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
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

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

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

External links

• Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
• 1996 NFL season results at NFL.com