1992 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1992 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 32nd in the National Football League. They finished with an 11–5 record to claim the NFC Central division title and returned to the playoffs after a two-year absence. They met the Washington Redskins in the wildcard round, the teams' first playoff meeting since victory for the Redskins in the 1987 NFC Championship game; the Redskins won again this time, 24–7.

1992 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coachDennis Green
Home fieldHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st NFC Central
Playoff finishLost NFC Wild Card Playoff (Redskins) 7–24

Minnesota's starting quarterbacks were Rich Gannon, who went 8–4 in 12 starts, and Sean Salisbury, who won three of his four starts. The team's leading rusher was Terry Allen, who ran for 1,201 yards. Receivers Cris Carter and Anthony Carter led the team with 681 and 580 receiving yards, respectively.[1]

Offseason

On January 10, 1992, Dennis Green was named the fifth head coach in franchise history.[2]

1992 Draft
Pro Bowler
1992 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Selection
113 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[a]
239 Robert HarrisDefensive endSouthern Universityfrom Seahawks[b]
40 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[a]
371 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[a]
498 Roy BarkerDefensive tackleNorth Carolina
5125 Ed McDanielLinebackerClemson
6152 Mike GaddisRunning backOklahoma
7183 David WilsonDefensive backCalifornia
8210 Luke FisherTight endEast Carolina
9227 Brad JohnsonQuarterbackFlorida Statefrom Buccaneers[c]
237 Ronnie WestWide receiverPittsburg State
10264 Brad CulpepperDefensive tackleFlorida
11295 Chuck EvansRunning backClark Atlanta
12322 Joe RandolphWide receiverElon
^[a] These picks were involved in the Herschel Walker trade on October 12, 1989.
^[b] Seattle traded their 2nd round selection (39th overall – Robert Harris) and a 1993 3rd round selection (57th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for DT Keith Millard on April 25, 1992.
^[c] Tampa Bay traded their 9th round selection (227th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for LB Jimmy Williams.

Preseason
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance[3]
1August 8Buffalo BillsW 24–31–0Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome36,603
2August 15Kansas City ChiefsW 30–02–0Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome38,132
3August 24at Cleveland BrownsW 56–33–0Cleveland Stadium35,755
4August 29at Washington RedskinsW 30–04–0RFK Stadium55,855

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 at Green Bay Packers W 23–20 (OT) 1–0 Lambeau Field 58,617
2 September 13 at Detroit Lions L 31–17 1–1 Silverdome 57,519
3 September 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–20 2–1 Metrodome 48,113
4 September 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 42–7 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 53,847
5 October 4 Chicago Bears W 21–20 4–1 Metrodome 60,992
6 Bye
7 October 15 Detroit Lions W 31–14 5–1 Metrodome 52,816
8 October 25 Washington Redskins L 15–13 5–2 Metrodome 59,098
9 November 2 at Chicago Bears W 38–10 6–2 Soldier Field 61,257
10 November 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 35–7 7–2 Tampa Stadium 49,095
11 November 15 Houston Oilers L 17–13 7–3 Metrodome 56,726
12 November 22 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 8–3 Metrodome 53,323
13 November 29 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–17 9–3 Anaheim Stadium 54,831
14 December 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 28–17 9–4 Veterans Stadium 65,280
15 December 13 San Francisco 49ers L 20–17 9–5 Metrodome 60,685
16 December 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 6–3 10–5 Three Rivers Stadium 53,613
17 December 27 Green Bay Packers W 27–7 11–5 Metrodome 61,461

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 374 249 W2
Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 276 296 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 3–5 5–9 267 365 W1
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 295 361 L2
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 3–5 3–9 273 332 L1

Playoffs
Washington Redskins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7
1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 14 7024
Vikings 7 0 007

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Statistics

Team leaders
Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsRich Gannon1,905
Passing touchdownsRich Gannon12
Rushing yardsTerry Allen1,201
Rushing touchdownsTerry Allen13
Receiving yardsCris Carter681
Receiving touchdownsCris Carter6
PointsFuad Reveiz102
Kickoff return yardsDarrin Nelson626
Punt return yardsAnthony Parker336
TacklesJack Del Rio153
SacksChris Doleman14.5
InterceptionsAudray McMillian8
Forced fumblesChris Doleman6

League rankings
Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 28)
Passing offense2,869179.318th
Rushing offense2,030126.97th
Total offense4,899306.211th
Passing defense2,782173.97th
Rushing defense1,733108.314th
Total defense4,515282.28th

Staff
1992 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

[4]

Roster
1992 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
 49 active, 9 inactive, 1 practice squad

Awards and records
  • Audrey MacMillan, NFL leader, Interceptions (8)

References
  1. 1992 Minnesota Vikings at Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.108
  4. 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
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