1990 Minnesota Vikings season

1990 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Jerry Burns
General manager	Mike Lynn
Home field	Metrodome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1990 Minnesota Vikings season was the 30th year season for the Minnesota Vikings and the 71st regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of six wins and ten losses. After beginning the season 1–1, the Vikings dropped their next five games and found themselves at 1–6. However, they caught fire mid-season with a five-game winning streak to even their record at 6–6 (including a 41–13 thumping of the eventual NFC Central champion Chicago Bears in Week 12). While being in the thick of the wild card race, the Vikings suddenly fell apart with a four-game losing streak to finish at 6–10.

At the start of this decade, the Vikings gained notoriety, acquiring future Hall of Famers Cris Carter and John Randle.

Injuries to the defense and a lackluster season from Herschel Walker were the story of the team's season.

Offseason

1990 Draft

Main article: 1990 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

1990 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1	21	21	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys^[a]
2	22	47	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys^[a]
3	1	54	Mike Jones	Tight End	Texas A&M	from Cowboys^[a]
3	21	74	Marion Hobby	Defensive End	Tennessee
4	23	104	Alonzo Hampton	Defensive Back	Pittsburgh
5	7	116	Reggie Thornton	Wide Receiver	Bowling Green State	from Charges via Cowboys^[a]
5	22	131	Cedric Smith	Fullback	Florida
6	21	158	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys^[a]
7	23	188	John Levelis	Linebacker	C. W. Post
8	21	214	Craig Schlichting	Defensive End	Wyoming
9	21	241	Terry Allen	Running Back	Clemson
10	1	249	Pat Newman	Wide Receiver	Utah State	from Cowboys^[a]
10	23	271	Donald Smith	Defensive Back	Liberty
11	22	298	Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders^[b]
12	20	324	Ron Goetz	Linebacker	Minnesota

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

^{^[b]} During the 1989 Draft, the Raiders traded their 12th round selection (335th overall) to Minnesota for their 11th round selection in the 1990 draft.

Personnel

Staff

1990 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front office

President – Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
General Manager – Mike Lynn
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Marc Trestman

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jerry Burns
Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Tom Moore

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Bob Schnelker
Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Passing Game – Dick Rehbein
Running Backs – John Brunner
Tight Ends – Tom Batta
Offensive Line – John Michels

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Floyd Peters
Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin
Linebackers – Maxie Baughan
Defensive Backs – Jerry Brown

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Tom Batta

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Final roster

1990 Minnesota Vikings final roster

Quarterbacks

16 Rich Gannon
12 Sean Salisbury

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

68 Paul Blair T
62 Chris Foote C
74 Brian Habib G
76 Tim Irwin T
69 Todd Kalis G
63 Kirk Lowdermilk C
64 Randall McDaniel G
60 Adam Schreiber G
73 Craig Wolfley G
65 Gary Zimmerman T

Defensive linemen

71 Ken Clarke DT
56 Chris Doleman DE
91 Willie Fears DE
99 Al Noga DE
93 John Randle DE
97 Henry Thomas DT

Linebackers

Defensive backs

47 Joey Browner SS
44 Michael Brim CB
24 Pat Eilers CB
29 Darrell Fullington FS
25 Alonzo Hampton CB
39 Carl Lee CB
26 Audray McMillian CB
48 Reggie Rutland CB
27 Ken Stills CB

Special teams

18 Harry Newsome P
7 Fuad Reveiz K

Reserve lists

31 Rick Fenney FB (IR)
77 Dave Huffman G (IR)
4 Donald Igwebuike K (Left Squad)
75 Keith Millard DT (IR)
-- Pat Newman WR (IR)
36 Allen Rice RB (IR)
94 Thomas Strauthers DE (IR)
11 Wade Wilson QB (IR)

Practice squad

52 William Kirksey LB

Rookies in italics
48 Active, 8 Inactive, 1 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 9, 1990	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–21	Arrowhead Stadium	68,363
2	September 16, 1990	New Orleans Saints	W 32–3	Metrodome	56,272
3	September 23, 1990	at Chicago Bears	L 19–16	Soldier Field	65,420
4	September 30, 1990	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–20 (OT)	Metrodome	54,462
5	October 7, 1990	Detroit Lions	L 34–27	Metrodome	57,586
6	October 15, 1990	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 32–24	Veterans Stadium	66,296
7	Bye
8	October 28, 1990	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–10	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,125
9	November 4, 1990	Denver Broncos	W 27–22	Metrodome	57,331
10	November 11, 1990	at Detroit Lions	W 17–7	Silverdome	68,264
11	November 18, 1990	at Seattle Seahawks	W 24–21	Kingdome	59,735
12	November 25, 1990	Chicago Bears	W 41–13	Metrodome	58,866
13	December 2, 1990	Green Bay Packers	W 23–7	Metrodome	62,058
14	December 9, 1990	at New York Giants	L 23–15	Giants Stadium	76,121
15	December 16, 1990	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 26–13	Tampa Stadium	47,272
16	December 22, 1990	Los Angeles Raiders	L 28–24	Metrodome	53,899
17	December 30, 1990	San Francisco 49ers	L 20–17	Metrodome	51,590

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	348	280	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	5–3	6–8	264	367	L2
Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	3–5	5–7	373	413	L1
Green Bay Packers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	5–7	271	347	L5
Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	351	326	L4

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Rich Gannon	2,278
Passing Touchdowns	Rich Gannon	16
Rushing Yards	Herschel Walker	770
Rushing Touchdowns	Herschel Walker	5
Receiving Yards	Anthony Carter	1,008
Receiving Touchdowns	Anthony Carter	8
Points	Donald Igwebuike	61
Kickoff Return Yards	Herschel Walker	966
Punt Return Yards	Leo Lewis	180
Tackles	Henry Thomas	109
Sacks	Chris Doleman	11.0
Interceptions	Joey Browner	7
Forced Fumbles	Chris Doleman	4

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	3,167 Yards	197.9 YPG	11th
Rushing Offense	1,867 Yards	116.7 YPG	15th
Total Offense	5,034 Yards	314.6 YPG	12th
Passing Defense	2,643 Yards	165.2 YPG	3rd
Rushing Defense	2,074 Yards	129.6 YPG	21st
Total Defense	4,717 Yards	294.8 YPG	13th

Awards and honors

Randall McDaniel, NFC Pro Bowl selection
Randall McDaniel, All-Pro selection by Associated Press
Randall McDaniel, All-NFC selection by UPI

References

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

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

1990 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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