2012 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Leslie Frazier (10-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2012 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Leslie Frazier (10-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2012 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Vikings ran up 379 points, and the defense conceded 348. Adrian Peterson piled up yardage, accumulating a 2,097 yards for Minnesota.
Christian Ponder passed for 2,935 yards. Percy Harvin snagged 62 passes for 677 yards. Kyle Rudolph contributed to the receiving game, too.
Antoine Winfield and Harrison Smith each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Jared Allen topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.
Leslie Frazier coached the team. The 2012 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Jared Allen | RDE | April 3, 1982 | 6'6" | 265 | Idaho St. | Los Gatos, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Devin Aromashodu | WR | May 23, 1984 | 6'2" | 202 | Auburn | Miami Springs, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 48 | Matt Asiata | FB | July 24, 1987 | 5'11" | 220 | Snow CC | Garden Grove, CA | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Christian Ballard | DL | January 3, 1989 | 6'4" | 283 | Iowa | Newport News, VA | 15 | 0 |
| 61 | Joe Berger | T | May 25, 1982 | 6'5" | 303 | Michigan Tech | Fremont, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Robert Blanton | CB | September 7, 1989 | 6'1" | 208 | Notre Dame | Clackamas, OR | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Jasper Brinkley | MLB | July 12, 1985 | 6'2" | 275 | South Carolina | Thomson, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | Brandon Burton | DB | July 31, 1989 | 6'0" | 190 | Southern Utah | , West Germany | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Stephen Burton | WR | December 11, 1989 | 6'1" | 221 | Long Beach CC | Lakewood, CA | 12 | 1 |
| 89 | John Carlson | TE | May 12, 1984 | 6'5" | 256 | Notre Dame | St. Cloud, MN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 57 | Audie Cole | ILB | June 1, 1989 | 6'4" | 246 | North Carolina St. | Ypsilanti, MI | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Chris Cook | RCB | February 5, 1987 | 5'8" | 169 | Virginia | Lynchburg, VA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 51 | Larry Dean | LB | August 7, 1988 | 6'0" | 216 | Valdosta State | Tifton, GA | 15 | 0 |
| 40 | Rhett Ellison | FB | October 3, 1988 | 6'5" | 251 | USC | Foster City, CA | 15 | 7 |
| 90 | Fred Evans | NT | November 6, 1983 | 6'5" | 307 | Texas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | Jerome Felton | WR | July 3, 1986 | 6'0" | 246 | Furman | Duren, West Germany | 16 | 7 |
| 63 | Brandon Fusco | RG | July 26, 1988 | 6'4" | 316 | Slippery Rock | Dayton, OH | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Toby Gerhart | RB | March 28, 1987 | 6'0" | 234 | Stanford | Norco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | SLB | January 12, 1983 | 6'2" | 240 | Iowa | Mount Vernon, SD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | DE | December 22, 1987 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Avondale, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 98 | Letroy Guion | NT | June 21, 1987 | 6'4" | 295 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 12 | Percy Harvin | WR | May 28, 1988 | 5'11" | 200 | Florida | Chesapeake, VA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 50 | Erin Henderson | WLB | July 1, 1986 | 6'3" | 242 | Maryland | Averdeen, MD USA | 14 | 10 |
| 84 | Michael Jenkins | WR | June 18, 1982 | 6'4" | 217 | Ohio St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 74 | Charlie Johnson | LG | May 2, 1984 | 6'3" | 302 | Oklahoma St. | Durant, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | George Johnson | DE | December 11, 1987 | 6'4" | 265 | Rutgers | Glassboro, NJ | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Matt Kalil | LT | July 6, 1989 | 6'6" | 306 | USC | Corona, CA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | P | December 24, 1981 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Phil Loadholt | RT | January 21, 1986 | 6'8" | 343 | Oklahoma | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | C | January 27, 1981 | 6'5" | 241 | Texas | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Tyrone McKenzie | LB | December 11, 1985 | 6'2" | 244 | South Florida | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Marvin Mitchell | WLB | October 21, 1984 | 6'3" | 249 | Tennessee | Norfolk, VA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 24 | Anthony Orange | RCB | April 4, 1988 | 6'0" | 190 | Fresno State | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 28 | Adrian Peterson | RB | March 21, 1985 | 6'2" | 217 | Oklahoma | Palestine, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Christian Ponder | QB | February 25, 1988 | 6'2" | 229 | Florida State | 16 | 16 | |
| 41 | Mistral Raymond | SS | September 7, 1987 | 6'1" | 196 | South Florida | Palmetto, FL | 10 | 3 |
| 91 | D'Aundre Reed | January 1, 1988 | 6'4" | 261 | Arizona | Sacramento, CA | 4 | 0 | |
| 83 | Allen Reisner | TE | September 29, 1988 | 6'3" | 248 | Iowa | Marion, IA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Josh Robinson | LCB | January 8, 1991 | 5'10" | 199 | Central Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 16 | 6 |
| 96 | Brian Robison | LDE | April 28, 1983 | 6'2" | 258 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 82 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | November 9, 1989 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 | |
| 33 | Jamarca Sanford | SS | August 27, 1985 | 5'10" | 200 | Mississippi | Batesville, MS USA | 16 | 13 |
| 76 | Geoff Schwartz | T | July 11, 1986 | 6'6" | 331 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Andrew Sendejo | DB | September 9, 1987 | 6'1" | 225 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Marcus Sherels | DB | September 30, 1987 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Rochester, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Jerome Simpson | WR | February 4, 1986 | 6'1" | 193 | Coastal Carolina | Reidsville, NC USA | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | FS | February 2, 1989 | 6'2" | 213 | Notre Dame | Augusta, GA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | John Sullivan | C | August 8, 1985 | 6'4" | 300 | Notre Dame | Mt. Kisco, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Blair Walsh | K | January 8, 1990 | 5'9" | 187 | Georgia | Boca Raton, FL | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Joe Webb | WR | November 14, 1986 | 6'4" | 220 | Ala-Birmingham | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | UT | August 16, 1980 | 6'5" | 311 | Oklahoma St. | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | LCB | June 24, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Jarius Wright | WR | November 25, 1989 | 5'10" | 182 | Arkansas | Warren, AR | 7 | 1 |
