1983 Seattle Seahawks season
| 1983 Seattle Seahawks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Chuck Knox |
| General manager | Mike McCormack |
| Owner | Nordstrom family |
| Home field | Kingdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | T-2nd AFC West |
| Playoff finish |
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 31–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–20 Lost Conference Championship (at Raiders) 14–30 |
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 wouldn't reach a conference championship again until 2005, when they were in the NFC West.
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. "TV numbers" were moved from the jersey's sleeves to the shoulders. The helmet facemasks became blue, and the socks were all blue. The uniform would remain basically unchanged through the 2001 season.
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
The Seahawks entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, after two close attempts in 1978 and 1979.
Seattle entered the postseason as the #4 seed in the AFC.
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