1993 Minnesota Vikings season

1993 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Dennis Green
Home field	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card

The 1993 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 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 last 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
1	21	21	Robert Smith	Running Back	Ohio State
2	23	52	Qadry Ismail	Wide Receiver	Syracuse
3	1	57	John Gerak	Guard	Penn State	from Patriots via Raiders and Seahawks^[a]
	23	79	Gilbert Brown	Defensive Tackle	Kansas
4	22	106	Ashley Sheppard	Linebacker	Clemson
5	21	133	Everett Lindsay	Offensive Tackle	Mississippi
6	20	160	Traded to the Washington Redskins^[b]
7	24	192	Gino Torretta	Quarterback	Miami
8	23	219	Traded 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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 24–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	44,120
2	September 12, 1993	Chicago Bears	W 10–7	Metrodome	57,921
3	Bye
4	September 26, 1993	Green Bay Packers	W 15–13	Metrodome	61,746
5	October 3, 1993	at San Francisco 49ers	L 38–19	Candlestick Park	63,071
6	October 10, 1993	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 15–0	Metrodome	54,215
7	Bye
8	October 25, 1993	at Chicago Bears	W 19–12	Soldier Field	64,677
9	October 31, 1993	Detroit Lions	L 30–27	Metrodome	53,428
10	November 7, 1993	San Diego Chargers	L 30–17	Metrodome	55,527
11	November 14, 1993	at Denver Broncos	W 26–23	Mile High Stadium	67,329
12	November 21, 1993	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–10	Tampa Stadium	40,848
13	November 28, 1993	New Orleans Saints	L 17–14	Metrodome	53,030
14	December 5, 1993	at Detroit Lions	W 13–0	Silverdome	63,216
15	December 12, 1993	Dallas Cowboys	L 37–20	Texas Stadium	63,321
16	December 19, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	W 21–17	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,773
17	December 26, 1993	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–10	Metrodome	59,236
18	December 31, 1993	at Washington Redskins	W 14–9	RFK Stadium	42,836

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	298	292	W-2
(5) Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	277	290	W-3
(6) Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	340	282	L-1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	234	230	L-4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	237	376	L-1

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 9, 1994	at New York Giants	L 17–10	75,089

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Jim McMahon	1,968
Passing Touchdowns	Jim McMahon Sean Salisbury	9
Rushing Yards	Scottie Graham	488
Rushing Touchdowns	Scottie Graham	3
Receiving Yards	Cris Carter	1,071
Receiving Touchdowns	Cris Carter	9
Points	Fuad Reveiz	105
Kickoff Return Yards	Qadry Ismail	902
Punt Return Yards	Eric Guliford	212
Tackles	Fred Strickland	110
Sacks	Chris Doleman John Randle	12.5
Interceptions	Vencie Glenn	5
Forced Fumbles	Roy Barker Chris Doleman Carlos Jenkins John Randle	3

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	3,200 Yards	200.0 YPG	14th
Rushing Offense	1,624 Yards	101.5 YPG	21st
Total Offense	4,824 Yards	301.5 YPG	17th
Passing Defense	2,870 Yards	179.4 YPG	6th
Rushing Defense	1,536 Yards	96.0 YPG	6th
Total Defense	4,406 Yards	275.4 YPG	1st

Personnel

Staff

1993 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front Office Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick Head Coaches Head Coach – Dennis Green Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jack Burns Running Backs – Tyrone Willingham Receivers – Tom Moore Tight Ends – Brian Billick Offensive Line – John Michels Assistant Offensive Line – Chris Foerster			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Tony Dungy Defensive Line – John Teerlinck Inside Linebackers – Monte Kiffin Outside Linebackers – Richard Solomon Secondary – Willie Shaw Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Tom Batta Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mike Wolf

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Final roster

1993 Minnesota Vikings final roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Brad Johnson  9 Jim McMahon 12 Sean Salisbury 13 Gino Torretta Running backs 33 Roger Craig 29 Chuck Evans FB 31 Scottie Graham 23 Barry Word Wide receivers 81 Anthony Carter 80 Cris Carter 84 Eric Guliford PR 82 Qadry Ismail KR 86 Jake Reed (American football) 89 Olanda Truitt Tight ends 48 Todd Harrison 83 Steve Jordan 85 Brent Novoselsky 46 Derek Tennell 87 Mike Tice		Offensive linemen 72 Scott Adams G 62 Jeff Christy C 71 Bernard Dafney G 66 John Gerak G 76 Tim Irwin T 69 Todd Kalis G 64 Randall McDaniel G 68 Mike Morris C/LS 60 Adam Schreiber C Defensive linemen 92 Roy Barker DE 77 Brad Culpepper DT 56 Chris Doleman DE 99 James Harris DE 90 Robert Harris DE 93 John Randle DT 97 Henry Thomas DT 94 John Thornton DT 98 Esera Tuaolo DT		Linebackers 50 Bobby Abrams 55 Jack Del Rio MLB 54 Dave Garnett OLB 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB 91 Greg Manusky MLB 58 Ed McDaniel OLB 53 Fred Strickland OLB Defensive backs 25 Vencie Glenn FS 32 Shawn Jones 39 Carl Lee CB 37 Lamar McGriggs CB 26 Audray McMillian CB 27 Anthony Parker CB 38 Todd Scott SS 24 J. C. Pearson CB Special teams 18 Harry Newsome P  7 Fuad Reveiz K		Reserve lists 21 Terry Allen RB (IR) 43 Luke Fisher TE (IR) 61 Everett Lindsay T (IR) 59 Ashley Sheppard LB (IR) 26 Robert Smith RB (IR) 35 Ronnie West WR (IR) 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.