1983 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (8-8)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1983 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (8-8)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1983 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Vikings racked up 316 points, but the defense conceded 348. Steve Dils tossed for 2,840 yards. Darrin Nelson snagged 51 passes for 618 yards, while Ted Brown and Tony Galbreath provided receiving help as well.
Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 642 yards for Minnesota.
The larcenous defense led the way with 48 turnovers. John Turner and John Swain each snatched 6 opponent throws. Doug Martin topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.
Bud Grant coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 234 | Penn St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Rick Bell | RB | October 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | St. John's (MN) | St. Cloud, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Rufus Bess | LCB | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LOLB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Brent Boyd | G | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 268 | UCLA | Downey, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Ted Brown | FB | February 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 10 | 8 |
| 86 | Norris Brown | TE | July 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 220 | Georgia | Laurens, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | DB | May 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 221 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Bob Bruer | TE | May 22, 1953 | 6'5" | 235 | Mankato St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 10 |
| 44 | Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 240 | Notre Dame | Bemidji, MN USA | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Dils | QB | December 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 73 | Neil Elshire | RDE | March 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Oregon | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 10 |
| 50 | Dennis Fowlkes | LB | March 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 238 | West Virginia | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Galbreath | FB | January 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 228 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 13 | 7 |
| 61 | Wes Hamilton | RG | April 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 261 | Tulsa | Texas City, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 45 | Tom Hannon | SS | March 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Michigan St. | Massillon, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Randy Holloway | DE | August 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Sharon, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 51 | Jim Hough | LG | August 4, 1956 | 6'2" | 267 | Utah St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Dave Huffman | G-C | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | RT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Charlie Johnson | NT | February 17, 1952 | 6'3" | 266 | Colorado | West Columbia, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Dennis Johnson | RILB | June 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 234 | USC | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Henry Johnson | LB | March 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 235 | Georgia Tech | Wrens, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike Jones | WR | April 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee St. | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 236 | Brown | Phoenix, AZ USA | 13 | 2 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | DB | February 6, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshall | South Charleston, WV USA | 16 | 3 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | WR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | LDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Sam McCullum | WR | November 30, 1952 | 6'2" | 203 | Montana St. | McComb, MS USA | 11 | 5 |
| 88 | Mardye McDole | WR | May 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 198 | Mississippi St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | ROLB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | DE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | RB | January 2, 1959 | 5'9" | 184 | Stanford | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 49 | Keith Nord | DB | March 3, 1957 | 6'0" | 197 | St. Cloud St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Jarvis Redwine | KR | May 16, 1957 | 5'10" | 203 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 1 | Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | San Diego St. | Asuncion, Paraguay | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | LT | November 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | USC | Chula Vista, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Curtis Rouse | G | July 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 316 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 57 | Robin Sendlein | LB | December 1, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 1 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | LILB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | John Swain | LCB | September 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | C | June 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bossier City, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | G-T | February 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | Willie Teal | RCB | December 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | LSU | Texarkana, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | John Turner | FS | February 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | James White | DT-NT | October 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 265 | Oklahoma St. | Hot Springs, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Sammy White | WR | March 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Ray Yakavonis | NT | January 20, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | East Stroudsburg | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Rickey Young | RB | December 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 196 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 4 |
