1991 Seattle Seahawks season

Seattle Seahawks
1991 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FB John Williams; DT Cortez Kennedy
AP All-Pros	DT Cortez Kennedy (2nd team)

The 1991 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League. The 1991 season was the last season for head coach Chuck Knox, who left to become Head Coach of the Los Angeles Rams while President and General Manager Tom Flores replaced him.

The Seahawks defense, led by future hall of Famer Cortez Kennedy, finished 8th on the season in both yards and scoring.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1991 Seattle Seahawks draft
1	16	Dan McGwire	Quarterback	San Diego State
2	51	Doug Thomas	Wide receiver	Clemson
3	74	David Daniels	Wide receiver	Penn State
4	98	John Kasay *	Placekicker	Georgia
5	128	Harlan Davis	Defensive back	Tennessee
6	155	Michael Sinclair *	Defensive end	Eastern New Mexico
10	266	Erik Ringoen	Linebacker	Hofstra
11	297	Tony Stewart	Running back	Iowa
12	324	Ike Harris	Guard	South Carolina
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

**1991 Seattle Seahawks staff**

	Front office Owner – Ken Behring President/General Manager – Tom Flores Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen Vice President of Finance – Mickey Loomis Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Pro Personnel Director – Randy Mueller Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson Head coaches Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Receivers – Trill “Whiskers” Withers Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer Offensive Backs – Chick Harris Tight Ends – Russ Purnell Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Tom Catlin Defensive Line – George Dyer Assistant Linebackers – Rusty Tillman Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Special Assignments – Joe Vitt Staff Assistant – Paul Moyer Special teams coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Frank Raines

Final roster

**1991 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 Dave Krieg 10 Dan McGwire 11 Kelly Stouffer Running backs 44 Derrick Fenner 30 James Jones FB 20 Derek Loville 32 John L. Williams FB * Wide receivers 89 Brian Blades 88 Jeff Chadwick 84 Louis Clark 36 David Daniels 81 Tommy Kane 82 Paul Skansi 85 Doug Thomas Tight ends 83 Trey Junkin 86 Travis McNeal 87 Mike Tice		Offensive linemen 65 Edwin Bailey G 64 Darrick Brilz G/C 54 Grant Feasel C 66 Andy Heck T 76 Bill Hitchcock T 63 Ronnie Lee T 71 Bryan Millard G 73 Curt Singer T 74 Warren Wheat G Defensive linemen 77 Jeff Bryant DT 79 Jacob Green DE 78 Eric Hayes DE 96 Cortez Kennedy DT * 72 Joe Nash DT 91 Jim Skow DE 57 Tony Woods DE		Linebackers 59 Joe Cain 99 Bernard Clark 53 Darren Comeaux 51 Marcus Cotton 58 Richard Newbill 97 Rufus Porter 94 Rod Stephens 90 Terry Wooden 92 Dave Wyman Defensive backs 25 Robert Blackmon S 34 Brian Davis CB 33 Dedrick Dodge S 22 Nesby Glasgow S 29 Dwayne Harper CB 27 Patrick Hunter CB 26 James Jefferson CB 41 Eugene Robinson S Special teams 3 Rick Donnelly P 4 John Kasay K 14 Rick Tuten P 5 Alex Waits P 42 Chris Warren KR/PR		Reserve lists 31 Vann McElroy S (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics 56 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

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Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1992 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 3	Phoenix Cardinals	L 13–31	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 10	at Indianapolis Colts	W 17–7	1–1	Hoosier Dome	Recap
3	August 17	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–7	2–1	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
4	August 23	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–28	2–2	Kingdome	Recap

