1986 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Burns (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1986 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Burns (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1986 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Vikings moved the ball well, scoring 398 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 273. Tommy Kramer tossed for 3,000 yards. Steve Jordan snagged 58 passes for 859 yards, while Anthony Carter and Darrin Nelson provided receiving help, too.
Darrin Nelson carried the pigskin for a team-best 793 yards for Minnesota.
Issiac Holt picked off 8 opponent throws. Keith Millard topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks.
Jerry Burns coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Alfred Anderson | FB | August 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 219 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 8 |
| 58 | Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 234 | Penn St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Rufus Bess | KR | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Steve Bono | QB | May 11, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Norristown, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Brent Boyd | G | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 268 | UCLA | Downey, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Ted Brown | RB | February 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | SS | May 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 221 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | LLB | October 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 289 | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 9 |
| 73 | Neil Elshire | DE | March 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Oregon | Salem, OR USA | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | David Evans | DB | May 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 178 | Central Arkansas | Naples, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 41 | Neal Guggemos | DB | June 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 187 | St. Thomas | Winsted, MN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim Gustafson | WR | March 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 177 | St. Thomas | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | John Harris | FS | June 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Carl Hilton | TE | February 8, 1964 | 6'3" | 232 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | LCB | October 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Alcorn St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | Jim Hough | LG | August 4, 1956 | 6'2" | 267 | Utah St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 99 | David Howard | RLB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 72 | Dave Huffman | G | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | RT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Hassan Jones | WR | July 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 198 | Florida St. | Clearwater, FL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 236 | Brown | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | RCB | February 6, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshall | South Charleston, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | WR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Kirk Lowdermilk | C | April 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 269 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Lush | DB | April 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | East Stroudsburg | Allentown, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Mark MacDonald | G | April 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 267 | Boston Col. | West Roxbury, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | LLB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | LDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 75 | Keith Millard | RDT | March 18, 1962 | 6'6" | 260 | Washington St. | Pleasanton, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 35 | Kyle Morrell | DB | October 9, 1963 | 6'1" | 190 | BYU | Scottsdale, AZ USA | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | RDE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 11 | 9 |
| 1 | Chuck Nelson | K | February 23, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | RB | January 2, 1959 | 5'9" | 184 | Stanford | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Tim Newton | LDT | March 23, 1963 | 6'0" | 280 | Florida | Orlando, FL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 91 | Joe Phillips | NT | July 15, 1963 | 6'5" | 298 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 1 |
| 88 | Buster Rhymes | WR | January 27, 1962 | 6'2" | 217 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Allen Rice | FB | April 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 203 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 95 | Gerald Robinson | DE | May 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 262 | Auburn | Tuskegee, AL USA | 12 | 4 |
| 68 | Curtis Rouse | G-T | July 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 316 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Augusta, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Jeff Schuh | LB | May 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | Minnesota | Crystal, MN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | LB | November 4, 1963 | 6'0" | 240 | Florida St. | Madison, FL USA | 13 | 4 |
| 74 | Mike Stensrud | NT | February 19, 1956 | 6'5" | 280 | Iowa St. | Forest City, IA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | MLB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | C | June 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bossier City, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | RG | February 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Willie Teal | DB | December 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | LSU | Texarkana, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 9 | 3 |
| 45 | Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Shepherd | Montgomery County, MD USA | 7 | 0 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman | LT | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
