1986 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Burns (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1986 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1986 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Minnesota moved the ball well, scoring 398 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 273. Tommy Kramer tossed for 3,000 yards. Steve Jordan snagged 58 passes for 859 yards, while Anthony Carter and Darrin Nelson were targeted regularly, too.

Darrin Nelson carried the pigskin for a team-best 793 yards for the Vikings.

Issiac Holt picked off 8 opponent throws. Keith Millard topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks.

Jerry Burns coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tommy Kramer	372	208	55.9	3000	8.1	24	6.5	10	2.7	76	31	178	92.6
Wade Wilson	143	80	55.9	1165	8.1	7	4.9	5	3.5	39	13	94	84.4
Alfred Anderson	2	1	50.0	17	8.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	0	0	79.2
Steve Bono	1	1	100.0	3	3.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0	0	79.2
Allen Rice	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	519	290	55.9	4185	8.1	31	6.0	15	2.9	76	44	272

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darrin Nelson	191	793	4.2	42	4
Alfred Anderson	83	347	4.2	29	2
Ted Brown	63	251	4.0	60	4
Allen Rice	73	220	3.0	19	2
Tommy Kramer	23	48	2.1	13	1
Greg Coleman	2	46	23.0	30	0
Hassan Jones	1	14	14.0	14	0
Wayne Wilson	8	14	1.8	6	0
Anthony Carter	1	12	12.0	12	0
Wade Wilson	13	9	0.7	13	1
Leo Lewis	3	-16	-5.3	-2	0
Totals	461	1738	3.8	60	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Jordan	58	859	14.8	68	6
Darrin Nelson	53	593	11.2	34	3
Anthony Carter	38	686	18.1	60	7
Leo Lewis	32	600	18.8	76	2
Allen Rice	30	391	13.0	32	3
Hassan Jones	28	570	20.4	55	4
Alfred Anderson	17	179	10.5	37	2
Ted Brown	15	132	8.8	20	0
Mike Mularkey	11	89	8.1	20	2
Jim Gustafson	5	61	12.2	18	2
Buster Rhymes	3	25	8.3	12	0
Totals	290	4185	14.4	76	31

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Chuck Nelson	47	44	93.6	28	22	78.6	110
Totals	47	44	93.6	28	22	78.6	110

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	67	2774	41.4	69
Chuck Nelson	3	72	24.0	31
Wade Wilson	2	76	38.0	46
Totals	72	2922	40.6	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Bess	23	162	7.0	15
Leo Lewis	7	53	7.6	13
Allen Rice	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	31	215	6.9	15

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Bess	31	705	22.7	43
Buster Rhymes	9	213	23.7	34
Darrin Nelson	3	105	35.0	40
Allen Rice	5	88	17.6	23
Alfred Anderson	3	38	12.7	17
Wayne Wilson	2	33	16.5	26
Ted Brown	2	18	9.0	17
Tim Irwin	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	56	1200	21.4	43

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Issiac Holt	8	54	6.8	27	0
Joey Browner	4	62	15.5	39	1
John Harris	3	69	23.0	28	0
Carl Lee	3	10	3.3	10	0
Jesse Solomon	2	34	17.0	18	0
Chris Doleman	1	59	59.0	59	1
Keith Millard	1	17	17.0	17	0
Rufus Bess	1	12	12.0	12	0
Scott Studwell	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	24	319	13.3	59	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Millard	10.5
Doug Martin	9.0
Tim Newton	5.0
Gerald Robinson	3.5
Chris Doleman	3.0
David Howard	2.5
Mark Mullaney	2.0
Mike Stensrud	1.0
Scott Studwell	1.0
Joey Browner	0.5
Totals	38.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Jesse Solomon	96	96	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Lee	86	86	0	0
Chris Martin	65	65	0		0	1	0	0	0
Chris Doleman	49	49	0	0	0	0	0		2
Gerald Robinson	43	43	0
Joe Phillips	5	5	0		0	1	0	0	0
Joey Browner				0	0	4	0		0
Scott Studwell				0	0	4	0	0	0
Rufus Bess				0	3	3	0	0	0
Tommy Kramer					7	3	-3		0
Alfred Anderson					3	2	0		0
Tim Irwin					0	2	0	0	0
Doug Martin					0	2	0	0	0
Gary Zimmerman					0	2	0	0	0
Allen Rice					5	2	0		0
Tim Newton					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Jordan					0	1	0		0
Keith Millard				0	0	1	3	0	0
Wade Wilson					3	1	-2		0
Walker Ashley					0	1	0	0	0
Leo Lewis					3	1	0		0
Anthony Carter					1	0	0		0
Hassan Jones					1	0	0		0
Dennis Swilley					1	0	-14	0	0
Issiac Holt				0	1	0	0		0
Darrin Nelson					3	0	0		0
Totals	344	344	0	0	31	34	-16	0	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Chuck Nelson									22	44	0			110
Darrin Nelson	4	3		0					0	0	0			42
Anthony Carter	0	7							0	0	0			42
Steve Jordan		6							0	0	0			36
Allen Rice	2	3	0	0					0	0	0			30
Alfred Anderson	2	2		0					0	0	0			24
Ted Brown	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Hassan Jones	0	4							0	0	0			24
Leo Lewis	0	2	0						0	0	0			12
Jim Gustafson		2							0	0	0			12
Mike Mularkey		2							0	0	0			12
Tommy Kramer	1								0	0	0			6
Chris Doleman						1			0	0	0			6
Wade Wilson	1								0	0	0			6
Issiac Holt						0		1	0	0	0			6
Joey Browner						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	14	31	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	44	0	0	0	398