1991 Minnesota Vikings season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Minnesota Vikings 1991 8–8 3rd NFC Central Jeff Diamond Jerry Burns Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Did not qualify TE Steve JordanG Randall McDanielDT Henry Thomas G Randall McDaniel (2nd team) File:Vikings1991-92.png Vikings seasons The 1991 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 31st in the National Football League. They finished with an 8–8 record, improving on their 6–10 record from the previous season, but missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Head coach Jerry Burns retired at the end of the season. Herschel Walker, going into his third year with Minnesota, went through another season of frustration and he was released following the season. In his two-and-a-half seasons with the Vikings, he failed to record a 1,000-yard season. The infamous trade that brought Walker to Minnesota never lived up to expectations and allowed the Dallas Cowboys to use two of the draft picks they received in the trade on Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson, who became part of a dominant team that won three Super Bowls in the 1990s. Offseason 1991 draft 1991 NFL draft Pro Bowler 1991 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Notes Round Selection 1 11 Traded to the Dallas CowboysCowboys These picks were involved in the Herschel Walker trade on October 12, 1989. 2 38 Traded to the Dallas CowboysCowboys 3 65 Carlos Jenkins Linebacker Michigan State 68 Jake Reed Wide receiver Grambling State From CowboysCowboys 4 92 Randy Baldwin Running back Ole Miss 5 119 Chris Thome Center Minnesota 6 146 Traded to the Los Angeles RaidersRaiders trade The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (146th overall) to the Raiders in exchange for the a sixth- and seventh-round selection (163rd and 180th overall). 163 Todd Scott Safety Southwestern Louisiana From RaidersRaiders trade 7 179 Scotty Reagan Defensive tackle Humboldt State 180 Tripp Welborne Safety Michigan From Cowboys, via RaidersRaiders trade 8 206 Reggie Johnson Defensive end Arizona 9 232 Gerald Hudson Running back Oklahoma State 10 259 Brady Pierce Offensive tackle Wisconsin 11 286 Ivan Caesar Linebacker Boston College 12 313 Darren Hughes Wide receiver Carson–Newman Draft trades Staff 1991 Minnesota Vikings #3B0160 white #F0BF00 President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick Head coach – Jerry Burns Offensive coordinator – Tom Moore Assistant offensive coordinator/passing game – Dick Rehbein Quarterbacks – Marc Trestman Running backs – John Brunner Offensive line – John Michels Defensive coordinator – Monte Kiffin Defensive line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Maxie Baughan Defensive backs – Jerry Brown Special teams/Tight Ends– Tom Batta 2010 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide 265 http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101224103239/http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html December 24, 2010 dead Roster 1991 Minnesota Vikings 47 7 1 16 Rich Gannon 12 Sean Salisbury 11 Wade Wilson American football 21 Terry Allen running back 46 Alfred Anderson American football FB 31 Rick Fenney FB 20 Darrin Nelson KR 34 Herschel Walker 81 Anthony Carter American football 80 Cris Carter 84 Hassan Jones 87 Leo Lewis wide receiver PR 89 Terry Obee 82 Mike Jones tight end 83 Steve Jordan tight end 85 Brent Novoselsky 72 Scott Adams American football T y 74 Brian Habib G/T 76 Tim Irwin T 69 Todd Kalis G 63 Kirk Lowdermilk C 64 Randall McDaniel G 60 Adam Schreiber C/G 73 Craig Wolfley G 65 Gary Zimmerman T 71 Ken Clarke American football DT 56 Chris Doleman DE 99 Al Noga DE 93 John Randle DE 94 Thomas Strauthers DT 97 Henry Thomas American football DT 50 Ray Berry MLB 53 Ivan Caesar y OLB 91 Greg Manusky MLB 57 Mike Merriweather OLB 58 Jimmy Williams linebacker OLB 47 Joey Browner SS 24 Pat Eilers FS 23 Michael Mayes American football CB 26 Audray McMillian CB 48 Reggie Rutland CB 38 Todd Scott American football SS y 41 Solomon Wilcots SS 22 Felix Wright FS 68 Mike Morris long snapper LS 18 Harry Newsome P  7 Fuad Reveiz K 59 Mark Dusbabek LB IR 62 Chris Foote American football C IR 51 Carlos Jenkins y LB IR 39 Carl Lee American football CB IR 75 Keith Millard DT IR 86 Jake Reed American football WR IR y 67 Mike Teeter DT IR —- Scotty Reagan y DE Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendancehttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflmin.html 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives 1 August 3, 1991 at New Orleans Saints L 21–24 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 58,953 2 August 10, 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–24 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 44,959 3 August 17, 1991 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 (OT) 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 56,358 4 August 23, 1991 Cleveland Browns W 31–7 2–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 45,925 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 at Chicago Bears L 6–10 0–1 Soldier Field 64,112 2 September 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 20–19 1–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,936 3 September 15 San Francisco 49ers W 17–14 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,148 4 September 22 at New Orleans Saints L 0–26 2–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,591 5 September 29 Denver Broncos L 6–13 2–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,031 6 October 6 at Detroit Lions L 20–24 2–4 Pontiac Silverdome 63,423 7 October 13 Phoenix Cardinals W 34–7 3–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,209 8 October 20 at New England Patriots L 23–26 (OT) 3–5 Foxboro Stadium 45,367 9 October 27 at Phoenix Cardinals W 28–0 4–5 Sun Devil Stadium 45,447 10 November 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–13 5–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 35,737 11 November 11, 1991 Chicago Bears L 17–34 5–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,001 12 November 17 at Green Bay Packers W 35–21 6–6 Lambeau Field 57,614 13 November 24 Detroit Lions L 14–34 6–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,644 14 Bye 15 December 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–24 7–7 Tampa Stadium 41,091 16 December 15 Los Angeles Rams W 20–14 8–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,518 17 December 21, 1991 Green Bay Packers L 7–27 8–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 52,860 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings 2 1991;text-align:center; collapsed Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 1 3:00 p.m. CST Vikings 3 0 3 0 Bears 0 7 0 3 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 64,112 Mostly sunny, 68 F C Tom Dooley (6) Box score, Game Book First quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 26-yard field goal, 5:50. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:50. Second quarter CHI – Tom Waddle 37-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 14:05. Bears 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 5:38. Third quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 24-yard field goal, 9:31. Bears 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:20. Fourth quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 22-yard field goal, 9:06. Bears 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:58. Top passers MIN – Wade Wilson – 21/36, 248 yards, 3 INT CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 17/24, 186 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Herschel Walker – 20 rushes, 86 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 23 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers MIN – Steve Jordan – 8 receptions, 89 yards CHI – Tom Waddle – 2 receptions, 48 yards, TD Week 6: at Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings 2 1991;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – Game summary October 6 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Vikings 7 7 3 3 Lions 0 3 0 21 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 63,423 None (indoor stadium) Dick Hantak (105) Box score, Game Book First quarter MIN – Darrin Nelson 11-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 9:41. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards. Second quarter MIN – Steve Jordan 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick), 11:08. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards. DET – Eddie Murray 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards. Third quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 42-yard field goal, 2:50. Vikings 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards. Fourth quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 25-yard field goal, 8:38. Vikings 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards. DET – Robert Clark 68-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick), 6:50. Vikings 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards. DET – Willie Green 16-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick), 4:22. Vikings 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards. DET – Barry Sanders 15-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 0:36. Lions 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards. Top passers MIN – Rich Gannon – 10/23, 105 yards, TD DET – Rodney Peete – 24/38, 281 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Terry Allen – 15 rushes, 41 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 25 rushes, 116 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Steve Jordan – 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD DET – Robert Clark – 2 receptions, 83 yards, TD Standings Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Passing yards Rich Gannon 2,166 Passing touchdowns Rich Gannon 12 Rushing yards Herschel Walker 825 Rushing touchdowns Herschel Walker 10 Receiving yards Cris Carter 962 Receiving touchdowns Anthony Carter Cris Carter 5 Points Fuad Reveiz 85 Kickoff return yards Darrin Nelson 682 Punt return yards Leo Lewis 225 Tackles Chris Doleman 101 Sacks John Randle 9.5 Interceptions Joey Browner 5 Forced fumbles John Randle 2 League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 28) Passing offense 2,883 180.2 21st Rushing offense 2,201 137.6 4th Total offense 5,084 317.8 10th Passing defense 3,179 198.7 13th Rushing defense 1,837 114.8 20th Total defense 5,016 313.5 14th References External links 1991 Minnesota Vikings Statistics & Players on Pro-Football-Reference 1991 Minnesota Minnesota