1996 Seattle Seahawks

1996 Seattle Seahawks season
Head Coach:	Dennis Erickson
Home Field	Kingdome
Results
Record	7–9
Place	T-4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Uniform
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1995	1997

The 1996 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 21st season with the National Football League.

1996 NFL Draft

1996 Seahawks Draft Selections

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/21	Pete Kendall	Offensive Guard	Boston College
2/46	Fred Thomas	Defensive Back	Tennessee-Martin
3/77	Robert Barr	Offensive Tackle	Rutgers
3/91	Reggie Brown	Running Back	Fresno State
4/99	Phillip Daniels	Defensive End	Georgia
4/131	Eric Unverzagt	Linebacker	Wisconsin
6/184	Reggie Green	Offensive Guard	Florida
6/209	T. J. Cunningham	Defensive Back	Colorado
7/225	Johnie Church	Defensive End	Florida

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1996 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office Owner – Ken Behring President – David Behring Executive Vice President of Finance – Mickey Loomis Vice President of Football Operations – Randy Mueller Player Personnel Director – Mike Allman Head Coaches Head Coach – Dennis Erickson Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Gregg Smith Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon Offensive Line – Howard Mudd Offensive Assistant – Ned James			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Mike Murphy Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Defensive Assistant – Keith Gilbertson Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Dave Arnold Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc

Final roster

1996 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks  8 Stan Gelbaugh  3 Rick Mirer 13 Gino Torretta Running Backs 31 Steve Broussard 32 Oscar Gray 28 Dou Innocent 36 Lamar Smith 38 Mack Strong 42 Chris Warren Wide Receivers 84 Joey Galloway 81 Ronnie Harris 82 James McKnight 85 Mike Pritchard 88 Ricky Proehl Tight Ends 45 Coleman Bell 86 Christian Fauria 83 Ronnie Williams		Offensive Linemen 74 James Atkins G/T 75 Howard Ballard T 64 Robert Barr T 63 Frank Beede G 79 Ed Cunningham C/G 77 Derrick Graham G 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Kevin Mawae C 69 Grant Williams T Defensive Linemen 98 Sam Adams DT 93 Phillip Daniels DE 94 Antonio Edwards DE 96 Cortez Kennedy DT 67 Matt LaBounty DE 99 Michael McCrary DE 92 Henry McMillan DT 72 Joe Nash DT 78 Pat Riley DE 70 Michael Sinclair DE		Linebackers 54 Mike Barber OLB 56 James Logan OLB 55 Winston Moss OLB 53 Eric Unverzagt MLB 95 Dean Wells MLB 90 Terry Wooden OLB Defensive Backs 20 Jay Bellamy FS 25 Robert Blackmon SS 26 Carlton Gray CB 30 Corey Harris CB {{NFLplayer|24|Selwyn Jones|CB} 23 Dexter Seigler CB } 22 Fred Thomas CB 33 Darryl Williams FS		Special Teams  2 Todd Peterson K 14 Rick Tuten P Reserve Lists 48 Clarence Benford TE (IR) 89 Brian Blades WR (IR) 34 Reggie Brown FB (IR) 91 Keif Bryant DT (IR) 21 T. J. Cunningham S (IR) 86 Christian Fauria TE (IR) 17 John Friesz QB (IR) 19 Eddie Goines WR (IR) 97 Glenn Montgomery DT (IR) 51 John Solomon LB (IR) 59 Tyronne Stowe LB (IR) Practice Squad 60 Greg Bloedorn C  7 Jon Kitna QB 76 Riddick Parker DT 16 Grayson Shillingford WR Rookies in italics (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1997 AFC/NFC Pro Bowl.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 1	at San Diego Chargers	L 29-7	Jack Murphy Stadium	0-1	58,780
2	September 8	Denver Broncos	L 30-20	Kingdome	0-2	43,671
3	September 15	Kansas City Chiefs	L 35-17	Kingdome	0-3	39,790
4	September 22	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-13	Houlihan's Stadium	1-3	30,212
5	September 29	Green Bay Packers	L 31-10	Kingdome	1-4	59,973
6	October 6	at Miami Dolphins	W 22-15	Joe Robbie Stadium	2-4	59,539
7	Bye week
8	October 17	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34-17	Arrowhead Stadium	2-5	76,057
9	October 27	San Diego Chargers	W 32-13	Kingdome	3-5	38,143
10	November 3	Houston Oilers	W 23-16	Kingdome	4-5	36,320
11	November 10	Minnesota Vikings	W 42-23	Kingdome	5-5	50,794
12	November 17	at Detroit Lions	L 17-16	Pontiac Silverdome	5-6	51,194
13	November 24	Oakland Raiders	L 27-21	Kingdome	5-7	47,506
14	December 1	at Denver Broncos	L 34-7	Mile High Stadium	5-8	74,982
15	December 8	Buffalo Bills	W 26-18	Kingdome	6-8	41,373
16	December 15	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20-13	Jacksonville Stadium	6-9	66,134
17	December 22	at Oakland Raiders	W 28-21	Oakland Coliseum	7-9	33,455

Standings

Template:1996 AFC West standings

External links

• 1996 Seattle Seahawks season article at Wikipedia
• 1996 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 1996 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1996 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com