299 – 134 – 433 – 2

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 0714
Redskins 0 0 000

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 4:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 60% humidity, wind S 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 53,263
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 8-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 1:56 (SEA 14–0)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 80 – 235 – 315 – 2
  • WAS – 205 – 78 – 283 – 4

Week 5: at Houston Oilers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 20 3026
Oilers 0 0 077

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 46,860
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Sam McCullum 22-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:51 (SEA 10–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 10:10 (SEA 13–0)
  • SEA – Sam McCullum 24-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 9:35 (SEA 20–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 50-yard field goal, 0:56 (SEA 23–0)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 44-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 26–0)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Sam McCullum: 4 rec, 80 yds, 2 TD
  • HOU – Jeff Groth: 4 rec, 47 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 185 – 118 – 303 – 2
  • HOU – 163 – 79 – 242 – 6

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 6 7727
Seahawks 0 3 003

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 29-yard field goal, 13:50 (CLE 7–3)
  • CLE – Keith Wright 39-yard pass from Brian Sipe (PAT failed), 2:30 (CLE 13–3)

Third quarter

  • CLE – Charles White 3-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 6:45 (CLE 20–3)

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Mike Pruitt 22-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 13:20 (CLE 27–3)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CLE – Mike Pruitt: 24 car, 166 yds, 2 TD
  • SEA – Jeff Moore: 6 car, 37 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • CLE – 211 – 176 – 387 – 1
  • SEA – 205 – 118 – 323 – 1

Week 7: at New York Jets

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 71727
Jets 0 7 7317

at Shea Stadium, New York

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 64 °F (18 °C), 70% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,496
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Mickey Shuler 4-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 0:29 (NYJ 7–3)

Third quarter

  • NYJ – Scott Dierking 20-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick), 9:51 (NYJ 14–3)
  • SEA – Jessie Green 32-yard blocked punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:05 (NYJ 14–10)

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal, 12:27 (NYJ 17–10)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 23-yard field goal, 8:35 (NYJ 17–13)
  • SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 3:13 (SEA 20–17)
  • SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:06 (SEA 27–17)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 17/27, 258 yds
  • NYJ – Richard Todd: 17/27, 198 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • SEA – Jeff Moore: 4 car, 40 yds
  • NYJ – Scott Dierking: 18 car, 65 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 244 – 85 – 329 – 0
  • NYJ – 189 – 149 – 338 – 2

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 01414
Raiders 3 3 101733

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 63 °F (17 °C), 73% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,185
  • Referee: Cal Lepore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover and Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • OAK – Chris Bahr 34-yard field goal, 1:44 (OAK 3–0)

Second quarter

  • OAK – Chris Bahr 38-yard field goal, 10:59 (OAK 6–0)

Third quarter

  • OAK – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 11:47 (OAK 9–0)
  • OAK – Bob Chandler 5-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:10 (OAK 16–0)

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Bob Chandler 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:07 (OAK 23–0)
  • SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 10:52 (OAK 23–7)
  • OAK – Bob Chandler 23-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (OAK 30–7)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 67-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:55 (OAK 30–14)
  • OAK – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 2:44 (OAK 33–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 238 – 25 – 263 – 3
  • OAK – 201 – 138 – 339 – 1

Week 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 7 101027
Seahawks 6 0 7720

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 4:40 (SEA 3–0)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 6–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steve Largent 27-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 12:18 (SEA 13–6)
  • PHI – Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick), 4:57 (PHI 14–13)
  • PHI – Tony Franklin 39-yard field goal, 0:54 (PHI 17–13)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Dan Doornink 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 11:40 (SEA 20–17)
  • PHI – Billy Campfield 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:43 (PHI 24–20)
  • PHI – Tony Franklin 25-yard field goal, 1:30 (PHI 27–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • PHI – Leroy Harris: 12 car, 39 yds
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 7 car, 44 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • PHI – Charlie Smith: 5 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • PHI – 248 – 115 – 363 – 2
  • SEA – 220 – 103 – 323 – 0

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 72131
Seahawks 0 17 6730

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,976
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Adamle and Mike Haffner
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 42-yard field goal, 3:51 (KC 3–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • KC – Tony Reed 12-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 14:34 (SEA 17–10)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23 (SEA 20–10)
  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39 (SEA 23–10)

