1988 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Burns (11-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1988 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jerry Burns (11-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1988 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Vikings piled up points with 406 points, and the solid defense surrendered 233. Wade Wilson threw for 2,746 yards. Anthony Carter snagged 72 passes for 1,225 yards. Steve Jordan provided receiving help, too.
Darrin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 380 yards for Minnesota, while Allen Rice and Alfred Anderson also buoyed the ground attack.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 53 turnovers, topping in the league. Carl Lee seized 8 opponent throws. Chris Doleman and Keith Millard each sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
Jerry Burns coached the team. The 1988 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.
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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 | 13 |
| 53 | Sam Anno | LB | January 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 236 | USC | Silver Spring, MD USA | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 234 | Penn St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Al Baker | DE | December 9, 1956 | 6'6" | 265 | Colorado St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 78 | Barry Bennett | DT | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Ray Berry | LB | October 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 227 | Baylor | Lovington, NM USA | 15 | 0 |
| 47 | Joey Browner | SS | May 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 221 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Paul Coffman | TE | March 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 222 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | RDE | October 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 289 | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | D.J. Dozier | RB | September 21, 1965 | 6'0" | 200 | Penn St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Brad Edwards | FS | March 22, 1966 | 6'2" | 208 | South Carolina | Lumberton, NC USA | 16 | 6 |
| 31 | Rick Fenney | RB | December 7, 1964 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 62 | Chris Foote | C | December 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | USC | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Darrell Fullington | S | April 17, 1964 | 6'1" | 197 | Miami (FL) | New Smyrna Beach, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | Rich Gannon | QB | December 20, 1965 | 6'3" | 210 | Delaware | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | William Gay | DE | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 80 | Jim Gustafson | WR | March 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 177 | St. Thomas | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Darryl Harris | KR | February 20, 1966 | 5'10" | 178 | Arizona St. | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | John Harris | FS | June 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 24 | Wymon Henderson | CB-S | December 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | North Miami Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Carl Hilton | TE | February 8, 1964 | 6'3" | 232 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | LCB | October 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Alcorn St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 51 | David Howard | RLB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Dave Huffman | G | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | RT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Hassan Jones | WR | July 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 198 | Florida St. | Clearwater, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 236 | Brown | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Todd Kalis | OG | May 10, 1965 | 6'6" | 296 | Arizona St. | Stillwater, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 10 | 6 |
| 39 | Carl Lee | RCB | February 6, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshall | South Charleston, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | PR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 16 | 1 |
| 63 | Kirk Lowdermilk | C | April 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 269 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 71 | Mark MacDonald | OG | April 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 267 | Boston Col. | West Roxbury, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Chris Martin | LB | December 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | LDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 73 | Stafford Mays | DE | March 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 252 | Washington | Lawrence, KS USA | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel | LG | December 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 276 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 15 |
| 60 | Dan McQuaid | OT | October 4, 1960 | 6'7" | 278 | UNLV | Cortland, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Keith Millard | RDT | March 18, 1962 | 6'6" | 260 | Washington St. | Pleasanton, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 86 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Najee Mustafaa | LCB | June 20, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | Georgia Tech | East Point, GA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 1 | Chuck Nelson | K | February 23, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Darrin Nelson | RB | January 2, 1959 | 5'9" | 184 | Stanford | Sacramento, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 96 | Tim Newton | DT | March 23, 1963 | 6'0" | 280 | Florida | Orlando, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 99 | Al Noga | DE | September 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 265 | Hawaii | , American Samoa | 9 | 1 |
| 52 | Randy Rasmussen | C-OG | September 27, 1960 | 6'7" | 253 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Allen Rice | RB | April 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 203 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | Bucky Scribner | P | July 11, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | LLB | November 4, 1963 | 6'0" | 240 | Florida St. | Madison, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | MLB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Terry Tausch | RG | February 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Henry Thomas | LDT | January 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 277 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman | LT | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
