1981 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1981 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1981 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Minnesota chalked up 325 points, while the defense gave up 369. Tommy Kramer led the charge, passing for 3,912 yards. Ted Brown snagged 83 passes, while Joe Senser accumulated 1,004 receiving yards, while Ahmad Rashad and Sammy White were targeted regularly as well.

Ted Brown carried the ball for a team-best 1,063 yards for the Vikings.

Tom Hannon and Willie Teal each snatched 4 opponent throws.

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
Tommy Kramer	593	322	54.3	3912	6.6	26	4.4	24	4.0	63	19	149	72.6
Steve Dils	102	54	52.9	607	6.0	1	1.0	2	2.0	44	8	66	66.1
Wade Wilson	13	6	46.2	48	3.7	0	0.0	2	15.4	22	2	19	16.3
Ted Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	709	382	53.9	4567	6.4	27	3.8	29	4.1	63	29	234

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Brown	274	1063	3.9	34	6
Tony Galbreath	42	198	4.7	21	2
Rickey Young	47	129	2.7	13	0
Terry LeCount	3	51	17.0	38	0
Jarvis Redwine	5	20	4.0	8	0
Leo Lewis	1	16	16.0	16	0
Steve Dils	4	14	3.5	7	0
Tommy Kramer	10	13	1.3	8	0
Sam Harrell	1	7	7.0	7	0
Joe Senser	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jeff Siemon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Sammy White	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Totals	391	1512	3.9	38	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Brown	83	694	8.4	63	2
Joe Senser	79	1004	12.7	53	8
Sammy White	66	1001	15.2	53	3
Ahmad Rashad	58	884	15.2	53	7
Rickey Young	43	296	6.9	22	2
Terry LeCount	24	425	17.7	43	2
Tony Galbreath	18	144	8.0	23	0
Bob Bruer	7	38	5.4	10	3
Leo Lewis	2	58	29.0	52	0
Sam Harrell	2	23	11.5	17	0
Totals	382	4567	12.0	63	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rick Danmeier	37	34	91.9	25	21	84.0	97
Totals	37	34	91.9	25	21	84.0	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	88	3646	41.4	73
Totals	88	3646	41.4	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Payton	38	303	8.0	18
Sammy White	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	39	303	7.8	18

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Payton	39	898	23.0	99	1
Keith Nord	14	229	16.4	27	0
Mardye McDole	11	170	15.5	22	0
Tony Galbreath	1	16	16.0	16	0
Rickey Young	1	15	15.0	15	0
Matt Blair	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	67	1328	19.8	99	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Hannon	4	28	7.0	28
Willie Teal	4	23	5.8	15
Kurt Knoff	3	24	8.0	20
Fred McNeill	2	26	13.0	14
John Swain	2	18	9.0	18
Matt Blair	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	16	120	7.5	28

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ted Brown			3	3	0
Scott Studwell			0	3	0	0
Tommy Kramer			8	3	0	0
James White			0	2	0	0
Steve Dils			3	2	0	0
Matt Blair		0	1	2	0	0
Joe Senser			3	2	0
Ahmad Rashad			1	1	0
Mardye McDole			1	1	0	0
Kurt Knoff		0	0	1	0	0
Robin Sendlein			0	1	0	0
Jeff Siemon			1	1	-3	0
Doug Martin			0	1	0	0
Mark Mullaney			0	1	0	0
Randy Holloway			0	1	45	1
Fred McNeill		0	0	1	11	0
Ray Yakavonis			0	1	0	0
Greg Coleman			0	1	0	0
Wade Wilson			2	1	0	0
John Swain		0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Payton			5	1	0
Terry LeCount			0	1	0
Keith Nord			2	1	0	0
Tom Hannon		0	0	1	31
Bob Bruer			1	0	0
Tony Galbreath			2	0	0
Jarvis Redwine			1	0	0	0
Sammy White			1	0	0
Rickey Young			4	0	0
Totals	0	0	39	34	84	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rick Danmeier									21	34	0			97
Ted Brown	6	2							0	0	0			48
Joe Senser	0	8							0	0	0			48
Ahmad Rashad		7							0	0	0			42
Sammy White	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Bob Bruer		3							0	0	0			18
Tony Galbreath	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Rickey Young	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Terry LeCount	0	2							0	0	0			12
Randy Holloway							1		0	0	0			6
Eddie Payton			0	1					0	0	0			6
Tom Hannon						0			0	0	0		1	2
Walt Williams									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	8	27	0	1	0	0	1	0	21	34	0	0	2	323