2009 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Brad Childress (12-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2009 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Brad Childress (12-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2009 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2009 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Vikings moved the ball well, scoring 470 points, and the defensive squad allowed 312. Brett Favre directed the offense, passing for 4,202 yards. Sidney Rice paced pass catchers, snagging 83 passes for 1,312 yards.
Adrian Peterson carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,383 yards for Minnesota.
Cedric Griffin intercepted 4 opponent throws. Jared Allen topped the defensive unit with 14.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.
Brad Childress coached the team. The 2009 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Husain Abdullah | DB | July 27, 1985 | 6'0" | 204 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Asher Allen | DB | January 22, 1988 | 5'10" | 190 | Georgia | Tucker, GA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 69 | Jared Allen | RDE | April 3, 1982 | 6'6" | 265 | Idaho St. | Los Gatos, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Bernard Berrian | WR | December 27, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Fresno St. | Winton, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 54 | Jasper Brinkley | LB | July 12, 1985 | 6'2" | 275 | South Carolina | Thomson, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 62 | Ryan Cook | C | May 8, 1983 | 6'6" | 325 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Jon Cooper | C | October 1, 1986 | 6'3" | 290 | Oklahoma | Fort Collins, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | TE | April 8, 1981 | 6'4" | 261 | Maryland | Allison Park, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 91 | Ray Edwards | LDE | January 1, 1985 | 6'5" | 270 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Fred Evans | DT | November 6, 1983 | 6'5" | 307 | Texas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Heath Farwell | LB | December 31, 1981 | 6'0" | 235 | San Diego St. | Corona, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | QB | October 10, 1969 | 6'2" | 225 | Southern Miss | Gulfport, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Eric Frampton | DB | February 6, 1984 | 5'11" | 204 | Washington St. | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | LLB | January 12, 1983 | 6'2" | 240 | Iowa | Mount Vernon, SD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | RCB | November 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Letroy Guion | DT | June 21, 1987 | 6'4" | 295 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Percy Harvin | KR | May 28, 1988 | 5'11" | 200 | Florida | Chesapeake, VA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | MLB | August 3, 1980 | 6'1" | 245 | Maryland | Aberdeen, MD USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Erin Henderson | LB | July 1, 1986 | 6'3" | 242 | Maryland | Averdeen, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | RG | June 14, 1980 | 6'2" | 315 | Tennessee | , Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Artis Hicks | G | November 28, 1978 | 6'4" | 320 | Memphis | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 3 |
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson | LG | November 1, 1977 | 6'5" | 313 | Michigan | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | QB | April 21, 1983 | 6'2" | 226 | Arkansas | Mongtomery, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaymar Johnson | WR | July 10, 1984 | 5'11" | 177 | Jackson St. | Gary, IN | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyrell Johnson | SS | May 19, 1985 | 5'11" | 200 | Arkansas St. | Rison, AR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 71 | Jimmy Kennedy | DT | November 15, 1979 | 6'4" | 320 | Penn St. | Yonkers, NY USA | 13 | 1 |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | January 31, 1977 | 6'3" | 272 | North Dakota | Carrington, ND USA | 16 | 8 |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | P | December 24, 1981 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Ben Leber | RLB | December 7, 1978 | 6'3" | 244 | Kansas St. | Vermillion, SD USA | 16 | 13 |
| 17 | Greg Lewis | WR | February 12, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 1 |
| 71 | Phil Loadholt | RT | January 21, 1986 | 6'8" | 343 | Oklahoma | Honolulu, HI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | C | January 27, 1981 | 6'5" | 241 | Texas | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | K | August 16, 1974 | 6'0" | 199 | California | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | LT | September 23, 1979 | 6'8" | 335 | Miami (FL) | Woodbury, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Jayme Mitchell | DE | March 15, 1984 | 6'6" | 285 | Mississippi | Jackson, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Kenny Onatolu | LB | October 8, 1982 | 6'1" | 235 | Nebraska-Omaha | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Karl Paymah | DB | November 29, 1982 | 6'0" | 204 | Washington St. | Boston, MA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 28 | Adrian Peterson | RB | March 21, 1985 | 6'2" | 217 | Oklahoma | Palestine, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Darius Reynaud | PR | December 29, 1985 | 5'9" | 201 | West Virginia | Boutte, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Sidney Rice | WR | September 1, 1986 | 6'4" | 200 | South Carolina | Gaffney, SC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 96 | Brian Robison | DE | April 28, 1983 | 6'2" | 258 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Jamarca Sanford | DB | August 27, 1985 | 5'10" | 200 | Mississippi | Batesville, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | Benny Sapp | LCB | January 20, 1981 | 5'9" | 190 | Iowa | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 81 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | June 18, 1980 | 6'4" | 250 | Morgan St. | Laurel, MD USA | 16 | 13 |
| 65 | John Sullivan | C | August 8, 1985 | 6'4" | 300 | Notre Dame | Mt. Kisco, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Naufahu Tahi | RB | October 30, 1981 | 6'0" | 230 | BYU | Fontana, CA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 29 | Chester Taylor | RB | September 22, 1979 | 5'11" | 213 | Toledo | River Rouge, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | RDT | August 16, 1980 | 6'5" | 311 | Oklahoma St. | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Madieu Williams | FS | October 18, 1981 | 6'1" | 193 | Towson St. | , Sierra Leone | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Pat Williams | LDT | October 24, 1972 | 6'3" | 315 | NE State (OK) | Monroe, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | LCB | June 24, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 9 |
| 34 | Albert Young | RB | February 25, 1985 | 5'10" | 209 | Iowa | Moorestown, NJ | 7 | 0 |
