1994 Minnesota Vikings season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Minnesota Vikings 1994 10–6 1st NFC Central Dennis Green Brian Billick Tony Dungy Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Lost Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Bears) 18–35 WR Cris CarterLB Jack Del RioG Randall McDanielQB Warren MoonDT John RandleK Fuad Reveiz WR Cris Carter (1st team)G Randall McDaniel (1st team)DT John Randle (1st team)K Fuad Reveiz (2nd team) File:Vikings1994.png Vikings seasons The 1994 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 34th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Dennis Green. The team finished with a 10–6 record and reached the playoffs for a third straight season, but also failed to make it out of the wild-card round for the third year in a row, losing 35–18 to their division rival Chicago Bears. Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Warren Moon (Oilers) WR Anthony Carter (Lions)RB Amp Lee (49ers) DE Chris Doleman (Falcons)T Chris Hinton (Falcons) LB Fred Strickland (Packers) QB Jim McMahon (Cardinals) RB Barry Word (Cardinals) DT Brad Culpepper (Buccaneers) 1994 draft 1994 NFL draft Pro Bowler 1994 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Notes Round Selection118Dewayne WashingtonCornerbackNC StateFrom BroncosBroncos The Vikings traded OT Gary Zimmerman to the Broncos in exchange for first- and sixth-round selections (18th and 179th overall) and a 1995 second-round selection (42nd overall).19 Todd SteussieOffensive tackleCalifornia240David PalmerWide receiverAlabamaFrom Browns, via Eagles and FalconsFalcons The Vikings traded DE Chris Doleman and a second-round selection (45th overall) to the Falcons in exchange for a second-round selection (40th overall) and a 1995 first-round selection (11th overall).45Traded to the Atlanta FalconsFalcons Compensatory pick52Traded to the Los Angeles RaidersRaiders The Vikings traded their second-round selection (52nd overall) to the Raiders in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (55th and 125th overall).55Fernando SmithDefensive endJackson StateFrom RaidersRaiders388Traded to the Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers The Vikings traded their third- and sixth-round selections (88th and 180th overall) to the Steelers in exchange for TE Adrian Cooper.4119Traded to the Houston OilersThe Vikings traded their fourth-round selection (119th overall) and a 1995 third-round selection (89th overall) to the Oilers in exchange for QB Warren Moon.125Mike WellsDefensive tackleIowaFrom RaidersRaiders5134Shelly HammondsDefensive backPenn StateFrom RedskinsThe Vikings traded QB Rich Gannon to the Redskins in exchange for a conditional fifth-round selection (134th overall).151Traded to the Kansas City ChiefsThe Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (151st overall) to the Chiefs in exchange for RB Barry Word.6179Andrew JordanTight endWestern CarolinaFrom BroncosBroncos180Traded to the Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers7211Pete BercichLinebackerNotre Dame Notes: Undrafted free agents + 1994 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMalik BoydCornerbackSouthernPhil BrownRunning backTexasEdward BuckSafetyTexasTony CarterFullbackMinnesotaLance GrayFullbackNebraskaRobert GriffithSafetySan Diego StateTroy RiemerTackleTexas Staff 1994 Minnesota Vikings Chairman of the board – John Skoglund President/chief executive officer – Roger Headrick Head coach – Dennis Green Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Brian Billick Running backs – Tyrone Willingham Receivers – Jerry Rhome Offensive line – Keith Rowen Assistant offensive line – Chris Foerster Offensive assistant – Carl Hargrave Defensive coordinator – Tony Dungy Defensive line – John Teerlinck Inside linebackers – Monte Kiffin Outside linebackers – Trent Walters Defensive backs – Richard Solomon Special teams – Gary Zauner Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel Strength and conditioning assistant – Mike Wolf 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide 251 http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html February 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101224103239/http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html 2010-12-24 dead Roster 1994 Minnesota Vikings 53 5 4 14 Brad Johnson American football  1 Warren Moon 12 Sean Salisbury 21 Terry Allen running back 29 Chuck Evans fullback FB 31 Scottie Graham 32 Amp Lee 26 