1996 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach Dennis Erickson. They were unable to improve on their 8–8 record, finished the season 7–9, and missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
1996 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Ken Behring |
Head coach | Dennis Erickson |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 5th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | DE Michael Sinclair |
AP All-Pros | DT Cortez Kennedy (2nd team) |
Owner Ken Behring unsuccessfully attempted to move the team to southern California.[1][2] The team was sold to Paul Allen in June 1997.[3][4]
After the season, the Seahawks would never finish at the bottom of the AFC West again. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 25 years.
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 21 | Pete Kendall | OG | Boston College |
2 | 46 | Fred Thomas | DB | Tennessee-Martin |
3 | 77 | Robert Barr | OT | Rutgers |
91 | Reggie Brown | RB | Fresno State | |
4 | 99 | Phillip Daniels | DE | Georgia |
131 | Eric Unverzagt | LB | Wisconsin | |
6 | 184 | Reggie Green | OG | Florida |
209 | T. J. Cunningham | DB | Colorado | |
7 | 225 | Johnie Church | DE | Florida |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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Willie Brown | Linebacker | Temple |
Marc Collins | Punter | Eastern Kentucky |
Jimmy Gary | Running back | West Virginia |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1997 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 3 | Atlanta Falcons | W 19–17 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | August 8 | at Oakland Raiders | W 24–19 | 2–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
3 | August 17 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 13–15 | 2–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
4 | August 23 | San Francisco 49ers | W 20–3 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 1 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–29 | 0–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 8 | Denver Broncos | L 20–30 | 0–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | September 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–35 | 0–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | September 22 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–13 | 1–3 | Houlihan's Stadium | Recap |
5 | September 29 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–31 | 1–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
6 | October 6 | at Miami Dolphins | W 22–15 | 2–4 | Pro Player Stadium | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 17 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–34 | 2–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
9 | October 27 | San Diego Chargers | W 32–13 | 3–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
10 | November 3 | Houston Oilers | W 23–16 | 4–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 10 | Minnesota Vikings | W 42–23 | 5–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
12 | November 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–17 | 5–6 | Silverdome | Recap |
13 | November 24 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–27 | 5–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | December 1 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–34 | 5–8 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 8 | Buffalo Bills | W 26–18 | 6–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
16 | December 15 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 13–20 | 6–9 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 22 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–21 | 7–9 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1996 NFL season results[8]
Standings
AFC West | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Denver Broncos | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 391 | 275 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 297 | 300 | L3 |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 310 | 376 | W1 |
Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 340 | 293 | L2 |
Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 317 | 376 | W1 |
Game summaries
Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week P2: at Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Raiders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: August 3
- Game time: 5:05 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 76% humidity, wind WNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 38,219
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P3: at Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 1: at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chargers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 84 °F (29 °C), 73% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 58,780
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,671
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 39,790
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
- Gamebook
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Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 4:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 89% humidity, wind WSW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 30,212
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
- Gamebook
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Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 59,973
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville
- Gamebook
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Week 6: at Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Dolphins | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
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Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
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Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Seahawks | 3 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 38,143
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
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Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Seahawks | 10 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 50,794
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: Fox
- Gamebook
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Week 12: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 47,506
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 14 at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Broncos | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
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Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
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Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
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Week 17: at Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
Raiders | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C), 69% humidity, wind SW 28 miles per hour (45 km/h)
- Game attendance: 33,455
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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References
- Smith, Elliot Blair (February 4, 1996). "Behring vows never to play in Seattle again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orange County Register). p. C1.
- Boren, Rebecca; Penhale, Ed; Bruscas, Angelo (February 6, 1996). "Behring sets up bidding war for team in transit". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.
- Klass, Tim (July 1, 1997). "Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.
- Boren, Rebecca (July 1, 1997). "Allen completes purchase". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B.
- "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- 1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1996 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.