The 2002 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL), the first season in Seahawks Stadium and the fourth under head coach Mike Holmgren. The Seahawks returned to the NFC West for the first time since their inaugural season of 1976, as part of the realignment that occurred when the Houston Texans joined the NFL as the 32nd team. The new stadium was constructed on the same site of their former stadium, the Kingdome. The Seahawks began the season in a new conference, in a new stadium, and with new uniforms.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsDT Brandon Mitchell (Patriots) TE Christian Fauria (Patriots)T Jerry Wunsch (Buccaneers) T Todd Weiner (Falcons) QB Brock Huard (Colts) LB Levon Kirkland (Eagles) RB Ricky Watters (retirement)
2002 expansion draft
+ Seattle Seahawks selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team——13Charlie RogersReturn specialistHouston Texans
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 2002 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeD. D. LewisLinebackerTexasNakoa McElrathWide recevierWashington StateJohn NiklosFullbackWestern IllinoisJon PendergrassWide receiverSouthern IllinoisMerceda PerryLinebackerNorth CarolinaRyan Van DykeQuarterbackMichigan StateDamion WrightGuardWeber State
Personnel Staff / Coaches 2002 Seattle Seahawks staff Front Office Chairman – Paul Allen President – Bob Whitsitt Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager – Mike Holmgren Senior Vice President – Mike Reinfeldt Vice President of Football Operations – Ted Thompson Director of Player Personnel – John Schneider Director of Pro Personnel – Will Lewis Director of College Scouting – Scot McCloughan
Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Holmgren Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Area Scout - Scott Fitterer
Offensive Coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Gil Haskell Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn Running Backs – Stump Mitchell Wide Receivers – Nolan Cromwell Tight Ends – Jim Lind Offensive Quality Control – Jerry Colquitt Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – Larry Brooks Linebackers – Johnny Holland Defensive Backs – Ken Flajole Quality Control / Assistant Defensive Backs (Secondary) Coach – Clayton Lopez
Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant Special Teams – Mark Michaels
Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rod Springer
Final roster 2002 Seattle Seahawks Starters, Roster, & Players at Pro Football Reference. Seattle Seahawks 2002 Roster accessed November 28, 2018.
Season highlights September 8: The Seahawks began their new life as an NFC team with an interconference run through their old division, the AFC West. At Oakland Matt Hasselbeck threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns but Rich Gannon threw for 214 yards and two scores while he and four Raiders backs combined for 221 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 31–17 Raiders win. September 15: The Seahawks opened their new stadium by being outscored 14–3 in the fourth quarter, losing 24–13 to the Cardinals. Trent Dilfer started instead of Hasselback and threw for 352 yards but managed only one touchdown. September 22: The Seahawks traveled to Giants Stadium and lost a 9–6 battle of field goals to the Giants. The Hawks managed just 145 yards of offense. September 29: The Seahawks finally got on the victory board by crushing the Vikings 48–23. The two teams combined for 353 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, while the Seahawks won the turnover battle, forcing two fumbles while picking off Daunte Culpepper twice. Monday Night Football, October 14: Trent Dilfer was picked off twice as Jeff Garcia managed two touchdowns in a 28–21 Niners win. Shaun Alexander rushed for 96 yards and a score. Niners receiver Terrell Owens (six catches for 84 yards and two scores) autographed the ball in the endzone after one of his touchdowns and gave it to his agent, causing a stir. October 20: The Seahawks traveled to St. Louis and fell to 1–5 after Marshall Faulk erupted to four touchdowns, three of them on the ground as the Rams won 37–20. Trent Dilfer was intercepted twice. October 27: Against the Seahawks, Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith surpassed Walter Payton as the NFL's all-time leading rusher. This game also marked the team's full-time switch at starting quarterback; starter Trent Dilfer was injured after compiling just 46 passing yards; backup Matt Hasselbeck replaced Dilfer and became starter the next week.
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 Indianapolis Colts L 10–28 0–1 Seahawks Stadium Recap 2 at San Diego Chargers L 14–24 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 1–2 Seahawks Stadium Recap 4 at Denver Broncos L 0–31 1–3 Mile High Stadium Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides2002 Seahawks Media Guide , accessed February 14, 2015.2003 Seahawks Media Guide , accessed February 14, 2015.
Regular season Divisional matchups have the NFC West playing the NFC East and the AFC West.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 8 at Oakland Raiders L 17–31 0–1 Network Associates Coliseum Recap 2 September 15 Arizona Cardinals L 13–24 0–2 Seahawks Stadium Recap 3 September 22 at New York Giants L 6–9 0–3 Giants Stadium Recap 4 September 29 Minnesota Vikings W 48–23 1–3 Seahawks Stadium Recap 5Bye 6 San Francisco 49ers L 21–28 1–4 Seahawks Stadium Recap 7 October 20 at St. Louis Rams L 20–37 1–5 Edward Jones Dome Recap 8 October 27 at Dallas Cowboys W 17–14 2–5 Texas Stadium Recap 9 November 3 Washington Redskins L 3–14 2–6 Seahawks Stadium Recap 10 November 10 at Arizona Cardinals W 27–6 3–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 11 November 17 Denver Broncos L 9–31 3–7 Seahawks Stadium Recap 12 November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 39–32 4–7 Seahawks Stadium Recap 13 December 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 4–8 3Com Park Recap 14 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–27 4–9 Seahawks Stadium Recap 15 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–24 5–9 Georgia Dome Recap 16 December 22 St. Louis Rams W 30–10 6–9 Seahawks Stadium Recap 17 December 29 at San Diego Chargers W 31–28 7–9 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 2002 NFL season results2002 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings Division
Conference
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week P2: at San Diego Chargers
Week P3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week P4: at Denver Broncos
Regular season
Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 3: at New York Giants
Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 7: at St. Louis Rams
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 16: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
References
External links
2002 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 2002 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 2002 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 2002 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com