1991 Minnesota Vikings season

1991 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Jerry Burns
Home field	Metrodome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1991 Minnesota Vikings season was the 31st year season play for the team and the 72nd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins and eight losses. Head coach Jerry Burns retired after the season.

Herschel Walker, going into his third year with Minnesota, went through another season of frustration and he was released following the season. In his two and a half seasons with the Vikings, he failed to reach 1,000 yards. The Walker trade to Minnesota never lived up to expectations and this allowed the Dallas Cowboys to use two draft picks (Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson) to become a dominant team that won three Super Bowls in the 1990s.

Offseason

1991 Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

1991 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1	11	11	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys^[a]
2	11	11	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys^[a]
3	10	65	Carlos Jenkins	Linebacker	Michigan State
3	13	68	Jake Reed	Wide receiver	Grambling State	from Cowboys^[a]
4	9	92	Randy Baldwin	Running back	Mississippi
5	8	119	Chris Thome	Center	Minnesota
6	7	146	Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders^[b]
6	24	163	Todd Scott	Defensive back	Louisiana-Lafayette	from Raiders^[b]
7	12	179	Scotty Reagan	Defensive tackle	Humboldt State
7	13	180	Tripp Welborne	Defensive back	Michigan	from Cowboys via Raiders^[b]
8	11	206	Reggie Johnson	Defensive end	Arizona
9	9	232	Gerald Hudson	Running back	Oklahoma State
10	9	259	Brady Pierce	Offensive tackle	Wisconsin
11	8	286	Ivan Caesar	Linebacker	Boston College
12	7	313	Darren Hughes	Wide receiver	Carson–Newman

^{^[a]} These picks were involved in the Herschel Walker trade on October 12, 1989.

^{^[b]} The Raiders traded their 6th round selection (163rd overall) and a 7th round selection (180th overall) to Minnesota to move up 17 spots to the 146th overall selection and draft DT Nolan Harrison.

Personnel

Staff

1991 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front office

President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jerry Burns

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Tom Moore
Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Passing Game – Dick Rehbein
Quarterbacks – Marc Trestman
Running Backs – John Brunner
Tight Ends – Tom Batta
Offensive Line – John Michels

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Monte Kiffin
Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin
Linebackers – Maxie Baughan
Defensive Backs – Jerry Brown

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Tom Batta

^[1]

Final roster

1991 Minnesota Vikings final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

47 Joey Browner SS
24 Pat Eilers CB
23 Michael Mayes CB
26 Audray McMillian CB
48 Reggie Rutland CB
38 Todd Scott CB
41 Solomon Wilcots CB
22 Felix Wright FS

Special teams

Reserve lists

59 Mark Dusbabek LB (IR)
51 Carlos Jenkins OLB (IR)
39 Carl Lee CB (IR)
75 Keith Millard DT (IR)
86 Jake Reed WR (IR)
67 Mike Teeter DT (IR)

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
47 Active, 6 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	at Chicago Bears	L 10–6	Soldier Field	64,112
2	September 8, 1991	at Atlanta Falcons	W 20–19	Atlanta Fulton County Stadium	50,936
3	September 15, 1991	San Francisco 49ers	W 17–14	Metrodome	59,148
4	September 22, 1991	at New Orleans Saints	L 26–0	Superdome	68,591
5	September 29, 1991	Denver Broncos	L 13–6	Metrodome	55,031
6	October 6, 1991	at Detroit Lions	L 24–20	Silverdome	63,423
7	October 13, 1991	Phoenix Cardinals	W 34–7	Metrodome	51,209
8	October 20, 1991	at New England Patriots	L 26–23 (OT)	Foxboro Stadium	45,367
9	October 27, 1991	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 28–0	Sun Devil Stadium	45,447
10	November 3, 1991	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 28–13	Metrodome	35,737
11	November 11, 1991	Chicago Bears	L 34–17	Metrodome	59,001
12	November 17, 1991	at Green Bay Packers	W 35–21	Lambeau Field	57,614
13	November 24, 1991	Detroit Lions	L 34–14	Metrodome	51,644
14	Bye
15	December 8, 1991	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 26–24	Tampa Stadium	41,091
16	December 15, 1991	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–14	Metrodome	61,518
17	December 21, 1991	Green Bay Packers	L 27–7	Metrodome	52,860

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Detroit Lions	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	339	295	W6
⁽⁴⁾ Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	7–1	9–3	299	269	L1
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	3–5	8–6	301	306	L1
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	3–5	3–9	273	313	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	0	.188	1–7	2–10	199	365	W1

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Rich Gannon	2,166
Passing Touchdowns	Rich Gannon	12
Rushing Yards	Herschel Walker	825
Rushing Touchdowns	Herschel Walker	10
Receiving Yards	Cris Carter	962
Receiving Touchdowns	Anthony Carter Cris Carter	5
Points	Fuad Reveiz	85
Kickoff Return Yards	Darrin Nelson	682
Punt Return Yards	Leo Lewis	225
Tackles	Chris Doleman	101
Sacks	John Randle	9.5
Interceptions	Joey Browner	5
Forced Fumbles	John Randle	2

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	2,883 Yards	180.2 YPG	21st
Rushing Offense	2,201 Yards	137.6 YPG	4th
Total Offense	5,084 Yards	317.8 YPG	10th
Passing Defense	3,179 Yards	198.7 YPG	13th
Rushing Defense	1,837 Yards	114.8 YPG	20th
Total Defense	5,016 Yards	313.5 YPG	14th

References

↑ 2010 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 265. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

Vikings on Football Reference

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1991 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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