1988 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Burns (11-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1988 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1988 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Minnesota piled up points with 406 points, while the solid defense surrendered 233. Wade Wilson threw for 2,746 yards. Anthony Carter snagged 72 passes for 1,225 yards. Steve Jordan was targeted regularly, too.

Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 380 yards for the Vikings, while Allen Rice and Alfred Anderson also buoyed the ground attack.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 53 turnovers, topping in the league. Carl Lee seized 8 opponent throws. Keith Millard and Chris Doleman each sacked quarterbacks 8 times.

Jerry Burns coached the team. The 1988 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
Wade Wilson	332	204	61.4	2746	8.3	15	4.5	9	2.7	68	33	227	91.5
Tommy Kramer	173	83	48.0	1264	7.3	5	2.9	9	5.2	47	11	62	60.5
Rich Gannon	15	7	46.7	90	6.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	3	22	66.0
Totals	520	294	56.5	4100	7.9	20	3.8	18	3.5	68	47	311

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darrin Nelson	112	380	3.4	27	1
Allen Rice	110	322	2.9	24	6
Alfred Anderson	87	300	3.4	18	7
Rick Fenney	55	271	4.9	28	3
D.J. Dozier	42	167	4.0	19	2
Darryl Harris	34	151	4.4	34	1
Wade Wilson	36	136	3.8	15	2
Anthony Carter	4	41	10.2	21	0
Rich Gannon	4	29	7.2	15	0
Tommy Kramer	14	8	0.6	5	0
Hassan Jones	1	7	7.0	7	0
Bucky Scribner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Mularkey	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	501	1806	3.6	34	22

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Anthony Carter	72	1225	17.0	67	6
Steve Jordan	57	756	13.3	38	5
Hassan Jones	40	778	19.4	68	5
Allen Rice	30	279	9.3	38	0
Alfred Anderson	23	242	10.5	19	1
Darrin Nelson	16	105	6.6	27	0
Jim Gustafson	15	231	15.4	47	1
Rick Fenney	15	224	14.9	42	0
Leo Lewis	11	141	12.8	46	1
Darryl Harris	6	30	5.0	7	0
D.J. Dozier	5	49	9.8	20	0
Mike Mularkey	3	39	13.0	19	0
Carl Hilton	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	294	4100	13.9	68	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Chuck Nelson	49	48	98.0	25	20	80.0	108
Totals	49	48	98.0	25	20	80.0	108

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bucky Scribner	84	3387	40.3	55
Totals	84	3387	40.3	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Lewis	58	550	9.5	64
Anthony Carter	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	59	553	9.4	64

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Darryl Harris	39	833	21.4	30
Darrin Nelson	9	210	23.3	30
D.J. Dozier	5	105	21.0	27
Leo Lewis	1	12	12.0	12
Allen Rice	1	0	0.0	0
Anthony Carter	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	56	1160	20.7	30

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Carl Lee	8	118	14.8	58	2
Joey Browner	5	29	5.8	18	0
Jesse Solomon	4	84	21.0	78	1
Najee Mustafaa	3	63	21.0	36	0
Darrell Fullington	3	57	19.0	40	0
John Harris	3	46	15.3	27	0
David Howard	3	16	5.3	10	0
Brad Edwards	2	47	23.5	37	1
Issiac Holt	2	15	7.5	15	0
Walker Ashley	1	94	94.0	94	1
Wymon Henderson	1	13	13.0	13	0
Henry Thomas	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	36	589	16.4	94	5

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Millard	8.0
Chris Doleman	8.0
Henry Thomas	6.0
Al Baker	5.5
Doug Martin	3.0
Jesse Solomon	2.5
David Howard	1.0
Tim Newton	1.0
Chris Martin	1.0
Scott Studwell	1.0
Totals	37.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Jesse Solomon	124	124	0	0	0	2	3		0
Henry Thomas	80	80	0	0	0	1	2	1	4
Carl Lee	60	60	0	0	0	1	0		0
Chris Doleman	58	58	0		0	0	0	0	2
Brad Edwards	36	36	0	0
Najee Mustafaa	35	35	0	0	1	2	17	0	0
Wymon Henderson	25	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Chris Martin	10	10	0		0	1	0	1	0
Al Noga	7	7	0
Wade Wilson					4	4	-9		0
David Howard				0	0	2	33	0	0
Keith Millard					0	2	5	0	0
Joey Browner				0	0	2	9	0	0
Scott Studwell					0	2	0	0	0
Darrin Nelson					3	2	0		0
Tim Newton					0	1	0	0	0
Allen Rice					1	1	0		0
Darrell Fullington				0	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Carter					1	1	0		0
Tommy Kramer					3	0	-12	0	0
Leo Lewis					2	0	0		0
Darryl Harris					1	0	-4		0
Bucky Scribner					1	0	0	0	0
Steve Jordan					2	0	0		0
Alfred Anderson					3	0	0		0
Totals	435	435	0	0	22	27	44	2	6

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Chuck Nelson									20	48	0			108
Alfred Anderson	7	1							0	0	0			48
Allen Rice	6	0		0					0	0	0			36
Anthony Carter	0	6	0	0					0	0	0			36
Steve Jordan		5							0	0	0			30
Hassan Jones	0	5							0	0	0			30
Rick Fenney	3	0							0	0	0			18
Carl Lee						2			0	0	0			12
Wade Wilson	2								0	0	0			12
D.J. Dozier	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Walker Ashley						1			0	0	0			6
Darrin Nelson	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Henry Thomas						0	1		0	0	0			6
Jesse Solomon						1			0	0	0			6
Darryl Harris	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Chris Martin							1		0	0	0			6
Jim Gustafson		1							0	0	0			6
Brad Edwards						1			0	0	0			6
Leo Lewis		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Carl Hilton		1							0	0	0			6
Issiac Holt						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	22	20	0	0	0	5	2	0	20	48	0	0	1	404