1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
5th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
Head Coach: Jerry Burns |
Tom Batta | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
Maxie Baughan | Linebackers |
Jerry Brown | Defensive Backs |
John Brunner | Running Backs |
John Michels | Offensive Line |
Tom Moore | Assistant Head Coach/Offense |
Floyd Peters | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Rehbein | Wide Receivers |
Bob Schnelker | Offensive Coordinator |
Marc Trestman | Administrative Assistant/Backs |
Paul Wiggin | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/11/1990 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-13 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 48154 | |
Sun | 8/19/1990 | A | Cleveland Browns | 23-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60989 | |
Sun | 8/26/1990 | H | Houston Oilers | 22-21 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 46191 | |
Fri | 8/31/1990 | A | Miami Dolphins | 20-17 | W | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 44689 | |
Sun | 9/9/1990 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 68363 | |
Sun | 9/16/1990 | H | New Orleans Saints | 32-3 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56272 | |
Sun | 9/23/1990 | A | Chicago Bears | 16-19 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 65420 | |
Sun | 9/30/1990 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-23 | L | OT | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54462 |
Sun | 10/7/1990 | H | Detroit Lions | 27-34 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57586 | |
Mon | 10/15/1990 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-32 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66296 | |
Sun | 10/28/1990 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-24 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 55125 | |
Sun | 11/4/1990 | H | Denver Broncos | 27-22 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57331 | |
Sun | 11/11/1990 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-7 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 68264 | |
Sun | 11/18/1990 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 24-21 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59735 | |
Sun | 11/25/1990 | H | Chicago Bears | 41-13 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58866 | |
Sun | 12/2/1990 | H | Green Bay Packers | 23-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 62058 | |
Sun | 12/9/1990 | A | New York Giants | 15-23 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76121 | |
Sun | 12/16/1990 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13-26 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 47272 | |
Sat | 12/22/1990 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 24-28 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 63314 | |
Sun | 12/30/1990 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-20 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51590 |
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 |
Alfred Anderson | 46 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 29 | Baylor | 11 | 6 |
Walker Lee Ashley | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 30 | Penn State | 4 | 0 |
Ray Berry | 50 | LLB-MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 3 |
Paul Blair | 68 | OT | 6-4 | 295 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 |
David Braxton | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 231 | 25 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
Mike Brim | 44 | FS | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Virginia Union | 16 | 2 |
Joey Browner | 47 | SS | 6-2 | 218 | 30 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Anthony Carter | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 30 | Michigan | 15 | 14 |
Cris Carter | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 25 | Ohio State | 16 | 5 |
Jessie Clark | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 30 | Louisiana Tech; Arkansas | 5 | 3 |
Ken Clarke | 71 | RDT | 6-2 | 273 | 34 | Syracuse | 12 | 10 |
Chris Doleman | 56 | RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
D.J. Dozier | 42 | FB | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Penn State | 6 | 1 |
Mark Dusbabek | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Minnesota | 14 | 12 |
Pat Eilers | 24 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Yale; Notre Dame | 8 | 0 |
Willie Fears | 71 | DT | 6-3 | 278 | 26 | Holmes CC; Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 2 | 0 |
Rick Fenney | 31 | FB | 6-1 | 240 | 26 | Washington | 12 | 5 |
Chris Foote | 62 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 34 | Southern California | 16 | 3 |
Darrell Fullington | 29 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 11 |
Jim Gallery | 6 | K | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Delaware | 14 | 12 |
Brian Habib | 74 | OT | 6-7 | 295 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 0 |
Alonzo Hampton | 25 | CB | 5-10 | 197 | 23 | Riverside CC; Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 |
Dave Huffman | 72 | OG | 6-6 | 284 | 33 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
Donald Igwebuike | 4 | K | 5-9 | 187 | 30 | Clemson | 8 | 0 |
Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 32 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Ken Johnson | 22 | S | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Florida A&M | 4 | 0 |
Hassan Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Florida State | 15 | 10 |
