1979 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
1979 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1979 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Vikings ran up 259 points, but the defense conceded 337. Tommy Kramer triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,397 yards. Ahmad Rashad snagged 80 passes for 1,156 yards. Rickey Young provided receiving help, too.

Rickey Young carried the ball for a team-best 708 yards for Minnesota, and Ted Brown additionally aided the ground game.

Tom Hannon and Nate Wright each snatched 4 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
25Nate AllenDBMay 13, 19485'10"170Texas SouthernGeorgetown, SC USA50
47Tim BaylorDBMay 23, 19546'6"195Morgan St.Washington, DC USA160
59Matt BlairLLBSeptember 20, 19506'5"232Iowa St.Hilo, HI USA1616
23Ted BrownFBFebruary 15, 19575'10"206North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA149
20Bobby BryantRCBJanuary 24, 19446'1"170South CarolinaMacon, GA USA1414
8Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546'0"185Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA160
89Douglas CunninghamWRNovember 14, 19556'3"195RiceSan Antonio, TX USA60
7Rick DanmeierKApril 8, 19526'0"194Sioux FallsSt. Paul, MN USA160
12Steve DilsQBDecember 8, 19556'1"190StanfordSeattle, WA USA10
32Jimmy EdwardsKRSeptember 19, 19525'9"185OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA140
44Chuck ForemanRBOctober 26, 19506'2"210Miami (FL)Frederick, MD USA120
68Charles GoodrumLGJanuary 11, 19506'3"256Florida A&MMiami, FL USA159
61Wes HamiltonRGApril 24, 19536'3"261TulsaTexas City, TX USA1616
45Tom HannonSSMarch 5, 19555'11"193Michigan St.Massillon, OH USA1616
52Joe HarrisLBDecember 6, 19526'1"225Georgia TechFayetteville, NC USA20
58Wally HilgenbergLB-GSeptember 19, 19426'3"229IowaMarshalltown, IA USA80
75Randy HollowayDEAugust 26, 19556'5"250PittsburghSharon, PA USA160
51Jim HoughLGAugust 4, 19566'2"267Utah St.Lynwood, CA USA167
56Dave HuffmanG-CApril 4, 19576'6"280Notre DameCanton, OH USA130
25Kurt KnoffFSApril 6, 19546'2"191KansasEast Grand Forks, MN USA107
9Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556'2"200RiceSan Antonio, TX USA1616
22Paul KrauseFSFebruary 19, 19426'3"200IowaFlint, MI USA168
80Terry LeCountWRJuly 9, 19565'10"178FloridaJacksonville, FL USA120
57Derrel LuceLBSeptember 29, 19526'3"226BaylorLake Jackson, TX USA160
70Jim MarshallRDEDecember 30, 19376'4"248Ohio St.Danville, KY USA1616
33Brent McClanahanRBSeptember 21, 19515'10"202Arizona St.Bakersfield, CA USA160
54Fred McNeillRLBMay 6, 19526'2"229UCLADurham, NC USA1615
87Kevin MillerWRMarch 21, 19555'10"180LouisvilleWeirton, WV USA30
35Robert MillerRBJanuary 9, 19535'11"204KansasHouston, TX USA160
77Mark MullaneyLDEApril 30, 19536'6"242Colorado St.Denver, CO USA1616
74Frank MyersTJanuary 4, 19566'5"255Texas A&MSan Bernardino, CA USA140
71Steve NiehausDT-DESeptember 25, 19546'4"263Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA30
49Keith NordDBMarch 3, 19576'0"197St. Cloud St.Minneapolis, MN USA160
28Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496'2"205OregonPortland, OR USA1616
78Steve RileyLTNovember 23, 19526'5"258USCChula Vista, CA USA1616
76Dave RollerLDTOctober 28, 19496'2"270KentuckyDayton, TN USA156
50Jeff SiemonMLBJune 2, 19506'2"235StanfordRochester, MN USA1612
82Robert SteeleWRAugust 2, 19566'4"196North AlabamaColumbus, GA USA160
55Scott StudwellLBAugust 27, 19546'2"228IllinoisEvansville, IN USA144
69Doug SutherlandLDTAugust 1, 19486'3"250Wisc-SuperiorSuperior, WI USA1610
67Dennis SwilleyCJune 28, 19556'3"253Texas A&MBossier City, LA USA1616
38Bob TuckerTEJune 8, 19456'3"230BloomsburgHazleton, PA USA1615
27John TurnerLCBFebruary 22, 19566'0"197Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA1616
83Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486'1"223WisconsinMadison, WI USA160
72James WhiteRDTOctober 26, 19536'3"265Oklahoma St.Hot Springs, AR USA1616
85Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545'11"190Grambling St.Winnsboro, LA USA1515
29Phil WiseDBApril 25, 19496'0"190South DakotaOmaha, NE USA10
43Nate WrightDBDecember 21, 19465'11"180San Diego St.Madison, FL USA100
73Ron YaryRTAugust 16, 19466'5"255USCChicago, IL USA1616
34Rickey YoungRBDecember 7, 19536'2"196Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA1616



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