1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Jerry Burns |
Tom Batta | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
Jerry Brown | Offensive Assistant |
John Brunner | Running Backs |
Pete Carroll | Secondary |
Monte Kiffin | Linebackers |
John Michels | Offensive Line |
Floyd Peters | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Rehbein | Receivers |
Bob Schnelker | Offensive Coordinator |
Paul Wiggin | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/7/1988 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-23 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 47624 | |
Sun | 8/14/1988 | N | Chicago Bears | 28-21 | W | Gothenburg, Sweden | Ullevi Stadium | 33115 | |
Sun | 8/21/1988 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 19-16 | W | OT | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 45429 |
Fri | 8/26/1988 | H | Miami Dolphins | 24-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51463 | |
Sun | 9/4/1988 | A | Buffalo Bills | 10-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76783 | |
Sun | 9/11/1988 | H | New England Patriots | 36-6 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 55545 | |
Sun | 9/18/1988 | A | Chicago Bears | 31-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 63990 | |
Sun | 9/25/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-21 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56012 | |
Sun | 10/2/1988 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7-24 | L | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 59867 | |
Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-13 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 55274 | |
Sun | 10/16/1988 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-34 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59053 | |
Sun | 10/23/1988 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 49-20 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 48020 | |
Sun | 10/30/1988 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 21-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60738 | |
Sun | 11/6/1988 | H | Detroit Lions | 44-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 55573 | |
Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 43-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57830 | |
Sun | 11/20/1988 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 12-3 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58342 | |
Thu | 11/24/1988 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-0 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 46379 | |
Sun | 12/4/1988 | H | New Orleans Saints | 45-3 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 61215 | |
Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | Green Bay Packers | 6-18 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 48892 | |
Mon | 12/19/1988 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-27 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 62067 | |
NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
Mon | 12/26/1988 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 28-17 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57666 | |
NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 1/1/1989 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 9-34 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61848 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Alfred Anderson | 46 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 13 |
Sam Anno | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Southern California | 13 | 0 |
Walker Lee Ashley | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
Bubba Baker | 68 | LDE | 6-6 | 275 | 32 | Colorado State | 14 | 4 |
Barry Bennett | 78 | DT | 6-4 | 259 | 33 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 1 | 0 |
Ray Berry | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Baylor | 15 | 0 |
Joey Browner | 47 | SS | 6-2 | 218 | 28 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Anthony Carter | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 28 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
Paul Coffman | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 32 | Kansas State | 8 | 0 |
Chris Doleman | 56 | RDE | 6-5 | 273 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
D.J. Dozier | 42 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Penn State | 8 | 1 |
Brad Edwards | 27 | FS | 6-2 | 196 | 22 | South Carolina | 16 | 6 |
Rick Fenney | 31 | FB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Washington | 13 | 3 |
Chris Foote | 62 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 32 | Southern California | 16 | 5 |
Darrell Fullington | 29 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Delaware | 3 | 0 |
William Gay | 78 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 33 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 5 | 1 |
Jim Gustafson | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | St. Thomas | 16 | 0 |
Darryl Harris | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 178 | 32 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
John Harris | 44 | FS | 6-2 | 200 | 32 | Arizona State | 13 | 10 |
Wymon Henderson | 24 | CB-S | 5-10 | 187 | 27 | Allan Hancock JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 0 |
Carl Hilton | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 24 | Houston | 8 | 0 |
Issiac Holt | 30 | LCB | 6-1 | 199 | 26 | Alcorn State | 13 | 9 |
David Howard | 51 | LLB | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | Oregon State; Long Beach State | 16 | 16 |
Dave Huffman | 72 | LOG | 6-6 | 284 | 31 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 |
Tim Irwin | 76 | ROT | 6-7 | 294 | 30 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Hassan Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | Florida State | 16 | 15 |
Steve Jordan | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 27 | Brown | 16 | 16 |
Todd Kalis | 69 | OG | 6-5 | 288 | 23 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 33 | Rice | 10 | 6 |
Carl Lee | 39 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Marshall | 16 | 16 |
Leo Lewis | 87 | WR | 5-8 | 169 | 32 | Missouri | 16 | 1 |
Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 11 |
Mark MacDonald | 71 | OG | 6-4 | 267 | 27 | Boston College | 5 | 0 |
Chris Martin | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 28 | Auburn | 9 | 0 |
Doug Martin | 57 | LDE | 6-3 | 264 | 31 | Washington | 11 | 10 |
Stafford Mays | 73 | LDT | 6-2 | 251 | 30 | Mount Hood JC; Washington | 3 | 1 |
Randall McDaniel | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 279 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 15 |
Dan McQuaid | 60 | OT | 6-7 | 278 | 28 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 0 |
Keith Millard | 75 | RDT | 6-5 | 272 | 26 | Washington State | 15 | 15 |
Mike Mularkey | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
Najee Mustafaa | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 7 |
Chuck Nelson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 173 | 28 | Washington | 16 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 185 | 29 | Stanford | 13 | 11 |
Tim Newton | 96 | RDT | 6-0 | 290 | 25 | Florida | 14 | 1 |
Al Noga | 99 | LDE | 6-1 | 264 | 23 | Hawaii | 9 | 1 |
Randy Rasmussen | 52 | C-OG | 6-1 | 254 | 28 | Minnesota | 7 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 36 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 26 | Wharton County JC; Ranger JC; Baylor | 16 | 4 |
Bucky Scribner | 13 | P | 6-0 | 205 | 28 | Pratt CC; Kansas | 16 | 0 |
Jesse Solomon | 54 | RLB | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | North Florida JC; Florida State | 16 | 16 |
