NFL team season
The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League (NFL). This season would mark a new era for the Seahawks as they drafted two first round picks (Shawn Springs and Walter Jones) and traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Friesz's backup. Moon and Jones would go on to be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and 2014, respectively. They also signed rookie quarterback Jon Kitna. After a Week 1 injury to Friesz, Moon led the Seahawks improvement from 1996's 7–9 record to finish 8–8. This would be Moon's last season making the Pro Bowl in his career, he went on to win Pro Bowl MVP.
This season is notable for being the first under new owner Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Allen helped keep the team from relocating and made sure it remained in Seattle.
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
[1]
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1998 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1997 NFL season results[4]
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio
- Date:
- Game time: 2:36 pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 77 °F (25 °C), 87% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 23,846
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV: ABC
- Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date:
- Game time: 7:06 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 49,445
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at 3Com Park, San Francisco
- Date:
- Game time: 6:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 71 °F (22 °C), 66% humidity, wind SW 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,153
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P4: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date:
- Game time: 7:06 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 52,844
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati
- Date:
- Game time: 7:30 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 60 °F (16 °C), wind NW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 43,637
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Regular season
Week 1: vs. New York Jets
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 53,893
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
This is the Seahawk's worst home loss in franchise history.
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,859
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 51,110
- Referee: Gary Lane
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6: vs. Tennessee Oilers
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 49,897
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 8: at St. Louis Rams
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at TWA Dome, St. Louis
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 12:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 64,819
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 10 at Denver Broncos
Week 11: at San Diego Chargers
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 62% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 64,616
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 12: at New Orleans Saints
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 12:00 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 50,493
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,264
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 52,584
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV: Fox
- Gamebook
Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens
This was the first time the Seahawks had ever played a regular season game in Baltimore against either the Colts or the Ravens.[5]
Week 16: at Oakland Raiders
Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 5:03 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,253
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV: ESPN
- Gamebook
Awards and records
References
- ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ 1997 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1997 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 17 ISBN 0786473517
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
External links
- Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
- 1997 draft at HickokSports.com
- 1997 NFL season results at NFL.com
