1983 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Dils	444	239	53.8	2840	6.4	11	2.5	16	3.6	68	37	254	66.8
Tommy Kramer	82	55	67.1	550	6.7	3	3.7	4	4.9	49	3	27	77.8
Wade Wilson	28	16	57.1	124	4.4	1	3.6	2	7.1	36	3	22	50.3
Terry LeCount	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	555	310	55.9	3514	6.3	15	2.7	22	4.0	68	43	303

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darrin Nelson	154	642	4.2	56	1
Ted Brown	120	476	4.0	43	10
Tony Galbreath	113	474	4.2	52	4
Rickey Young	39	90	2.3	9	2
Jarvis Redwine	10	48	4.8	21	0
Terry LeCount	2	42	21.0	40	0
Steve Dils	16	28	1.8	8	0
Mike Jones	1	9	9.0	9	0
Sammy White	1	7	7.0	7	0
Tommy Kramer	8	3	0.4	8	0
Leo Lewis	1	2	2.0	2	0
Archie Manning	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Wade Wilson	3	-3	-1.0	2	0
Greg Coleman	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	470	1808	3.8	56	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darrin Nelson	51	618	12.1	68	0
Tony Galbreath	45	348	7.7	23	2
Ted Brown	41	357	8.7	25	1
Bob Bruer	31	315	10.2	26	2
Sammy White	29	412	14.2	43	4
Terry LeCount	21	318	15.1	49	2
Sam McCullum	21	314	15.0	49	2
Rickey Young	21	193	9.2	48	0
Steve Jordan	15	212	14.1	28	2
Dave Casper	13	172	13.2	34	0
Leo Lewis	12	127	10.6	18	0
Mike Jones	6	95	15.8	47	0
Mardye McDole	3	29	9.7	10	0
Jarvis Redwine	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	310	3514	11.3	68	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Benny Ricardo	34	33	97.1	33	25	75.8	108
Totals	34	33	97.1	33	25	75.8	108

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	91	3780	41.5	65
Totals	91	3780	41.5	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Bess	21	158	7.5	17
Leo Lewis	3	52	17.3	34
Totals	24	210	8.8	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jarvis Redwine	38	838	22.1	41
Darrin Nelson	18	445	24.7	50
Rufus Bess	2	44	22.0	30
Dave Huffman	3	42	14.0	15
Mike Jones	2	31	15.5	16
Rickey Young	3	27	9.0	15
Leo Lewis	1	25	25.0	25
Rick Bell	1	14	14.0	14
Totals	68	1466	21.6	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Turner	6	37	6.2	14
John Swain	6	12	2.0	11
Rufus Bess	3	38	12.7	19
Willie Teal	3	26	8.7	12
Joey Browner	2	0	0.0	0
Carl Lee	1	31	31.0	31
James White	1	22	22.0	22
Charlie Johnson	1	2	2.0	2
Matt Blair	1	0	0.0	0
Keith Nord	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	25	168	6.7	31

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Doug Martin	13.0
Neil Elshire	9.5
Randy Holloway	7.5
Matt Blair	4.5
Mark Mullaney	2.5
Scott Studwell	2.0
Joey Browner	2.0
James White	1.0
Dennis Johnson	1.0
John Turner	1.0
Charlie Johnson	1.0
Keith Nord	1.0
Tom Hannon	0.5
Fred McNeill	0.5
Totals	47.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Carl Lee	49	49	0	0
Steve Dils					13	6	0	0	0
Joey Browner				0	1	4	4	0	0
Willie Teal				0	0	3	5	0	0
Neil Elshire					0	3	0	0	0
Matt Blair				0	0	2	0	0	0
John Turner				0	0	2	24	0	0
Curtis Rouse					0	2	0	0	0
Dave Huffman					0	2	0		0
Doug Martin					0	2	0	0	0
Tom Hannon					0	2	17	0	0
Tony Galbreath					4	2	0		0
Dennis Fowlkes					0	2	5	0	0
Tim Irwin					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Riley					0	1	0	0	0
Randy Holloway					0	1	7	0	0
Tommy Kramer					2	1	0	0	0
Ted Brown					2	1	0		0
Scott Studwell					0	1	0	0	0
Sam McCullum					0	1	0		0
Charlie Johnson				0	0	1	50	1	0
Darrin Nelson					5	1	0		0
Terry LeCount					1	1	0		0
Mark Mullaney					0	1	0	0	0
Rufus Bess				0	2	0	0	0	0
Wade Wilson					1	0	0	0	0
Mardye McDole					1	0	0	0	0
Jarvis Redwine					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	49	49	0	0	33	43	112	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Benny Ricardo									25	33	0			108
Ted Brown	10	1							0	0	0			66
Tony Galbreath	4	2							0	0	0			36
Sammy White	0	4							0	0	0			24
Sam McCullum		2							0	0	0			12
Steve Jordan		2							0	0	0			12
Rickey Young	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Terry LeCount	0	2							0	0	0			12
Bob Bruer		2							0	0	0			12
Darrin Nelson	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Dave Huffman				0				1	0	0	0			6
Charlie Johnson						0	1		0	0	0			6
Totals	17	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	33	0	0	0	312