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1989 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 351 points (21.9/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 275 points (17.2/g), 6th.
Differential of 76 points (4.8/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 15th.
Coached by Jerry Burns (10-6-0)
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1989 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 | Wade Wilson | 30 | 8 | 12 | 194 for 362, 2,543 yards, 9 td, 12 int, & 32 rushes for 132 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| RB | Herschel Walker | 27 | 3 | 10 | 169 rushes for 669 yards, 5 td, & 18 catches for 162 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| RB | D.J. Dozier | 24 | 2 | 6 | 46 rushes for 207 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 148 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 14th pick / 1987 |
| FB | Alfred Anderson | 28 | 5 | 8 | 52 rushes for 189 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 193 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Rick Fenney | 25 | 2 | 8 | 151 rushes for 588 yards, 4 td, & 30 catches for 254 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 211th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Anthony Carter* | 29 | 4 | 16 | 65 catches for 1,066 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Hassan Jones | 25 | 3 | 13 | 42 catches for 694 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 37 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Steve Jordan* | 28 | 7 | 15 | 35 catches for 506 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman* | 28 | 3 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
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| LG | Randall McDaniel* | 25 | 1 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
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| C | Kirk Lowdermilk | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| RG | Todd Kalis | 24 | 1 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Tim Irwin | 31 | 8 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Al Noga | 24 | 1 | 15 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 1988 |
| LDT | Henry Thomas | 24 | 2 | 14 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDT | Keith Millard*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 18.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Chris Doleman*+ | 28 | 4 | 16 | 21.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Ray Berry | 26 | 2 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Scott Studwell | 35 | 12 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| RLB | Mike Merriweather | 29 | 7 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Najee Mustafaa | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Carl Lee* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Joey Browner* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Travis Curtis | 24 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rich Karlis | 30 | 7 | 0 | 31 of 39 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Bucky Scribner | 29 | 6 | 0 | 72 punts for a 39.8 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Leo Lewis | 33 | 8 | 0 | 44 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Darrin Nelson | 30 | 7 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Adickes | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/29/1964 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 154th pick / 1987 |
| Alfred Anderson | 28 | RB | 11 | 8 | 219 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/4/1961 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| Rick Bayless | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Iowa | 10/15/1964 | Rook | |
| Ray Berry | 26 | LB | 16 | 10 | 227 | 6-2 | Baylor | 10/28/1963 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1987 |
| David Braxton | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 5/25/1965 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1989 |
| Michael Brim | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Virginia Union | 1/23/1966 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1988 |
| Joey Browner* | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-2 | USC | 5/15/1960 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| Anthony Carter* | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| Jessie Clark | 29 | RB | 3 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Louisiana Tech | 1/3/1960 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 |
| Ken Clarke | 33 | NT-DT | 11 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 8/28/1956 | 11 | |
| Travis Curtis | 24 | DB | 16 | 11 | 180 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 9/27/1965 | 2 | |
| Chris Doleman*+ | 28 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| D.J. Dozier | 24 | RB | 14 | 6 | 200 | 6-0 | Penn State | 9/21/1965 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 14th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Dusbabek | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 232 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/23/1964 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1987 |
| Brad Edwards | 23 | DB | 9 | 1 | 208 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 3/22/1966 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1988 |
| Rick Fenney | 25 | RB | 16 | 8 | 235 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/7/1964 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 211th pick / 1987 |
| Chris Foote | 33 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | USC | 12/2/1956 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 144th pick / 1980 |
| Darrell Fullington | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 197 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1964 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 124th pick / 1988 |
| John Galvin | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/9/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 11th / 287th pick / 1988 |
| Teddy Garcia | 25 | K | 3 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | La-Monroe | 6/4/1964 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1988 |
| Jim Gustafson | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 177 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 3/16/1961 | 3 | |
| Brian Habib | 25 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 299 | 6-7 | Washington | 12/2/1964 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 |
| Carl Hilton | 25 | TE | 1 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Houston | 2/8/1964 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1986 |
| Issiac Holt | 27 | DB | 5 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/4/1962 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| David Howard | 28 | LB | 5 | 3 | 232 | 6-2 | Long Beach State,Oregon State | 12/8/1961 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Dave Huffman | 32 | G-C | 16 | 3 | 280 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1957 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1979 |
| Darryl Ingram | 23 | TE | 16 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | California | 5/2/1966 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1989 |
| Tim Irwin | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Ken L. Johnson | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 9/14/1966 | Rook | |
| Hassan Jones | 25 | WR | 16 | 13 | 198 | 6-0 | Florida State | 7/2/1964 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Jordan* | 28 | TE | 16 | 15 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| Todd Kalis | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-6 | Arizona State | 5/10/1965 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1988 |
| Rich Karlis | 30 | K | 13 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 5/23/1959 | 7 | |
| Tommy Kramer | 34 | QB | 8 | 4 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| Carl Lee* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Marshall | 2/6/1961 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| Leo Lewis | 33 | WR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Missouri | 9/17/1956 | 8 | |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/10/1963 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| Doug Martin | 32 | DE-NT | 7 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington | 5/22/1957 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 9th pick / 1980 |
| Randall McDaniel* | 25 | G | 14 | 13 | 276 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 12/19/1964 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
| Audray McMillian | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 8/13/1962 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Merriweather | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/26/1960 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| Keith Millard*+ | 27 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-6 | Washington State | 3/18/1962 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 13th pick / 1984 |
| Najee Mustafaa | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/20/1964 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1987 |
| Darrin Nelson | 30 | RB | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| Tim Newton | 26 | DT-NT | 9 | 2 | 280 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/23/1963 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| Al Noga | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 265 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/16/1965 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 1988 |
| Brent Novoselsky | 23 | TE | 15 | 3 | 232 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 1/8/1966 | 1 | |
| Allen Rice | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | Baylor | 4/5/1962 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 140th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/6/1961 | 2 | |
| Bucky Scribner | 29 | P | 15 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 7/11/1960 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| Daryl Smith | 26 | DB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | North Alabama | 5/8/1963 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 249th pick / 1985 |
| Jesse Solomon | 26 | LB | 4 | 1 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/4/1963 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| Thomas Strauthers | 28 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 4/6/1961 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Studwell | 35 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| Henry Thomas | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| Herschel Walker | 27 | RB | 11 | 10 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Wade Wilson | 30 | QB | 14 | 12 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| Gary Zimmerman* | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 229.1 | 6-1.7 | 4.0 |