1987 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Jerry Burns (8-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1987 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Jerry Burns (8-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1987 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Minnesota racked up 336 points, while the defense yielded 335. Wade Wilson threw for 2,106 yards. Anthony Carter snagged 38 passes for 922 yards. Steve Jordan was targeted regularly, too.
Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 642 yards for the Vikings.
Joey Browner picked off 6 opponent throws. Chris Doleman topped pass rushers with 11 quarterback sacks.
Jerry Burns coached the team. The 1987 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Steve Ache | LB | March 16, 1962 | 6'3" | 229 | SW Missouri St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Tony Adams | QB | March 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | Alfred Anderson | FB | August 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 219 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 53 | Sam Anno | LB | January 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 236 | USC | Silver Spring, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 58 | Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 234 | Penn St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Ray Berry | LB | October 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 227 | Baylor | Lovington, NM USA | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Rufus Bess | DB | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 3 | 2 |
| 95 | Don Bramlett | DT | October 5, 1962 | 6'2" | 270 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | James Brim | WR | February 28, 1963 | 6'3" | 187 | Wake Forest | Mount Airy, NC USA | 3 | 3 |
| 86 | Larry Brown | WR | September 4, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | Mankato St. | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | SS | May 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 221 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Dave Bruno | P | March 19, 1963 | 6'1" | 235 | Moriane Valley CC (IL) | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Tim Bryant | LB | May 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 217 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Derek Burton | T | August 10, 1963 | 6'2" | 270 | Oklahoma St. | Seattle, WA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 91 | Dan Coleman | DE | August 14, 1962 | 6'4" | 249 | Murray St. | Lansing, MI USA | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Fabray Collins | LB | September 16, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Ron Daugherty | WR | March 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | NE Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Dale Dawson | K | November 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 213 | East. Kentucky | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Jim Dick | LB | June 18, 1964 | 6'1" | 230 | North Dakota St. | Great Lakes, IL USA | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | RDE | October 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 289 | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis, IN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 42 | D.J. Dozier | RB | September 21, 1965 | 6'0" | 200 | Penn St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 87 | Clifton Eley | TE | June 21, 1961 | 6'5" | 230 | Mississippi St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | David Evans | DB | May 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 178 | Central Arkansas | Naples, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Rick Fenney | RB | December 7, 1964 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 85 | Steve Finch | WR | January 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 200 | Elmhurst | Great Lakes, IL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Jamie Fitzgerald | DB | April 30, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | Idaho St. | Spokane, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Chris Foote | C-G | December 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | USC | Louisville, KY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | DB | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | Phil Frye | RB | December 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Utah St. | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Rich Gannon | QB | December 20, 1965 | 6'3" | 210 | Delaware | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Willie Gillespie | WR | October 24, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Starkville, MS USA | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Neal Guggemos | KR | June 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 187 | St. Thomas | Winsted, MN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 80 | Jim Gustafson | WR | March 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 177 | St. Thomas | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Mark Hanson | G | February 3, 1965 | 6'2" | 260 | Mankato St. | Fairbault, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Sam Harrell | RB | February 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 217 | East Carolina | Ahoskie, NC USA | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | John Harris | FS | June 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Steve Harris | RB | December 12, 1962 | 5'11" | 194 | Northern Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Hartenstine | DE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Wymon Henderson | LCB | December 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | North Miami Beach, FL USA | 12 | 8 |
| 82 | Carl Hilton | TE | February 8, 1964 | 6'3" | 232 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | LCB | October 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Alcorn St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 6 |
| 51 | David Howard | RLB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 10 | 7 |
