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1982 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 5-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 187 points (20.8/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (22.0/g), 20th.
Differential of -11 points (-1.2/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 4.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Bud Grant (5-4-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tommy Kramer | 27 | 5 | 9 | 176 for 308, 2,037 yards, 15 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 77 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Darrin Nelson | 23 | Rook | 4 | 44 rushes for 136 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 100 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Ted Brown | 25 | 3 | 8 | 120 rushes for 515 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 207 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Ahmad Rashad | 33 | 10 | 6 | 23 catches for 233 yards, 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Sammy White | 28 | 6 | 6 | 29 catches for 503 yards, 5 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Joe Senser | 26 | 2 | 9 | 29 catches for 261 yards, 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 152nd pick / 1979 |
| LT | Steve Riley | 30 | 8 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Jim Hough | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1978 |
| C | Dennis Swilley | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
| RG | Wes Hamilton | 29 | 6 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 85th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Tim Irwin | 24 | 1 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Martin | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Charlie Johnson | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Mark Mullaney | 29 | 7 | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| LOLB | Matt Blair* | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| LILB | Dennis Johnson | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Scott Studwell | 28 | 5 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| ROLB | Fred McNeill | 30 | 8 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
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| LCB | John Swain | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 101st pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Willie Teal | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Tom Hannon | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1977 |
| FS | John Turner | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rick Danmeier | 30 | 5 | 0 | 8 of 14 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | |
| P | Greg Coleman | 28 | 5 | 0 | 58 punts for a 41.1 average, 0 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 398th pick / 1976 |
| PR | Eddie Payton | 31 | 5 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Jarvis Redwine | 25 | 1 | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1981 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Rufus Bess | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | South Carolina State | 9/13/1956 | 3 | |
| Matt Blair* | 32 | LB | 9 | 9 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/20/1950 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| Brent Boyd | 25 | G | 4 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/23/1957 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1980 |
| Ted Brown | 25 | RB | 8 | 8 | 206 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 2/15/1957 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1979 |
| Bob Bruer | 29 | TE | 8 | 2 | 235 | 6-5 | Mankato State | 5/22/1953 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 221st pick / 1975 |
| Greg Coleman | 28 | P | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 9/9/1954 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 398th pick / 1976 |
| Rick Danmeier | 30 | K | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Sioux Falls | 4/8/1952 | 5 | |
| Steve Dils | 27 | QB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/8/1955 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979 |
| Neil Elshire | 24 | DE | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Oregon | 3/8/1958 | 1 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 28 | RB | 8 | 3 | 228 | 6-0 | Missouri | 1/29/1954 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1976 |
| Wes Hamilton | 29 | G | 9 | 9 | 261 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/24/1953 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 85th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Hannon | 27 | DB | 9 | 9 | 193 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 3/5/1955 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1977 |
| Sam Harrell | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 2/7/1957 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 288th pick / 1980 |
| Randy Holloway | 27 | DE | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 8/26/1955 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1978 |
| Jim Hough | 26 | G-C | 9 | 9 | 267 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/4/1956 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1978 |
| Bryan Howard | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 3/6/1959 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 233rd pick / 1982 |
| Dave Huffman | 25 | G-C | 9 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1957 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1979 |
| Tim Irwin | 24 | T | 9 | 9 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Harold Jackson | 36 | WR-FL | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/6/1946 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| Charlie Johnson | 30 | NT | 9 | 6 | 266 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/17/1952 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Johnson | 24 | LB-DE | 9 | 9 | 234 | 6-3 | USC | 6/19/1958 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1980 |
| Henry Johnson | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 3/20/1958 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 174th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Jordan | 21 | TE | 9 | 1 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| Kurt Knoff | 28 | DB | 9 | 4 | 191 | 6-2 | Kansas | 4/6/1954 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1976 |
| Tommy Kramer | 27 | QB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| Terry LeCount | 26 | WR | 9 | 3 | 178 | 5-10 | Florida | 7/9/1956 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 91st pick / 1978 |
| Leo Lewis | 26 | WR | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Missouri | 9/17/1956 | 1 | |
| Doug Martin | 25 | DE-NT | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 5/22/1957 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| Sam McCullum | 30 | WR | 6 | 2 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| Mardye McDole | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 5/1/1959 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1981 |
| Fred McNeill | 30 | LB | 9 | 9 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| Mark Mullaney | 29 | DE | 9 | 9 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 4/30/1953 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| Darrin Nelson | 23 | RB | 7 | 4 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| Keith Nord | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | St. Cloud State | 3/3/1957 | 3 | |
| Eddie Payton | 31 | RB | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Jackson State | 8/3/1951 | 5 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 33 | WR | 7 | 6 | 205 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/19/1949 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | Nebraska,Oregon State | 5/16/1957 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1981 |
| Steve Riley | 30 | T | 9 | 9 | 258 | 6-5 | USC | 11/23/1952 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| Curtis Rouse | 22 | G-T | 5 | 0 | 316 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/13/1960 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1982 |
| Robin Sendlein | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/1/1958 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 45th pick / 1981 |
| Joe Senser | 26 | TE | 9 | 9 | 235 | 6-4 | West Chester | 8/18/1956 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 152nd pick / 1979 |
| Jeff Siemon | 32 | LB | 9 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/2/1950 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| Scott Studwell | 28 | LB | 8 | 8 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| John Swain | 23 | DB | 9 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 9/4/1959 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 101st pick / 1981 |
| Dennis Swilley | 27 | C-G-T | 9 | 9 | 253 | 6-3 | North Texas,Texas A&M | 6/28/1955 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
| Terry Tausch | 23 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas | 2/5/1959 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 |
| Willie Teal | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 12/20/1957 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1980 |
| John Turner | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 197 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/22/1956 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 1978 |
| James White | 29 | DT-NT | 9 | 3 | 265 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 10/26/1953 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1976 |
| Sammy White | 28 | WR | 7 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 3/16/1954 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| Walt Williams | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ashland,New Mexico State | 7/10/1954 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1977 |
| Ray Yakavonis | 25 | NT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | East Stroudsburg | 1/20/1957 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 148th pick / 1980 |
| Rickey Young | 29 | RB | 9 | 1 | 196 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 12/7/1953 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 164th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 9 | 223.2 | 6-1.6 | 3.9 |