1983 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | The Nordstrom family |
General manager | Mike McCormack |
Head coach | Chuck Knox |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 31–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Raiders) 14–30 |
Pro Bowlers | RB Curt Warner SS Kenny Easley |
AP All-Pros | RB Curt Warner (2nd team) SS Kenny Easley (1st team) |
The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League (NFL).
The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 30–14. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship Game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984 to 2001, the rest of their time in the AFC. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West. During the offseason, the Seahawks changed the color of the facemasks on their helmets from gray to blue.
Offseason
The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of creating comebacks for teams. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating striping trim on the jersey collars, and incorprorating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks lost their stripes and became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.
NFL Draft
Round | Overall | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 3 | Curt Warner | Running back | Penn State |
5 | 123 | Chris Castor | Wide receiver | Duke |
6 | 150 | Reginald Gipson | Running Back | Alabama A&M |
7 | 177 | Sam Merriman | Linebacker | Idaho |
8 | 210 | Matt Hernandez | Offensive tackle | Purdue |
9 | 236 | Bob Clasby | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
10 | 263 | Pete Speros | Offensive Guard | Penn State |
11 | 290 | Bob Mayberry | Offensive Guard | Clemson |
12 | 317 | Don Dow | Offensive tackle | Washington |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1984 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–10 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 12 | Green Bay Packers | W 38–21 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | August 19 | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–19 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | August 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–6 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 11 | at New York Jets | W 17–10 | 1–1 | Shea Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 18 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–31 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
5 | October 2 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–9 | 3–2 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–28 | 3–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 38–36 | 4–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
8 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–27 | 4–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
9 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–21 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
10 | November 6 | Denver Broncos | W 27–19 | 6–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 13 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 28–33 | 6–5 | Busch Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–38 | 6–6 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
13 | November 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 51–48 (OT) | 7–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–35 | 7–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
15 | December 11 | at New York Giants | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 18 | New England Patriots | W 24–6 | 9–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1983 NFL season results[4]
Postseason
The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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Wild Card | December 24 | Denver Broncos (5) | W 31–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
Divisional | December 31 | at Miami Dolphins (2) | W 27–20 | 2–0 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap |
AFC Championship | January 8, 1984 | at Los Angeles Raiders (1) | L 14–30 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Raiders(1) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 442 | 338 | W1 |
Seattle Seahawks(4) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 403 | 397 | W2 |
Denver Broncos(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 9–5 | 302 | 327 | L1 |
San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–4 | 4–8 | 358 | 462 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 386 | 367 | W1 |
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Broncos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: August 5
- Game time: 7:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 53,887
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (KING): Tony Ventrella & Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
- Date: August 12
- Game time: 7:32 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,443
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
49ers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 27
- Game time: 2:06 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 75 °F (24 °C), wind calm
- Game attendance: 47,074
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: KIRO
- Gamebook
Regular season
Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 4
- Game time: 3:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 94 °F (34 °C), 31% humidity, wind S 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 42,531
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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Week 2: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 4:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 95 °F (35 °C), 46% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,066
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,714
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,718
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck and Hank Stram
- Gamebook
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Week 5: at Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 75,446
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
- Gamebook
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Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Chargers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), 84% humidity, wind WSW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 49,132
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Reggie Rucker
- Gamebook
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Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,967
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
- Gamebook
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Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,615
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 74 °F (23 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 49,708
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,189
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Dave Rowe
- Gamebook
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Week 11: at St. Louis Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 33,280
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
Broncos | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 50 °F (10 °C), 36% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 74,710
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
- Gamebook
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Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 51 |
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 56,793
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Merle Harmon and Jim Turner
- Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 63,352
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil
- Gamebook
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Week 15: at New York Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Giants | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), wind E 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
- Game attendance: 48,945
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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Week 16: vs. New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 59,688
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
- Gamebook
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Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.
AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,752
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
- Gamebook
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AFC Divisional Playoff: at #2 Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 12:30 pm local
- Game weather: rain, 51 °F (11 °C), 84% humidity, wind N 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
- Game attendance: 71,032
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook
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AFC Championship Game: at #1 Los Angeles Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Raiders | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: January 8
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 66 °F (19 °C), 81% humidity, wind E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 88,734
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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References
- ↑ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ↑ 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ↑ 1984 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ↑ 1983 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.