1983 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1983 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League.
The 1983 season was the first season head coach Chuck Knox coached the team. It was also the first season in which the Seahawks made the AFC playoffs, where they won the first two postseason games in franchise history, before losing in the AFC Championship Game. The AFC Championship game against the Raiders would be the only time the Seahawks would appear in the AFC Championship game, as they failed to appear in one from 1984-2001. They would not reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West.
Offseason
The Seattle Seahawks hired Chuck Knox, a coach capable of bringing teams with comebacks. They also modified their uniforms, incorporating the Seahawks logo onto the jersey's sleeves. The TV numbers were moved from the jersey sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks became all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- Denotes players that were selected for the 1984 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | September 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| 2 | September 11 | at New York Jets | W 17–10 | 1–1 | Shea Stadium | |
| 3 | September 18 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–31 | 2–1 | Kingdome | |
| 4 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Kingdome | |
| 5 | October 2 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–9 | 3–2 | Cleveland Stadium | |
| 6 | October 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–28 | 3–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
| 7 | October 16 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 38–36 | 4–3 | Kingdome | |
| 8 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–27 | 4–4 | Kingdome | |
| 9 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 34–21 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 10 | November 6 | Denver Broncos | W 27–19 | 6–4 | Kingdome | |
| 11 | November 13 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 28–33 | 6–5 | Busch Stadium | |
| 12 | November 20 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–38 | 6–6 | Mile High Stadium | |
| 13 | November 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 51–48 | 7–6 | Kingdome | |
| 14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–35 | 7–7 | Kingdome | |
| 15 | December 11 | at New York Giants | W 17–12 | 8–7 | Giants Stadium | |
| 16 | December 18 | New England Patriots | W 24–6 | 9–7 | Kingdome |
Postseason
The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.| Playoff round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| Wild Card | December 24 | Denver Broncos | W 31–7 | 1–0 | Kingdome | |
| Divisional | December 31 | at Miami Dolphins | W 27–20 | 2–0 | Orange Bowl | |
| AFC Championship | January 8 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–30 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |