1989 Minnesota Vikings Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Burns (10-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1989 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1989 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 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 scored 351 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 275. Wade Wilson passed for 2,543 yards. Anthony Carter paced all receivers, snagging 65 passes for 1,066 yards.

Herschel Walker carried the ball for a team-best 669 yards for Minnesota, and Rick Fenney also aided the ground game.

Joey Browner picked off 5 opponent throws. Chris Doleman topped pass rushers with 21 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 71 sacks.

Jerry Burns coached the team. The 1989 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
68John AdickesCJune 29, 19646'3"264BaylorQueens, NY USA10
46Alfred AndersonFBAugust 4, 19616'1"219BaylorWaco, TX USA118
32Rick BaylessRBOctober 15, 19646'0"202IowaHugo, MN USA10
50Ray BerryLLBOctober 28, 19636'2"227BaylorLovington, NM USA1610
53David BraxtonLBMay 25, 19656'2"240Wake ForestOmaha, NE USA30
44Michael BrimDBJanuary 23, 19666'0"192Virginia UnionDanville, VA USA70
47Joey BrownerSSMay 15, 19606'2"221USCWarren, OH USA1616
81Anthony CarterWRSeptember 17, 19605'11"168MichiganRiviera Beach, FL USA1616
33Jessie ClarkRBJanuary 3, 19606'0"231ArkansasThebes, AR USA30
71Ken ClarkeNT-DTAugust 28, 19566'2"268SyracuseSavannah, GA USA110
49Travis CurtisFSSeptember 27, 19655'10"180West VirginiaWashington, DC USA1611
56Chris DolemanRDEOctober 16, 19616'5"289PittsburghIndianapolis, IN USA1616
42D.J. DozierRBSeptember 21, 19656'0"200Penn St.Norfolk, VA USA146
59Mark DusbabekLBJune 23, 19646'3"232MinnesotaFairbault, MN USA161
27Brad EdwardsDBMarch 22, 19666'2"208South CarolinaLumberton, NC USA91
31Rick FenneyFBDecember 7, 19646'1"235WashingtonEverett, WA USA168
62Chris FooteC-GDecember 2, 19566'3"256USCLouisville, KY USA160
29Darrell FullingtonDBApril 17, 19646'1"197Miami (FL)New Smyrna Beach, FL USA162
90John GalvinLBJuly 9, 19656'3"226Boston Col.Lowell, MA USA110
2Teddy GarciaKJune 4, 19645'10"187La-MonroeCaddo Parish, LA USA30
80Jim GustafsonWRMarch 16, 19616'1"177St. ThomasMinneapolis, MN USA160
74Brian HabibG-TDecember 2, 19646'7"299WashingtonEllensburg, WA USA160
82Carl HiltonTEFebruary 8, 19646'3"232HoustonGalveston, TX USA10
30Issiac HoltDBOctober 4, 19626'2"200Alcorn St.Birmingham, AL USA51
51David HowardLBDecember 8, 19616'2"232Oregon St.Enterprise, AL USA53
72Dave HuffmanGApril 4, 19576'6"280Notre DameCanton, OH USA163
86Darryl IngramTEMay 2, 19666'3"240CaliforniaLubbock, TX USA162
76Tim IrwinRTDecember 13, 19586'7"300TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA1616
22Ken JohnsonDBSeptember 14, 19666'2"203Florida A&MThomaston, GA USA10
84Hassan JonesWRJuly 2, 19646'0"198Florida St.Clearwater, FL USA1613
83Steve JordanTEJanuary 10, 19616'3"236BrownPhoenix, AZ USA1615
69Todd KalisRGMay 10, 19656'6"296Arizona St.Stillwater, MN USA1616
3Rich KarlisKMay 23, 19596'0"180CincinnatiSalem, OH USA130
9Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556'2"200RiceSan Antonio, TX USA84
39Carl LeeRCBFebruary 6, 19615'11"185MarshallSouth Charleston, WV USA1616
87Leo LewisPRSeptember 17, 19565'8"170MissouriColumbia, MO USA160
63Kirk LowdermilkCApril 10, 19636'3"269Ohio St.Canton, OH USA1616
79Doug MartinDEMay 22, 19576'3"260WashingtonFairfield, CA USA71
64Randall McDanielLGDecember 19, 19646'3"276Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA1413
26Audray McMillianDBAugust 13, 19625'11"190HoustonCarthage, TX USA162
57Mike MerriweatherRLBNovember 26, 19606'2"230PacificAlbany, NY USA1515
75Keith MillardRDTMarch 18, 19626'6"260Washington St.Pleasanton, CA USA1616
48Najee MustafaaLCBJune 20, 19646'1"190Georgia TechEast Point, GA USA1616
20Darrin NelsonKRJanuary 2, 19595'9"184StanfordSacramento, CA USA50
96Tim NewtonDTMarch 23, 19636'0"280FloridaOrlando, FL USA92
99Al NogaLDESeptember 16, 19656'1"265Hawaii, American Samoa1615
85Brent NovoselskyTEJanuary 8, 19666'2"232PennsylvaniaSkokie, IL USA153
36Allen RiceRBApril 5, 19625'10"203BaylorHouston, TX USA40
60Mark RodenhauserCJune 6, 19616'5"270Illinois St.Elmhurst, IL USA160
13Bucky ScribnerPJuly 11, 19606'0"207KansasLawrence, KS USA150
25Daryl SmithDBMay 8, 19635'9"185North AlabamaOpelika, AL USA51
54Jesse SolomonLBNovember 4, 19636'0"240Florida St.Madison, FL USA41
94Thomas StrauthersDE-DTApril 6, 19616'4"262Jackson St.Wesson, MS USA120
55Scott StudwellMLBAugust 27, 19546'2"228IllinoisEvansville, IN USA1616
97Henry ThomasLDTJanuary 12, 19656'2"277LSUHouston, TX USA1414
34Herschel WalkerRBMarch 3, 19626'1"225GeorgiaWrightsville, GA USA1110
11Wade WilsonQBFebruary 1, 19596'3"210Texas A&M-CommerceGreenville, TX USA1412
65Gary ZimmermanLTDecember 13, 19616'6"294OregonFullerton, CA USA1616



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