1987 Seattle Seahawks season

1987 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach Chuck Knox
Home field Kingdome
Results
Record 9–6
Division Place 2nd AFC West
Playoff finish Lost Houston 23-20 (OT)
Timeline
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1986 1988

The 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League.

Contents

1987 NFL Draft

1987 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick Player Position College
1/18 Tony Woods Defensive End Pittsburgh
2/45 Dave Wyman Linebacker Stanford
4/104 Mark Moore Defensive Back Oklahoma State
5/119 Tommie Agee Running Back Auburn
5/131 Ruben Rodriguez Punter Arizona
7/184 Roland Barbay Nose Tackle LSU
7/185 Derek Tennell Tight End UCLA
8/216 Sammy Garza Quarterback UTEP
9/243 M. L. Johnson Linebacker Hawaii
10/270 Louis Clark Wide Receiver Mississippi State
11/297 Darryl Oliver Running Back Miami (FL)
12/312 Wes Dove Defensive End Syracuse
12/324 Tony Burse Running Back Middle Tennessee State
Supp. Brian Bosworth Linebacker Oklahoma

Personnel

Staff

1987 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office
  • President/General Manager – Mike McCormack
  • Assistant General Manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Chuck Knox
  • Assistant Head Coach – Tom Catlin

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Steve Moore
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Running Backs – Chick Harris
  • Tight Ends – Russ Purnell
  • Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson
  

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Inside Linebackers – Rusty Tillman
  • Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special Assignments – Joe Vitt

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Rusty Tillman
  • Assistant Special Teams – Russ Purnell

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Regular season

A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4-6 were played with replacement players. 85% of the veteran players did not cross picket lines during the strike, putting in question the integrity of the 1987 season results.

The teams fielded by NFL clubs bore little resemblance to those the fans had come to recognize through previous seasons.[2] Fans tagged the replacement player teams with mock names like "Seattle Sea-scabs."[3]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
1 September 13, 1987 at Denver Broncos L 40-17 Mile High Stadium 0-1 75,999
2 September 20, 1987 Kansas City Chiefs W 43-14 Kingdome 1-1 61,667
3 September 27, 1987 at San Diego Chargers Cancelled due to player's strike
4 October 4, 1987 Miami Dolphins W 24-20 Kingdome 2-1 19,448
5 October 11, 1987 Cincinnati Bengals L 17-10 Kingdome 2-2 31,739
6 October 18, 1987 at Detroit Lions W 37-14 Pontiac Silverdome 3-2 8,310
7 October 25, 1987 at Los Angeles Raiders W 35-13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4-2 52,735
8 November 1, 1987 Minnesota Vikings W 28-17 Kingdome 5-2 61,134
9 November 9, 1987 at New York Jets L 30-14 The Meadowlands 5-3 60,452
10 November 15, 1987 Green Bay Packers W 24-13 Kingdome 6-3 60,963
11 November 22, 1987 San Diego Chargers W 34-3 Kingdome 7-3 62,144
12 November 30, 1987 Los Angeles Raiders L 37-14 Kingdome 7-4 62,802
13 December 6, 1987 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-9 Three Rivers Stadium 7-5 48,881
14 December 13, 1987 Denver Broncos W 28-21 Kingdome 8-5 61,759
15 December 20, 1987 at Chicago Bears W 34-21 Soldier Field 9-5 62,518
16 December 27, 1987 at Kansas City Chiefs L 41-20 Arrowhead Stadium 9-6 20,370

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA
Denver Broncos 10 4 1 .700 379 288
Seattle Seahawks 9 6 0 .600 371 314
San Diego Chargers 8 7 0 .533 253 317
Los Angeles Raiders 5 10 0 .333 301 289
Kansas City Chiefs 4 11 0 .267 273 388

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Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance
Wildcard January 3, 1988 at Houston Oilers L 23-20 OT The Astrodome 49,622

References

  1. ^ 2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide. pp. 236–238. http://www.seahawksmedia.com/. Retrieved 2010-02-19. 
  2. ^ Official NFLPA History
  3. ^ NFL crossed the line on Replacement Sunday, By Clare Farnsworth, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
  4. ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 382. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved July 29, 2011. 

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