| 72 | Dave Huffman | LG | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | RT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Hassan Jones | WR | July 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 198 | Florida St. | Clearwater, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 69 | Wayne Jones | G | February 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Utah | Grand Island, NE USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 236 | Brown | Phoenix, AZ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Keith Kidd | WR | September 10, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Crossett, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Greg Koch | RG | June 14, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Arkansas | Bethesda, MD USA | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 5 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | RCB | February 6, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshall | South Charleston, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | PR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 38 | Fletcher Louallen | DB | September 12, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | West Alabama | Jefferson, SC USA | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Terry Love | DB | August 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 205 | Murray St. | Forrest City, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Kirk Lowdermilk | C | April 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 269 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 71 | Mark MacDonald | G | April 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 267 | Boston Col. | West Roxbury, MA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | LB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 12 | 4 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | LDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 88 | Marc May | TE | January 1, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 73 | Stafford Mays | RDT | March 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 252 | Washington | Lawrence, KS USA | 12 | 7 |
| 74 | Mike McCurry | G | March 26, 1963 | 6'3" | 258 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 98 | Phil Micech | DE | August 11, 1961 | 6'5" | 265 | Wisc-Platteville | Milwaukee, WI USA | 3 | 3 |
| 75 | Keith Millard | RDT | March 18, 1962 | 6'6" | 260 | Washington St. | Pleasanton, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | Larry Miller | QB | February 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 220 | Northern Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Ted Million | G | May 9, 1963 | 6'4" | 260 | Duke | 1 | 0 | |
| 90 | Fred Molden | DT | August 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 272 | Southern Miss | Singing River, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Leonard Moore | RB | January 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 222 | Jackson St. | Cartersville, GA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Najee Mustafaa | DB | June 20, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | Georgia Tech | East Point, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Peter Najarian | LB | December 22, 1963 | 6'2" | 233 | Minnesota | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Chuck Nelson | K | February 23, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | RB | January 2, 1959 | 5'9" | 184 | Stanford | Sacramento, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 96 | Tim Newton | DT-NT | March 23, 1963 | 6'0" | 280 | Florida | Orlando, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 97 | Tony Norman | DE | January 27, 1955 | 6'5" | 270 | Iowa St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Frank Ori | G | March 20, 1964 | 6'2" | 244 | Northern Iowa | Highland Park, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 81 | Rickey Parks | WR | February 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 179 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 | |
| 63 | Kurt Ploeger | DE | December 1, 1962 | 6'5" | 259 | Gustavus Adolphus | Iowa Falls, IA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Kelly Quinn | LB | August 20, 1963 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan St. | Thomaston, GA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Randy Rasmussen | C-G | September 27, 1960 | 6'7" | 253 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Allen Rice | RB | April 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 203 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 89 | Greg Richardson | WR | October 6, 1964 | 5'7" | 171 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Gerald Robinson | DE-DT | May 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 262 | Auburn | Tuskegee, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Ted Rosnagle | DB | September 29, 1961 | 6'3" | 205 | Portland St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 78 | John Scardina | T | July 26, 1958 | 6'4" | 265 | Concordia (WI) | Milwaukee, WI USA | 3 | 3 |
| 89 | Ed Schenk | TE | December 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 230 | Baldwin-Wallace | 3 | 0 | |
| 50 | Randy Scott | LB | January 31, 1959 | 6'1" | 223 | Alabama | Decatur, GA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Bucky Scribner | P | July 11, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | Ron Selesky | C | September 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 266 | North Central | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Mike Slaton | DB | September 25, 1964 | 6'2" | 194 | South Dakota | Sacramento, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jimmy Smith | RB | September 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | Purdue | Kankakee, IL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Wayne Smith | DB | May 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | LLB | November 4, 1963 | 6'0" | 240 | Florida St. | Madison, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Timothy Starks | DB | December 30, 1963 | 5'9" | 175 | Kent St. | Mobile, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Stepanek | DT | November 6, 1963 | 6'5" | 268 | Minnesota | Tama, IA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | MLB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 12 | 11 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | C-G-T | June 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bossier City, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | RG | February 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | Andre Thomas | RB | November 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | Mississippi | Tupelo, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Henry Thomas | LDT | January 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 277 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 61 | Mike Turner | G | September 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 255 | LSU | Oceanside, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | John Turner | DB | February 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Adam Walker | RB | April 9, 1963 | 5'11" | 220 | Carthage | New York, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Jimmy Walker | DT | December 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 265 | Arkansas | Camden, AR USA | 2 | 2 |
| 68 | Kevin Webster | G | March 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 260 | Northern Iowa | Berwyn, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 62 | Brad White | NT | August 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 256 | Tennessee | Rexburg, ID USA | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Brett Wilson | RB | December 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 220 | Illinois | La Grange, IL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Jeff Womack | RB | June 26, 1963 | 5'9" | 188 | Memphis | McMinnville, TN USA | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman | LT | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
