NFL team season
The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 8th season with the National Football League (NFL).
The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders 30–14. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship Game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984 to 2001, the rest of their time in the AFC. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West. During the offseason, the Seahawks changed the color of the facemasks on their helmets from gray to blue.
Offseason
The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of creating comebacks for teams. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating striping trim on the jersey collars, and incorprorating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks lost their stripes and became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
[1]
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1983 NFL season results[4]
Postseason
The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at Denver Broncos
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date:
- Game time: 7:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 63% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 53,887
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (KING): Tony Ventrella & Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date:
- Game time: 7:32 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,443
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date:
- Game time: 7:34 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,402
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- Gamebook
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- Date:
- Game time: 2:06 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 75 °F (24 °C), wind calm
- Game attendance: 47,074
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: KIRO
- Gamebook
Regular season
Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 2: at New York Jets
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 4:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 95 °F (35 °C), 46% humidity, wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 50,066
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 5: at Cleveland Browns
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 68% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 75,446
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Dave Rowe
- Gamebook
Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,615
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
Week 9: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 74 °F (23 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 49,708
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 11: at St. Louis Cardinals
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 33,280
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
Week 12: at Denver Broncos
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 50 °F (10 °C), 36% humidity, wind E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 74,710
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and John Brodie
- Gamebook
Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
Week 15: at New York Giants
Week 16: vs. New England Patriots
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 59,688
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
- Gamebook
Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.
AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #5 Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Card Playoff: #5 Denver Broncos at #4 Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,752
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
- Gamebook
AFC Divisional Playoff: at #2 Miami Dolphins
AFC Divisional Playoff: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #2 Miami Dolphins – Game summary
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 12:30 pm local
- Game weather: rain, 51 °F (11 °C), 84% humidity, wind N 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
- Game attendance: 71,032
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Trumpy
- Gamebook
AFC Championship Game: at #1 Los Angeles Raiders
AFC Championship Game: #4 Seattle Seahawks at #1 Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Date: January 8
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 66 °F (19 °C), 81% humidity, wind E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 88,734
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
References
- ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1984 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1983 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
External links
- Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
- 1983 NFL season results at NFL.com
