1979 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1979 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1979 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Vikings ran up 259 points, but the defense conceded 337. Tommy Kramer triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,397 yards. Ahmad Rashad snagged 80 passes for 1,156 yards. Rickey Young contributed to the receiving game, too.
Rickey Young carried the ball for a team-best 708 yards for Minnesota, and Ted Brown additionally aided the ground game.
Nate Wright and Tom Hannon each snatched 4 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Nate Allen | DB | May 13, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Texas Southern | Georgetown, SC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Tim Baylor | DB | May 23, 1954 | 6'6" | 195 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LLB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Ted Brown | FB | February 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 9 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | RCB | January 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | South Carolina | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Douglas Cunningham | WR | November 14, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Rick Danmeier | K | April 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 194 | Sioux Falls | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Dils | QB | December 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Seattle, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jimmy Edwards | KR | September 19, 1952 | 5'9" | 185 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Chuck Foreman | RB | October 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Frederick, MD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Charles Goodrum | LG | January 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 9 |
| 61 | Wes Hamilton | RG | April 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 261 | Tulsa | Texas City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Tom Hannon | SS | March 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Michigan St. | Massillon, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Joe Harris | LB | December 6, 1952 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Fayetteville, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | LB-G | September 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 229 | Iowa | Marshalltown, IA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Randy Holloway | DE | August 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Sharon, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Hough | LG | August 4, 1956 | 6'2" | 267 | Utah St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 56 | Dave Huffman | G-C | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Kurt Knoff | FS | April 6, 1954 | 6'2" | 191 | Kansas | East Grand Forks, MN USA | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | FS | February 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Iowa | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 8 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Derrel Luce | LB | September 29, 1952 | 6'3" | 226 | Baylor | Lake Jackson, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | RB | September 21, 1951 | 5'10" | 202 | Arizona St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | RLB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | Kevin Miller | WR | March 21, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Louisville | Weirton, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Robert Miller | RB | January 9, 1953 | 5'11" | 204 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | LDE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Frank Myers | T | January 4, 1956 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas A&M | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Steve Niehaus | DT-DE | September 25, 1954 | 6'4" | 263 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Keith Nord | DB | March 3, 1957 | 6'0" | 197 | St. Cloud St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | November 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | LT | November 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | USC | Chula Vista, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Dave Roller | LDT | October 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 270 | Kentucky | Dayton, TN USA | 15 | 6 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon | MLB | June 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Rochester, MN USA | 16 | 12 |
| 82 | Robert Steele | WR | August 2, 1956 | 6'4" | 196 | North Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | LB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 14 | 4 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | LDT | August 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Wisc-Superior | Superior, WI USA | 16 | 10 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | C | June 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bossier City, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | TE | June 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | Bloomsburg | Hazleton, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | John Turner | LCB | February 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Stu Voigt | TE | August 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 223 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | James White | RDT | October 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 265 | Oklahoma St. | Hot Springs, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Sammy White | WR | March 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 29 | Phil Wise | DB | April 25, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | South Dakota | Omaha, NE USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Nate Wright | DB | December 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego St. | Madison, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | Ron Yary | RT | August 16, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Rickey Young | RB | December 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 196 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
