1988 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1988 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 13th season with the National Football League. The Seahawks won their first division title in the AFC West. They won the division with only a 9–7 record and finished with only a +10 point differential.
The team never went under.500 during the season and clinched the AFC West in week 16 with a 43–37 shootout win over the Los Angeles Raiders. The Seahawks were the #3 seed in the AFC playoffs; they lost 21–13 on the road in the divisional round to the top-seeded Cincinnati Bengals on December 31.
In late August, Ken Behring and partner Ken Hofmann purchased the team from the Nordstrom family for $80 million.
1988 NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- Denotes players that were selected for the 1989 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | September 4 | at Denver Broncos | W 21–14 | 1–0 | Mile High Stadium | |
| 2 | September 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–10 | 2–0 | Kingdome | |
| 3 | September 18 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–17 | 2–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
| 4 | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–38 | 2–2 | Kingdome | |
| 5 | October 2 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–20 | 3–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |
| 6 | October 9 | at Cleveland Browns | W 16–10 | 4–2 | Cleveland Stadium | |
| 7 | October 16 | New Orleans Saints | L 19–20 | 4–3 | Kingdome | |
| 8 | October 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–31 | 4–4 | Anaheim Stadium | |
| 9 | October 30 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–14 | 5–4 | Kingdome | |
| 10 | November 6 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–13 | 5–5 | Kingdome | |
| 11 | November 13 | Houston Oilers | W 27–24 | 6–5 | Kingdome | |
| 12 | November 20 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–27 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| 13 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 35–27 | 7–6 | Kingdome | ||
| 14 | December 4 | at New England Patriots | L 7–13 | 7–7 | Sullivan Stadium | |
| 15 | December 11 | Denver Broncos | W 42–14 | 8–7 | Kingdome | |
| 16 | December 18 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 43–37 | 9–7 | Memorial Coliseum |