Team Summary [+]
1987 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 336 points (22.4/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 335 points (22.3/g), 16th.
Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.6, Offense: -0.1, Defense: -2.5, SoS: -2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Jerry Burns(8-7-0)
Other Notable Asst.: Pete Carroll (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- Steve Ache
lb · #53 · Coffeyville CC; Triton CC; Missouri State
- Tony Adams
qb · #7 · Texas; Utah State
- Alfred Anderson
FB · #46 · Baylor
- Sam Anno
lb · #53 · USC
- Walker Lee Ashley
lb · #58 · Penn State
- Ray Berry
lb · #50 · Baylor
- Rufus Bess
db · #21 · South Carolina State
- Don Bramlett
dt · #95 · Memphis
- James Brim
wr · #84 · Wake Forest
- Larry Brown
wr · #86 · Minnesota State-Mankato
- Joey Browner
SS · #47 · USC
- Dave Bruno
p · #13 · Gavilan J.C.; Moriane Valley CC (IL)
- Tim Bryant
lb · #94 · Vanderbilt; Southern Mississippi
- Derek Burton
t · #71 · Oklahoma State
- Anthony Carter
WR · #81 · Michigan
- Dan Coleman
de · #91 · Murray St.
- Greg Coleman
P · #8 · Florida A&M
- Fabray Collins
lb · #59 · So. Illinois
- Ron Daugherty
wr · #82 · NE Illinois
- Dale Dawson
k · #4 · East. Kentucky
- Jim Dick
lb · #52 · No. Dakota St.
- Chris Doleman
RDE · #56 · Pittsburgh
- D.J. Dozier
rb · #42 · Penn St.
- Clifton Eley
te · #87 · Mississippi St.
- David Evans
db · #26 · Central Arkansas
- Rick Fenney
rb · #31 · Washington
- Steve Finch
wr · #85 · Elmhurst
- Jamie Fitzgerald
db · #29 · Idaho State
- Chris Foote
c · #62 · USC
- Steve Freeman
ss · #22 · Mississippi State
- Phil Frye
rb · #37 · California Lutheran; Utah State
- Rich Gannon
qb · #16 · Delaware
- Willie Gillespie
wr · #86 · East Mississippi CC; Tennessee-Chattanooga
- Neal Guggemos
KR · #41 · St. Thomas
- Jim Gustafson
wr · #80 · St. Thomas
- Mark Hanson
g · #64 · Minnesota State-Mankato
- Sam Harrell
rb · #36 · East Carolina
- John Harris
FS · #44 · Arizona State
- Steve Harris
rb · #32 · Northern Iowa
- Mike Hartenstine
lde · #78 · Penn State
- Wymon Henderson
LCB · #24 · Allen Hancock Coll J.C.; UNLV
- Carl Hilton
te · #82 · Houston
- Issiac Holt
lcb · #30 · Alcorn State
- David Howard
RLB · #51 · Oregon State; Long Beach State
- Dave Huffman
LG · #72 · Notre Dame
- Tim Irwin
RT · #76 · Tennessee
- Hassan Jones
wr · #84 · Florida State
- Wayne Jones
g · #69 · Utah
- Steve Jordan
TE · #83 · Brown
- Keith Kidd
wr · #80 · Arkansas
- Greg Koch
RG · #68 · Arkansas
- Tommy Kramer
qb · #9 · Rice
- Terry LeCount
wr · #80 · Florida
- Carl Lee
RCB · #39 · Marshall
- Leo Lewis
WR/PR · #87 · Missouri
- Fletcher Louallen
db · #38 · West Alabama
- Terry Love
db · #23 · Coll. Of the Canyons J.C.; Murray State
- Kirk Lowdermilk
C · #63 · Ohio State
- Mark MacDonald
g · #71 · Boston College
- Chris Martin
lb · #57 · Auburn
- Doug Martin
LDE · #79 · Washington
- Marc May
te · #88 · Purdue
- Stafford Mays
rdt · #73 · Mount Hood CC; Washington
- Mike McCurry
g · #74 · Indiana
- Phil Micech
de · #98 · Wisconsin-Platteville
- Keith Millard
RDT · #75 · Washington State
- Larry Miller
qb · #5 · Northern Iowa
- Ted Million
g · #64 · Duke
- Fred Molden
dt · #90 · Southern Mississippi; Jackson State
- Leonard Moore
rb · #45 · Jackson State
- Mike Mularkey
te · #86 · Florida
- Najee Mustafaa
rcb · #48 · Georgia Tech
- Peter Najarian
lb · #51 · Minnesota
- Chuck Nelson
K · #1 · Washington
- Darrin Nelson
RB · #20 · Stanford
- Tim Newton
dt · #96 · Florida
- Tony Norman
de · #97 · Iowa State
- Frank Ori
g · #69 · Garden City CC; Northern Iowa
- Rickey Parks
wr · #81 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Kurt Ploeger
de · #63 · Gustavus Adolphus
- Kelly Quinn
lb · #92 · Michigan State
- Randy R. Rasmussen
c · #52 · Minnesota
- Allen Rice
rb · #36 · Wharton J.C.; Ranger J.C.; Baylor
- Greg Richardson
wr · #89 · Alabama
- Gerald Robinson
de · #95 · Auburn
- Ted Rosnagle
db · #28 · Fullerton J.C.; Portland State
- John Scardina
t · #78 · Concordia (WI); Lincoln (MO)
- Ed Schenk
te · #89 · Baldwin-Wallace; Central Florida
- Randy Scott
lilb · #50 · Alabama
- Bucky Scribner
p · #13 · Pratt CC; Kansas
- Ron Selesky
c · #60 · North Central
- Mike Slaton
db · #35 · South Dakota
- Jimmy K. Smith
rb · #43 · Purdue; Elon
- Wayne Smith
rcb · #40 · Harold Washington J.C.; Wisconsin-LaCrosse; Purdue
- Jesse Solomon
LLB · #54 · Florida State
- Timothy Starks
db · #34 · Kent State
- Joe Stepanek
dt · #73 · Waldorf J.C.; Minnesota
- Scott Studwell
MLB · #55 · Illinois
- Dennis Swilley
c · #67 · Texas A&M; North Texas
- Terry Tausch
rg · #66 · Texas
- Andre Thomas
rb · #35 · Mississippi
- Henry Thomas
LDT · #97 · LSU
- John Turner
db · #27 · Miami (FL)
- Mike Turner
g · #61 · LSU
- Adam Walker
rb · #49 · Carthage
- Jimmy Walker
dt · #93 · Arkansas
- Kevin Webster
g · #68 · Northern Iowa
- Brad White
nt · #62 · Tennessee
- Brett Wilson
rb · #45 · Illinois
- Wade Wilson
QB · #11 · Texas A&M-Commerce
- Jeff Womack
rb · #33 · Memphis
- Gary Zimmerman
LT · #65 · Oregon
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