1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
Head Coach: Bud Grant |
Jerry Burns | Offensive Coordinator |
Tom Cecchini | Defensive Line |
Bob Hollway | Defense |
Jed Hughes | Defensive Backs |
Bus Mertes | Offensive Backs |
John Michels | Offensive Line |
Floyd Reese | Linebackers |
Les Steckel | Receivers |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1983 | N | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-10 | W | London, England | Wembley Stadium | 32847 | |
Sat | 8/13/1983 | H | Baltimore Colts | 7-10 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56061 | |
Fri | 8/19/1983 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 19-17 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 54402 | |
Fri | 8/26/1983 | H | Denver Broncos | 34-3 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59435 | |
Sun | 9/4/1983 | A | Cleveland Browns | 27-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70087 | |
Thu | 9/8/1983 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-48 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58162 | |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19-16 | W | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 57567 |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58254 | |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-37 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60774 | |
Sun | 10/9/1983 | A | Chicago Bears | 23-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 59632 | |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-14 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58910 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-17 | W | OT | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55236 |
Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 31-41 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 38796 | |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12-17 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59239 | |
Sun | 11/13/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-29 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60113 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58417 | |
Sun | 11/27/1983 | A | New Orleans Saints | 16-17 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 59502 | |
Mon | 12/5/1983 | A | Detroit Lions | 2-13 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 79169 | |
Sun | 12/11/1983 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-19 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57880 | |
Sat | 12/17/1983 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-14 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51565 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Walker Lee Ashley | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 0 |
Rick Bell | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | St. John's (Minnesota) | 14 | 0 |
Rufus Bess | 21 | LCB | 5-9 | 183 | 27 | South Carolina State | 14 | 6 |
Matt Blair | 59 | LOLB | 6-5 | 242 | 33 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
Brent Boyd | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 26 | UCLA | 16 | 1 |
Norris Brown | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 22 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
Ted Brown | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 26 | North Carolina State | 10 | 8 |
Joey Browner | 47 | RS | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 1 |
Bob Bruer | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 30 | Minnesota State | 16 | 10 |
Dave Casper | 44 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 32 | Notre Dame | 10 | 9 |
Greg Coleman | 8 | P | 6-0 | 182 | 29 | Florida A&M | 16 | 0 |
Steve Dils | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 191 | 28 | Stanford | 16 | 12 |
Neil Elshire | 73 | RDE | 6-5 | 256 | 25 | Oregon | 16 | 10 |
Dennis Fowlkes | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | West Virginia | 11 | 0 |
Tony Galbreath | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 228 | 29 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 13 | 7 |
Wes Hamilton | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 271 | 30 | Tulsa | 15 | 15 |
Tom Hannon | 45 | LS | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
Randy Holloway | 75 | RDE | 6-5 | 255 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 2 |
Jim Hough | 51 | LOG | 6-2 | 268 | 27 | Utah State | 16 | 16 |
Dave Huffman | 56 | C-OG | 6-6 | 284 | 26 | Notre Dame | 15 | 0 |
Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 25 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Charlie Johnson | 65 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 31 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
Dennis Johnson | 52 | RILB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Henry Johnson | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 22 | Brown | 13 | 2 |
Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Rice | 3 | 3 |
Terry LeCount | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 27 | Florida | 11 | 10 |
Carl Lee | 39 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | Marshall | 16 | 3 |
Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 27 | Missouri | 14 | 4 |
Archie Manning | 4 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 34 | Mississippi | 2 | 0 |
Doug Martin | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 264 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
Sam McCullum | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 31 | Montana State | 11 | 5 |
Mardye McDole | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 205 | 24 | Mississippi State | 15 | 1 |
Fred McNeill | 54 | ROLB | 6-2 | 229 | 31 | UCLA | 16 | 15 |
Mike Mularkey | 46 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 22 | Florida | 3 | 0 |
Mark Mullaney | 77 | RDE | 6-6 | 246 | 30 | Colorado State | 7 | 4 |
Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 24 | Stanford | 15 | 9 |
Keith Nord | 49 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | St. Cloud State | 3 | 0 |
Jarvis Redwine | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 26 | Oregon State; Nebraska | 16 | 1 |
Benny Ricardo | 1 | K | 5-10 | 170 | 29 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
Steve Riley | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 31 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
Curtis Rouse | 68 | LOT | 6-3 | 322 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 16 | 1 |
Robin Sendlein | 57 | ROLB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Texas | 16 | 1 |
Scott Studwell | 55 | LILB | 6-2 | 228 | 29 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
John Swain | 29 | LCB | 6-1 | 197 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 7 |
Dennis Swilley | 67 | C | 6-3 | 257 | 28 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
Terry Tausch | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | Texas | 10 | 0 |
Willie Teal | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 195 | 26 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
John Turner | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 196 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 15 |
James White | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 30 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0 |
Sammy White | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 195 | 29 | Grambling State | 11 | 10 |
Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 24 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1 | 1 |
Ray Yakavonis | 91 | NT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | East Stroudsburg | 2 | 0 |
Rickey Young | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 198 | 30 | Jackson State | 16 | 4 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 19 | Joey Browner | DB | Southern California |
3 | 73 | Walker Lee Ashley | LB | Penn State |
4 | 100 | Mark Rush | RB | Miami (Florida) |
5 | 127 | Mark Stewart | LB | Washington |
6 | 159 | Mike Jones | WR | Tennessee State |
7 | 186 | Carl Lee | DB | Marshall |
8 | 213 | Norris Brown | TE | Georgia |
9 | 239 | Rod Achter | WR | Toledo |
10 | 255 | Melvin Brown | DB | Mississippi |
10 | 266 | Walter Tate | C | Tennessee State |
11 | 298 | Brian Butcher | G | Clemson |
12 | 325 | Maurice Turner | RB | Utah State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 85 | 85 | 68 | 72 | 6 | 316 |