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Henry Marshall 11-yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick), 12:44 (SEA 23–17)
  • KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 11:33 (KC 24–23)
  • SEA – Jim Jodat 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 4:10 (SEA 30–24)
  • KC – Arnold Morgado 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 0:40 (KC 31–30)

Top passers

  • KC – Steve Fuller: 19/26, 233 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 18/37, 189 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • KC – 216 – 81 – 297 – 4
  • SEA – 192 – 130 – 322 – 5

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 71219
Seahawks 0 7 7317

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 37-yard field goal, 14:56 (SEA 17–7)
  • OAK – Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone, 10:28 (SEA 17–9)
  • OAK – Mark van Eeghen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 8:30 (SEA 17–16)
  • OAK – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:56 (OAK 19–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • OAK – 110 – 117 – 227 – 2
  • SEA – 233 – 158 – 391 – 2

Week 12: at Denver Broncos

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 10 01020
Broncos 7 10 31636

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 34 °F (1 °C), 69% humidity, wind E 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 73,274
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 21-yard field goal, 13:04 (DEN 7–3)
  • SEA – Will Lewis 75-yard punt return (Efrén Herrera kick), 8:46 (SEA 10–7)
  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 4:02 (Tied 10–10)
  • DEN – Craig Morton 1-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick), 1:19 (DEN 17–10)

Third quarter

  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 6:31 (DEN 20–10)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 20-yard field goal, 14:57 (DEN 20–13)
  • DEN – Haven Moses 27-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick), 11:28 (DEN 27–13)
  • DEN – Don Latimer 15-yard interception return (Fred Steinfort kick), 7:20 (DEN 34–13)
  • DEN – Safety, Willie Jones tackled Jim Zorn in end zone, 6:07 (DEN 36–13)
  • SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 5-yard pass from Sam Adkins (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:12 (DEN 36–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 151 – 69 – 220 – 5
  • DEN – 200 – 76 – 276 – 3

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 077
Cowboys 9 21 02151

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 3:00 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 52% humidity, wind WNW 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 57,540
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick), 14:09 (DAL 16–0)
  • DAL – Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:57 (DAL 23–0)
  • DAL – Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 1:57 (DAL 30–0)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 14:10 (DAL 37–0)
  • DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:03 (DAL 44–0)
  • DAL – Billy Joe DuPree 14-yard pass from Glenn Carano (Rafael Septien kick), 9:23 (DAL 51–0)
  • SEA – Ron Essink 2-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 2:37 (DAL 51–7)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Sam McCullum: 3 rec, 35 yds
  • DAL – Tony Dorsett: 4 rec, 44 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 84 – 148 – 232 – 7
  • DAL – 125 – 200 – 325 – 2

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 10 01427
Seahawks 0 7 7721

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Joe Danelo 43-yard field goal, 9:37 (NYG 3–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 6:20 (SEA 14–13)

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Earnest Gray 50-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 11:47 (NYG 20–14)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efrén Herrera kick), 7:59 (SEA 21–20)
  • NYG – Billy Taylor 30-yard run (Joe Danelo kick), 1:57 (NYG 27–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NYG – Billy Taylor: 19 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Jim Jodat: 12 car, 72 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NYG – 161 – 150 – 311 – 2
  • SEA – 221 – 116 – 337 – 2

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 7714
Chargers 0 21 0021

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 48% humidity, wind SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,980
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 152 – 79 – 231 – 1
  • SD – 330 – 90 – 420 – 4

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 10 9 6025
Seahawks 0 0 31417

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 51,853
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 53-yard field goal, 8:41 (DEN 3–0)
  • DEN – Riley Odoms 18-yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick), 8:14 (DEN 10–3)

Second quarter

  • DEN – Matt Robinson 1-yard run (PAT failed), 4:10 (DEN 16–0)
  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 55-yard field goal, 0:46 (DEN 19–0)

Third quarter

  • SEA – Efrén Herrera 47-yard field goal, 9:28 (DEN 19–3)
  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 34-yard field goal, 6:45 (DEN 22–3)
  • DEN – Fred Steinfort 38-yard field goal, 2:16 (DEN 25–3)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Lawrence McCutcheon 2-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 5:53 (DEN 25–10)
  • SEA – Jim Jodat 9-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:44 (DEN 25–17)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 101 – 135 – 236 – 0
  • SEA – 203 – 96 – 299 – 2

References

  1. ^ "1980 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  3. ^ 1980 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1981 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  5. ^ 1980 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1980 NFL season results at NFL.com
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