1986 Minnesota Vikings

1986 Minnesota Vikings season
Head Coach	Jerry Burns
General Manager	Mike Lynn
Home Field	Metrodome
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1985	1987

1986 was the 26th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 67th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses.

Personnel

Staff

1986 Minnesota Vikings final staff
	Front Office President – Max Winter General Manager – Mike Lynn Administrative Assistant – Bob Hollway Head Coaches Head Coach – Jerry Burns Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bob Schnelker Running Backs – Marc Trestman Receivers – Dick Rehbein Tight Ends – Tom Batta Offensive Line – John Michels			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Floyd Peters Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Monte Kiffin Defensive Backs – Pete Carroll Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Tom Batta

Roster

1986 Minnesota Vikings final roster
	Quarterbacks  9 Tommy Kramer Running backs 46 Alfred Anderson 23 Ted Brown 20 Darrin Nelson Wide receivers 87 Leo Lewis Tight ends 86 Mike Mularkey		Offensive linemen 51 Jim Hough G Defensive linemen 79 Doug Martin DE 77 Mark Mullaney DE		Linebackers Defensive backs 47 Joey Browner S 39 Carl Lee CB Special teams  8 Greg Coleman P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7	Detroit Lions	L 13-10	54,851
2	September 14	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23-10	34,579
3	September 21	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31-7	56,795
4	September 28	Green Bay Packers	W 42-7	60,478
5	October 5	at Chicago Bears	L 23-0	63,921
6	October 12	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27-24 (OT)	58,637
7	October 19	Chicago Bears	W 23-7	62,851
8	October 26	Cleveland Browns	L 23-20	59,133
9	November 2	at Washington Redskins	L 44-38 (OT)	51,928
10	November 9	at Detroit Lions	W 24-10	53,725
11	November 16	New York Giants	L 22-20	62,003
12	November 23	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24-20	53,003
13	November 30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 45-13	56,235
14	December 7	at Green Bay Packers	W 32-6	47,637
15	December 14	at Houston Oilers	L 23-10	32,738
16	December 21	New Orleans Saints	W 33-17	51,209

Standings

Template:1986 NFC Central standings

Awards and records

• Tommy Kramer, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

References

• Vikings on Pro Football Reference
• Vikings on jt-sw.com