Robert Smith running back KR 80 Cris Carter 84 Eric Guliford 82 Qadry Ismail KR 22 David Palmer American football PR y 86 Jake Reed American football 81 Chris Walsh American football 46 John Gerak 89 Andrew Jordan American football y 83 Steve Jordan tight end 62 Jeff Christy C 75 Bernard Dafney G 71 David Dixon American football G 78 Chris Hinton T 64 Randall McDaniel G 60 Reggie McElroy G/T 63 Mike Ruether C 73 Todd Steussie T y 92 Roy Barker American football DE 99 James Harris defensive end DE 90 Robert Harris American football DE 91 Martin Harrison American football DE 79 Roosevelt Nix defensive end DE 93 John Randle DT 95 Fernando Smith DE y 97 Henry Thomas American football DT 98 Esera Tuaolo DT 50 Bobby Abrams OLB 52 Richard Brown linebacker MLB 55 Jack Del Rio MLB 54 Dave Garnett OLB 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB 58 Ed McDaniel OLB 59 Ashley Sheppard OLB 57 William Sims American football MLB 36 Malik Boyd CB y 34 Brian Davis American football CB 25 Vencie Glenn FS 24 Robert Griffith FS 37 Lamar McGriggs SS 27 Anthony Parker defensive back, born 1966 CB 38 Todd Scott American football SS 20 Dewayne Washington CB y 68 Mike Morris long snapper LS  7 Fuad Reveiz K  4 Mike Saxon P -- Frank Boudreaux DT PUP 87 Adrian Cooper TE IR -- Donald Jones linebacker LB IR 61 Everett Lindsay G IR 85 Brent Novoselsky TE IR 56 Pete Bercich LB y -- Shelly Hammonds y CB/S -- Royce Nelson y G -- Robert Staten FB Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendancehttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1994nflmin.html 1994 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) – Pro Football Archives Notes 1 July 31 at Dallas Cowboys L 9–17 0–1 Texas Stadium 59,062 2 August 7 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–9 1–1 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan) 49,555 American Bowl 3 August 13 New Orleans Saints W 21–17 2–1 Metrodome 46,067 4 August 20 at Seattle Seahawks L 19–30 2–2 Husky Stadium 45,797 5 August 26 Miami Dolphins W 31–16 3–2 Metrodome 46,933 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Green Bay Packers L 16–10 0–1 Lambeau Field 59,487 2 September 11 Detroit Lions W 10–3 1–1 Metrodome 57,349 3 September 18 at Chicago Bears W 42–14 2–1 Soldier Field 61,073 4 September 25 Miami Dolphins W 38–35 3–1 Metrodome 64,035 5 October 2 at Arizona Cardinals L 17–7 3–2 Sun Devil Stadium 67,950 6 October 10 at New York Giants W 27–10 4–2 Giants Stadium 77,294 7 Bye 8 October 20 Green Bay Packers W 13–10 (OT) 5–2 Metrodome 63,041 9 October 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 36–13 6–2 Tampa Stadium 42,110 10 November 6 New Orleans Saints W 21–20 7–2 Metrodome 57,564 11 November 13 at New England Patriots L 26–20 (OT) 7–3 Foxboro Stadium 58,382 12 November 20 New York Jets L 31–21 7–4 Metrodome 60,687 13 November 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–17 (OT) 7–5 Metrodome 47,259 14 December 1 Chicago Bears W 33–27 (OT) 8–5 Metrodome 61,483 15 December 11 at Buffalo Bills W 21–17 9–5 Rich Stadium 66,501 16 December 17 at Detroit Lions L 41–19 9–6 Silverdome 73,881 17 December 26 San Francisco 49ers W 21–14 10–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,326 Game summaries Week 13: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minnesota Vikings 1994 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 27, 1994 1:00 p.m. EDT Buccaneers 7 7 0 3 3 Vikings 0 9 0 8 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 47,250 None (indoor stadium) Red Cashion (43) Fox Pro-Football-Reference.com, NFL Game Book First quarter TB – Errict Rhett 1-yard run (Michael Husted kick), 11:14. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:26. Second quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 23-yard field goal, 13:36. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:10. MIN – Fuad Reveiz 21-yard field goal, 8:16. Buccaneers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:58. TB – Courtney Hawkins 14-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Michael Husted kick), 5:13. Buccaneers 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:03. MIN – Fuad Reveiz 51-yard field goal, 0:33. Buccaneers 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 2:41. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter TB – Michael Husted 27-yard field goal, 5:24. Buccaneers 17–9. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 7:58. MIN – Qadry Ismail 40-yard pass from Warren Moon (Warren Moon–Cris Carter pass), 1:27. