1993 Minnesota Vikings season

1993 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach Dennis Green
General manager Jeff Diamond
Owner Roger Headrick
Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record 9–7
Division place 2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish Lost NFC Wild Card Playoff (at Giants) 10–17
Uniform

The 1993 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 33rd in the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses. With a record of 9–7, the team was unable to match the success of the previous season. Their season ended with a 17–10 loss to the New York Giants in the Wild Card round.

Newly acquired Jim McMahon, who was known for helping the Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl in 1985, was the Vikings starting quarterback for the season. He spent only one year with the team and after the season, the rebuilding Vikings decided not to renew McMahon's contract and he would go on to sign with other teams. The Vikings later acquired Warren Moon for next season.

Cris Carter and John Randle were named to play in the Pro Bowl after the season. It was the first Pro Bowl for both future Hall of Famers.

Terry Allen, who had a breakout season the previous year, missed the entire season after tearing his ACL in practice.

Offseason

1993 Draft

=Pro Bowler
1993 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Choice Overall
12121Robert SmithRunning backOhio State
22352Qadry IsmailWide receiverSyracuse
3157John GerakGuardPenn Statefrom Patriots via Raiders and Seahawks[a]
2379Gilbert BrownDefensive tackleKansas
422106Ashley SheppardLinebackerClemson
521133Everett LindsayOffensive tackleMississippi
620160Traded to the Washington Redskins[b]
724192Gino TorrettaQuarterbackMiami
823219Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[c]
^[a] Seattle traded their 1992 2nd round selection (39th overall – Robert Harris) and this 3rd round selection (57th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for DT Keith Millard on April 25, 1992.
^[b] Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (160th overall) to Seattle for DE George Hinkle and WR Joe Johnson.
^[c] Minnesota traded their 8th round selection (219th overall) to San Francisco for RB Keith Henderson.

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance Notes
1August 1at Dallas CowboysW 13–71–0Texas Stadium60,010
2August 7Buffalo BillsW 20–62–0Olympiastadion, Berlin67,132American Bowl
3August 14Seattle SeahawksW 23–103–0Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome42,240
4August 21at Kansas City ChiefsL 20–273–1Arrowhead Stadium73,080
5August 26Pittsburgh SteelersW 30–134–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome41,512

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 5 at Los Angeles Raiders L 24–7 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,120
2 September 12 Chicago Bears W 10–7 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,921
3 Bye
4 September 26 Green Bay Packers W 15–13 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,746
5 October 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 38–19 2–2 Candlestick Park 63,071
6 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 15–0 3–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,215
7 Bye
8 October 25 at Chicago Bears W 19–12 4–2 Soldier Field 64,677
9 October 31 Detroit Lions L 30–27 4–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,428
10 November 7 San Diego Chargers L 30–17 4–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,527
11 November 14 at Denver Broncos W 26–23 5–4 Mile High Stadium 67,329
12 November 21 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–10 5–5 Tampa Stadium 40,848
13 November 28 New Orleans Saints L 17–14 5–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,030
14 December 5 at Detroit Lions W 13–0 6–6 Silverdome 63,216
15 December 12 Dallas Cowboys L 37–20 6–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,321
16 December 19 at Green Bay Packers W 21–17 7–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,773
17 December 26 Kansas City Chiefs W 30–10 8–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,236
18 December 31 at Washington Redskins W 14–9 9–7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 42,836

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Detroit Lions 1060.625298292W2
(5) Minnesota Vikings 970.563277290W3
(6) Green Bay Packers 970.563340282L1
Chicago Bears 790.438234230L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5110.313237376L1

Postseason

Week Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card January 9 at New York Giants (4) L 17–10 0–1 Giants Stadium 75,089

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsJim McMahon1,968
Passing touchdownsJim McMahon
Sean Salisbury		9
Rushing yardsScottie Graham488
Rushing touchdownsScottie Graham3
Receiving yardsCris Carter1,071
Receiving touchdownsCris Carter9
PointsFuad Reveiz105
Kickoff return yardsQadry Ismail902
Punt return yardsEric Guliford212
TacklesFred Strickland110
SacksChris Doleman
John Randle		12.5
InterceptionsVencie Glenn5
Forced fumblesRoy Barker
Chris Doleman
Carlos Jenkins
John Randle		3

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 28)
Passing offense3,200200.014th
Rushing offense1,624101.521st
Total offense4,824301.517th
Passing defense2,870179.46th
Rushing defense1,53696.06th
Total defense4,406275.41st

Personnel

Staff

1993 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

[1]

Final roster

1993 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 54 Active, 6 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

References

  1. ↑ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
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