1996 Seattle Seahawks season

Seattle Seahawks
1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	T-4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Michael Sinclair
AP All-Pros	DT Cortez Kennedy; (2nd team)

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League, the 21st playing their home games at the Kingdome and the second under head coach 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 8th consecutive season.

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]

1996 NFL Draft

1996 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/21	Pete Kendall	Offensive Guard	Boston College
2/46	Fred Thomas	Defensive Back	Tennessee-Martin
3/77	Robert Barr	Offensive Tackle	Rutgers
3/91	Reggie Brown	Running Back	Fresno State
4/99	Phillip Daniels	Defensive End	Georgia
4/131	Eric Unverzagt	Linebacker	Wisconsin
6/184	Reggie Green	Offensive Guard	Florida
6/209	T. J. Cunningham	Defensive Back	Colorado
7/225	Johnie Church	Defensive End	Florida

Personnel

Staff

**1996 Seattle Seahawks staff**

	Front office Owner – Ken Behring President – David Behring Executive Vice President – Mickey Loomis Vice President of Football Operations – Randy Mueller Co-College Scouting Director – Mike Allman Co-College Scouting Director – Phil Neri Assistant Player Personnel Director – Rick Thompson Head coaches Head Coach – Dennis Erickson Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Gregg Smith Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon Offensive Line – Howard Mudd Offensive Staff Assistant – Ned James			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Quality Assistant – Keith Gilbertson Special teams coaches Special Teams – Dave Arnold Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Final roster

**1996 Seattle Seahawks final roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 John Friesz 8 Stan Gelbaugh 3 Rick Mirer 13 Gino Torretta Running backs 34 Reggie Brown 32 Oscar Gray 28 Dou Innocent 36 Lamar Smith 38 Mack Strong FB 42 Chris Warren Wide receivers 89 Brian Blades 84 Joey Galloway 82 James McKnight 85 Mike Pritchard 88 Ricky Proehl Tight ends 87 Carlester Crumpler 86 Christian Fauria 83 Ronnie Williams		Offensive linemen 74 James Atkins T 75 Howard Ballard T 64 Robert Barr T 63 Frank Beede G 79 Ed Cunningham C 77 Derrick Graham G 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Kevin Mawae C 69 Grant Williams T Defensive linemen 98 Sam Adams DT 93 Phillip Daniels DE 94 Antonio Edwards DE 96 Cortez Kennedy DT * 67 Matt LaBounty DE 99 Michael McCrary DE 92 Henry McMillian DT 72 Joe Nash DT 70 Michael Sinclair DE *		Linebackers 54 Mike Barber 57 Jason Kyle 56 James Logan 55 Winston Moss 53 Eric Unverzagt 95 Dean Wells 90 Terry Wooden Defensive backs 20 Jay Bellamy 25 Robert Blackmon S 21 T.J. Cunningham 26 Carlton Gray CB 30 Corey Harris CB 24 Selwyn Jones 23 Dexter Seigler 22 Fred Thomas 33 Darryl Williams S Special teams 31 Steve Broussard KR 81 Ronnie Harris PR 2 Todd Peterson K 14 Rick Tuten P		Reserve lists 19 Eddie Goines WR (IR) 48 Clarence Benford IR 51 John Solomon LB (IR) 59 Tyrone Stowe LB (IR) 91 Keif Bryant DT (IR) 97 Glenn Montgomery DT (IR) Practice squad 60 Greg Bloedorn C 7 Jon Kitna QB 76 Riddick Parker DT Rookies in italics 56 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad

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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	NFL.com recap
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

Source: Seahawks Media Guides ^[6]^[7]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
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
	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

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	7	17
Seahawks	0	10	9	0	19

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 3
Game time: 7:06pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 30,284
Referee: Howard Roe
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P2: at Oakland Raiders

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	14	0	3	24
Raiders	0	3	3	13	19

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: August 3
Game time: 5:05pm 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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	0	10	13
Colts	3	0	0	12	15

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Date: August 17
Game time: 7:01pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 38,930
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: KING
Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	0	0	0	3
Seahawks	3	0	10	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: August 23
Game time: 7:06pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 38,144
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV: KING
Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7
Chargers	7	6	3	13	29

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 1
Game time: 1:05pm 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

Game information

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	10	7	10	30
Seahawks	3	3	7	7	20

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 43,671
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	14	7	7	7	35
Seahawks	0	10	0	7	17

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 39,790
Referee: Mike Carey
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	0	14	17
Buccaneers	3	7	0	3	13

at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: September 22
Game time: 4:05pm 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: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary

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

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 59,973
Referee: Ron Blum
TV: Fox
Gamebook

Game information

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	0	8	22
Dolphins	3	6	6	0	15

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C), 96% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 59,539
Referee: Tom White
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	6	16
Chiefs	10	10	7	7	34

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 17
Game time: 7:01pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C), 61% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 76,057
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV: TNT
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	3	3	0	7	13
Seahawks	3	17	3	9	32

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 38,143
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	0	3	10	16
Seahawks	3	3	3	14	23

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 3
Game time: 1:03pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 36,320
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks & Bob Golic
Gamebook

Game information

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	16	23
Seahawks	10	18	7	7	42

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:05pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 50,794
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV: Fox
Gamebook

Game information

Week 12: at Detroit Lions

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	3	3	16
Lions	0	7	7	3	17

at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Date: November 17
Game time: 1:01pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 51,194
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	3	10	27
Seahawks	3	7	3	8	21

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: November 24
Game time: 1:05pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 47,506
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 14 at Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos	14	13	7	0	34

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 1
Game time: 2:04pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C), 21% humidity, wind S 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,982
Referee: Ron Blum
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	8	0	10	18
Seahawks	10	6	3	7	26

at Kingdome, Seattle

Date: December 8
Game time: 1:05pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 41,373
Referee: Howard Roe
TV: NBC
Gamebook

Game information

Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	10	3	0	13
Jaguars	7	0	0	13	20

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 15
Game time: 8:03pm local
Game weather: clear, 47 °F (8 °C), 76% humidity, wind NE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,134
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: ESPN
Gamebook

Game information

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	13	15	0	28
Raiders	8	6	7	0	21

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 22
Game time: 1:05pm 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

Game information

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.
^ https://www.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.

External links

[bvows-1] Smith, Elliot Blair (February 4, 1996). "Behring vows never to play in Seattle again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Orange County Register). p. C1.

[bdwart-2] 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.

[astdl-3] Klass, Tim (July 1, 1997). "Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1D.

[comsspu-4] Boren, Rebecca (July 1, 1997). "Allen completes purchase". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B.

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

[6] 1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[7] 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

[8] 1996 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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