Mike Jones | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Sacramento CC; Texas A&M | 11 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 29 | Brown | 16 | 16 |
Todd Kalis | 69 | ROG | 6-5 | 288 | 25 | Arizona State | 15 | 14 |
William Kirksey | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 0 |
Carl Lee | 39 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Marshall | 16 | 16 |
Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 34 | Missouri | 11 | 0 |
Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 27 | Ohio State | 15 | 13 |
Randall McDaniel | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 279 | 26 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Audray McMillian | 26 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Houston | 15 | 2 |
Mike Merriweather | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 221 | 30 | Pacific | 16 | 16 |
Keith Millard | 75 | RDT | 6-5 | 272 | 28 | Washington State | 4 | 4 |
Najee Mustafaa | 48 | RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Rick Newbill | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 240 | 22 | Bakersfield CC; Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
Harry Newsome | 18 | P | 6-0 | 186 | 27 | Wake Forest | 16 | 0 |
Al Noga | 99 | LDE | 6-1 | 264 | 25 | Hawaii | 16 | 16 |
Brent Novoselsky | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Pennsylvania | 16 | 3 |
John Randle | 93 | DE | 6-1 | 287 | 23 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 0 |
Fuad Reveiz | 7 | K | 5-11 | 224 | 27 | Tennessee | 9 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 36 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 28 | Wharton County JC; Ranger JC; Baylor | 15 | 0 |
Adam Schreiber | 60 | C | 6-4 | 288 | 28 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
Cedric Smith | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 250 | 22 | Florida | 15 | 1 |
Ken Stills | 27 | FS | 5-10 | 186 | 27 | El Camino JC; Wisconsin | 12 | 3 |
Thomas Strauthers | 94 | RDT | 6-4 | 266 | 29 | Jackson State | 13 | 2 |
Scott Studwell | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 36 | Illinois | 15 | 15 |
Henry Thomas | 97 | LDT | 6-2 | 277 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
Herschel Walker | RB | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 28 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
Jimmy Williams | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 30 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 |
Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 31 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 6 | 4 |
Craig Wolfley | 73 | ROG | 6-1 | 268 | 32 | Syracuse | 8 | 2 |
Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 29 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
3 | 54 | Mike Jones | TE | Texas A&M |
3 | 74 | Marion Hobby | DE | Tennessee |
4 | 104 | Alonzo Hampton | DB | Pittsburgh |
5 | 116 | Reggie Thornton | WR | Bowling Green State |
5 | 131 | Cedric Smith | RB | Florida |
7 | 188 | John Levelis | LB | Long Island-Post |
8 | 214 | Craig Schlichting | DE | Wyoming |
9 | 241 | Terry Allen | RB | Clemson |
10 | 249 | Pat Newman | WR | Utah State |
10 | 271 | Donald Smith | DB | Liberty |
12 | 324 | Ron Goetz | LB | Minnesota |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 54 | 131 | 80 | 86 | 0 | 351 |
Opponents Totals | 76 | 76 | 66 | 105 | 3 | 326 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:34 | 288 | 106 | 164 | 18 | 81/215 37.7% | 6/15 40.0% | 83 | 565 |
Opponents Totals | 30:26 | 257 | 107 | 136 | 14 | 71/207 34.3% | 5/11 45.5% | 100 | 787 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald Igwebuike | 0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 0 | 61 |
Herschel Walker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Fuad Reveiz | 0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 0 | 52 |
Anthony Carter | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Hassan Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Cris Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Steve Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Alfred Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Rick Fenney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Al Noga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Joey Browner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rich Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Merriweather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Chris Doleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Mark Dusbabek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 39 | 38 | 39 | 97.4 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 2 | 351 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 30 | 36 | 83.3 | 0 | 326 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald Igwebuike | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 0 | 48 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 3/5 | 0/0 |
Fuad Reveiz | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 0 | 45 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 0 | 48 | 0/0 | 10/10 | 9/9 | 6/9 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 36 | 83.3 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 12/14 | 8/11 | 3/4 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herschel Walker | 184 | 770 | 4.2 | 58t | 5 |
Rick Fenney | 87 | 376 | 4.3 | 27 | 2 |
Rich Gannon | 52 | 268 | 5.2 | 27 | 1 |
Alfred Anderson | 59 | 207 | 3.5 | 14 | 2 |
Wade Wilson | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 24 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
