Tanner McEvoy

Dennis Erickson, head coach at the University of Miami, is named head coach. In six seasons at Miami, Erickson compiled a 63-9-0 record and won national championships in 1989 and 1991. A native of Everett, Washington, Erickson posted a 113-40-1 record in 13 seasons as a college head coach at the University of Idaho, University of Wyoming, Washington State University, and Miami. Erickson brings six coaches with him from Miami, Gregg Smith (assistant head coach/tight ends), Greg McMackin (defensive coordinator), Dave Arnold (special teams), Dana LeDuc (strength and conditioning), Rich Olson (quarterbacks), and Willy Robinson (defensive backs). In addition he retains Bob Bratkowski (offensive coordinator/wide receivers), Tommy Brasher (defensive line), Tom Catlin (quality control), Dave Brown (defensive coach), Arnie Matsumoto (staff assistant), Howard Mudd (offensive line), and Clarence Shelmon (running backs) from the previous staff.

Seahawks President/General Manager Tom Flores is named President/Head Coach. Flores coached nine seasons, 1979-87, with the Oakland/ Los Angeles Raiders and compiled an 83-53-0 (61.0%) regular season record. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl Championships, XV and XVIII, the only Super Bowls won by the AFC in the decade of the 1980s.

The Seahawks added Jim Mora to the coaching staff as assistant head coach/defensive backs coach.

The Seahawks are shutout for the second consecutive week, this time 19-0 by the Los Angeles Raiders at the Kingdome, as their losing streak is extended to four games. The defense holds the Raiders to 248 yards, but 66 of them come on a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Nick Bell. Cortez Kennedy collects two of what will become 14 sacks in a season when he’s named NFL Defensive Player of the Year.