The offense went from 7th to 21st. The facemask changed color from gray to blue and the Seahawks logo was added to the sleeves on top of the original stripes. So there you have it. Even though the defense improved from 27th to 13th, the Seahawks still gave up 405 points. What is the most handsome uniform in the NFL? The original home uniforms, which the Seahawks wore from 1976-1982, were no-frills winners. The deep blue of the jersey represents the color of the ocean that rolls into the harbor near CenturyLink Field. Focus on Sport // Getty Images. In Seahawks history or the NFL in general? As for the unique neon green? The successes of the 1978 and '79 seasons were long forgotten by season's end. The answer to that question depends on your preference between the classic look and the new vibrant look of teams. All have incorporated brighter colors to the scheme on their jerseys to make for a more visually appealing look. The neon green jersey with dark blue pants that the team wore in a loss to the Chicago Bears was “retired” by then-coach Jim Mora and never saw the field again. The 1980 season was a strange season for the Seattle Seahawks. The team started off 4–3, then lost the remaining nine games of the season. 1983 : There are some tweaks made to the helmet, jerseys and socks. at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_Seattle_Seahawks_season&oldid=971581019, 1980 National Football League season by team, Articles with dead external links from February 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, SEA – Efren Herrera 28-yard field goal, 8:18 (SD 24–6), SD – John Jefferson 23-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick), 2:26 (SD 31–6), SD – Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal, 1:50 (SD 34–13), SEA – Efren Herrera 19-yard field goal, 9:05 (SEA 10–0), KC – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal, 5:37 (SEA 17–10), KC – Nick Lowery 23-yard field goal, 1:15 (SEA 17–14), KC – Nick Lowery 57-yard field goal, 8:35 (SEA 17–16), NE – Stanley Morgan 40-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick), 6:31 (NE 17–10), NE – John Smith 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (NE 20–17), SEA – Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 14:46 (NE 27–24), NE – John Smith 29-yard field goal, 12:23 (NE 30–24), SEA – Sam McCullum 21-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 8:57 (SEA 31–30), SEA – Efren Herrera 33-yard field goal, 10:10 (SEA 13–0), SEA – Sam McCullum 24-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick), 9:35 (SEA 20–0), SEA – Efren Herrera 50-yard field goal, 0:56 (SEA 23–0), SEA – Efren Herrera 44-yard field goal, 10:25 (SEA 26–0), CLE – Mike Pruitt 22-yard run (Don Cockroft kick), 13:20 (CLE 27–3), NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal, 12:27 (NYJ 17–10), SEA – Efren Herrera 23-yard field goal, 8:35 (NYJ 17–13), SEA – Jim Jodat 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick), 2:06 (SEA 27–17), OAK – Chris Bahr 38-yard field goal, 10:59 (OAK 6–0), OAK – Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal, 11:47 (OAK 9–0), OAK – Bob Chandler 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 14:07 (OAK 23–0), OAK – Bob Chandler 23-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick), 8:51 (OAK 30–7), OAK – Chris Bahr 25-yard field goal, 2:44 (OAK 33–14), SEA – Efren Herrera 31-yard field goal, 0:04 (SEA 6–0), PHI – Tony Franklin 39-yard field goal, 0:54 (PHI 17–13), PHI – Billy Campfield 5-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 2:43 (PHI 24–20), PHI – Tony Franklin 25-yard field goal, 1:30 (PHI 27–20), SEA – Efren Herrera 39-yard field goal, 1:34 (SEA 10–3), SEA – Efren Herrera 31-yard field goal, 9:23 (SEA 20–10), SEA – Efren Herrera 33-yard field goal, 3:39 (SEA 23–10), KC – Frank Manumaleuga 22-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 11:33 (KC 24–23), SEA – Efren Herrera 37-yard field goal, 14:56 (SEA 17–7), OAK – Chris Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:56 (OAK 19–17), DEN – Fred Steinfort 24-yard field goal, 4:02 (Tied 10–10), DEN – Fred Steinfort 33-yard field goal, 6:31 (DEN 20–10), SEA – Efren Herrera 20-yard field goal, 14:57 (DEN 20–13), DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick), 11:03 (DAL 44–0), NYG – Joe Danelo 32-yard field goal, 11:52 (NYG 6–0), NYG – Earnest Gray 50-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick), 11:47 (NYG 20–14), SD – Chuck Muncie 10-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick), 11:21 (SD 14–0), DEN – Fred Steinfort 55-yard field goal, 0:46 (DEN 19–0), DEN – Fred Steinfort 34-yard field goal, 6:45 (DEN 22–3), DEN – Fred Steinfort 38-yard field goal, 2:16 (DEN 25–3), This page was last edited on 7 August 2020, at 00:58. 