Opponents Totals | 71 | 119 | 72 | 86 | 0 | 348 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 28:47 | 303 | 112 | 169 | 22 | 65/220 29.5% | 11/18 61.1% | 90 | 748 |
Opponents Totals | 31:13 | 318 | 147 | 150 | 21 | 97/235 41.3% | 12/17 70.6% | 92 | 759 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benny Ricardo | 0 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0 | 108 |
Ted Brown | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
Tony Galbreath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Sammy White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Bob Bruer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Steve Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Terry LeCount | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Sam McCullum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Rickey Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dave Huffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Charlie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Darrin Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Team Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 2 | 316 |
Opponents Totals | 42 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 1 | 348 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benny Ricardo | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0 | 44 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 12/14 | 4/9 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 0 | 44 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 12/14 | 4/9 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 3/6 | 9/13 | 2/4 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrin Nelson | 154 | 642 | 4.2 | 56t | 1 |
Ted Brown | 120 | 476 | 4.0 | 43 | 10 |
Tony Galbreath | 113 | 474 | 4.2 | 52t | 4 |
Rickey Young | 39 | 90 | 2.3 | 9 | 2 |
Jarvis Redwine | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
Terry LeCount | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
Steve Dils | 16 | 28 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Sammy White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Tommy Kramer | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 8 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Archie Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Wade Wilson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Greg Coleman | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 470 | 1808 | 3.8 | 56t | 17 |
Opponents Totals | 579 | 2584 | 4.5 | 75t | 16 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Dils | 444 | 239 | 53.8 | 189 | 2840 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 68 | 11 | 2.5 | 16 | 3.6 | 37 | 254 | 2586 | 66.8 |
Tommy Kramer | 82 | 55 | 67.1 | 23 | 550 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 49 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 27 | 523 | 77.8 |
Wade Wilson | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 10 | 124 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 36 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 3 | 22 | 102 | 50.3 |
Terry LeCount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 555 | 310 | 55.9 | 223 | 3514 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 68 | 15 | 2.7 | 22 | 4.0 | 43 | 303 | 3211 | 67.5 |
Opponents Totals | 478 | 263 | 55.0 | 190 | 3229 | 6.8 | 12.3 | 74t | 23 | 4.8 | 25 | 5.2 | 47 | 326 | 2903 | 70.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrin Nelson | 51 | 618 | 12.1 | 68 | 0 |
Tony Galbreath | 45 | 348 | 7.7 | 23 | 2 |
Ted Brown | 41 | 357 | 8.7 | 25 | 1 |
Bob Bruer | 31 | 315 | 10.2 | 26 | 2 |
Sammy White | 29 | 412 | 14.2 | 43t | 4 |
Terry LeCount | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 49 | 2 |
Sam McCullum | 21 | 314 | 15.0 | 49t | 2 |
Rickey Young | 21 | 193 | 9.2 | 48 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 15 | 212 | 14.1 | 28 | 2 |
Dave Casper | 13 | 172 | 13.2 | 34 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 12 | 127 | 10.6 | 18 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 47 | 0 |
Mardye McDole | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 10 | 0 |
Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 310 | 3514 | 11.3 | 68 | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 263 | 3229 | 12.3 | 74t | 23 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Turner | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
John Swain | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
Rufus Bess | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
Willie Teal | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
Joey Browner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Lee | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
James White | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Charlie Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Nord | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 25 | 168 | 6.7 | 31 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 308 | 14.0 | 60t | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Coleman | 91 | 3780 | 41.5 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 297 | 3323 | 36.5 |
Team Totals | 91 | 3780 | 41.5 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 297 | 3323 | 36.5 |
Opponents Totals | 77 | 3027 | 39.3 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 210 | 2657 | 34.5 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rufus Bess | 21 | 10 | 158 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 34 | 0 |
Rick Bell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 210 | 8.8 | 34 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 10 | 297 | 7.4 | 37 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrin Nelson | 18 | 0 | 445 | 24.7 | 50 | 0 |
Jarvis Redwine | 38 | 0 | 838 | 22.1 | 41 | 0 |
Dave Huffman | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
Rickey Young | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
Rufus Bess | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 50 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Rick Bell | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Team Totals | 68 | 0 | 1466 | 21.6 | 50 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 70 | 1392 | 19.9 | 53 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Doug Martin | 13.0 | |
Neil Elshire | 9.5 | |
Randy Holloway | 7.5 | |
Matt Blair | 4.5 | |
Mark Mullaney | 2.5 | |
Scott Studwell | 2.0 | |
Joey Browner | 2.0 | |
James White | 1.0 | |
John Turner | 1.0 | |
Keith Nord | 1.0 | |
Dennis Johnson | 1.0 | |
Charlie Johnson | 1.0 | |
Fred McNeill | 0.5 | |
Tom Hannon | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 47.0 | 326.0 |
Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 303.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rufus Bess | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Matt Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Joey Browner | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Dave Casper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Dils | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Neil Elshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Fowlkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Tony Galbreath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Hannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Randy Holloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Dave Huffman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Irwin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
Tommy Kramer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Terry LeCount | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sam McCullum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mardye McDole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Mullaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Riley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Rouse | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Studwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Teal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
John Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
Wade Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 33 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 112 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 33 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
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