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1988 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 406 points (25.4/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 233 points (14.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 173 points (10.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.4/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 10.9, Offense: 6.5, Defense: 4.3, SoS: 0.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jerry Burns
Other Notable Asst.: Pete Carroll (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Wade Wilson* | 29 | 7 | 10 | 204 for 332, 2,746 yards, 15 td, 9 int, & 36 rushes for 136 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| RB | Darrin Nelson | 29 | 6 | 11 | 112 rushes for 380 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 105 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Alfred Anderson | 27 | 4 | 13 | 87 rushes for 300 yards, 7 td, & 23 catches for 242 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Anthony Carter* | 28 | 3 | 16 | 72 catches for 1,225 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 41 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Hassan Jones | 24 | 2 | 15 | 40 catches for 778 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Steve Jordan* | 27 | 6 | 16 | 57 catches for 756 yards, 5 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman*+ | 27 | 2 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| LG | Randall McDaniel | 24 | Rook | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 | |
| C | Kirk Lowdermilk | 25 | 3 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 | |
| RG | Terry Tausch | 29 | 6 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 | |
| RT | Tim Irwin | 30 | 7 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Martin | 31 | 8 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| LDT | Henry Thomas | 23 | 1 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDT | Keith Millard*+ | 26 | 3 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Chris Doleman* | 27 | 3 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Jesse Solomon | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| MLB | Scott Studwell* | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| RLB | David Howard | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LCB | Issiac Holt | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| RCB | Carl Lee*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Joey Browner*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| FS | John Harris | 32 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chuck Nelson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 20 of 25 field goals & 48 of 49 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983 |
| P | Bucky Scribner | 28 | 5 | 0 | 84 punts for a 40.3 average, 2 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Leo Lewis | 32 | 7 | 1 | 58 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Darryl Harris | 22 | Rook | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Alfred Anderson | 27 | FB | 16 | 13 | 219 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/4/1961 | 4 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| 53 | Sam Anno | 23 | 13 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | USC | 1/26/1965 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 58 | Walker Lee Ashley | 28 | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 7/28/1960 | 5 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1983 | |
| 60 | Al Baker | 32 | de | 14 | 4 | 265 | 6-6 | Colorado St. | 12/9/1956 | 10 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| 78 | Barry Bennett | 33 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 12/10/1955 | 10 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1978 | |
| 50 | Ray Berry | 25 | 15 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Baylor | 10/28/1963 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1987 | |
| 47 | Joey Browner*+ | 28 | SS | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-2 | USC | 5/15/1960 | 5 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter* | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 3 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| 89 | Paul Coffman | 32 | 8 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 3/29/1956 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 56 | Chris Doleman* | 27 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 3 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| 42 | D.J. Dozier | 23 | rb | 8 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 9/21/1965 | 1 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 14th pick / 1987 |
| 27 | Brad Edwards | 22 | fs | 16 | 6 | 208 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 3/22/1966 | Rook | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| 31 | Rick Fenney | 24 | rb | 13 | 3 | 235 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/7/1964 | 1 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 211th pick / 1987 |
| 62 | Chris Foote | 32 | c | 16 | 5 | 256 | 6-3 | USC | 12/2/1956 | 8 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 144th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Darrell Fullington | 24 | 15 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1964 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 124th pick / 1988 | |
| 16 | Rich Gannon | 23 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Delaware | 12/20/1965 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 | |
| 78 | William Gay | 33 | de | 5 | 1 | 250 | 6-5 | USC | 5/28/1955 | 10 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| 80 | Jim Gustafson | 27 | 16 | 0 | 177 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 3/16/1961 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 32 | Darryl Harris | 22 | KR | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 2/20/1966 | Rook | 1 | |
| 44 | John Harris | 32 | FS | 13 | 10 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 6/13/1956 | 10 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 173rd pick / 1978 |
| 24 | Wymon Henderson | 27 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | UNLV | 12/15/1961 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 82 | Carl Hilton | 24 | 8 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Houston | 2/8/1964 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1986 | |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | 26 | LCB | 13 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 10/4/1962 | 3 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| 51 | David Howard | 27 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Oregon St.,Long Beach St. | 12/8/1961 | 3 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 72 | Dave Huffman | 31 | g | 2 | 1 | 280 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1957 | 9 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1979 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | 30 | RT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 7 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| 84 | Hassan Jones | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 198 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 7/2/1964 | 2 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | 6 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| 69 | Todd Kalis | 23 | 14 | 0 | 296 | 6-6 | Arizona St. | 5/10/1965 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1988 | |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | 33 | qb | 10 | 6 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | 11 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| 39 | Carl Lee*+ | 27 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Marshall | 2/6/1961 | 5 | 18 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | 32 | PR | 16 | 1 | 170 | 5-8 | Missouri | 9/17/1956 | 7 | 1 | |
| 63 | Kirk Lowdermilk | 25 | C | 12 | 11 | 269 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 4/10/1963 | 3 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| 71 | Mark MacDonald | 27 | 5 | 0 | 267 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 4/30/1961 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 115th pick / 1985 | |
| 57 | Chris Martin | 28 | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/19/1960 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 79 | Doug Martin | 31 | LDE | 11 | 10 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 5/22/1957 | 8 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| 73 | Stafford Mays | 30 | de | 3 | 1 | 252 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/13/1958 | 8 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 225th pick / 1980 |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel | 24 | LG | 16 | 15 | 276 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 12/19/1964 | Rook | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
| 60 | Dan McQuaid | 28 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 6-7 | UNLV | 10/4/1960 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Keith Millard*+ | 26 | RDT | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-6 | Washington St. | 3/18/1962 | 3 | 20 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | 27 | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/19/1961 | 5 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 229th pick / 1983 | |
| 48 | Najee Mustafaa | 24 | lcb | 16 | 7 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/20/1964 | 1 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1987 |
| 1 | Chuck Nelson | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Washington | 2/23/1960 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | 29 | RB | 13 | 11 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | 6 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| 96 | Tim Newton | 25 | dt | 14 | 1 | 280 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/23/1963 | 3 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| 99 | Al Noga | 23 | de | 9 | 1 | 265 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/16/1965 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 1988 |
| 52 | Randy R. Rasmussen | 28 | 7 | 0 | 253 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 9/27/1960 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 220th pick / 1984 | |
| 36 | Allen Rice | 26 | rb | 16 | 4 | 203 | 5-10 | Baylor | 4/5/1962 | 4 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 140th pick / 1984 |
| 13 | Bucky Scribner | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 7/11/1960 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | 25 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 11/4/1963 | 2 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell* | 34 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | 11 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | 29 | RG | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas | 2/5/1959 | 6 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1982 |
| 97 | Henry Thomas | 23 | LDT | 15 | 15 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 1 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson* | 29 | QB | 14 | 10 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 7 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman*+ | 27 | LT | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | 2 | 14 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 232.6 | 6-2.2 | 4.3 |
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