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1985 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 359 points (22.4/g), 17th.
Differential of -13 points (-0.8/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 18th.
Coached by Bud Grant (7-9-0)
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1985 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 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 277 for 506, 3,522 yards, 19 td, 26 int, & 27 rushes for 54 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Darrin Nelson | 26 | 3 | 10 | 200 rushes for 893 yards, 5 td, & 43 catches for 301 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Ted Brown | 28 | 6 | 9 | 93 rushes for 336 yards, 7 td, & 30 catches for 291 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1979 |
| FB | Alfred Anderson | 24 | 1 | 6 | 50 rushes for 121 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 175 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Anthony Carter | 25 | Rook | 15 | 43 catches for 821 yards, 8 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Leo Lewis | 29 | 4 | 10 | 29 catches for 442 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Mike A. Jones | 25 | 2 | 8 | 46 catches for 641 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 159th pick / 1983 |
| TE | Steve Jordan | 24 | 3 | 16 | 68 catches for 795 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Mike Mularkey | 24 | 2 | 5 | 13 catches for 196 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| LT | Curtis Rouse | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1982 |
| LG | Brent Boyd | 28 | 5 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Dennis Swilley | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
| RG | Terry Tausch | 26 | 3 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 |
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| RT | Tim Irwin | 27 | 4 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Martin | 28 | 5 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Tim Newton | 22 | Rook | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| NT | Keith Millard | 23 | Rook | 5 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Mark Mullaney | 32 | 10 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Dennis Johnson | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1980 |
| LOLB | Chris Doleman | 24 | Rook | 13 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Scott Studwell | 31 | 8 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| RILB | Dennis Fowlkes | 24 | 2 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| ROLB | Chris Martin | 25 | 2 | 12 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Willie Teal | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Rufus Bess | 29 | 6 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Carl Lee | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Joey Browner* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Keith Nord | 28 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 43 | 18 | 0 | 15 of 26 field goals & 41 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Greg Coleman | 31 | 8 | 0 | 67 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 398th pick / 1976 |
| PR | Darrin Nelson | 26 | 3 | 10 | 16 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| KR | Buster Rhymes | 23 | Rook | 0 | 53 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 85th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Alfred Anderson | 24 | RB | 12 | 6 | 219 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/4/1961 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| Rufus Bess | 29 | DB | 11 | 11 | 184 | 5-9 | South Carolina State | 9/13/1956 | 6 | |
| Matt Blair | 35 | LB | 6 | 2 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/20/1950 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| Steve Bono | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/11/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 142nd pick / 1985 |
| Brent Boyd | 28 | G | 15 | 14 | 268 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/23/1957 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1980 |
| Ted Brown | 28 | RB | 14 | 9 | 206 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 2/15/1957 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1979 |
| Joey Browner* | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-2 | USC | 5/15/1960 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| Jay Carroll | 24 | TE | 15 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 11/8/1961 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1984 |
| Anthony Carter | 25 | WR | 16 | 15 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| Greg Coleman | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 9/9/1954 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 398th pick / 1976 |
| Chris Doleman | 24 | DE-LB | 16 | 13 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| Neil Elshire | 27 | DE | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-6 | Oregon | 3/8/1958 | 4 | |
| Dennis Fowlkes | 24 | LB | 15 | 8 | 238 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 3/11/1961 | 2 | |
| Issiac Holt | 23 | DB | 15 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/4/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Hough | 29 | G-C | 4 | 1 | 267 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/4/1956 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1978 |
| David Howard | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 232 | 6-2 | Long Beach State,Oregon State | 12/8/1961 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Dave Huffman | 28 | G-C | 15 | 3 | 280 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1957 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1979 |
| Tim Irwin | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Dennis Johnson | 27 | LB-DE | 8 | 6 | 234 | 6-3 | USC | 6/19/1958 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1980 |
| Mike A. Jones | 25 | WR | 16 | 8 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 4/14/1960 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 159th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Jordan | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| Tommy Kramer | 30 | QB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| Carl Lee | 24 | DB | 15 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | Marshall | 2/6/1961 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| Leo Lewis | 29 | WR | 10 | 10 | 170 | 5-8 | Missouri | 9/17/1956 | 4 | |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 22 | C | 16 | 2 | 269 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/10/1963 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| Mark MacDonald | 24 | G | 16 | 3 | 267 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/30/1961 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 115th pick / 1985 |
| Chris Martin | 25 | LB | 12 | 12 | 236 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/19/1960 | 2 | |
| Doug Martin | 28 | DE-NT | 16 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 5/22/1957 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| Fred McNeill | 33 | LB | 10 | 3 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| Tim Meamber | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Washington | 10/29/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 60th pick / 1985 |
| Keith Millard | 23 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 5 | 260 | 6-6 | Washington State | 3/18/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Mularkey | 24 | TE | 15 | 5 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/19/1961 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| Mark Mullaney | 32 | DE | 15 | 13 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 4/30/1953 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| Darrin Nelson | 26 | RB | 16 | 10 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| Tim Newton | 22 | DT-NT | 16 | 14 | 280 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/23/1963 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| Keith Nord | 28 | DB | 15 | 13 | 197 | 6-0 | St. Cloud State | 3/3/1957 | 6 | |
| Buster Rhymes | 23 | WR | 15 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/27/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 85th pick / 1985 |
| Allen Rice | 23 | RB | 14 | 1 | 203 | 5-10 | Baylor | 4/5/1962 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 140th pick / 1984 |
| Ted Rosnagle | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Portland State | 9/29/1961 | Rook | |
| Curtis Rouse | 25 | G-T | 16 | 13 | 316 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/13/1960 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1982 |
| Robert Smith | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Grambling State | 12/3/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 40th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Jan Stenerud | 43 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 18 | |
| Scott Studwell | 31 | LB | 14 | 12 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Swilley | 30 | C-G-T | 16 | 13 | 253 | 6-3 | North Texas,Texas A&M | 6/28/1955 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
| Terry Tausch | 26 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas | 2/5/1959 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 |
| Willie Teal | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 12/20/1957 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1980 |
| John Turner | 29 | DB | 15 | 4 | 197 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/22/1956 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 48th pick / 1978 |
| Maurice Turner | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah State | 9/10/1960 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 325th pick / 1983 |
| Sammy White | 31 | WR | 6 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 3/16/1954 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| Wade Wilson | 26 | QB | 4 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 228.6 | 6-2.0 | 3.9 |