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1986 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 398 points (24.9/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 273 points (17.1/g), 5th.
Differential of 125 points (7.8/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Jerry Burns (9-7-0)
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1986 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* | 31 | 9 | 13 | 208 for 372, 3,000 yards, 24 td, 10 int, & 23 rushes for 48 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Darrin Nelson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 191 rushes for 793 yards, 4 td, & 53 catches for 593 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Alfred Anderson | 25 | 2 | 8 | 83 rushes for 347 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 179 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Allen Rice | 24 | 2 | 8 | 73 rushes for 220 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 391 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 140th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Anthony Carter | 26 | 1 | 10 | 38 catches for 686 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Leo Lewis | 30 | 5 | 16 | 32 catches for 600 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for -16 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Hassan Jones | 22 | Rook | 6 | 28 catches for 570 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 14 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Steve Jordan* | 25 | 4 | 16 | 58 catches for 859 yards, 6 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman | 25 | Rook | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| LG | Jim Hough | 30 | 8 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1978 |
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| C | Dennis Swilley | 31 | 9 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
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| RG | Terry Tausch | 27 | 4 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 |
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| RT | Tim Irwin | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Martin | 29 | 6 | 15 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| LDT | Tim Newton | 23 | 1 | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Keith Millard | 24 | 1 | 15 | 10.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Mark Mullaney | 33 | 11 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Chris Martin | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Chris Doleman | 25 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| MLB | Scott Studwell | 32 | 9 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| RLB | David Howard | 25 | 1 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LCB | Issiac Holt | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| RCB | Carl Lee | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Joey Browner* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| FS | John Harris | 30 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chuck Nelson | 26 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 28 field goals & 44 of 47 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983 |
| P | Greg Coleman | 32 | 9 | 0 | 67 punts for a 41.4 average, 0 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 398th pick / 1976 |
| PR | Rufus Bess | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 7.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Rufus Bess | 30 | 7 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Alfred Anderson | 25 | RB | 16 | 8 | 219 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/4/1961 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| Walker Lee Ashley | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Penn State | 7/28/1960 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1983 |
| Rufus Bess | 30 | DB | 16 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | South Carolina State | 9/13/1956 | 7 | |
| Steve Bono | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/11/1962 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 142nd pick / 1985 |
| Brent Boyd | 29 | G | 5 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/23/1957 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1980 |
| Ted Brown | 29 | RB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 2/15/1957 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1979 |
| Joey Browner* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-2 | USC | 5/15/1960 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| Anthony Carter | 26 | WR | 12 | 10 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| Greg Coleman | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 9/9/1954 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 398th pick / 1976 |
| Chris Doleman | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 9 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| Neil Elshire | 28 | DE | 10 | 4 | 260 | 6-6 | Oregon | 3/8/1958 | 5 | |
| David Evans | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 178 | 6-0 | Central Arkansas | 5/1/1959 | Rook | |
| Neal Guggemos | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | St. Thomas | 6/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Jim Gustafson | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 177 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 3/16/1961 | Rook | |
| John Harris | 30 | DB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 6/13/1956 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Carl Hilton | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Houston | 2/8/1964 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1986 |
| Issiac Holt | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/4/1962 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Hough | 30 | G-C | 16 | 15 | 267 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/4/1956 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1978 |
| David Howard | 25 | LB | 14 | 13 | 232 | 6-2 | Long Beach State,Oregon State | 12/8/1961 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Dave Huffman | 29 | G-C | 16 | 1 | 280 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1957 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1979 |
| Tim Irwin | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Hassan Jones | 22 | WR | 16 | 6 | 198 | 6-0 | Florida State | 7/2/1964 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Jordan* | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| Tommy Kramer* | 31 | QB | 13 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| Carl Lee | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Marshall | 2/6/1961 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| Leo Lewis | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 170 | 5-8 | Missouri | 9/17/1956 | 5 | |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 23 | C | 11 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/10/1963 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Lush | 28 | DB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | East Stroudsburg | 4/18/1958 | Rook | |
| Mark MacDonald | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/30/1961 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 115th pick / 1985 |
| Chris Martin | 26 | LB | 16 | 10 | 236 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/19/1960 | 3 | |
| Doug Martin | 29 | DE-NT | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 5/22/1957 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| Keith Millard | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-6 | Washington State | 3/18/1962 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| Kyle Morrell | 23 | DB | 5 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | BYU | 10/9/1963 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 106th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Mularkey | 25 | TE | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/19/1961 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 |
| Mark Mullaney | 33 | DE | 11 | 9 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 4/30/1953 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| Chuck Nelson | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Washington | 2/23/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983 |
| Darrin Nelson | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| Tim Newton | 23 | DT-NT | 14 | 9 | 280 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/23/1963 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| Joe Phillips | 23 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 298 | 6-5 | Oregon State,SMU | 7/15/1963 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 93rd pick / 1986 |
| Buster Rhymes | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/27/1962 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 85th pick / 1985 |
| Allen Rice | 24 | RB | 14 | 8 | 203 | 5-10 | Baylor | 4/5/1962 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 140th pick / 1984 |
| Gerald Robinson | 23 | DE-DT | 12 | 4 | 262 | 6-3 | Auburn | 5/4/1963 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 14th pick / 1986 |
| Curtis Rouse | 26 | G-T | 5 | 0 | 316 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/13/1960 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Schuh | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/22/1958 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 176th pick / 1981 |
| Jesse Solomon | 23 | LB | 13 | 4 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/4/1963 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| Mike Stensrud | 30 | NT-DE-DT | 11 | 4 | 280 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 2/19/1956 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979 |
| Scott Studwell | 32 | LB | 15 | 15 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Swilley | 31 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-3 | North Texas,Texas A&M | 6/28/1955 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
| Terry Tausch | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas | 2/5/1959 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 |
| Willie Teal | 29 | DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 12/20/1957 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1980 |
| Wade Wilson | 27 | QB | 9 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| Wayne Wilson | 29 | RB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Shepherd | 9/4/1957 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1979 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 230.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |