1985 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
1985 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1985 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Minnesota racked up 346 points, while the defense gave up 359. Tommy Kramer directed the offense, passing for 3,522 yards. Steve Jordan snagged 68 passes, while Anthony Carter accumulated 821 receiving yards, while Mike Jones was targeted regularly, too.

Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 893 yards for the Vikings.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 44 turnovers. John Turner picked off 5 opponent throws. Keith Millard topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
46Alfred AndersonFBAugust 4, 19616'1"219BaylorWaco, TX USA126
21Rufus BessRCBSeptember 13, 19565'9"184South Carolina St.Hartsville, SC USA1111
59Matt BlairLBSeptember 20, 19506'5"232Iowa St.Hilo, HI USA62
13Steve BonoQBMay 11, 19626'4"215UCLANorristown, PA USA10
62Brent BoydLGMarch 23, 19576'3"268UCLADowney, CA USA1514
23Ted BrownFBFebruary 15, 19575'10"206North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA149
47Joey BrownerSSMay 15, 19606'2"221USCWarren, OH USA1616
84Jay CarrollTENovember 8, 19616'4"230MinnesotaWinona, MN USA150
81Anthony CarterWRSeptember 17, 19605'11"168MichiganRiviera Beach, FL USA1615
8Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546'0"185Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA160
56Chris DolemanLOLBOctober 16, 19616'5"289PittsburghIndianapolis, IN USA1613
73Neil ElshireDEMarch 8, 19586'6"260OregonSalem, OR USA163
50Dennis FowlkesRILBMarch 11, 19616'2"238West VirginiaColumbus, OH USA158
30Issiac HoltDBOctober 4, 19626'2"200Alcorn St.Birmingham, AL USA151
51Jim HoughGAugust 4, 19566'2"267Utah St.Lynwood, CA USA41
99David HowardLBDecember 8, 19616'2"232Oregon St.Enterprise, AL USA164
72Dave HuffmanGApril 4, 19576'6"280Notre DameCanton, OH USA153
76Tim IrwinRTDecember 13, 19586'7"300TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA1616
52Dennis JohnsonRDEJune 19, 19586'3"234USCFlint, MI USA86
89Mike JonesWRApril 14, 19605'11"181Tennessee St.Chattanooga, TN USA168
83Steve JordanTEJanuary 10, 19616'3"236BrownPhoenix, AZ USA1616
9Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556'2"200RiceSan Antonio, TX USA1515
39Carl LeeRCBFebruary 6, 19615'11"185MarshallSouth Charleston, WV USA155
87Leo LewisWRSeptember 17, 19565'8"170MissouriColumbia, MO USA1010
63Kirk LowdermilkCApril 10, 19636'3"269Ohio St.Canton, OH USA162
71Mark MacDonaldGApril 30, 19616'4"267Boston Col.West Roxbury, MA USA163
57Chris MartinROLBDecember 19, 19606'2"236AuburnHuntsville, AL USA1212
79Doug MartinLDEMay 22, 19576'3"260WashingtonFairfield, CA USA1615
54Fred McNeillLBMay 6, 19526'2"229UCLADurham, NC USA103
53Tim MeamberLBOctober 29, 19626'3"231WashingtonYreka, CA USA40
75Keith MillardNTMarch 18, 19626'6"260Washington St.Pleasanton, CA USA165
86Mike MularkeyTENovember 19, 19616'4"245FloridaMiami, FL USA155
77Mark MullaneyRDEApril 30, 19536'6"242Colorado St.Denver, CO USA1513
20Darrin NelsonPRJanuary 2, 19595'9"184StanfordSacramento, CA USA1610
96Tim NewtonNTMarch 23, 19636'0"280FloridaOrlando, FL USA1614
49Keith NordFSMarch 3, 19576'0"197St. Cloud St.Minneapolis, MN USA1513
88Buster RhymesKRJanuary 27, 19626'2"217OklahomaMiami, FL USA150
36Allen RiceRBApril 5, 19625'10"203BaylorHouston, TX USA141
28Ted RosnagleDBSeptember 29, 19616'3"205Portland St.Pasadena, CA USA60
68Curtis RouseLTJuly 13, 19606'3"316Tenn-ChattanoogaAugusta, GA USA1613
74Robert SmithDEDecember 3, 19626'6"255Grambling St.Bogalusa, LA USA160
3Jan StenerudKNovember 26, 19426'2"187Montana St.Fetsund, Norway160
55Scott StudwellLILBAugust 27, 19546'2"228IllinoisEvansville, IN USA1412
67Dennis SwilleyCJune 28, 19556'3"253Texas A&MBossier City, LA USA1613
66Terry TauschRGFebruary 5, 19596'5"275TexasNew Braunfels, TX USA1615
37Willie TealLCBDecember 20, 19575'10"195LSUTexarkana, TX USA1616
27John TurnerDBFebruary 22, 19566'0"197Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA154
24Maurice TurnerRBSeptember 10, 19605'11"200Utah St.Salt Lake City, UT USA100
85Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545'11"190Grambling St.Winnsboro, LA USA60
11Wade WilsonQBFebruary 1, 19596'3"210Texas A&M-CommerceGreenville, TX USA41



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