1980 Minnesota Vikings Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1980 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1980 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Vikings racked up 317 points, and the defensive squad conceded 308. Tommy Kramer triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,582 yards. Ahmad Rashad snagged 69 passes for 1,095 yards, while Ted Brown, Rickey Young and Sammy White each contributed to the receiving game as well.

Ted Brown carried the ball for a team-best 912 yards for Minnesota.

John Turner picked off 6 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1980 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
63Nick BeboutTMay 5, 19516'5"261WyomingRiverton, WY USA10
59Matt BlairLLBSeptember 20, 19506'5"232Iowa St.Hilo, HI USA1414
62Brent BoydLGMarch 23, 19576'3"268UCLADowney, CA USA169
23Ted BrownFBFebruary 15, 19575'10"206North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA1616
82Bob BruerTEMay 22, 19536'5"235Mankato St.Madison, WI USA120
24Larry BruneDBMay 4, 19536'2"202RiceSan Diego, CA USA160
20Bobby BryantRCBJanuary 24, 19446'1"170South CarolinaMacon, GA USA1412
26Marvin CobbDBAugust 6, 19536'0"189USCDetroit, MI USA20
8Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546'0"185Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA160
7Rick DanmeierKApril 8, 19526'0"194Sioux FallsSt. Paul, MN USA160
12Steve DilsQBDecember 8, 19556'1"190StanfordSeattle, WA USA161
61Wes HamiltonRGApril 24, 19536'3"261TulsaTexas City, TX USA1313
45Tom HannonSSMarch 5, 19555'11"193Michigan St.Massillon, OH USA1616
75Randy HollowayRDEAugust 26, 19556'5"250PittsburghSharon, PA USA1616
51Jim HoughLGAugust 4, 19566'2"267Utah St.Lynwood, CA USA1010
56Dave HuffmanGApril 4, 19576'6"280Notre DameCanton, OH USA162
52Dennis JohnsonLBJune 19, 19586'3"234USCFlint, MI USA122
53Henry JohnsonLBMarch 20, 19586'1"235Georgia TechWrens, GA USA160
25Kurt KnoffFSApril 6, 19546'2"191KansasEast Grand Forks, MN USA1616
9Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556'2"200RiceSan Antonio, TX USA1515
58Jim LangerC-GMay 16, 19486'2"250South Dakota St.Little Falls, MN USA130
80Terry LeCountWRJuly 9, 19565'10"178FloridaJacksonville, FL USA160
57Derrel LuceLBSeptember 29, 19526'3"226BaylorLake Jackson, TX USA40
79Doug MartinDEMay 22, 19576'3"260WashingtonFairfield, CA USA111
54Fred McNeillRLBMay 6, 19526'2"229UCLADurham, NC USA1616
87Kevin MillerWRMarch 21, 19555'10"180LouisvilleWeirton, WV USA40
35Robert MillerRBJanuary 9, 19535'11"204KansasHouston, TX USA160
68Melvin MitchellG-C-TFebruary 21, 19536'3"260Tennessee St.Dallas, TX USA60
77Mark MullaneyLDEApril 30, 19536'6"242Colorado St.Denver, CO USA1615
49Keith NordDBMarch 3, 19576'0"197St. Cloud St.Minneapolis, MN USA160
40Doug PaschalRBMarch 5, 19586'2"217North CarolinaGreenville, NC USA160
31Eddie PaytonKRAugust 3, 19515'8"175Jackson St.Columbia, MS USA160
28Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496'2"205OregonPortland, OR USA1616
78Steve RileyLTNovember 23, 19526'5"258USCChula Vista, CA USA1616
76Dave RollerDTOctober 28, 19496'2"270KentuckyDayton, TN USA152
89Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506'5"240Howard PayneValley Mills, TX USA60
81Joe SenserTEAugust 18, 19566'4"235West ChesterPhiladelphia, PA USA160
50Jeff SiemonLBJune 2, 19506'2"235StanfordRochester, MN USA162
55Scott StudwellMLBAugust 27, 19546'2"228IllinoisEvansville, IN USA1614
69Doug SutherlandLDTAugust 1, 19486'3"250Wisc-SuperiorSuperior, WI USA1614
67Dennis SwilleyCJune 28, 19556'3"253Texas A&MBossier City, LA USA1616
38Bob TuckerTEJune 8, 19456'3"230BloomsburgHazleton, PA USA1613
27John TurnerLCBFebruary 22, 19566'0"197Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA1616
71John VellaTApril 21, 19506'4"258USCCleveland, OH USA80
83Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486'1"223WisconsinMadison, WI USA33
72James WhiteRDTOctober 26, 19536'3"265Oklahoma St.Hot Springs, AR USA1616
85Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545'11"190Grambling St.Winnsboro, LA USA1616
43Nate WrightDBDecember 21, 19465'11"180San Diego St.Madison, FL USA164
73Ron YaryRTAugust 16, 19466'5"255USCChicago, IL USA1414
34Rickey YoungRBDecember 7, 19536'2"196Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1616



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