| 1991 Seattle Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ken Behring |
| General manager | Tom Flores |
| 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 (NFL). 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. This season was the last time a team played the same team in back to back games until the 2021 season when the Cleveland Browns played the Baltimore Ravens back to back, with a bye week in between.
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 1991 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
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
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1992 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | 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 |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | 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 | Los Angeles 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 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
- 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
- Date: August 3
- Game time: 7:36 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 49,448
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- Gamebook
Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams
| Period | 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: 7:05 pm 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
Regular season
Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
| Period | 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: 12:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 68,492
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 2: vs. New York Jets
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 56,770
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 3: at Denver Broncos
| Period | 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: 2:00 pm 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 announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
| Period | 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: 3:01 pm 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 | ||
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Week 5: vs. Indianapolis Colts
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 56,656
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals
| Period | 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: 1:01 pm 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 | ||
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Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 4:36 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,974
- Referee: Stan Kemp
- TV announcers (TNT): Skip Caray & Pat Haden
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers
| Period | 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: 1:00 pm 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 | ||
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Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 58,025
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 11: at San Diego Chargers
| Period | 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: 1:01 pm 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 | ||
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Week 12: at Los Angeles Raiders
| Period | 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: 1:02 pm 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 | ||
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Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Game information | ||
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Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 57,248
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Game information | ||
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Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons
| Period | 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: 1:01 pm 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 | ||
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Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Rams
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 5:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 51,100
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann
- Gamebook
| Game information | ||
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References
- ↑ "1991 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Home". 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.