Scott Studwell | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 34 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
Terry Tausch | 66 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 29 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
Henry Thomas | 97 | LDT | 6-2 | 277 | 23 | Louisiana State | 15 | 15 |
Wade Wilson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 29 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 10 |
Gary Zimmerman | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 27 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 19 | Randall McDaniel | G | Arizona State |
2 | 54 | Brad Edwards | DB | South Carolina |
3 | 71 | Al Noga | DT | Hawaii |
4 | 108 | Todd Kalis | G | Arizona State |
5 | 124 | Darrell Fullington | DB | Miami (Florida) |
6 | 164 | Derrick White | DB | Oklahoma |
7 | 183 | Brad Beckman | TE | Nebraska-Omaha |
8 | 210 | Joe Cain | LB | Oregon Tech |
9 | 237 | Paul McGowan | LB | Florida State |
10 | 264 | Brian Habib | DT | Washington |
11 | 296 | Norman Floyd | DB | South Carolina |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 82 | 132 | 91 | 101 | 406 |
Opponents Totals | 46 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 233 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 31:05 | 318 | 112 | 187 | 19 | 83/222 37.4% | 8/17 47.1% | 118 | 998 |
Opponents Totals | 28:55 | 243 | 85 | 132 | 26 | 59/203 29.1% | 3/7 42.9% | 91 | 753 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Nelson | 0 | 48 | 49 | 98.0 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 108 |
Alfred Anderson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Anthony Carter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Allen Rice | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Hassan Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Steve Jordan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Rick Fenney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
D.J. Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Carl Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Wade Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Walker Lee Ashley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Brad Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jim Gustafson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Darryl Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Carl Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Chris Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Darrin Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jesse Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Henry Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Issiac Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 49 | 48 | 49 | 98.0 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 2 | 406 |
Opponents Totals | 24 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 2 | 233 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Nelson | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 1 | 49 | 2/3 | 7/7 | 10/10 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 1 | 49 | 2/3 | 7/7 | 10/10 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 1/1 | 6/7 | 8/8 | 4/7 | 2/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 19t | 2 |
Darryl Harris | 34 | 151 | 4.4 | 34 | 1 |
Wade Wilson | 36 | 136 | 3.8 | 15 | 2 |
Anthony Carter | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
Rich Gannon | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 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 |
Team Totals | 501 | 1806 | 3.6 | 34 | 22 |
Opponents Totals | 435 | 1602 | 3.7 | 51t | 10 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wade Wilson | 332 | 204 | 61.4 | 119 | 2746 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 68t | 15 | 4.5 | 9 | 2.7 | 33 | 227 | 2519 | 91.5 |
Rich Gannon | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 8 | 90 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | 68 | 66.0 |
Tommy Kramer | 173 | 83 | 48.0 | 81 | 1264 | 7.3 | 15.2 | 47 | 5 | 2.9 | 9 | 5.2 | 11 | 62 | 1202 | 60.5 |
Team Totals | 520 | 294 | 56.5 | 208 | 4100 | 7.9 | 13.9 | 68t | 20 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.5 | 47 | 311 | 3789 | 80.4 |
Opponents Totals | 480 | 219 | 45.6 | 225 | 2763 | 5.8 | 12.6 | 76t | 12 | 2.5 | 36 | 7.5 | 37 | 274 | 2489 | 41.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Carter | 72 | 1225 | 17.0 | 67t | 6 |
Steve Jordan | 57 | 756 | 13.3 | 38 | 5 |
Hassan Jones | 40 | 778 | 19.5 | 68t | 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 | 46t | 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 | 1t | 1 |
Team Totals | 294 | 4100 | 13.9 | 68t | 20 |
Opponents Totals | 219 | 2763 | 12.6 | 76t | 12 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Lee | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 58t | 2 |
Joey Browner | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
Jesse Solomon | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 78t | 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 | 37t | 1 |
Issiac Holt | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
Walker Lee Ashley | 1 | 94 | 94.0 | 94t | 1 |
Wymon Henderson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Henry Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 36 | 589 | 16.4 | 94t | 5 |
Opponents Totals | 18 | 212 | 11.8 | 52t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bucky Scribner | 84 | 3387 | 40.3 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 405 | 2802 | 32.6 |
Team Totals | 86 | 3387 | 39.4 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 405 | 2802 | 32.6 |
Opponents Totals | 96 | 4059 | 42.3 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 553 | 3366 | 35.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leo Lewis | 58 | 19 | 550 | 9.5 | 64 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 59 | 20 | 553 | 9.4 | 64 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 39 | 13 | 405 | 10.4 | 40 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darryl Harris | 39 | 0 | 833 | 21.4 | 30 | 0 |
Darrin Nelson | 9 | 0 | 210 | 23.3 | 30 | 0 |
D.J. Dozier | 5 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 56 | 0 | 1160 | 20.7 | 30 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 81 | 1622 | 20.0 | 44 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Chris Doleman | 8.0 | |
Keith Millard | 8.0 | |
Henry Thomas | 6.0 | |
Bubba Baker | 5.5 | |
Doug Martin | 3.0 | |
Jesse Solomon | 2.5 | |
David Howard | 1.0 | |
Chris Martin | 1.0 | |
Tim Newton | 1.0 | |
Scott Studwell | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 37.0 | 274.0 |
Opponents Totals | 47.0 | 311.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joey Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Anthony Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Darrell Fullington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
Wymon Henderson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
David Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
Steve Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tommy Kramer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | |
Carl Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chris Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Keith Millard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Najee Mustafaa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |
Darrin Nelson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Newton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bucky Scribner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jesse Solomon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Scott Studwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wade Wilson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 0 |
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