Source: Seahawks Media Guides ^[3]^[4]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 1	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–27	0–1	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
2	September 8	New York Jets	W 20–13	1–1	Kingdome	Recap
3	September 15	at Denver Broncos	L 10–16	1–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap
4	September 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–20	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	September 29	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–3	2–3	Kingdome	Recap
6	October 6	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 13–7	3–3	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
7	October 13	Los Angeles Raiders	L 20–23 OT	3–4	Kingdome	Recap
8	October 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–7	4–4	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
9	October 27	San Diego Chargers	W 20–9	5–4	Kingdome	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 10	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–17	5–5	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
12	November 17	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 7–31	5–6	Memorial Coliseum	Recap
13	November 24	Denver Broncos	W 13–10	6–6	Kingdome	Recap
14	December 1	Kansas City Chiefs	L 6–19	6–7	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 8	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–24	6–8	Kingdome	Recap
16	December 15	at Atlanta Falcons	L 13–26	6–9	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	Recap
17	December 22	Los Angeles Rams	W 23–9	7–9	Kingdome	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1991 NFL season results ^[5]

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	5–3	10–4	304	235	W4
⁽⁴⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	6–2	8–4	316	252	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Los Angeles Raiders	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	298	297	L3
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	2–6	6–6	276	261	W1
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	274	342	L1

Game Summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	14	0	7	31
Seahawks	3	3	0	7	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 3
Game time: 7:36pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 49,448
Referee: Pat Haggerty
Gamebook

Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	0	3	17
Colts	0	0	7	0	7

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis

Date: August 10
Game time: 7:31pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 47,943
Referee: Stan Kemp
Gamebook

Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	10	0	10	23
Rams	0	0	0	7	7

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: August 17
Game time: 7:05pm local
Game weather: clear, 70 °F (21 °C), 80% humidity, wind SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 47,834
Referee: Bernie Kukar
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	0	7	28
Seahawks	3	6	0	7	16

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 23
Game time: 5:03pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 54,111
Referee: Howard Roe
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	17	0	24
Saints	7	13	0	7	27

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: September 1
Game time: 12:01pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 68,492
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 2: vs. New York Jets

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	0	10	13
Seahawks	0	3	17	0	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:03pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 56,770
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	10	10
Broncos	0	10	3	3	16

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: September 15
Game time: 2:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 64 °F (18 °C), 28% humidity, wind W 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,152
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	3	10	13
Chiefs	0	10	0	10	20

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 22
Game time: 3:01pm local
Game weather: overcast, 62 °F (17 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 71,789
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 5: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	0	0	3
Seahawks	7	10	7	7	31

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 56,656
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	6	0	13
Bengals	0	7	0	0	7

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 47% humidity, wind NW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 60,010
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Raiders	0	0	7	13	3	23
Seahawks	3	14	0	3	0	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 13
Game time: 4:36pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 61,974
Referee: Stan Kemp
TV announcers (TNT): Skip Caray & Pat Haden
Gamebook

Game information

Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	14	3	7	27
Steelers	0	0	7	0	7

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: October 20
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 54,678
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	6	3	0	9
Seahawks	7	3	0	10	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,025
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	14	14
Chargers	7	7	0	3	17

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: hazy, 71 °F (22 °C), 83% humidity, wind WSW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 43,597
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 12: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7
Raiders	3	21	0	7	31

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: November 17
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), 60% humidity, wind W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 49,317
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	10	0	10
Seahawks	3	10	0	0	13

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 24
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 60,430
Referee: Stan Kemp
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fourteen Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	6	3	7	19
Seahawks	3	0	0	3	6

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 1
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 57,248
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	7	7	24
Seahawks	6	3	7	6	22

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 56,711
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Irv Cross
Gamebook

Game information

Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	3	10	13
Falcons	2	10	7	7	26

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Date: December 15
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: clear, 47 °F (8 °C), 25% humidity, wind N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 53,834
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	6	0	0	9
Seahawks	0	7	16	0	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 22
Game time: 5:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 51,100
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
Gamebook

Game information

References

^ "1991 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com
^ 1991 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1992 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1991 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

[1] "1991 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

[2] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com

[3] 1991 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[4] 1992 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[5] 1991 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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