1996 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dennis Green (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1996 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dennis Green (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1996 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Vikings netted 298 points, but the defense yielded 315. Brad Johnson threw for 2,258 yards, and Warren Moon played quarterback, too. Cris Carter snagged 96 passes, while Jake Reed accumulated 1,320 receiving yards.
Robert Smith carried the ball for a team-best 692 yards for Minnesota.
Orlando Thomas intercepted 5 opponent throws. John Randle topped pass rushers with 11.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 43 sacks.
Dennis Green coached the team. The 1996 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Derrick Alexander | RDE | November 13, 1973 | 6'4" | 277 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 23 | Tomur Barnes | DB | September 8, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | North Texas | McNair, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Harlon Barnett | DB | January 2, 1967 | 5'11" | 200 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Pete Bercich | LB | December 23, 1971 | 6'1" | 240 | Notre Dame | Joliet, IL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | P | June 24, 1972 | 6'4" | 220 | Colorado | Kamloops, BC Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff Brady | MLB | November 9, 1968 | 6'1" | 235 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Richard Brown | LB | September 21, 1965 | 6'3" | 240 | San Diego St. | , Western Samoa | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Cris Carter | WR | November 25, 1965 | 6'3" | 202 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Jeff Christy | C | February 3, 1969 | 6'3" | 284 | Pittsburgh | Natrona Heights, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Duane Clemons | DE | May 23, 1974 | 6'5" | 275 | California | Riverside, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Greg DeLong | TE | April 3, 1973 | 6'4" | 250 | North Carolina | Orefield, PA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 76 | Scott Dill | T | April 5, 1966 | 6'5" | 294 | Memphis | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 71 | David Dixon | RG | January 5, 1969 | 6'5" | 343 | Arizona St. | Papakura, New Zealand | 13 | 6 |
| 59 | Dixon Edwards | RLB | March 25, 1968 | 6'1" | 230 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 29 | Charles Evans | FB | April 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 240 | Clark (GA) | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 72 | Jason Fisk | LDT | September 4, 1972 | 6'3" | 295 | Stanford | Davis, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 83 | David Frisch | TE | June 22, 1970 | 6'7" | 260 | Iowa Central | Kirkwood, MO USA | 10 | 1 |
| 27 | Corey Fuller | LCB | May 1, 1971 | 5'10" | 220 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 54 | Dave Garnett | LB | December 6, 1970 | 6'2" | 219 | Stanford | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | John Gerak | RG | January 6, 1970 | 6'3" | 290 | Penn St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 10 |
| 94 | Robert Goff | DE-DT-NT | October 2, 1965 | 6'3" | 280 | Auburn | Rochester, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 87 | Hunter Goodwin | TE | October 10, 1972 | 6'5" | 268 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bellville, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
| 31 | Scottie Graham | RB | March 28, 1969 | 5'9" | 217 | Ohio St. | Long Beach, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Robert Griffith | SS | November 30, 1970 | 5'11" | 197 | San Diego St. | Lanham, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Steve Hall | DB | April 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 209 | Kentucky | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Ben Hanks | LB | July 31, 1971 | 6'2" | 223 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 91 | Martin Harrison | RDE | September 20, 1967 | 6'5" | 252 | Washington | Livermore, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 44 | Leroy Hoard | RB | May 15, 1968 | 5'11" | 225 | Michigan | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 82 | Qadry Ismail | KR | November 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 196 | Syracuse | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | Alfred Jackson | WR | July 10, 1967 | 6'0" | 183 | San Diego St. | Tulare, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 35 | Chris Johnson | DB | August 7, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | September 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 226 | Florida St. | Marietta, GA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 89 | Andrew Jordan | TE | June 21, 1972 | 6'6" | 260 | West. Carolina | Charlotte, NC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 32 | Amp Lee | RB | October 1, 1971 | 5'11" | 200 | Florida St. | Chipley, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel | LG | December 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 276 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Warren Moon | QB | November 18, 1956 | 6'3" | 218 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 68 | Mike Morris | C-G | February 22, 1961 | 6'5" | 276 | Truman St. | Centerville, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Harold Morrow | FB | February 24, 1973 | 5'11" | 232 | Auburn | Maplesville, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | David Palmer | PR | November 19, 1972 | 5'8" | 173 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 40 | Anthony Prior | DB | March 27, 1970 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington St. | Lowell, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | John Randle | RDT | December 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 290 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Hearne, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Jake Reed | WR | September 28, 1967 | 6'3" | 216 | Grambling St. | Covington, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 9 | Scott Sisson | K | July 21, 1971 | 6'0" | 197 | Georgia Tech | Marietta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Fernando Smith | LDE | August 2, 1971 | 6'6" | 287 | Jackson St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Robert Smith | RB | March 4, 1972 | 6'2" | 212 | Ohio St. | Euclid, OH USA | 8 | 7 |
| 69 | Ariel Solomon | C | July 16, 1968 | 6'5" | 290 | Colorado | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Todd Steussie | LT | December 1, 1970 | 6'6" | 320 | California | Canoga Park, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Korey Stringer | RT | May 8, 1974 | 6'4" | 350 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Darryl Talley | LLB | July 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 235 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | Orlando Thomas | FS | October 21, 1972 | 6'1" | 222 | La-Lafayette | Crowley, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Esera Tuaolo | LDT | July 11, 1968 | 6'2" | 277 | Oregon St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 9 |
| 37 | Sean Vanhorse | DB | July 22, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Howard | Baltimore, MD USA | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Jay Walker | QB | January 24, 1972 | 6'3" | 229 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Chris Walsh | WR | December 12, 1968 | 6'1" | 194 | Stanford | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | RCB | December 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 195 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Moe Williams | RB | July 26, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Kentucky | Columbus, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
