1984 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Les Steckel (3-13)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1984 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Les Steckel (3-13)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1984 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Minnesota racked up 276 points, while the porous defense surrendered 484, most in the circuit. Tommy Kramer threw for 1,678 yards, and Wade Wilson played quarterback, too. Leo Lewis snagged 47 passes for 830 yards. Mike Jones, Ted Brown and Steve Jordan each provided receiving help as well.
Alfred Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 773 yards for the Vikings.
Rufus Bess picked off 3 opponent throws. Randy Holloway topped pass rushers with 5 sacks.
Les Steckel coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Alfred Anderson | FB | August 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 219 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 69 | Hasson Arbubakrr | DE | December 9, 1960 | 6'4" | 250 | Pasadena CC | Newark, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 234 | Penn St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 15 | 1 |
| 21 | Rufus Bess | RCB | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LOLB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 11 | 9 |
| 23 | Ted Brown | RB | February 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | LCB | May 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 221 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 56 | Malcolm Carson | OG | November 1, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Robert Cobb | DE | October 12, 1957 | 6'4" | 248 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Dwight Collins | WR | August 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 208 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 43 | Jeff Colter | CB | April 23, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Kansas | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Dils | QB | December 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Seattle, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Bill Dugan | OG | June 5, 1959 | 6'4" | 275 | Penn St. | Hornell, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Neil Elshire | LDE | March 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Oregon | Salem, OR USA | 12 | 10 |
| 64 | Grant Feasel | C | June 28, 1960 | 6'7" | 278 | Abilene Christian | Barstow, GA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | Dennis Fowlkes | LB | March 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 238 | West Virginia | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcellus Greene | CB | December 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | John Haines | NT | December 16, 1961 | 6'6" | 266 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Wes Hamilton | G | April 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 261 | Tulsa | Texas City, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Tom Hannon | SS | March 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Michigan St. | Massillon, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | April 1, 1955 | 6'7" | 245 | Colorado | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Matt Hernandez | OT | October 16, 1961 | 6'6" | 260 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | Randy Holloway | RDE | August 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Sharon, PA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 51 | Jim Hough | G | August 4, 1956 | 6'2" | 267 | Utah St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | RT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Charlie Johnson | NT | February 17, 1952 | 6'3" | 266 | Colorado | West Columbia, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 52 | Dennis Johnson | RILB | June 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 234 | USC | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Mike Jones | WR | April 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee St. | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 236 | Brown | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | FS | February 6, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshall | South Charleston, WV USA | 16 | 14 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | WR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 16 | 5 |
| 4 | Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 212 | Mississippi | Cleveland, MS USA | 6 | 2 |
| 94 | Chris Martin | LB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | LDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | ROLB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | RDE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 7 | 6 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | KR | January 2, 1959 | 5'9" | 184 | Stanford | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 32 | David Nelson | RB | November 23, 1963 | 6'2" | 230 | Heidelberg | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Allen Rice | RB | April 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 203 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | LT | November 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | USC | Chula Vista, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Curtis Rouse | LG | July 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 316 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 67 | Ron Sams | C | April 12, 1961 | 6'3" | 261 | Pittsburgh | Bridgeville, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 57 | Robin Sendlein | LOLB | December 1, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas | Las Vegas, NV USA | 15 | 8 |
| 81 | Joe Senser | TE | August 18, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 91 | Greg Smith | RDE | October 22, 1959 | 6'3" | 270 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Mark Stewart | LB | October 13, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington | Palo Alto, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | LILB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 94 | Paul Sverchek | DT | May 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 252 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | John Swain | LCB | September 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 10 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | RG | February 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Willie Teal | DB | December 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | LSU | Texarkana, TX USA | 11 | 4 |
| 24 | Maurice Turner | RB | September 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 13 | 0 |
| 69 | Ruben Vaughan | NT | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 261 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | WR | February 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Colorado | Wharton, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Danny Wagoner | S | December 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas | High Point, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | Sammy White | WR | March 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 8 | 5 |
