1981 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1981 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1981 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Tommy Kramer	593	322	54.3	3912	6.6	26	4.4	24	4.0	63	19	149	72.6
Steve Dils	102	54	52.9	607	6.0	1	1.0	2	2.0	44	8	66	66.1
Wade Wilson	13	6	46.2	48	3.7	0	0.0	2	15.4	22	2	19	16.3
Ted Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	709	382	53.9	4567	6.4	27	3.8	29	4.1	63	29	234

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Brown	274	1063	3.9	34	6
Tony Galbreath	42	198	4.7	21	2
Rickey Young	47	129	2.7	13	0
Terry LeCount	3	51	17.0	38	0
Jarvis Redwine	5	20	4.0	8	0
Leo Lewis	1	16	16.0	16	0
Steve Dils	4	14	3.5	7	0
Tommy Kramer	10	13	1.3	8	0
Sam Harrell	1	7	7.0	7	0
Joe Senser	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jeff Siemon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Sammy White	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Totals	391	1512	3.9	38	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Brown	83	694	8.4	63	2
Joe Senser	79	1004	12.7	53	8
Sammy White	66	1001	15.2	53	3
Ahmad Rashad	58	884	15.2	53	7
Rickey Young	43	296	6.9	22	2
Terry LeCount	24	425	17.7	43	2
Tony Galbreath	18	144	8.0	23	0
Bob Bruer	7	38	5.4	10	3
Leo Lewis	2	58	29.0	52	0
Sam Harrell	2	23	11.5	17	0
Totals	382	4567	12.0	63	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rick Danmeier	37	34	91.9	25	21	84.0	97
Totals	37	34	91.9	25	21	84.0	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	88	3646	41.4	73
Totals	88	3646	41.4	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Payton	38	303	8.0	18
Sammy White	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	39	303	7.8	18

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Payton	39	898	23.0	99	1
Keith Nord	14	229	16.4	27	0
Mardye McDole	11	170	15.5	22	0
Tony Galbreath	1	16	16.0	16	0
Rickey Young	1	15	15.0	15	0
Matt Blair	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	67	1328	19.8	99	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Hannon	4	28	7.0	28
Willie Teal	4	23	5.8	15
Kurt Knoff	3	24	8.0	20
Fred McNeill	2	26	13.0	14
John Swain	2	18	9.0	18
Matt Blair	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	16	120	7.5	28

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ted Brown			3	3	0	0
Scott Studwell			0	3	0	0
Tommy Kramer			8	3	0	0
James White			0	2	0	0
Steve Dils			3	2	0	0
Matt Blair		0	1	2	0	0
Joe Senser			3	2	0	0
Ahmad Rashad			1	1	0	0
Mardye McDole			1	1	0	0
Kurt Knoff		0	0	1	0	0
Robin Sendlein			0	1	0	0
Jeff Siemon			1	1	-3	0
Doug Martin			0	1	0	0
Mark Mullaney			0	1	0	0
Randy Holloway			0	1	45	1
Fred McNeill		0	0	1	11	0
Ray Yakavonis			0	1	0	0
Greg Coleman			0	1	0	0
Wade Wilson			2	1	0	0
John Swain		0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Payton			5	1	0	0
Terry LeCount			0	1	0	0
Keith Nord			2	1	0	0
Tom Hannon		0	0	1	31	0
Bob Bruer			1	0	0	0
Tony Galbreath			2	0	0	0
Jarvis Redwine			1	0	0	0
Sammy White			1	0	0	0
Rickey Young			4	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	39	34	84	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rick Danmeier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	34	0			97
Ted Brown	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Joe Senser	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Ahmad Rashad	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Sammy White	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bob Bruer	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Tony Galbreath	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rickey Young	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Terry LeCount	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Randy Holloway	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Eddie Payton	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tom Hannon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Walt Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	8	27	0	1	0	0	1	0	21	34	0	0	2	323