1979 Seattle Seahawks Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (9-7)
Location: Seattle, Washington

1979 Seattle Seahawks Roster
1979 Seattle Seahawks Results

The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Seahawks kept the scoreboard humming with 378 points, while the defensive unit allowed 372. Jim Zorn led the charge, passing for 3,661 yards. Steve Largent snagged 66 passes for 1,237 yards, while Dan Doornink provided receiving help, too.

Sherman Smith ran for a team-best 775 yards for Seattle.

Dave Brown picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Jack Patera coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Zorn	505	285	56.4	3661	7.2	20	4.0	18	3.6	65	23	201	77.7
Herman Weaver	4	3	75.0	73	18.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	39	0	0	116.7
Steve Myer	8	2	25.0	28	3.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	0	0	41.7
David Sims	2	1	50.0	18	9.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	0	0	81.3
Sherman Smith	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	0	0	112.5
Sam Adkins	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	523	292	55.8	3791	7.2	20	3.8	18	3.4	65	23	201

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sherman Smith	194	775	4.0	31	11
Dan Doornink	152	500	3.3	26	8
Jim Zorn	46	279	6.1	41	2
Al Hunter	34	174	5.1	67	1
Jeff Moore	44	168	3.8	18	2
David Sims	20	53	2.6	8	0
Tony Benjamin	5	13	2.6	8	0
Sam Adkins	2	11	5.5	9	0
Steve Myer	1	0	0.0	0	0
Herman Weaver	2	-6	-3.0	0	0
Totals	500	1967	3.9	67	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Largent	66	1237	18.7	55	9
Dan Doornink	54	432	8.0	41	1
Sherman Smith	48	499	10.4	35	4
Sam McCullum	46	739	16.1	65	4
Brian Peets	25	293	11.7	28	1
Steve Raible	20	252	12.6	41	1
Jeff Moore	14	128	9.1	24	0
Al Hunter	7	77	11.0	18	0
David Sims	4	28	7.0	13	0
Mark Bell	2	20	10.0	16	0
Duke Fergerson	2	12	6.0	10	0
Cornell Webster	1	39	39.0	39	0
Efren Herrera	1	20	20.0	20	0
Jessie Green	1	9	9.0	9	0
Tony Benjamin	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	292	3791	13.0	65	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Efren Herrera	46	43	93.5	23	19	82.6	100
Totals	46	43	93.5	23	19	82.6	100

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herman Weaver	66	2651	40.2	60
Efren Herrera	1	36	36.0	36
Totals	67	2687	40.1	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tony Green	16	121	7.6	30
Jeff Moore	10	90	9.0	29
John Harris	8	70	8.8	19
Totals	34	281	8.3	30

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Moore	31	641	20.7	39
Tony Green	20	437	21.8	24
Al Hunter	15	299	19.9	30
Tony Benjamin	2	33	16.5	17
John Harris	1	21	21.0	21
Dan Doornink	1	13	13.0	13
Totals	70	1444	20.6	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Brown	5	46	9.2	23	0
Keith Simpson	4	72	18.0	41	0
John Harris	2	30	15.0	25	0
Sammy Green	1	91	91.0	91	1
Autry Beamon	1	38	38.0	38	0
Keith Butler	1	4	4.0	4	0
Terry Beeson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Kerry Justin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Cornell Webster	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	17	284	16.7	91	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Kerry Justin		0	0	3	0	0
Autry Beamon		0	0	2	0	0
Pete Cronan			0	2	0	0
John Harris		0	1	1	0	0
Steve Raible			0	1	0
Sherman Smith			1	1	0
Tony Green			5	1	0	0
Joe Norman			0	1	0	0
Terry Beeson		0	0	1	0	0
Sammy Green		0	0	1	0
Bill Gregory			0	1	0	0
Jeff Moore			5	1	0
Ron Coder			0	1	0	0
Michael Jackson			0	1	0	0
Dennis Boyd			0	1	33	0
Larry Polowski			0	1	0	0
Steve August			0	1	0	0
Cornell Webster		0	0	1	54	1
Art Kuehn			0	1	0	0
Mark Bell			1	1	0	0
Herman Weaver			1	0	0	0
Jim Zorn			6	0	0
Sam McCullum			2	0	0
Al Hunter			1	0	0
Dan Doornink			6	0	0
David Sims			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	31	24	87	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Efren Herrera		0							19	43	0			100
Sherman Smith	11	4							0	0	0			90
Dan Doornink	8	1		0					0	0	0			54
Steve Largent		9							0	0	0			54
Sam McCullum		4							0	0	0			24
Jim Zorn	2								0	0	0			12
Jeff Moore	2	0	0	0					0	0	0			12
Steve Raible		1							0	0	0			6
Brian Peets		1							0	0	0			6
Cornell Webster		0				0	1		0	0	0			6
Al Hunter	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Sammy Green						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	24	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	43	0	0	0	376