The 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League (NFL). After two seasons of missing the postseason, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs.
The 1987 season would be Kenny Easley's last due to a kidney failure caused from excessive ibuprofen use, which forced him into retirement. The Seahawks selected Brian Bosworth from the University of Oklahoma, who signed the biggest rookie contract in NFL history.
Offseason Draft
Supplemental draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1987 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBrant BengenWide receiverIdahoNate BlanksWide receiverWestern IllinoisRon BohmDefensive tackleIllinoisFred DavisCornerbackWestern CarolinaPaul DayWide receiverArizona StateSteve DomonoskiLinebackerTempleJim FoxPunterSyracuseCharles GlazeCornerbackSouth Carolina StateScott HaglerKickerSouth CarolinaMatt HanousekTackleUtah StateHenry HarrisDefensive tackleGeorgiaRay HairstonLinebackerIllinoisEric HodgesWide receiverFloridaDavid HollisCornerbackUNLVMarshall PinkneyLinebackerAlabama A&MKen RogersRunning backMississippi StateRick SingletonDefensive endVirginia TechDallis SmithSafetyValdosta StateDaryle SmithTackleTennesseeDonald SnellWide receiverVirginia TechLen StrandleyKickerCal State FullertonMike TeifkeCenterAkronRicky ThomasSafetyAlabamaJames WilliamsRunning backFresno StateRay WilliamsWide receiverClemsonCarl WoodsRunning backVanderbilt
Personnel Staff
Head athletic trainer - Jim Whitesel Assistant athletic trainer - John Kasik
NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
1987 Seattle Seahawks replacement rosterQuarterbacks Jim Plum Bruce Mathison Jeff Kemp David Lindley
Running backs Daryl Baines Alvin Moore James Williams Rick Parros Boyce Green RB/KR Tim Harris Mike Hagen FB Michael Morton Eric Lane Chad Stark FB Todd McGrady
Wide receivers Steve Largent Brant Bengen WR/KR Durell Taylor Curt Pardridge Jimmy Teal WR/KR Mike Grant Donald Snell Kevin Juma Russell Evans
Tight ends Mark Keel Jeff Lamson John O'Callaghan Ken Sager Offensive linemen Dean Perryman Blair Bush Doug Hire C Jack Sims RG Tom Andrews Stan Eisenhooth Matt Hanousek RT Garth Thomas LG Howard Richards Ron Scoggins Tim Burnham LT
Defensive linemen John Eisenhooth Van Hughes RE Bruce Courtney Lester Williams Don Fairbanks LE David Graham Doug Hollie Charles Wiley NT Dale DorningLinebackers Joe Terry ILB Fredd Young ILB Rico Tipton OLB John McVeigh ILB Joe Jackson Paul Lavine Julio Cortes OLB Tony Caldwell OLB Rob DeVita Fred Orns
Defensive backs Charles Glaze LCB Arnold Brown Charles White LaWayne Foster Dallis Smith FS Anthony Blue Fred Davis LCB Renard Young RCB Curtis Baham Harvy Allen SS Kim Mack
Special teams Scott Hagler K Russell Griffith P Norm Johnson K Barry Bowman P
Final roster
(‡) Denotes strike replacement players. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1988 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–23 0–1 Anaheim Stadium Recap 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 21–28 0–2 Busch Stadium Recap 3 Detroit Lions W 38–10 1–2 Kingdome Recap 4 San Francisco 49ers W 34–10 2–2 Kingdome Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
Regular season Divisional matchups this season have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players. 85% of the veteran players did not cross picket lines during the strike, putting in question the integrity of the 1987 season results.
The teams fielded by NFL clubs bore little resemblance to those the fans had come to recognize through previous seasons. Fans tagged the replacement player teams with mock names like "Seattle Sea-scabs."NFL crossed the line on Replacement Sunday, By Clare Farnsworth, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 13 at Denver Broncos L 17–40 0–1 Mile High Stadium Recap 2 September 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 43–14 1–1 Kingdome Recap 3 September 27 at San Diego ChargersCancelled due to players' strike 4 October 4 Miami Dolphins W 24–20 2–1 Kingdome Recap 5 October 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–17 2–2 Kingdome Recap 6 October 18 at Detroit Lions W 37–14 3–2 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 7 October 25 at Los Angeles Raiders W 35–13 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 8 November 1 Minnesota Vikings W 28–17 5–2 Kingdome Recap 9 at New York Jets L 14–30 5–3 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 24–13 6–3 Kingdome Recap 11 November 22 San Diego Chargers W 34–3 7–3 Kingdome Recap 12 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–37 7–4 Kingdome Recap 13 December 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–13 7–5 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 14 December 13 Denver Broncos W 28–21 8–5 Kingdome Recap 15 December 20 at Chicago Bears W 34–21 9–5 Soldier Field Recap 16 December 27 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–41 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1987 NFL season results1987 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Postseason
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site Recap Wild Card January 3, 1988 at Houston Oilers (4) L 20–23 0–1 Astrodome Recap
Standings
Game summaries Preseason Week P1: at Los Angeles Rams
Week P2: at St. Louis Cardinals
Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Regular season Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 6: at Detroit Lions
Week 7: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week 8: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 9: at New York Jets
Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 15: at Chicago Bears
Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs
Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the AFC.
AFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Houston Oilers
References
External links
1987 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1987 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1987 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1987 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com