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1991 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 301 points (18.8/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 16th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.3/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.0, Offense: -0.2, Defense: -1.8, SoS: -1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jerry Burns
Offensive Coordinator: Tom Moore
Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin
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 | Rich Gannon | 26 | 4 | 11 | 211 for 354, 2,166 yards, 12 td, 6 int, & 43 rushes for 236 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Herschel Walker | 29 | 5 | 15 | 198 rushes for 825 yards, 10 td, & 33 catches for 204 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| FB | Terry Allen | 23 | Rook | 6 | 120 rushes for 563 yards, 2 td, & 6 catches for 49 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 241st pick / 1990 |
| WR | Anthony Carter | 31 | 6 | 15 | 51 catches for 553 yards, 5 td, & 13 rushes for 117 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Cris Carter | 26 | 4 | 16 | 72 catches for 962 yards, 5 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| TE | Steve Jordan* | 30 | 9 | 16 | 57 catches for 638 yards, 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman | 30 | 5 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| LG | Randall McDaniel* | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
| C | Kirk Lowdermilk | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| RG | Todd Kalis | 26 | 3 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1988 | |
| RT | Tim Irwin | 33 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Al Noga | 26 | 3 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 1988 |
| LDT | Ken Clarke | 35 | 13 | 16 | ||
| RDT | Henry Thomas* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Chris Doleman | 30 | 6 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Jimmy Williams | 31 | 9 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 | |
| MLB | Ray Berry | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1987 |
| RLB | Mike Merriweather | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Carl Lee | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Najee Mustafaa | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Joey Browner | 31 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Felix Wright | 32 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fuad Reveiz | 28 | 6 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| P | Harry Newsome | 28 | 6 | 0 | 68 punts for a 45.5 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Leo Lewis | 35 | 10 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Darrin Nelson | 32 | 9 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Terry Allen | 23 | FB | 15 | 6 | 204 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/21/1968 | Rook | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 241st pick / 1990 |
| 46 | Alfred Anderson | 30 | fb | 16 | 5 | 219 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/4/1961 | 7 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 |
| 37 | Randy Baldwin | 24 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 8/19/1967 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1991 | |
| 50 | Ray Berry | 28 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | Baylor | 10/28/1963 | 4 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 44th pick / 1987 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | 31 | SS | 14 | 14 | 221 | 6-2 | USC | 5/15/1960 | 8 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1983 |
| 53 | Ivan Caesar | 24 | lb | 14 | 2 | 241 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 1/7/1967 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1991 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter | 31 | WR | 15 | 15 | 168 | 5-11 | Michigan | 9/17/1960 | 6 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 334th pick / 1983 |
| 80 | Cris Carter | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/25/1965 | 4 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 3rd pick / 1987 Supp |
| 71 | Ken Clarke | 35 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 8/28/1956 | 13 | 7 | |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | 30 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/16/1961 | 6 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 4th pick / 1985 |
| 59 | Mark Dusbabek | 27 | lb | 1 | 1 | 232 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/23/1964 | 2 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 105th pick / 1987 |
| 24 | Pat Eilers | 25 | 16 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Yale,Notre Dame | 9/3/1966 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Rick Fenney | 27 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/7/1964 | 4 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 211th pick / 1987 | |
| 16 | Rich Gannon | 26 | QB | 15 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | Delaware | 12/20/1965 | 4 | 10 | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 |
| 74 | Brian Habib | 27 | RG | 16 | 8 | 299 | 6-7 | Washington | 12/2/1964 | 2 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | 33 | RT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 12/13/1958 | 10 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 74th pick / 1981 |
| 51 | Carlos Jenkins | 23 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 7/12/1968 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1991 | |
| 84 | Hassan Jones | 27 | wr | 16 | 7 | 198 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 7/2/1964 | 5 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 120th pick / 1986 |
| 82 | Mike L. Jones | 25 | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Michigan,Texas A&M | 11/10/1966 | 1 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 54th pick / 1990 | |
| 83 | Steve Jordan* | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/10/1961 | 9 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 179th pick / 1982 |
| 69 | Todd Kalis | 26 | RG | 16 | 8 | 296 | 6-6 | Arizona St. | 5/10/1965 | 3 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1988 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | 30 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Marshall | 2/6/1961 | 8 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 186th pick / 1983 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | 35 | PR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Missouri | 9/17/1956 | 10 | 0 | |
| 63 | Kirk Lowdermilk | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 4/10/1963 | 6 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1985 |
| 91 | Greg Manusky | 25 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Colgate | 8/12/1966 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Michael Mayes | 25 | 9 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | LSU | 8/17/1966 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 106th pick / 1989 | |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel* | 27 | LG | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 12/19/1964 | 3 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1988 |
| 26 | Audray McMillian | 29 | rcb | 16 | 7 | 190 | 5-11 | Houston | 8/13/1962 | 6 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 1985 |
| 57 | Mike Merriweather | 31 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/26/1960 | 9 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| 68 | Mike Morris | 30 | 16 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Truman St. | 2/22/1961 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 48 | Najee Mustafaa | 27 | RCB | 13 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/20/1964 | 4 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 100th pick / 1987 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | 32 | KR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Stanford | 1/2/1959 | 9 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1982 |
| 18 | Harry Newsome | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 1/25/1963 | 6 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 214th pick / 1985 |
| 99 | Al Noga | 26 | LDE | 16 | 8 | 265 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 9/16/1965 | 3 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 71st pick / 1988 |
| 85 | Brent Novoselsky | 25 | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 1/8/1966 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 89 | Terry Obee | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 6/15/1968 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 93 | John Randle | 24 | LDE | 16 | 8 | 290 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/12/1967 | 1 | 5 | |
| 86 | Jake Reed | 24 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 9/28/1967 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 | |
| 7 | Fuad Reveiz | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | 6 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| 60 | Adam Schreiber | 29 | 15 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Texas | 2/20/1962 | 7 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 243rd pick / 1984 | |
| 38 | Todd Scott | 23 | db | 16 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | La-Lafayette | 1/23/1968 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 163rd pick / 1991 |
| 95 | Mac Stephens | 23 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/21/1968 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Thomas Strauthers | 30 | de | 15 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Jackson St. | 4/6/1961 | 8 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1983 |
| 67 | Mike Teeter | 24 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/4/1967 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 97 | Henry Thomas* | 26 | RDT | 16 | 15 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 4 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | 29 | RB | 15 | 15 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | 5 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| 41 | Solomon Wilcots | 27 | db | 16 | 1 | 189 | 5-11 | Colorado | 10/3/1964 | 4 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 215th pick / 1987 |
| 58 | Jimmy Williams | 31 | LLB | 14 | 12 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | 9 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | 32 | qb | 5 | 5 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 10 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | 33 | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | 11 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 | |
| 22 | Felix Wright | 32 | FS | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | Drake | 6/22/1959 | 6 | 6 | |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman | 30 | LT | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | 5 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 231.8 | 6-1.6 | 4.7 |
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