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1986 Minnesota Vikings season

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1986 Minnesota Vikings season
General managerMike Lynn
Head coachJerry Burns
Home fieldMetrodome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersS Joey Browner
TE Steve Jordan
QB Tommy Kramer
AP All-ProsQB Tommy Kramer (2nd team)
Uniform

The 1986 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 26th season in the National Football League, and their first with former offensive coordinator Jerry Burns as head coach, following the departure of Bud Grant at the end of the previous season.

The Vikings finished with a 9–7 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth season in a row.

Offseason

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1986 draft

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1986 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Selection
1 8 Traded to the San Diego Chargers[A]
14 Gerald Robinson Defensive end Auburn From Packers, via Chargers[A]
2 40 Traded to the Miami Dolphins[B]
44 Traded to the New York Giants[C] From Chargers[A]
53 Traded to the New York Giants[C] From Raiders[D]
3 66 Traded to the San Diego Chargers[A]
4 93 Joe Phillips Defensive tackle SMU
5 120 Hassan Jones Wide receiver Florida State
6 147 Thomas Rooks Running back Illinois
7 179 Carl Hilton Tight end Houston
8 206 Gary Shippang Offensive tackle West Chester
9 232 Mike Slaton Cornerback South Dakota
10 259 Joe Cormier Wide receiver USC
11 286 John Armstrong Wide receiver Richmond
12 318 Jesse Solomon Linebacker Florida State

Notes:

  1. ^ a b c d The Vikings traded a first- and a third-round selection (8th and 66th overall) to the Chargers in exange for a first- and a second-sound selection (14th and 44th overall).
  2. ^ The Vikings traded a second-round selection (40th overall) and LB Robin Sendlein to the Dolphins in exange for WR Anthony Carter.
  3. ^ a b The Vikings traded two second-round selections (44th and 53rd overall) to the Giants in exange for OT Gary Zimmerman.
  4. ^ The Vikings traded LB Brad Van Pelt to the Raiders in exange for a second-round selection (53rd overall) and a 1985 sixth-round selection (164th overall).

Staff

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1986 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams/ Tight ends coach – Tom Batta



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Roster

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1986 Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

  • 26 David Evans CB

Special teams

Reserve

Rookies in italics
50 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance[2]
1 August 9 Miami Dolphins W 30–16 1–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 52,865
2 August 16 Denver Broncos W 29–27 2–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,193
3 August 22 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–27 2–1 Kingdome 57,730
4 August 30 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 (OT) 3–1 Hoosier Dome 57,969

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 Detroit Lions L 10–13 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,851
2 September 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–10 1–1 Tampa Stadium 34,579
3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–7 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,795
4 September 28 Green Bay Packers W 42–7 3–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,478
5 October 5 at Chicago Bears L 0–23 3–2 Soldier Field 63,921
6 October 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 (OT) 4–2 Candlestick Park 58,637
7 October 19 Chicago Bears W 23–7 5–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,851
8 October 26 Cleveland Browns L 20–23 5–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,133
9 November 2 at Washington Redskins L 38–44 (OT) 5–4 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 51,928
10 November 9 at Detroit Lions W 24–10 6–4 Silverdome 53,725
11 November 16 New York Giants L 20–22 6–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,003
12 November 23 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–24 6–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,003
13 November 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 45–13 7–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,235
14 December 7 at Green Bay Packers W 32–6 8–6 Lambeau Field 47,637
15 December 14 at Houston Oilers L 10–23 8–7 Astrodome 32,738
16 December 21 New Orleans Saints W 33–17 9–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,209

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs Detroit Lions

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Week 1: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 7 3313
Vikings 3 0 0710

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 54,851
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom Brookshier and Dick Vermeil
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information

Week 8: vs Cleveland Browns

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Week 8: Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 0 71323
Vikings 3 14 3020

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Standings

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NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(2) 14 2 0 .875 7–1 10–2 352 187 W7
Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 398 273 W1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 277 326 L4
Green Bay Packers 4 12 0 .250 3–5 3–9 254 418 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 1–7 1–13 239 473 L7

Statistics

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Team leaders

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Category Player(s) Value
Passing yards Tommy Kramer 3,000
Passing touchdowns Tommy Kramer 24
Rushing yards Darrin Nelson 793
Rushing touchdowns Ted Brown
Darrin Nelson
4
Receiving yards Steve Jordan 859
Receiving touchdowns Anthony Carter 7
Points Chuck Nelson 110
Kickoff return yards Rufus Bess 705
Punt return yards Rufus Bess 162
Tackles Jesse Solomon 96
Sacks Keith Millard 10.5
Interceptions Issiac Holt 8
Forced fumbles Chris Doleman 2

League rankings

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Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 28)
Passing offense 3,913 244.6 5th
Rushing offense 1,738 108.6 16th
Total offense 5,651 353.2 4th
Passing defense 3,216 201.0 13th
Rushing defense 1,796 112.3 13th
Total defense 5,012 313.3 11th

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 2010 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 265. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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