Jessie Clark | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
Cedric Smith | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
D.J. Dozier | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Cris Carter | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Harry Newsome | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Hassan Jones | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 455 | 1867 | 4.1 | 58t | 10 |
Opponents Totals | 503 | 2074 | 4.1 | 48t | 12 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Gannon | 349 | 182 | 52.1 | 151 | 2278 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 78t | 16 | 4.6 | 16 | 4.6 | 34 | 188 | 2090 | 68.9 |
Wade Wilson | 146 | 82 | 56.2 | 56 | 1155 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 75t | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 5.5 | 15 | 90 | 1065 | 79.6 |
Herschel Walker | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 68.8 |
Team Totals | 497 | 265 | 53.3 | 208 | 3445 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 78t | 25 | 5.0 | 24 | 4.8 | 49 | 278 | 3167 | 72.0 |
Opponents Totals | 422 | 218 | 51.7 | 182 | 2920 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 61 | 20 | 4.7 | 22 | 5.2 | 47 | 277 | 2643 | 68.0 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Carter | 70 | 1008 | 14.4 | 56t | 8 |
Hassan Jones | 51 | 810 | 15.9 | 75t | 7 |
Steve Jordan | 45 | 636 | 14.1 | 38 | 3 |
Herschel Walker | 35 | 315 | 9.0 | 32 | 4 |
Cris Carter | 27 | 413 | 15.3 | 78t | 3 |
Rick Fenney | 17 | 112 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
Alfred Anderson | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 24 | 0 |
D.J. Dozier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Jessie Clark | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 265 | 3445 | 13.0 | 78t | 25 |
Opponents Totals | 218 | 2920 | 13.4 | 61 | 20 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joey Browner | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 31 | 1 |
Mike Merriweather | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 73 | 0 |
Audray McMillian | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 20 | 0 |
Carl Lee | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
Najee Mustafaa | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
Mike Brim | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Chris Doleman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Al Noga | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
Darrell Fullington | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Team Totals | 22 | 358 | 16.3 | 73 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 24 | 260 | 10.8 | 37 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Newsome | 78 | 3299 | 42.3 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 513 | 2626 | 33.2 |
Team Totals | 79 | 3299 | 41.8 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 513 | 2626 | 33.2 |
Opponents Totals | 77 | 3030 | 39.4 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 225 | 2725 | 35.4 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leo Lewis | 25 | 15 | 180 | 7.2 | 30 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 8 | 4 | 45 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 33 | 24 | 225 | 6.8 | 30 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 12 | 513 | 11.7 | 39 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herschel Walker | 44 | 0 | 966 | 22.0 | 64 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 12 | 1 | 176 | 14.7 | 24 | 0 |
Alfred Anderson | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 24 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
Cedric Smith | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Adam Schreiber | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 66 | 1 | 1249 | 18.9 | 64 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 62 | 1350 | 21.8 | 63 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Chris Doleman | 11.0 | |
Henry Thomas | 8.5 | |
Ken Clarke | 7.0 | |
Al Noga | 6.0 | |
Thomas Strauthers | 4.0 | |
Joey Browner | 3.0 | |
Mike Merriweather | 2.5 | |
Keith Millard | 2.0 | |
Darrell Fullington | 1.0 | |
John Randle | 1.0 | |
(Team) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 47.0 | 277.0 |
Opponents Totals | 49.0 | 278.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Anthony Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Dusbabek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Eilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Fenney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Darrell Fullington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | |
Tim Irwin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Steve Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kirk Lowdermilk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Merriweather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 1 |
Harry Newsome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 0 | |
Al Noga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brent Novoselsky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Thomas Strauthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Herschel Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wade Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
Craig Wolfley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 30 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 25 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
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