1986 Minnesota Vikings season

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1986 Minnesota Vikings season
General manager Mike Lynn
Head coach Jerry Burns
Home field Metrodome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform
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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.

Contents

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

Offseason

1986 Draft

1986 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollegeNotes
RoundSelection
1 8Traded to the San Diego Chargers [a]
14 Gerald Robinson Defensive end Auburn from Packers via Chargers [a]
240Traded to the Miami Dolphins [b]
44Traded to the New York Giants [c] from Chargers [a]
53Traded to the New York Giants [c] from Raiders [d]
366Traded to the San Diego Chargers [a]
493 Joe Phillips Defensive tackle Southern Methodist
5120 Hassan Jones Wide receiver Florida State
6147Thomas Rooks Running back Illinois
7179 Carl Hilton Tight end Houston
8206Gary Shippang Offensive tackle West Chester (PA)
9232 Mike Slaton Defensive back South Dakota
10259Joe Cormier Wide receiver USC
11286John Armstrong Wide receiver Richmond
12318 Jesse Solomon Linebacker Florida State
^[a] San Diego traded a 1st round selection (14th overall) and 2nd round selection (44th overall) to the Vikings for their 1st round selection (8th overall) and 3rd round selection (66th overall).
^[b] Minnesota traded one of their 2nd round selections (40th overall) and LB Robin Sendlein to Miami for WR Anthony Carter.
^[c] Minnesota traded two 2nd round selections (44th and 53rd overall) to the Giants for OT Gary Zimmerman.
^[d] The Raiders traded their 1985 6th round selection (164th overall) and 1986 2nd round selection (53rd overall) to Minnesota for LB Brad Van Pelt.

Staff

1986 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams/ Tight ends coach – Tom Batta


[1]

Roster

1986 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

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

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance [2]
1August 9 Miami Dolphins W 30–161–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 52,865
2August 16 Denver Broncos W 29–272–0Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome53,193
3August 22at Seattle Seahawks L 17–272–1 Kingdome 57,730
4August 30at Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 (OT)3–1 Hoosier Dome 57,969

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 7 Detroit Lions L 10–130–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,851
2September 14at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–101–1 Tampa Stadium 34,579
3September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–72–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome56,795
4September 28 Green Bay Packers W 42–73–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome60,478
5October 5at Chicago Bears L 0–233–2 Soldier Field 63,921
6October 12at San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 (OT)4–2 Candlestick Park 58,637
7October 19Chicago BearsW 23–75–2Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome62,851
8October 26 Cleveland Browns L 20–235–3Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome59,133
9November 2at Washington Redskins L 38–44 (OT)5–4 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 51,928
10November 9at Detroit LionsW 24–106–4 Silverdome 53,725
11November 16 New York Giants L 20–226–5Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome62,003
12November 23at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–246–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,003
13November 30Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 45–137–6Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome56,235
14December 7at Green Bay PackersW 32–68–6 Lambeau Field 47,637
15December 14at Houston Oilers L 10–238–7 Astrodome 32,738
16December 21 New Orleans Saints W 33–179–7Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome51,209

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Detroit Lions

Week 1: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions073313
Vikings300710

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 8: vs Cleveland Browns

Week 8: Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234Total
Browns3071323
Vikings3143020

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Standings

NFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Chicago Bears (2)1420.8757–110–2352187W7
Minnesota Vikings 970.5636–28–4398273W1
Detroit Lions 5110.3133–54–8277326L4
Green Bay Packers 4120.2503–53–9254418L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2140.1251–71–13239473L7

Statistics

Team leaders

CategoryPlayer(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

CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank
(out of 28)
Passing offense3,913244.65th
Rushing offense1,738108.616th
Total offense5,651353.24th
Passing defense3,216201.013th
Rushing defense1,796112.313th
Total defense5,012313.311th

Awards and records

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References

  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".