1995 Minnesota Vikings season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Minnesota Vikings 1995 8–8 4th NFC Central Dennis Green Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Did not qualify WR Cris CarterG Randall McDanielQB Warren MoonDT John Randle G Randall McDaniel (1st team)DT John Randle (1st team)WR Cris Carter (2nd team) File:Vikings1995.png Vikings seasons The 1995 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 35th in the National Football League (NFL). Under head coach Dennis Green, they finished with an 8–8 record and still had a chance to make the playoffs entering Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals; however, victories by the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons in their final games rendered the Vikings' defeat to the Bengals inconsequential, and Minnesota missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1991 season. Despite the team's poor play, rookie safety Orlando Thomas recorded a league-leading 9 interceptions of the season. Offseason Additions SubtractionsLB Jeff Brady (Buccaneers) DT Henry Thomas (Lions)DB Donald Frank (Raiders) FS Vencie Glenn (Giants) RB Terry Allen (Redskins) LB Carlos Jenkins (Rams) TE Steve Jordan (retirement) S Todd Scott (Jets) T Reggie McElroy (Broncos) 1995 expansion draft 1995 NFL expansion draft + Vikings selected during the expansion draft Round Selection Name Position Expansion team 11 22 Dave Garnett Linebacker Carolina Panthers 26 52 William Sims Linebacker 32 63 Eric Guliford Wide receiver 1995 draft 1995 NFL draft Pro Bowler 1995 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Notes Round Selection 1 11 Derrick Alexander Defensive end Florida State From Broncos, via FalconsThe Vikings traded DE Chris Doleman and a 1994 second-round selection (45th overall) to the Falcons in exchange for a first-round selection (11th overall) and a 1994 second-round selection (40th overall). 24 Korey Stringer Offensive tackle Ohio State 2 42 Orlando Thomas Safety Southwestern Louisiana From BroncosThe Vikings traded OT Gary Zimmerman to the Broncos in exchange for a second-round selection (42nd overall) and 1994 first- selection and sixth-round selection (18th and 179th overall). 55 Corey Fuller Cornerback Florida State 3 89 Traded to the Houston OilersThe Vikings traded a third-round selection (89th overall) and a 1994 fourth-round selection (119th overall) to the Oilers in exchange for QB Warren Moon. 4 111 Chad May Quarterback Kansas State From BroncosBroncos The Vikings traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (121st and 196th overall) to the Broncos in exchange for the a fourth-round selection (111th overall). 121 Traded to the Denver BroncosBroncos 5 157 James Stewart Running back Miami (FL) 6 189 John Solomon Defensive end Sam Houston State From GiantsThe Vikings traded S Vencie Glenn and a 1996 sixth-round selection (182nd overall) to the Giants in exchange for the a sixth-round selection (189th overall) and a 1996 fifth-round selection (137th overall). 196 Traded to the Denver BroncosBroncos 7 232 Jose White Defensive tackle Howard 243 Jason Fisk Defensive tackle Stanford Compensatory pick Notes: Undrafted free agents + 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegePaul BurmeisterQuarterbackIowa Staff 1995 Minnesota Vikings Chairman of the board – John Skoglund President/chief executive officer – Roger Headrick Head coach – Dennis Green Offensive coordinator – Brian Billick Quarterbacks – Ray Sherman Running backs – Carl Hargrave Receivers – Chip Myers Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Chris Foerster Offensive line – Keith Rowen Defensive coordinator – Tony Dungy Defensive line – John Levra Inside linebackers – Foge Fazio Outside linebackers – Trent Walters Defensive backs – Richard Solomon Special teams – Gary Zauner Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide 251 http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html 2010-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20101224103239/http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html 2010-12-24 dead Roster 1995 Minnesota Vikings 53 2 5 14 Brad Johnson American football  5 Chad May y  1 Warren Moon 29 Chuck Evans fullback FB 31 Scottie Graham 32 Amp Lee 30 Bobby Phillips American football y 26 Robert Smith running back 28 James Stewart Minnesota Vikings y 80 Cris Carter 82 Qadry Ismail KR 22 David Palmer American football KR/PR 86 Jake Reed American football 81 Chris Walsh American