1986 Minnesota Vikings season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Minnesota Vikings 1986 9–7 2nd NFC Central Jerry Burns Mike Lynn Metrodome Did not qualify S Joey BrownerTE Steve JordanQB Tommy Kramer QB Tommy Kramer (2nd team) File:Vikings1975-86.png Vikings seasons 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. Although the Vikings finished with a 9–7 record (a two-game improvement from their 7–9 record from 1985) for their first winning season in a full 16-game season since 1980, they missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Offseason 1986 draft 1986 NFL draft 1986 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Notes Round Selection 1 8 Traded to the San Diego ChargersChargers The Vikings traded a first- and a third-round selection (8th and 66th overall) to the Chargers in exange for a first- and a second-round selection (14th and 44th overall). 14 Gerald Robinson Defensive end Auburn From Packers, via ChargersChargers 2 40 Traded to the Miami DolphinsThe Vikings traded a second-round selection (40th overall) and LB Robin Sendlein to the Dolphins in exange for WR Anthony Carter.44 Traded to the New York GiantsGiants The Vikings traded two second-round selections (44th and 53rd overall) to the Giants in exange for OT Gary Zimmerman. From ChargersChargers53 Traded to the New York GiantsGiants From RaidersRaiders The Vikings traded LB Brad Van Pelt to the Raiders in exange for a second-round selection (53rd overall) and a 1985 sixth-round selection (164th overall). 3 66 Traded to the San Diego ChargersChargers 4 93 Joe Phillips Defensive tackle SMU 5 120 Hassan Jones Wide receiver Florida State 6 147 Thomas Rooks Running back Illinois 7 179 Carl Hilton Tight end Houston 8 206 Gary Shippang Offensive tackle West Chester 9 232 Mike Slaton Cornerback South Dakota 10 259 Joe Cormier Wide receiver USC 11 286 John Armstrong Wide receiver Richmond 12 318 Jesse Solomon Linebacker Florida State Notes: Staff 1986 Minnesota Vikings #3B0160 white #F0BF00 President – Max Winter General manager – Mike Lynn Administrative assistant – Bob Hollway Head coach – Jerry Burns Offensive coordinator – Bob Schnelker Running backs – Marc Trestman Receivers – Dick Rehbein Offensive line – John Michels Defensive coordinator – Floyd Peters Defensive line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Monte Kiffin Defensive backs – Pete Carroll Special teams/ Tight ends coach – 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 1986 Minnesota Vikings  9 Tommy Kramer 11 Wade Wilson American football 46 Alfred Anderson American football 23 Ted Brown American football 20 Darrin Nelson 36 Allen Rice 81 Anthony Carter American football 80 Jim Gustafson 84 Hassan Jones y 87 Leo Lewis wide receiver 82 Carl Hilton y 83 Steve Jordan tight end 86 Mike Mularkey 51 Jim Hough G 72 Dave Huffman G/T 76 Tim Irwin T 63 Kirk Lowdermilk C 68 Curtis Rouse G 67 Dennis Swilley C 66 Terry Tausch G 65 Gary Zimmerman T 79 Doug Martin defensive end DE 75 Keith Millard DT 77 Mark Mullaney DE 96 Tim Newton DT 91 Joe Phillips American football DT y 95 Gerald Robinson American football DE y 74 Mike Stensrud DT 58 Walker Lee Ashley MLB 56 Chris Doleman OLB 99 David Howard linebacker OLB 57 Chris Martin linebacker OLB 53 Jeff Schuh OLB 54 Jesse Solomon OLB y 55 Scott Studwell MLB 21 Rufus Bess CB 47 Joey Browner SS 26 David Evans CB y no 41 Neal Guggemos SS y 30 Issiac Holt CB 44 John Harris safety FS 39 Carl Lee American football CB 37 Willie Teal CB  8 Greg Coleman American football P  1 Chuck Nelson K 27 Mike Lush S y IR 71 Mark MacDonald American football G IR 88 Buster Rhymes WR IR 85 Sammy White American football WR IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendancehttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1986nflmin.html 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives 1 August 9 Miami Dolphins W 30–16 1–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 52,865 2 August 16 Denver Broncos W 29–27 2–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,193 3 August 22 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–27 2–1 Kingdome 57,730 4 August 30 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 (OT) 3–1 Hoosier Dome 57,969 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 Detroit Lions L 10–13 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,851 2 September 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–10 1–1 Tampa Stadium 34,579 3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–7 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,795 4 September 28 Green Bay Packers W 42–7 3–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,478 5 October 5 at Chicago Bears L 0–23 3–2 Soldier Field 63,921 6 October 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 (OT) 4–2 Candlestick Park 58,637 7 October 19 Chicago Bears W 23–7 5–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,851 8 October 26 Cleveland Browns L 20–23 5–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,133 9 November 2 at Washington Redskins L 38–44 (OT) 5–4 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 51,928 10 November 9 at Detroit Lions W 24–10 6–4 Silverdome 53,725 11 November 16 New York Giants L 20–22 6–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,003 12 November 23 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–24 6–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,003 13 November 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 45–13 7–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,235 14 December 7 at Green Bay Packers W 32–6 8–6 Lambeau Field 47,637 15 December 14 at Houston Oilers L 10–23 8–7 Astrodome 32,738 16 December 21 New Orleans Saints W 33–17 9–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,209 Game summaries Week 1: vs Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings 1986 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 7 1:00 p.m. Lions 0 7 3 3 Vikings 3 0 0 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 54,851 None (indoor stadium) Red Cashion CBS Tom Brookshier and Dick Vermeil Box Score, Box Score First quarter MIN – Chuck Nelson 35-yard field goal, 3:38. Vikings 3–0. Second quarter DET – James Jones 2-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 1:56. Lions 7–3. Third quarter DET – Eddie Murray 33-yard field goal, 2:01. Lions 10–3. Fourth quarter DET – Eddie Murray 44-yard field goal, 9:05. Lions 13–3. MIN – Jim Gustafson 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick), 0:03. Lions 13–10. Top passers DET – Eric Hipple – 8/15, 95 yards, INT MIN – Tommy Kramer – 21/38, 223 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – James Jones – 36 rushes, 174 yards, TD MIN – Darrin Nelson – 11 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers DET – Leonard Thompson – 3 receptions, 40 yards MIN – Darrin Nelson – 6 receptions, 74 yards Week 8: vs Cleveland Browns Minnesota Vikings 1986 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 26 1:00 p.m. Browns 3 0 7 13 Vikings 3 14 3 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 59,133 None (indoor stadium) Tom Dooley NBC Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo Box Score, Box Score First quarter MIN – Chuck Nelson 33-yard field goal, 6:55. Vikings 3–0. CLE – Matt Bahr 52-yard field goal, 3:16. Tie 3–3. Second quarter MIN – Darrin Nelson 5-yard run (Chuck Nelson kick), 5:00. Vikings 10–3. MIN – Anthony Carter 8-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick), 0:24. Vikings 17–3. Third quarter CLE – Felix Wright 30-yard blocked punt return (Matt Bahr kick), 12:40. Vikings 17–10. MIN – Chuck Nelson 32-yard field goal, 3:29. Vikings 20–10. Fourth quarter CLE – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal, 13:13. Vikings 20–13. CLE – Curtis Dickey 17-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:23. Tie 20–20. CLE – Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal, 1:46. Browns 23–20. Top passers CLE – Bernie Kosar – 9/18, 101 yards, TD MIN – Tommy Kramer – 18/35, 261 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Curtis Dickey – 19 rushes, 106 yards, TD MIN – Darrin Nelson – 22 rushes, 118 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Reggie Langhorne – 2 receptions, 37 yards MIN – Allen Rice – 4 receptions, 71 yards Standings Statistics Team leaders Category Player(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 Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 28) Passing offense 3,913 244.6 5th Rushing offense 1,738 108.6 16th Total offense 5,651 353.2 4th Passing defense 3,216 201.0 13th Rushing defense 1,796 112.3 13th Total defense 5,012 313.3 11th Awards and records On August 2, Fran Tarkenton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He was the first player inducted who was primarily a Minnesota Viking during his career. Tommy Kramer, the NFL passer rating leader, was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year by Pro Football Weekly. References External links Vikings on Pro Football Reference Vikings on jt-sw.com Category:Minnesota Vikings seasons Minnesota Minnesota Twins