1985 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1985 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1985 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Minnesota racked up 346 points, while the defense gave up 359. Tommy Kramer directed the offense, passing for 3,522 yards. Steve Jordan snagged 68 passes, while Anthony Carter accumulated 821 receiving yards, while Mike Jones was targeted regularly, too.
Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 893 yards for the Vikings.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 44 turnovers. John Turner picked off 5 opponent throws. Keith Millard topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.
Bud Grant coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Alfred Anderson | FB | August 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 219 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 21 | Rufus Bess | RCB | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 11 | 11 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Steve Bono | QB | May 11, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | UCLA | Norristown, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Brent Boyd | LG | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 268 | UCLA | Downey, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 23 | Ted Brown | FB | February 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 9 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | SS | May 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 221 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Jay Carroll | TE | November 8, 1961 | 6'4" | 230 | Minnesota | Winona, MN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | LOLB | October 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 289 | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 13 |
| 73 | Neil Elshire | DE | March 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Oregon | Salem, OR USA | 16 | 3 |
| 50 | Dennis Fowlkes | RILB | March 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 238 | West Virginia | Columbus, OH USA | 15 | 8 |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | DB | October 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Alcorn St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 51 | Jim Hough | G | August 4, 1956 | 6'2" | 267 | Utah St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | David Howard | LB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 72 | Dave Huffman | G | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 15 | 3 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | RT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Dennis Johnson | RDE | June 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 234 | USC | Flint, MI USA | 8 | 6 |
| 89 | Mike Jones | WR | April 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee St. | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 8 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 236 | Brown | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | RCB | February 6, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshall | South Charleston, WV USA | 15 | 5 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | WR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 10 | 10 |
| 63 | Kirk Lowdermilk | C | April 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 269 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 71 | Mark MacDonald | G | April 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 267 | Boston Col. | West Roxbury, MA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | ROLB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | LDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | LB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 10 | 3 |
| 53 | Tim Meamber | LB | October 29, 1962 | 6'3" | 231 | Washington | Yreka, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Keith Millard | NT | March 18, 1962 | 6'6" | 260 | Washington St. | Pleasanton, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | RDE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | PR | January 2, 1959 | 5'9" | 184 | Stanford | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 96 | Tim Newton | NT | March 23, 1963 | 6'0" | 280 | Florida | Orlando, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 49 | Keith Nord | FS | March 3, 1957 | 6'0" | 197 | St. Cloud St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 15 | 13 |
| 88 | Buster Rhymes | KR | January 27, 1962 | 6'2" | 217 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | Allen Rice | RB | April 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 203 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 28 | Ted Rosnagle | DB | September 29, 1961 | 6'3" | 205 | Portland St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Curtis Rouse | LT | July 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 316 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 74 | Robert Smith | DE | December 3, 1962 | 6'6" | 255 | Grambling St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | LILB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | C | June 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bossier City, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | RG | February 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 37 | Willie Teal | LCB | December 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | LSU | Texarkana, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | John Turner | DB | February 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 4 |
| 24 | Maurice Turner | RB | September 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | Sammy White | WR | March 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
