NFL team season
The 1986 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' 26th season in the National Football League , and their first with former offensive coordinator Jerry Burns as head coach, following the departure of Bud Grant at the end of the previous season.
The Vikings finished with a 9–7 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth season in a row.
Offseason
1986 Draft
^[a] San Diego traded a 1st round selection (14th overall) and 2nd round selection (44th overall) to the Vikings for their 1st round selection (8th overall) and 3rd round selection (66th overall).
^[b] Minnesota traded one of their 2nd round selections (40th overall) and LB Robin Sendlein to Miami for WR Anthony Carter .
^[c] Minnesota traded two 2nd round selections (44th and 53rd overall) to the Giants for OT Gary Zimmerman .
^[d] The Raiders traded their 1985 6th round selection (164th overall) and 1986 2nd round selection (53rd overall) to Minnesota for LB Brad Van Pelt .
Staff
1986 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
[1]
Roster
1986 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
50 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 7
Detroit Lions
L 10–13
0–1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
54,851
2
September 14
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 23–10
1–1
Tampa Stadium
34,579
3
September 21
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 31–7
2–1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
56,795
4
September 28
Green Bay Packers
W 42–7
3–1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
60,478
5
October 5
at Chicago Bears
L 0–23
3–2
Soldier Field
63,921
6
October 12
at San Francisco 49ers
W 27–24 (OT)
4–2
Candlestick Park
58,637
7
October 19
Chicago Bears
W 23–7
5–2
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
62,851
8
October 26
Cleveland Browns
L 20–23
5–3
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
59,133
9
November 2
at Washington Redskins
L 38–44 (OT)
5–4
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
51,928
10
November 9
at Detroit Lions
W 24–10
6–4
Silverdome
53,725
11
November 16
New York Giants
L 20–22
6–5
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
62,003
12
November 23
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 20–24
6–6
Riverfront Stadium
53,003
13
November 30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 45–13
7–6
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
56,235
14
December 7
at Green Bay Packers
W 32–6
8–6
Lambeau Field
47,637
15
December 14
at Houston Oilers
L 10–23
8–7
Astrodome
32,738
16
December 21
New Orleans Saints
W 33–17
9–7
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
51,209
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Detroit Lions
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
DET – Eddie Murray 33-yard field goal, 2:01. Lions 10–3.
Fourth quarter
DET – Eddie Murray 44-yard field goal, 9:05. Lions 13–3.
MIN – Jim Gustafson 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick), 0:03. Lions 13–10.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
DET – Leonard Thompson – 3 receptions, 40 yards
MIN – Darrin Nelson – 6 receptions, 74 yards
Week 8: vs Cleveland Browns
Game information
First quarter
MIN – Chuck Nelson 33-yard field goal, 6:55. Vikings 3–0.
CLE – Matt Bahr 52-yard field goal, 3:16. Tie 3–3.
Second quarter
Third quarter
CLE – Felix Wright 30-yard blocked punt return (Matt Bahr kick), 12:40. Vikings 17–10.
MIN – Chuck Nelson 32-yard field goal, 3:29. Vikings 20–10.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal, 13:13. Vikings 20–13.
CLE – Curtis Dickey 17-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:23. Tie 20–20.
CLE – Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal, 1:46. Browns 23–20.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Standings
Statistics
Team leaders
League rankings
Category
Total yards
Yards per game
NFL rank(out of 28)
Passing offense
3,913
244.6
5th
Rushing offense
1,738
108.6
16th
Total offense
5,651
353.2
4th
Passing defense
3,216
201.0
13th
Rushing defense
1,796
112.3
13th
Total defense
5,012
313.3
11th
Awards and records
References
External links
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (1) Retired numbers Current league affiliations
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