1985 Seattle Seahawks season
1985 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | The Nordstrom family |
General manager | Mike McCormack |
Head coach | Chuck Knox |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Steve Largent LB Fredd Young SS Kenny Easley |
AP All-Pros | WR Steve Largent (1st team) SS Kenny Easley (1st team) |
The 1985 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with an 8-8 record and a 3rd place finish in the AFC West and missed the playoffs.
Offseason
[edit]Draft
[edit]1985 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 53 | Owen Gill | RB | Iowa | |
3 | 81 | Danny Greene | WR | Washington | |
4 | 109 | Tony Davis | TE | Missouri | |
5 | 123 | Mark Napolitan | C | Michigan St | |
5 | 128 | Arnold Brown | DB | NC Central | |
5 | 137 | Johnnie Jones | RB | Tennessee | |
7 | 193 | Ron Mattes | OT | Virginia | |
8 | 221 | Judious Lewis | WR | Arkansas St | |
9 | 248 | Bob Otto | DE | Idaho St | |
10 | 277 | John Conner | QB | Arizona | |
10 | 280 | James Bowers | DB | Memphis | |
11 | 305 | Louis Cooper | LB | Western Carolina | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
[edit]Player | Position | College |
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Eugene Robinson | Safety | Colgate |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
[edit]- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1986 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 7–19 | 0–1 | Hoosier Dome | Recap |
2 | August 16 | Detroit Lions | W 28–3 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | August 24 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 27–10 | 2–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
4 | August 30 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–23 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–24 | 1–0 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 15 | at San Diego Chargers | W 49–35 | 2–0 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 23 | Los Angeles Rams | L 24–35 | 2–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | September 29 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–28 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 6 | San Diego Chargers | W 26–21 | 3–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
6 | October 13 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30–26 | 4–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
7 | October 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–13 (OT) | 4–3 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 27 | at New York Jets | L 14–17 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 3 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 33–3 | 5–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
10 | November 10 | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–3 | 6–4 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
11 | November 17 | New England Patriots | L 13–20 | 6–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
12 | November 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 6–19 | 6–6 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
13 | December 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–6 | 7–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | December 8 | Cleveland Browns | W 31–13 | 8–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
15 | December 15 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 3–13 | 8–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
16 | December 20 | Denver Broncos | L 24–27 | 8–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1985 NFL season results[4]
Standings
[edit]AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Raiders(1) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 354 | 308 | W6 |
Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 380 | 329 | W2 |
Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 349 | 303 | L2 |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 7–7 | 467 | 435 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 317 | 360 | W1 |
Game summaries
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Colts | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
- Date: August 10
- Game time: 7:31 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,014
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Detroit Lions
[edit]Week P3: at Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
Vikings | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis
- Date: August 24
- Game time: 7:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 56,562
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
- Date: August 30
- Game time: 6:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,403
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
Regular season
[edit]Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Bengals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 88 °F (31 °C), 71% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 51,625
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook
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Week 2: at San Diego Chargers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 49 |
Chargers | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 73% humidity, wind SSW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,420
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Sam Rutigliano
- Gamebook
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Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 6:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 63,292
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
- Gamebook
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Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 12:00 pm local
- Game weather: showers, 47 °F (8 °C), 100% humidity, wind NE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,485
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam Rutigliano
- Gamebook
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Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,300
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Sam Rutigliano
- Gamebook
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Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,430
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Dan Dierdorf and Jean Fugett
- Gamebook
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Week 7: at Denver Broncos
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Broncos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 2:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind ESE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 74,899
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 8 at Jets
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) to 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
- Game attendance: 69,320
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Seahawks | 3 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 64,060
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 10: at New Orleans Saints
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 12:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 47,365
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Dave Rowe
- Gamebook
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Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,345
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
49ers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 6:09 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C), 94% humidity, wind var 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
- Game attendance: 57,482
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
- Gamebook
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Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 52,655
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Reggie Rucker
- Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 58,477
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker
- Gamebook
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Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Raiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C), 36% humidity, wind 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 77,425
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 5:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 56,283
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
- Gamebook
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References
[edit]- ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1985 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.