1985 Seattle Seahawks season

Summary

The 1985 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with an 8-8 record and a 3rd place finish in the AFC West and missed the playoffs.

1985 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerThe Nordstrom family
General managerMike McCormack
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Steve Largent
LB Fredd Young
SS Kenny Easley
AP All-ProsWR Steve Largent (1st team)
SS Kenny Easley (1st team)

Offseason edit

Draft edit

1985 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 53 Owen Gill  RB Iowa
3 81 Danny Greene  WR Washington
4 109 Tony Davis  TE Missouri
5 123 Mark Napolitan  C Michigan St
5 128 Arnold Brown  DB NC Central
5 137 Johnnie Jones  RB Tennessee
7 193 Ron Mattes  OT Virginia
8 221 Judious Lewis  WR Arkansas St
9 248 Bob Otto  DE Idaho St
10 277 John Conner  QB Arizona
10 280 James Bowers  DB Memphis
11 305 Louis Cooper  LB Western Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents edit

1985 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Eugene Robinson Safety Colgate

Personnel edit

Staff edit

1985 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • President/general manager – Mike McCormack
  • Assistant general manager – Chuck Allen
  • Player personnel director – Mike Allman
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson
  • Pro personnel assistant – Randy Mueller
  • Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel
  • Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Ray Prochaska
  • Quarterbacks – Ken Meyer
  • Offensive backs – Chick Harris
  • Receivers – Steve Moore
  • Tight ends – Rusty Tillman
  • Offensive line – Kent Stephenson
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Tom Catlin
  • Defensive line – George Dyer
  • Defensive backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special assignments – Joe Vitt

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Rusty Tillman


Final roster edit

1985 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 87 Tony Davis TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 75 Angelo Dilulo DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 33 Dan Doornink RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 84 Danny Greene WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • -- Jeff Komlo QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  
  • 70 Ron Mattes T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  


Rookies in italics
54 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[1]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1986 Pro Bowl.

Schedule edit

Preseason edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 10 at Indianapolis Colts L 7–19 0–1 Hoosier Dome Recap
2 August 16 Detroit Lions W 28–3 1–1 Kingdome Recap
3 August 24 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–10 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
4 August 30 San Francisco 49ers L 21–23 2–2 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[2][3]

Regular season edit

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 8 at Cincinnati Bengals W 28–24 1–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap
2 September 15 at San Diego Chargers W 49–35 2–0 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
3 September 23 Los Angeles Rams L 24–35 2–1 Kingdome Recap
4 September 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–28 2–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
5 October 6 San Diego Chargers W 26–21 3–2 Kingdome Recap
6 October 13 Atlanta Falcons W 30–26 4–2 Kingdome Recap
7 October 20 at Denver Broncos L 10–13 (OT) 4–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
8 October 27 at New York Jets L 14–17 4–4 Giants Stadium Recap
9 November 3 Los Angeles Raiders W 33–3 5–4 Kingdome Recap
10 November 10 at New Orleans Saints W 27–3 6–4 Louisiana Superdome Recap
11 November 17 New England Patriots L 13–20 6–5 Kingdome Recap
12 November 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–19 6–6 Candlestick Park Recap
13 December 1 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–6 7–6 Kingdome Recap
14 December 8 Cleveland Browns W 31–13 8–6 Kingdome Recap
15 December 15 at Los Angeles Raiders L 3–13 8–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
16 December 20 Denver Broncos L 24–27 8–8 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1985 NFL season results[4]

Standings edit

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 9–3 354 308 W6
Denver Broncos 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 380 329 W2
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 349 303 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 3–5 7–7 467 435 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 317 360 W1

Game summaries edit

Preseason edit

Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts edit

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 007
Colts 0 3 31319

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis

  • Date: August 10
  • Game time: 7:31 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,014
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P2: vs. Detroit Lions edit

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 3 003
Seahawks 0 0 72128

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: August 16
  • Game time: 7:34 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 57,751
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at Minnesota Vikings edit

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 3 7226
Vikings 0 3 7010

at Metrodome, Minneapolis

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 56,562
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers edit

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 3 31023
Seahawks 7 7 7021

at Kingdome, Seattle

Regular season edit

Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals edit

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0728
Bengals 0 10 14024

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 1:05 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 88 °F (31 °C), 71% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 51,625
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers edit

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 7 28749
Chargers 10 13 6635

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 76 °F (24 °C), 73% humidity, wind SSW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 54,420
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Sam Rutigliano
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams edit

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 0 141435
Seahawks 0 7 31424

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs edit

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 707
Chiefs 14 7 7028

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 pm local
  • Game weather: showers, 47 °F (8 °C), 100% humidity, wind NE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 50,485
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam Rutigliano
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers edit

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 01421
Seahawks 3 3 71326

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons edit

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 6 31726
Seahawks 7 0 71630

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 7: at Denver Broncos edit

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 0 0 73010
Broncos 7 0 30313

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 67 °F (19 °C), 22% humidity, wind ESE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 74,899
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 8 at Jets edit

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks (4–3) at New York Jets (5–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 0014
Jets 0 0 71017

at Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) to 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Game attendance: 69,320
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Raiders edit

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 0 303
Seahawks 3 23 7033

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 64,060
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints edit

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 02027
Saints 3 0 003

at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 11: vs. New England Patriots edit

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 7 01320
Seahawks 0 3 10013

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 60,345
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers edit

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 066
49ers 0 12 0719

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

Game information

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs edit

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 306
Seahawks 3 14 7024

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 52,655
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Reggie Rucker
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns edit

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 0 3713
Seahawks 3 14 7731

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 58,477
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Reggie Rucker
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders edit

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 003
Raiders 0 6 0713

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: partly cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C), 36% humidity, wind 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 77,425
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos edit

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 10 01727
Seahawks 7 10 0724

at Kingdome, Seattle

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 5:03 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 56,283
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, and Joe Namath
  • Gamebook
Game information

References edit

  1. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. ^ 1985 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 1986 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 1985 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links edit

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1985 NFL season results at NFL.com