football 87 Adrian Cooper 85 Greg DeLong y 89 Andrew Jordan American football 83 Mike Tice 63 Keith Alex G 62 Jeff Christy C 67 Rick Cunningham American football T 71 David Dixon American football G 66 John Gerak G 61 Everett Lindsay G/C 64 Randall McDaniel G 73 Todd Steussie T 77 Korey Stringer T y 90 Derrick Alexander defensive end DE y 92 Roy Barker American football DE 72 Jason Fisk DT y 99 James Harris defensive end DE 91 Martin Harrison American football DE 93 John Randle DT 95 Fernando Smith DE 98 Esera Tuaolo DT 53 Tuineau Alipate MLB/OLB 56 Pete Bercich OLB 50 Jeff Brady MLB 52 Richard Brown linebacker MLB 55 Jack Del Rio MLB 58 Ed McDaniel OLB 51 Broderick Thomas OLB 42 Harlon Barnett SS 37 Donald Frank CB 27 Corey Fuller CB y 24 Robert Griffith FS 25 Alfred Jackson gridiron football CB 21 Charles Mincy FS/SS 43 Orlando Thomas FS y 20 Dewayne Washington CB 68 Mike Morris long snapper LS  7 Fuad Reveiz K  4 Mike Saxon P 78 Chris Hinton T IR 96 Keith Washington American football y DE IR 23 Shelly Hammonds CB -- Mike Jerich y T -- Earl Mackey y LB -- Moses Ware y WR -- Jose White DT y Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendancehttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1995nflmin.html 1995 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives 1 August 7 at San Diego Chargers W 23–19 1–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,934 2 August 12 at New England Patriots L 14–21 1–1 Foxboro Stadium 56,241 3 August 18 Oakland Raiders W 20–17 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 45,306 4 August 26 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–17 2–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 39,349 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 at Chicago Bears L 14–31 0–1 Soldier Field 63,036 2 September 10 Detroit Lions W 20–10 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 52,234 3 September 17 Dallas Cowboys L 17–23 (OT) 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,088 4 September 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 44–24 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium 57,853 5 Bye 6 October 8 Houston Oilers W 23–17 (OT) 3–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,430 7 October 15 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 (OT) 3–3 Tampa Stadium 55,703 8 October 22 at Green Bay Packers L 21–38 3–4 Lambeau Field 60,332 9 October 30 Chicago Bears L 6–14 3–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,238 10 November 5 Green Bay Packers W 27–24 4–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,839 11 November 12 at Arizona Cardinals W 30–24 (OT) 5–5 Sun Devil Stadium 51,342 12 November 19 New Orleans Saints W 43–24 6–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,108 13 November 23 at Detroit Lions L 38–44 6–6 Silverdome 74,559 14 December 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–17 7–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 52,879 15 December 9 Cleveland Browns W 27–11 8–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 47,984 16 December 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 30–37 8–7 Candlestick Park 64,975 17 December 24 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 8–8 Riverfront Stadium 34,568 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Passing yards Warren Moon 4,228 Passing touchdowns Warren Moon 33 Rushing yards Robert Smith 632 Rushing touchdowns Robert Smith 5 Receiving yards Cris Carter 1,371 Receiving touchdowns Cris Carter 17 Points Fuad Reveiz 122 Kickoff return yards Qadry Ismail 1,037 Punt return yards David Palmer 342 Tackles Ed McDaniel 115 Sacks John Randle 10.5 Interceptions Orlando Thomas 9 Forced fumbles Ed McDaniel 6 League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 30) Passing offense 4,205 262.8 5th Rushing offense 1,733 108.3 16th Total offense 5,938 371.1 4th Passing defense 4,122 257.6 28th Rushing defense 1,329 83.1 4th Total defense 5,451 340.7 20th Awards and records Cris Carter, led NFL in receiving touchdowns Cris Carter, All-Pro selection Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection Orlando Thomas, NFL interceptions leader (9) Milestones Cris Carter, 100 reception season NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440 Warren Moon, 4th 4,000-yard passing season References External links 1995 Minnesota Vikings Statistics & Players on Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Minnesota Vikings seasons Minnesota Minnesota