The 1977 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's second campaign in the

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(NFL). The 1977 season was the team's first in the

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(the conference swap was part of the NFL's expansion plan that saw both the Seahawks and

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play every other team in the NFL in their first two seasons; the Seahawks would return to the

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). The Seahawks lost five of their first six games. On October 30, the Seahawks earned their second win of the season when quarterback

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returned from an injury and threw four touchdown passes in a 56–17 win over the

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at the

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. Two weeks later, the team recorded its first shutout, beating the

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17–0 in New York. The Seahawks would go on to finish with a 5–9 record, winning their final two games in the process; it was a three-game improvement from the inaugural season.

1977 NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Final roster

* Starters in bold.

Schedule

Preseason

:Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

In its second year, Seattle played all of the teams in the AFC as a member of the

. :Bold indicates division opponents. :Source: 1977 NFL season results1977 NFL season results
NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

Standings

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: at San Francisco 49ers

Week P2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week P3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week P4: vs. Detroit Lions

Week P5: vs. Denver Broncos

Week P6: at San Diego Chargers

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: at New England Patriots

Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week 10: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

References

External links

Seahawks draft history at NFL.com

1977 NFL season results at NFL.com
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