1982 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (5-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1982 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Vikings racked up 187 points, but the defense conceded 198. Tommy Kramer threw for 2,037 yards. Ted Brown snagged 31 passes, while Sammy White accumulated 503 receiving yards. Joe Senser provided receiving help, too.
Ted Brown carried the ball for a team-best 515 yards for Minnesota.
Willie Teal picked off 4 opponent throws. Doug Martin topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 30 sacks.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1982 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kramer | 308 | 176 | 57.1 | 2037 | 6.6 | 15 | 4.9 | 12 | 3.9 | 65 | 21 | 130 | 77.3 |
| Steve Dils | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 68 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 49.8 |
| Totals | 334 | 187 | 56.0 | 2105 | 6.3 | 15 | 4.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 65 | 22 | 138 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 120 | 515 | 4.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 44 | 136 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 39 | 116 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 18 | 3 |
| Rickey Young | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 245 | 912 | 3.7 | 30 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Brown | 31 | 207 | 6.7 | 29 | 2 |
| Sammy White | 29 | 503 | 17.3 | 65 | 5 |
| Joe Senser | 29 | 261 | 9.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 14 | 179 | 12.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Sam McCullum | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 39 | 3 |
| Bob Bruer | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 24 | 2 |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 187 | 2105 | 11.3 | 65 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | 58 | 2384 | 41.1 | 67 |
| Totals | 58 | 2384 | 41.1 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Payton | 22 | 179 | 8.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 196 | 8.2 | 35 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Redwine | 12 | 286 | 23.8 | 76 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Keith Nord | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Neil Elshire | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 786 | 21.2 | 76 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Teal | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| John Turner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 33 | 1 |
| John Swain | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Holloway | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 33 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Mullaney | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| James White | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Scott Studwell | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Holloway | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Matt Blair | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Charlie Johnson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kurt Knoff | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rufus Bess | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hannon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Swilley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Randy Holloway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Nord | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Johnson | 0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |||
| Scott Studwell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sam Harrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Rick Danmeier | 8 | 23 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Sammy White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Ted Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Rickey Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Charlie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Terry LeCount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Joe Senser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| John Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
