The Seahawks conduct an 11-week training program in the former Los Angeles Rams facility in Anaheim. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Seattle Seahawks This edition published in 1997 by Careative Education in Mankato, Minn. While the reception total was then the lowest to lead the team in a 16-game season, his per-catch average was the highest since 1979 (18.7 by Steve Largent) and remains the third-highest in franchise history (19.4 by Largent in 1977).As a team, the Seahawks had their only losing record (7-9) in Dennis Ericksons four seasons as coach (they were 8-8 in the other three).But it all pales when compared to the appalling events of that offseason. Allen is named Chairman of Football Northwest, Inc., with Bert Kolde serving as Vice Chairman and Bob Whitsitt as President.Seattle misses a last play field goal in 17-16 loss at the Detroit Lions. The 1996 season had its memorable moments for the Seahawks. As veteran fullback Mack Strong put it at the time, when the Seahawks were in Behring’s slip-out-of-town maneuver wasn’t a dead-of-night affair, like when the Colts moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984. Allen can exercise the option at anytime until July 1, 1997. On September 10 before the Dolphins returned home in week 3, the stadium was renamed Pro Player Stadium, a name which would remain through the 2004 season.Johnson and the Dolphins endured a rough season, winning their first three games before losing two straight. Lamar Smith rushes for two touchdowns.Ken Behring and Seattle native Paul Allen enter into an exclusive 14-month option for Allen to purchase the Seahawks. Safety Jay Bellamy set a franchise record with 34 coverage tackles on special teams. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Trufant, the teams first-round draft choice in 2003, is coming off a Pro Bowl season in which he led the team with a career-high seven interceptions and finished second with 85 tackles. We present them here for purely educational purposes.Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?Are you a Stathead, too? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter.Do you have a sports website? Chris Warren rushes for 116 yards, his franchise record 24th career 100-yard game.John Friesz throws touchdown passes of 51, 65 and 80 yards, the latter with 2:03 left to Brian Blades, for a 22-15 win at Miami.Seattle Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson, right, speaks with quarterback Rick Mirer during their game against the San Francisco 49ers Friday, Aug. 23, 1996, in Seattle. The team failed to qualify for the postseason. Do we move our families down here? It's time for Mirer to produce, or else. Theres just no other way to put it..With the coaches operating out of makeshift offices while at the Rams facility in Anaheim and an Eastside hotel while in Seattle, signing free agents became an experiment in futility.We were trying to bring guys in, not knowing if we were even going to be playing in Seattle or where we might be playing, Erickson said.
The 1996 season had its memorable moments for the Seahawks. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Rick Tuten also sets a franchise record by placing six punts inside the 20-yard line.Team owner Ken Behring announces that he is moving the franchise.Seattle completes three wins in three home games by defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 42-23.Seahawks close season with 28-21 win at Oakland. The Dolphins home field, previously known as.However, in a rare move, the stadium was renamed again following the Dolphins’ opening contest at Pro Player Park. Seattle Seahawks Schedule: The official source of the latest Seahawks regular season and preseason schedule Kennedys action was viewed as beyond defiant by Behring, who fumed that the team leader was not displaying the kind of leadership ownership deemed appropriate.I was just doing what I felt was the right thing to do, Kennedy later explained.Late that season, Behring and Kennedy found themselves at midfield at the Kingdome, as the club president presented Kennedy with the Steve Largent Award trophy that has been voted annually since 1989 to the player who best exemplifies the spirit, dedication and integrity of the Seahawks.It seemed a fitting end to a disjointed 1996 season that was like none other in franchise history because of the events of that offseason.The Seahawks post season highs in points (42), yards (452) and time of possession (37:37) in winning their third consecutive game, 43-23 over the Vikings at the Kingdome. Seattle Seahawks by Michael E. Goodman, 1997, Careative Education edition, in English ... Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 1996. Defensive end Michael McCrary led the AFC with 13½ sacks. It was difficult, to say the least.,Strong, who was with the team from 1993-2007, provided the player perspective, offering: Everybody was apprehensive. It was just overwhelming at times.Seahawks score second shutout in the clubs history with a 14-0 win over Washington Redskins in Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.New remodeled and expanded Pro Shop opens at CenturyLink Field.Cleveland Browns defeat the Seahawks 35-9 in Cleveland Stadium, closing out a 6-10 season. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese),Seattle Seahawks owner Ken Behring smiles while overlooking the Los Angeles City skyline after an interview with reporters on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1996 concerning the franchise's possible move to Los Angeles. Seattle Seahawks roster for the 1996 NFL season. View the 1996 Seattle Seahawks schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason NFL games. Edition Description. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter.Do you have a sports website? Do we There was just a big question mark hanging over us.,Make that several question marks. Find out more.Do you have a blog? Seattle had traded down twice in the first round, acquiring defensive tackle Glenn Montgomery from the Houston Oilers in the first deal and adding an extra third-round pick from the Detroit Lions in the second.Michael McCrary blocks Houstons game-winning field goal with 16 seconds left, recovers it, and laterals to Robert Blackmon to complete a 68-yard touchdown return to give Seattle a 23-16 win. Or write about sports?