1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Jerry Burns |
| Tom Batta | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
| Pete Carroll | Secondary |
| Bob Hollway | Special Assistant |
| Monte Kiffin | Linebackers |
| John Michels | Offensive Line |
| Floyd Peters | Defensive Coordinator |
| Dick Rehbein | Receivers |
| Bob Schnelker | Offensive Coordinator |
| Marc Trestman | Running Backs |
| Paul Wiggin | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1986 | H | Miami Dolphins | 30-16 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 52865 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1986 | H | Denver Broncos | 29-27 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 53193 | |
| Fri | 8/22/1986 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 17-27 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 57730 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1986 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 23-20 | W | OT | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 57969 |
| Sun | 9/7/1986 | H | Detroit Lions | 10-13 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54851 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1986 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-10 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 34579 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1986 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56795 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1986 | H | Green Bay Packers | 42-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60478 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 63921 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1986 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 27-24 | W | OT | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58637 |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | H | Chicago Bears | 23-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 62851 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-23 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59133 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | A | Washington Redskins | 38-44 | L | OT | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51928 |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-10 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 53725 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | H | New York Giants | 20-22 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 62003 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53003 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1986 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 45-13 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56235 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | A | Green Bay Packers | 32-6 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 47637 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1986 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-23 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 32738 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | H | New Orleans Saints | 33-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51209 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Alfred Anderson | 46 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Baylor | 16 | 8 |
| Walker Lee Ashley | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 183 | 30 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Bono | 13 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 24 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Boyd | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 275 | 29 | UCLA | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 29 | North Carolina State | 13 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 47 | SS | 6-2 | 218 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Anthony Carter | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 26 | Michigan | 12 | 10 |
| Greg Coleman | 8 | P | 6-0 | 180 | 32 | Florida A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 56 | LLB-RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 9 |
| Neil Elshire | 73 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 28 | Oregon | 10 | 4 |
| David Evans | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 178 | 27 | Central Arkansas | 16 | 1 |
| Neal Guggemos | 41 | CB | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | St. Thomas | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | St. Thomas | 14 | 0 |
| John Harris | 44 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 30 | Arizona State | 16 | 15 |
| Carl Hilton | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 22 | Houston | 16 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 30 | LCB | 6-1 | 199 | 24 | Alcorn State | 16 | 15 |
| Jim Hough | 51 | LOG | 6-2 | 268 | 30 | Utah State | 16 | 15 |
| David Howard | 99 | RLB | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Oregon State; Long Beach State | 14 | 13 |
| Dave Huffman | 72 | LOG | 6-6 | 284 | 29 | Notre Dame | 16 | 1 |
| Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 28 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| Hassan Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 22 | Florida State | 16 | 6 |
| Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 25 | Brown | 16 | 16 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 31 | Rice | 13 | 13 |
| Carl Lee | 39 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Marshall | 16 | 16 |
| Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 30 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 23 | Ohio State | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Lush | 27 | S | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | East Stroudsburg | 6 | 0 |
| Mark MacDonald | 71 | OG | 6-4 | 267 | 25 | Boston College | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 52 | LLB | 6-2 | 232 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 10 |
| Doug Martin | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 264 | 29 | Washington | 15 | 15 |
| Keith Millard | 75 | RDT-RDE | 6-5 | 272 | 24 | Washington State | 15 | 15 |
| Kyle Morrell | 35 | FS | 6-1 | 189 | 23 | Brigham Young | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Mularkey | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 25 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 77 | RDE | 6-6 | 246 | 33 | Colorado State | 11 | 9 |
| Chuck Nelson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 173 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 27 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Tim Newton | 96 | LDT | 6-0 | 290 | 23 | Florida | 14 | 9 |
| Joe Phillips | 91 | LDT | 6-5 | 295 | 23 | Chemeketa JC; Oregon State; Southern Methodist | 16 | 1 |
| Buster Rhymes | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 36 | FB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Wharton County JC; Ranger JC; Baylor | 14 | 8 |
| Gerald Robinson | 95 | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 262 | 23 | Auburn | 12 | 4 |
| Curtis Rouse | 68 | OG | 6-3 | 322 | 26 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Schuh | 53 | LB | 6-3 | 233 | 28 | North Hennepin JC; Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 54 | RLB-MLB | 6-0 | 235 | 23 | North Florida JC; Florida State | 13 | 4 |