1976–2001:The Seahawks enter the NFL as an expansion team in 1976. Enjoy Quick Flat-Rate Shipping On Any Size Order. 6 seed in the NFC, facing off against the No. The silver helmet, blue jersey and gray pants were a sharp, original look. The 1980 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fifth season in the National Football League. 2002–2011:Seattle gives its logo a modern feel with a sleek redesign that minimizes the green coloring in place of more navy and blue. Then: Seattle Seahawks. The beginning of the team and the classic Seahawks jersey. Go Hawks! Love it or hate it, Nike put a lot of thought into Seattle’s new uniforms and so far, the experiment has worked. The offense struggled, especially after losing Sherman Smith to a knee injury for the season. LA Chargers Week 10 Overreactions: A changing of the guard. In fact, the “Seahawks” almost never got their trademark name. The Seahawks' pants for both uniforms were gray with green-white-blue-white-green vertical striping down the legs. The Seahawks earned a No. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Seattle Seahawks and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. According to the Seahawks official website, the colors were changed to “Seahawks blue, Seahawks navy and Seahawks green.” And, for the first time in franchise history, the helmet was changed to blue instead of silver. The Seahawks mark above the heart honors the team. Both the sleeves and socks had green and blue stripes and the look was finalized by a gray helmet that hoisted the team’s logo proudly – a royal blue and forest green hawk’s head that was conceptualized and based on Northwestern Native American art. 49 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad. Your privacy is safe with us. Oh, last thing. Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East. Silver, green, and blue were the team’s primary colors through the 1980s, when Steve Largent led Seattle in receiving. Browse Seattle Seahawks Store for the latest Seahawks jerseys, uniforms, jersey and more for men, women, and kids. They accumulated four road wins, but lost all eight regular season home games. Now that you know more about Seattle’s history of uniforms, are any of them the greatest in the NFL’s long history? The original look was untouched until 1980, when the team decided to switch from black shoes to white — not exactly mind-blowing but still worth noting. Perhaps you remember it? The team had their fans vote on their preference of the blue or silver helmet. Then you have the Seattle Seahawks, a team that shocked most of the sports world by unveiling a uniform last year that was either genius or ridiculous, again, based on your preference of the way an NFL uniform should look. In any case, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and NFL Executive Director Jim Kensil both liked the Seahawks name because it was “indigenous to the area and aggressive.”. The uniforms in Dallas, San Francisco, Washington, Green Bay and Pittsburgh, for example, are all classic in the sense that they haven’t changed much throughout their respective team’s history. 1980: The Seahawks join the crowd and ditch the fogey black cleats for the sleek white footwear. With the running game struggling, the team gave up 52 sacks, up from 23 in 1979. 11 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers, another team that modernized its entire jersey for the visual appeal. This look remained relatively unchanged until 2002, when the team got its most drastic uniform update in franchise history. Now: Seattle Seahawks. The low point of the season was a 27–21 loss to a struggling New York Giants team, one which finished 4-12 (although one was over the Cowboys). The first alternate jersey in franchise history didn’t come until Sept. 27, 2009 – and it didn’t last long at all. Franco Harris wound down his career in Seattle, wearing these blue jerseys that featured a large Seahawks logo on the sleeve. On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 51–7, in Dallas, but many people believe the Giants loss was worse. According to Nike, Inc.’s official website, the color of the uniforms are “rooted in Seattle’s own environmental hues.” Everything on each jersey is symbolic in its own way to the city of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest in general. In 1983, player numbers were added on top of the shoulder pads and the socks went from striped to a solid royal blue to match the jersey. Broad chest graphic outlining the shoulders echoes the stance of a Thunderbird totem. Then you have the uniforms in Houston, Jacksonville, Atlanta and Tennessee, to name a few. The 12 feathers on the pant leg strip represent the 12th Man. Well, any true Seahawks fan knows that navy blue was not part of the team’s original color scheme. 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