The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League (NFL). This season would mark a new era for the Seahawks as they drafted two first round picks (Shawn Springs and Walter Jones) and traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Friesz's backup. Moon and Jones would go on to be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and 2014, respectively. They also signed rookie quarterback Jon Kitna. After a Week 1 injury to Friesz, Moon led the Seahawks improvement from 1996's 7–9 record to finish 8–8. This would be Moon's last season making the Pro Bowl in his career, he went on to win Pro Bowl MVP.
This season is notable for being the first under new owner Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Allen helped keep the team from relocating and made sure it remained in Seattle.
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1998 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1997 NFL season results
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers
Week P4: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week P5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Regular season
Week 1: vs. New York Jets
This is the Seahawk's worst home loss in franchise history.
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6: vs. Tennessee Oilers
Week 8: at St. Louis Rams
Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 10 at Denver Broncos
Week 11: at San Diego Chargers
Week 12: at New Orleans Saints
Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens
This was the first time the Seahawks had ever played a regular season game in Baltimore against either the Colts or the Ravens.
Week 16: at Oakland Raiders
Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Awards and records
- Warren Moon, Pro Bowl MVP Award
References
External links
- Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
- 1997 draft at HickokSports.com
- 1997 NFL season results at NFL.com
