2002 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Tice (6-10)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2002 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Tice (6-10)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2002 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Vikings scored 390 points, but the porous defense allowed 442. Daunte Culpepper directed the offense, passing for 3,853 yards. Randy Moss paced pass catchers, snagging 106 passes for 1,347 yards.
Michael Bennett carried the ball for a team-best 1,296 yards for Minnesota.
Greg Biekert picked off 4 opponent throws. Lance Johnstone sacked opposing passers 7 times.
Mike Tice coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Derrick Alexander | WR | November 6, 1971 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 5 |
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | D'Wayne Bates | WR | December 4, 1975 | 6'2" | 212 | Northwestern | Aiken, GA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 23 | Michael Bennett | RB | August 13, 1978 | 5'9" | 211 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Greg Biekert | MLB | March 14, 1969 | 6'2" | 253 | Colorado | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Matt Birk | C | July 23, 1976 | 6'4" | 300 | Harvard | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Todd Bouman | QB | August 1, 1972 | 6'2" | 229 | St. Cloud St. | Ruthton, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ronnie Bradford | FS | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | Colorado | Minot, ND USA | 16 | 15 |
| 42 | Jack Brewer | DB | January 8, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | SMU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Doug Brien | K | November 24, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | California | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 6 | 0 |
| 91 | Lorenzo Bromell | DE | September 23, 1975 | 6'6" | 260 | Clemson | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Kelly Campbell | WR | July 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 173 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 22 | Tyrone Carter | RCB | March 31, 1976 | 5'8" | 190 | Minnesota | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 89 | Matt Cercone | TE | November 30, 1975 | 6'5" | 252 | Arizona St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Byron Chamberlain | TE | October 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 250 | Missouri | Honolulu, HI USA | 13 | 9 |
| 34 | Doug Chapman | RB | August 22, 1977 | 5'10" | 213 | Marshall | Chesterfield, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Corey Chavous | LCB | January 15, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | Vanderbilt | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Patrick Chukwurah | LB | March 1, 1979 | 6'1" | 250 | Wyoming | , Nigeria | 11 | 2 |
| 52 | Henri Crockett | RLB | October 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | Daunte Culpepper | QB | January 28, 1977 | 6'4" | 264 | Central Florida | Ocala, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Nick Davis | PR | October 6, 1979 | 6'0" | 180 | Wisconsin | Manchester, MI USA | 15 | 1 |
| 71 | David Dixon | RG | January 5, 1969 | 6'5" | 343 | Arizona St. | Papakura, New Zealand | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | Hayden Epstein | K | November 16, 1980 | 6'2" | 214 | Michigan | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Hunter Goodwin | TE | October 10, 1972 | 6'5" | 268 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bellville, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 72 | Adam Haayer | OT | February 22, 1977 | 6'6" | 311 | Minnesota | Wyoming, MN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Lemanski Hall | LB | November 24, 1970 | 6'0" | 231 | Alabama | Valley, AL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 93 | Darius Holland | DT | November 10, 1973 | 6'5" | 330 | Colorado | Petersburg, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | Chris Hovan | RDT | May 12, 1978 | 6'2" | 296 | Boston Col. | Rocky River, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Cedric James | WR | March 19, 1979 | 6'1" | 199 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Lance Johnstone | RDE | June 11, 1973 | 6'4" | 250 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Eric Kelly | RCB | January 15, 1977 | 5'10" | 201 | Kentucky | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 61 | Lewis Kelly | LT | April 21, 1977 | 6'4" | 306 | South Carolina St. | Lithonia, GA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | January 31, 1977 | 6'3" | 272 | North Dakota | Carrington, ND USA | 14 | 12 |
| 63 | Corbin Lacina | LG | November 2, 1970 | 6'4" | 302 | Augustana (SD) | Mankato, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Brody Liddiard | TE | June 12, 1977 | 6'4" | 240 | Colorado | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Everett Lindsay | LT | September 18, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | Mississippi | Burlington, IA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 76 | Chris Liwienski | RT | August 2, 1975 | 6'5" | 325 | Indiana | Sterling Heights, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | LT | September 23, 1979 | 6'8" | 335 | Miami (FL) | Woodbury, NJ USA | 8 | 7 |
| 79 | Kenny Mixon | LDE | May 31, 1975 | 6'4" | 271 | LSU | Sun Valley, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Harold Morrow | FB | February 24, 1973 | 5'11" | 232 | Auburn | Maplesville, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Randy Moss | WR | February 13, 1977 | 6'4" | 215 | Marshall | Rand, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Jim Nelson | LB | April 16, 1975 | 6'1" | 234 | Penn St. | Riverside, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Willie Offord | SS | December 22, 1978 | 6'1" | 216 | South Carolina | Palatka, FL USA | 12 | 6 |
| 31 | Jason Perry | S | August 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 200 | North Carolina St. | Passaic, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Kyle Richardson | P | March 2, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Arkansas St. | Farmington, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Fred Robbins | LDT | March 25, 1977 | 6'4" | 325 | Wake Forest | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 58 | Nick Rogers | LLB | May 31, 1979 | 6'2" | 250 | Georgia Tech | East Point, GA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 27 | Brian Russell | DB | February 5, 1978 | 6'2" | 204 | San Diego St. | West Covina, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 97 | Talance Sawyer | DE | June 14, 1976 | 6'2" | 270 | UNLV | Bastrop, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Carey Scott | CB | August 11, 1979 | 5'11" | 214 | Kentucky St. | Savannah, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Chris Walsh | WR | December 12, 1968 | 6'1" | 194 | Stanford | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 94 | Chuck Wiley | DE | March 6, 1975 | 6'5" | 275 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Brian Williams | LCB | July 2, 1979 | 5'11" | 198 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 16 | 7 |
| 20 | Moe Williams | KR | July 26, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Kentucky | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Antonio Wilson | LB | December 29, 1977 | 6'2" | 247 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Seagoville, TX USA | 5 | 1 |
| 60 | Cory Withrow | C | April 5, 1975 | 6'2" | 287 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | James Wofford | RB | June 6, 1978 | 6'0" | 186 | UNLV | Bakersfield, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