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:31. Overtime TB – Michael Husted 22-yard field goal, 12:52. Buccaneers 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:08. Top passers TB – Craig Erickson – 20/38, 254 yards, TD, INT MIN – Warren Moon – 24/46, 286 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TB – Errict Rhett – 24 rushes, 55 yards, TD MIN – Terry Allen – 16 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers TB – Courtney Hawkins – 6 receptions, 80 yards, TD MIN – Qadry Ismail – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD Standings Postseason Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#6) Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings 1994 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#6) Chicago Bears at (#3) Minnesota Vikings – Game summary January 1 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST Bears 0 14 7 14 Vikings 3 6 3 6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 60,347 None (indoor stadium) Red Cashion (43) Fox Pat Summerall and John Madden Pro-Football-Reference.com, NFL Game Book First quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 29-yard field goal, 8:01. Vikings 3–0. 4 plays, −6 yards, 1:20. Second quarter CHI – Lewis Tillman 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 11:46. Bears 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:51. CHI – Keith Jennings 9-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Kevin Butler kick), 8:03. Bears 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:02. MIN – Cris Carter 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (pass failed), 0:19. Bears 14–9. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:26. Third quarter CHI – Raymont Harris 29-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 12:57. Bears 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:03. MIN – Fuad Reveiz 48-yard field goal, 0:05. Bears 21–12. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 0:54. Fourth quarter CHI – Jeff Graham 21-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Kevin Butler kick), 12:42. Bears 28–12. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:23. MIN – Amp Lee 11-yard pass from Warren Moon (pass failed), 5:36. Bears 28–18. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 7:06. CHI – Kevin Miniefield 48-yard fumble return (Kevin Butler kick), 3:05. Bears 35–18. Top passers CHI – Steve Walsh – 15/23, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT MIN – Warren Moon – 29/52, 292 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Raymont Harris – 13 rushes, 67 yards, TD MIN – Terry Allen – 12 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers CHI – Jeff Graham – 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD MIN – Amp Lee – 11 receptions, 159 yards, TD The Bears picked off Warren Moon twice while Steve Walsh threw two touchdowns, backs Raymont Harris and Lewis Tillman added rushing scores, and Kevin Miniefield ran back a Vikings fumble for a touchdown. Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Passing yards Warren Moon 4,264 Passing touchdowns Warren Moon 18 Rushing yards Terry Allen 1,031 Rushing touchdowns Terry Allen 8 Receptions Cris Carter 122 * Receiving yards Cris Carter 1,256 Receiving touchdowns Cris Carter 7 Points Fuad Reveiz 132 Kickoff return yards Qadry Ismail 807 Punt return yards David Palmer 193 Tackles Jack Del Rio 128 Sacks John Randle 13.5 Interceptions Vencie Glenn Anthony Parker 4 Forced fumbles John Randle 3 * Vikings single season record (tie). League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 28) Passing offense 4,324 270.2 3rd Rushing offense 1,524 95.2 20th Total offense 5,848 365.5 3rd Passing defense 3,652 228.2 21st Rushing defense 1,090 68.1 1st Total defense 4,742 296.4 5th Awards and honors Cris Carter, Led NFL in receptions Cris Carter, All-Pro selection Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection Warren Moon, Pro Bowl selection 1994 Warren Moon, NFL leader, passing yards, (4,264) Milestones Cris Carter, 100 reception season (Carter finished the season with 122 receptions)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440 Warren Moon, 3rd 4,000-yard passing season Warren Moon, 5th 400-yard passing game (November 6) Warren Moon, 6th 400-yard passing game (November 20) References External links Vikings on Football Reference Category:Minnesota Vikings seasons Minnesota Category:NFC Central championship seasons Minnesota