List of Seattle Seahawks seasons
This article is a compilation of the list of seasons completed by the Seattle Seahawks American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Seahawks' franchise from 1976 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. As of the end of the 2015 NFL season, the Seahawks have 19 winning seasons, 17 losing seasons, and 4 seasons where they finished 8–8. With a 35–6 Week 14 win over the Baltimore Ravens on December 13 during the 2015 season, not only did the Seahawks improved to 8–5 at that point in the season, but the Seahawks' all–time franchise regular season win–loss record improved to 313–312–0; this marked the first time ever in team history that the Seahawks have had an overall winning regular season win–loss record (a win–loss record above .500). The Seahawks are the one of four North American men's professional sports teams that have played in Seattle with an all–time winning record, after the Seattle Metropolitans (the first American team to win the Stanley Cup in 1917, folded in 1924), the Seattle SuperSonics (who moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in the summer of 2008), and the Seattle Sounders FC (established in 2007 as an expansion franchise, currently active). Therefore, the Seahawks are currently one of two active North American men's professional sports team located in Seattle with an overall winning record. On October 23, 2016, the Seahawks played the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium and the game ended in a 6–6 tie after OT, which was the first time this ever happened in franchise history.
- For complete team history, see History of the Seattle Seahawks
Seasons
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
Super Bowl Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Jack Patera | ||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Jack Patera | ||
1978[1] | 1978 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Jack Patera (COY) | Jack Patera | |
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Jack Patera | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Jack Patera | ||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Jack Patera | ||
1982[2] | 1982 | NFL | AFC | 8th[3] | 4 | 5 | 0 | Jack Patera (0–2) Mike McCormack (4–3) | |||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd[4] | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 31–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Raiders) 14–30 |
Chuck Knox | |
1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Raiders) 13–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 10–31 |
Chuck Knox (COY) Kenny Easley (DPOY) |
Chuck Knox |
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd[5] | 10 | 6 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1987[6] | 1987 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 20–23 (OT) | Chuck Knox | |
1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 13–21 | Steve Largent (WP MOY) | Chuck Knox |
1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd[7] | 9 | 7 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Cortez Kennedy (DPOY) | Tom Flores | |
1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Tom Flores | ||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | West | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Tom Flores | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Dennis Erickson | ||
1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dennis Erickson | ||
1997' | 1997 | NFL | AFC | West | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Dennis Erickson | ||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Dennis Erickson | ||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | West | 1st[8] | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 17–20 | Mike Holmgren | |
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Mike Holmgren | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Mike Holmgren | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Mike Holmgren | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 27–33 (OT) | Mike Holmgren | |
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 20–27 | Mike Holmgren | |
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 20–10 Won NFC Championship (Panthers) 34–14 Lost Super Bowl XL (vs. Steelers) 10–21 |
Shaun Alexander (MVP, OPOY) | Mike Holmgren |
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 21–20 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 24–27 (OT) |
Mike Holmgren | |
2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 35–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 20–42 |
Mike Holmgren | |
2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | Mike Holmgren | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | Jim L. Mora | ||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 7 | 9 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 41–36 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 24–35 |
Pete Carroll | |
2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Pete Carroll | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Redskins) 24–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Falcons) 28–30 |
Pete Carroll | |
2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 23–15 Won NFC Championship (49ers) 23–17 Won Super Bowl XLVIII (1) (vs. Broncos) 43–8 |
Malcolm Smith (SB MVP) | Pete Carroll |
2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Panthers) 31–17 Won NFC Championship (Packers) 28–22 (OT) Lost Super Bowl XLIX (vs. Patriots) 24–28 |
Pete Carroll | |
2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Vikings) 10–9 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Panthers) 24–31 |
Pete Carroll | |
2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | West | 7 | 2 | 1 | Pete Carroll | |||
Totals 9 Division Titles 3 NFC Titles 1 NFL Title |
Regular Season | 322 | 315 | 1 | .505 Winning percentage | ||||||
Postseason | 15 | 14 | 0 | .517 Winning percentage | |||||||
Overall | 337 | 329 | 1 | .506 Winning percentage | |||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978.
- ↑ The 1982 season was shortened to nine games by a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.
- ↑ The Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills finished with 4–5 records. Cleveland's better conference record (4–3 vs. Buffalo's 3–3 and Seattle's 3–5 advanced the Browns to the playoffs. The Bills and Seahawks did not go to the playoffs.
- ↑ The Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos finished with 9–7 records. Seattle's and Denver's better head-to-head record (2–1 vs. Cleveland's 0–2) eliminated the Browns from the playoffs. Seattle's better conference record (5–3 vs. 3–5) gave the Seahawks the 1st Wild Card and Denver the 2nd Wild Card.
- ↑ The Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals finished with 10–6 records. New York and Kansas City advanced to the playoffs as Wild Cards based on better conference records (8–4 and 9–5 vs. Seattle's and Cincinnati's 7–5). The Seahawks and Bengals did not go to the playoffs.
- ↑ The 1987 season was shortened to 15 games by a players' strike.
- ↑ The Seattle Seahawks, Houston Oilers and Pittsburgh Steelers finished with 9–7 records. Houston's better conference record (8–4 vs. Seattle's 7–5 and Pittsburgh's 6–6) gave the Oilers the Wild Card and eliminated the Seahawks and Steelers from the playoffs.
- ↑ The Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs finished with 9–7 records. Seattle's head-to-head sweep of the Chiefs gave the Seahawks the division championship. The Chiefs did not go to the playoffs.
See also
References
- "NFL History: Yearly Standings". NFL History. NFL Enterprises, LLC. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- "Seattle Seahawks (1976–present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. Tank Productions. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- "Seahawks History". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-14.