| Mike Stensrud | 74 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 280 | 30 | Iowa State | 11 | 4 |
| Scott Studwell | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 32 | Illinois | 15 | 15 |
| Dennis Swilley | 67 | C | 6-3 | 257 | 31 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Tausch | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 27 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Willie Teal | 37 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 29 | Louisiana State | 11 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 27 | East Texas A&M | 9 | 3 |
| Wayne Wilson | 45 | RB | 6-3 | 213 | 29 | Shepherd | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 25 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 14 | Gerald Robinson | DE | Auburn |
| 4 | 93 | Joe Phillips | DT | Southern Methodist |
| 5 | 120 | Hassan Jones | WR | Florida State |
| 6 | 147 | Thomas Rooks | RB | Illinois |
| 7 | 179 | Carl Hilton | TE | Houston |
| 8 | 206 | Gary Schippang | T | West Chester |
| 9 | 232 | Mike Slaton | DB | South Dakota |
| 10 | 259 | Joe Cormier | WR | Southern California |
| 11 | 286 | John Armstrong | DB | Richmond |
| 12 | 318 | Jesse Solomon | LB | Florida State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 151 | 85 | 71 | 88 | 3 | 398 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 75 | 43 | 89 | 6 | 273 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:15 | 321 | 114 | 186 | 21 | 89/212 42.0% | 12/15 80.0% | 96 | 890 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:45 | 286 | 106 | 155 | 25 | 80/217 36.9% | 8/17 47.1% | 99 | 806 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 0 | 44 | 47 | 93.6 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 110 |
| Anthony Carter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Steve Jordan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Allen Rice | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ted Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Hassan Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 44 | 48 | 91.7 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 398 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 0 | 273 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Nelson | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 2 | 53 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 9/10 | 4/7 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 2 | 53 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 9/10 | 4/7 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 14/15 | 5/6 | 2/5 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Nelson | 191 | 793 | 4.2 | 42 | 4 |
| Alfred Anderson | 83 | 347 | 4.2 | 29 | 2 |
| Ted Brown | 63 | 251 | 4.0 | 60 | 4 |
| Allen Rice | 73 | 220 | 3.0 | 19 | 2 |
| Tommy Kramer | 23 | 48 | 2.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Greg Coleman | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | -16 | -5.3 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 461 | 1738 | 3.8 | 60 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 481 | 1796 | 3.7 | 41 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kramer | 372 | 208 | 55.9 | 154 | 3000 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 76t | 24 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.7 | 31 | 178 | 2822 | 92.6 |
| Wade Wilson | 143 | 80 | 55.9 | 58 | 1165 | 8.1 | 14.6 | 39 | 7 | 4.9 | 5 | 3.5 | 13 | 94 | 1071 | 84.4 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79.2 |
| Steve Bono | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79.2 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 519 | 290 | 55.9 | 214 | 4185 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 76t | 31 | 6.0 | 15 | 2.9 | 44 | 272 | 3913 | 90.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 494 | 276 | 55.9 | 194 | 3475 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 59 | 16 | 3.2 | 24 | 4.9 | 38 | 259 | 3216 | 68.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Jordan | 58 | 859 | 14.8 | 68t | 6 | 0 | |||
| Darrin Nelson | 53 | 593 | 11.2 | 34 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Carter | 38 | 686 | 18.1 | 60t | 7 | ||||
| Leo Lewis | 32 | 600 | 18.8 | 76t | 2 | ||||
| Allen Rice | 30 | 391 | 13.0 | 32t | 3 | 0 | |||
| Hassan Jones | 28 | 570 | 20.4 | 5t | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Anderson | 17 | 179 | 10.5 | 37t | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ted Brown | 15 | 132 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Mularkey | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Gustafson | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buster Rhymes | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 290 | 4185 | 14.4 | 76t | 31 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 276 | 3475 | 12.6 | 59 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issiac Holt | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 39t | 1 |
| John Harris | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Carl Lee | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Keith Millard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 319 | 13.3 | 59t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | 67 | 2774 | 41.4 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 353 | 2341 | 34.9 |
| Chuck Nelson | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 2922 | 40.0 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 356 | 2486 | 34.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 3021 | 40.3 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 215 | 2746 | 36.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Bess | 23 | 10 | 162 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 7 | 4 | 53 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Morrell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anthony Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 215 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 10 | 356 | 8.9 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Bess | 31 | 0 | 705 | 22.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Buster Rhymes | 9 | 0 | 213 | 23.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 0 | 1200 | 21.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 0 | 1532 | 19.4 | 94 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Millard | 10.5 | |
| Doug Martin | 9.0 | |
| Tim Newton | 5.0 | |
| Gerald Robinson | 3.5 | |
| Chris Doleman | 3.0 | |
| David Howard | 2.5 | |
| Mark Mullaney | 2.0 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 | |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 | |
| Joey Browner | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 38.0 | 259.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44.0 | 272.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Lee Ashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joey Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Irwin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Millard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Newton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Solomon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Swilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Gary Zimmerman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1 |
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