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1992 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach Dennis Green
Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record 11–5
Division place 1st NFC Central
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card
Timeline
Previous season      Next season
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1992 was the 32nd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 73rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of 11 wins and five losses.

Contents

Offseason [edit]

On January 10, 1992, Dennis Green was named the fifth head coach in franchise history.[1]

1992 Draft [edit]

Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Choice Overall
1 13 13 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[a]
2 11 39 Robert Harris Defensive end Southern University from Seahawks[b]
12 40 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[a]
3 15 71 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[a]
4 14 98 Roy Barker Defensive tackle North Carolina
5 13 125 Ed McDaniel Linebacker Clemson
6 12 152 Mike Gaddis Running back Oklahoma
7 15 183 David Wilson Defensive back California
8 14 210 Luke Fisher Tight end East Carolina
9 3 227 Brad Johnson Quarterback Florida State from Buccaneers[c]
13 237 Ronnie West Wide receiver Pittsburg State
10 12 264 Brad Culpepper Defensive tackle Florida
11 15 295 Chuck Evans Running back Clark Atlanta
12 14 322 Joe Randolph Wide receiver Elon
^[a] These picks were involved in the Herschel Walker trade on October 12, 1989.
^[b] Seattle traded their 2nd round selection (39th overall - Robert Harris) and a 1993 3rd round selection (57th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for DT Keith Millard on April 25, 1992.
^[c] Tampa Bay traded their 9th round selection (227th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for LB Jimmy Williams.

Regular season [edit]

Schedule [edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1992 at Green Bay Packers W 23–20 (OT)
58,617
2 September 13, 1992 at Detroit Lions L 31–17
57,519
3 September 20, 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–20
48,113
4 September 27, 1992 at Cincinnati Bengals W 42–7
53,847
5 October 4, 1992 Chicago Bears W 21–20
60,992
6 Bye
7 October 15, 1992 Detroit Lions W 31–14
52,816
8 October 25, 1992 Washington Redskins L 15–13
59,098
9 November 2, 1992 at Chicago Bears W 38–10
61,257
10 November 8, 1992 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–7
49,095
11 November 15, 1992 Houston Oilers L 17–13
56,726
12 November 22, 1992 Cleveland Browns W 17–13
53,323
13 November 29, 1992 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–17
54,831
14 December 6, 1992 at Philadelphia Eagles L 28–17
65,280
15 December 13, 1992 San Francisco 49ers L 20–17
60,685
16 December 20, 1992 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 6–3
53,613
17 December 27, 1992 Green Bay Packers W 27–7
61,461

Standings [edit]

NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA
Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 374 249
Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 276 296
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 267 365
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 295 361
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 273 332

Playoffs [edit]

Washington Redskins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 3 14 7 0 24
Vikings 7 0 0 0 7

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Statistics [edit]

Team leaders [edit]

Category Player(s) Value
Passing Yards Rich Gannon 1,905
Passing Touchdowns Rich Gannon 12
Rushing Yards Terry Allen 1,201
Rushing Touchdowns Terry Allen 13
Receiving Yards Cris Carter 681
Receiving Touchdowns Cris Carter 6
Points Fuad Reveiz 102
Kickoff Return Yards Darrin Nelson 626
Punt Return Yards Anthony Parker 336
Tackles Jack Del Rio 153
Sacks Chris Doleman 14.5
Interceptions Audray McMillian 8
Forced Fumbles Chris Doleman 6

League rankings [edit]

Category Total Yards Yards Per Game NFL Rank
Passing Offense 2,869 Yards 179.3 YPG 18th
Rushing Offense 2,030 Yards 126.9 YPG 7st
Total Offense 4,899 Yards 306.2 YPG 11th
Passing Defense 2,782 Yards 173.9 YPG 7th
Rushing Defense 1,733 Yards 108.3 YPG 14th
Total Defense 4,515 Yards 282.2 YPG 8th

Personnel [edit]

Staff [edit]

1992 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Tom Batta

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Wetzel
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Mike Wolf

[2]

Roster [edit]

1992 Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

[3]

Awards and records [edit]

  • Audrey MacMillan, NFL leader, Interceptions (8)

References [edit]

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.108
  2. ^ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Minnesota Vikings Player Alumni". MinnesotaVikings.com. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 

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