1989 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Wade Wilson	362	194	53.6	2543	7.0	9	2.5	12	3.3	50	27	194	70.5
Tommy Kramer	136	77	56.6	906	6.7	7	5.1	7	5.1	39	12	75	72.7
D.J. Dozier	1	1	100.0	19	19.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	19	0	0	158.3
Allen Rice	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	10	0.0
Totals	499	272	54.5	3468	6.9	17	3.4	19	3.8	50	40	279

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herschel Walker	169	669	4.0	47	5
Rick Fenney	151	588	3.9	25	4
D.J. Dozier	46	207	4.5	38	0
Alfred Anderson	52	189	3.6	14	2
Wade Wilson	32	132	4.1	23	1
Darrin Nelson	31	124	4.0	24	0
Jessie Clark	10	57	5.7	14	0
Hassan Jones	1	37	37.0	37	0
Allen Rice	6	25	4.2	10	0
Anthony Carter	3	18	6.0	17	0
Leo Lewis	1	11	11.0	11	0
Tommy Kramer	12	9	0.8	5	0
Totals	514	2066	4.0	47	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Anthony Carter	65	1066	16.4	50	4
Hassan Jones	42	694	16.5	50	1
Steve Jordan	35	506	14.5	34	3
Rick Fenney	30	254	8.5	26	2
Alfred Anderson	20	193	9.6	18	0
Herschel Walker	18	162	9.0	24	1
D.J. Dozier	14	148	10.6	30	0
Jim Gustafson	14	144	10.3	22	2
Leo Lewis	12	148	12.3	28	1
Darrin Nelson	7	52	7.4	11	0
Darryl Ingram	5	47	9.4	21	1
Allen Rice	4	29	7.2	14	0
Brent Novoselsky	4	11	2.8	6	2
Jessie Clark	2	14	7.0	12	0
Totals	272	3468	12.8	50	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rich Karlis	28	27	96.4	39	31	79.5	120
Teddy Garcia	8	8	100.0	5	1	20.0	11
Totals	36	35	97.2	44	32	72.7	131

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bucky Scribner	72	2864	39.8	55
Totals	72	2864	39.8	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Lewis	44	446	10.1	65
Anthony Carter	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	45	448	10.0	65

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herschel Walker	13	374	28.8	93	1
Darrin Nelson	14	317	22.6	32	0
D.J. Dozier	12	258	21.5	63	0
Alfred Anderson	5	75	15.0	36	0
Leo Lewis	2	30	15.0	15	0
Anthony Carter	1	19	19.0	19	0
Travis Curtis	1	18	18.0	18	0
Allen Rice	1	13	13.0	13	0
Rick Fenney	1	12	12.0	12	0
Jessie Clark	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	51	1122	22.0	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joey Browner	5	70	14.0	34	0
Mike Merriweather	3	29	9.7	15	1
Najee Mustafaa	2	7	3.5	7	0
Carl Lee	2	0	0.0	0	0
Issiac Holt	1	90	90.0	90	1
Keith Millard	1	48	48.0	48	0
Brad Edwards	1	18	18.0	18	0
Mark Dusbabek	1	2	2.0	2	0
Darrell Fullington	1	0	0.0	0	0
Scott Studwell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	18	264	14.7	90	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Chris Doleman	21.0
Keith Millard	18.0
Al Noga	11.5
Henry Thomas	9.0
Mike Merriweather	3.5
Ray Berry	3.0
Ken Clarke	2.0
Joey Browner	1.0
Scott Studwell	1.0
Thomas Strauthers	1.0
Totals	71.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Chris Doleman	94	94	0		0	5	7	0	5
Henry Thomas	94	94	0		0	3	37	1	3
Carl Lee	75	75	0	0
Al Noga	63	63	0		0	1	0	0	0
Najee Mustafaa	48	48	0	0	0	2	27	1	0
Brad Edwards	21	21	0	0
Jesse Solomon	8	8	0
Michael Brim	7	7	0
David Braxton	1	1	0
Scott Studwell				0	0	2	0	0	0
Mark Dusbabek				0	0	2	0	0	0
D.J. Dozier					2	2	0	0	0
Wade Wilson					5	2	-7		0
Leo Lewis					4	2	0		0
Kirk Lowdermilk					0	1	0	0	0
Jessie Clark					1	1	0	0	0
Mike Merriweather				0	0	1	0		0
Rick Fenney					4	1	0		0
Anthony Carter					0	1	0		0
Alfred Anderson					3	1	0		0
Keith Millard				0	0	1	31	1	0
Allen Rice					0	1	0	0	0
Tim Newton					0	1	5	1	0
Herschel Walker					5	0	0		0
Hassan Jones					2	0	0		0
Steve Jordan					1	0	0		0
Tommy Kramer					1	0	-7	0	0
Totals	411	411	0	0	28	30	93	4	8

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rich Karlis									31	27	0			120
Herschel Walker	5	1		1					0	0	0			42
Rick Fenney	4	2		0					0	0	0			36
Anthony Carter	0	4	0	0					0	0	0			24
Steve Jordan		3							0	0	0			18
Jim Gustafson		2							0	0	0			12
Brent Novoselsky		2							0	0	0			12
Alfred Anderson	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Teddy Garcia									1	8	0			11
Mike Merriweather						1			0	0	0		1	8
Henry Thomas							1		0	0	0			6
Issiac Holt						1			0	0	0			6
Keith Millard						0	1		0	0	0			6
Najee Mustafaa						0	1		0	0	0			6
Darryl Ingram		1							0	0	0			6
Hassan Jones	0	1							0	0	0			6
Leo Lewis	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Wade Wilson	1								0	0	0			6
Tim Newton							1		0	0	0			6
Ray Berry									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	12	17	0	1	0	2	4	0	32	35	0	0	2	351