1984 Minnesota Vikings season

1984 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Les Steckel
General manager	Mike Lynn
Home field	Metrodome
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1984 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses. This remains the Vikings’ worst record since the merger, later equaled with the 2011 team, and the team's second worst overall record by win percentage (only 1962 was worse). The Vikings’ 484 points allowed (30.25 average points per game) was the most by any NFL team between 1983 and 2000,^[1] and the most any Vikings team allowed in one season.

The team was coached by Les Steckel after Bud Grant retired; after the bad season, Steckel was fired and Bud Grant was re-hired.

Offseason

1984 Draft

Main article: 1984 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

1984 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1	13	13	Keith Millard	Defensive Tackle	Washington State
2	12	40	Traded to the Houston Oilers^[a]
3	11	67	Alfred Anderson	Running Back	Baylor
4	16	100	Traded to the Houston Oilers^[a]
5	15	127	Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders^[b]
5	28	140	Allen Rice	Running Back	Baylor	from Raiders^[b]
6	14	154	Dwight Collins	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh
7	13	181	John Haines	Defensive Tackle	Texas
7	28	196	Lloyd Lewis	Offensive Guard	Texas A&I	from Raiders^[b]
8	12	208	Paul Sverchek	Defensive Tackle	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
9	11	235	Keith Kidd	Wide Receiver	Arkansas
10	16	268	James Spencer	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
11	15	295	Edgar Pickett	Linebacker	Clemson
11	28	308	Lawrence Thompson	Wide Receiver	Miami	from Raiders^[b]
12	13	321	Mike Jones	Running Back	North Carolina A&T	Originally Packers pick^[c]

^{^[a]} Minnesota traded their 2nd round selection (40th overall) and 4th round selection (100th overall) to Houston for QB Archie Manning and TE Dave Casper.

^{^[b]} The Raiders traded their 5th round selection (140th overall), 7th round selection (196th overall), and 11th round selection (308th overall) to Minnesota to move up 17 spots and draft TE Andy Parker.

^{^[c]} Minnesota originally chose 322nd overall but picked 321st overall when Green Bay passed and chose at 323rd overall.

1984 Supplemental USFL/CFL Draft

Main article: 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players

Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Pro Team
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Pro Team
1	13	13	Allanda Smith	Cornerback	TCU	Los Angeles Express
2	12	40	Robert B. Smith	Defensive End	Grambling	Arizona Wranglers
3	11	67	David Howard	Linebacker	Long Beach State	Los Angeles Express

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	San Diego Chargers	L 13–42	0–1	Metrodome	57,276
2	September 9, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–19	0–2	Veterans Stadium	55,942
3	September 16, 1984	Atlanta Falcons	W 27–20	1–2	Metrodome	53,955
4	September 23, 1984	at Detroit Lions	W 29–28	2–2	Silverdome	57,511
5	September 30, 1984	Seattle Seahawks	L 12–20	2–3	Metrodome	57,171
6	October 7, 1984	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–35	2–4	Tampa Stadium	47,405
7	October 14, 1984	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 20–23	2–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,276
8	October 21, 1984	Detroit Lions	L 14–16	2–6	Metrodome	57,953
9	October 28, 1984	at Chicago Bears	L 7–16	2–7	Soldier Field	57,517
10	November 4, 1984	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–24	3–7	Metrodome	54,949
11	November 11, 1984	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–45	3–8	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,931
12	November 18, 1984	at Denver Broncos	L 21–42	3–9	Mile High Stadium	74,716
13	November 25, 1984	Chicago Bears	L 3–34	3–10	Metrodome	56,881
14	November 29, 1984	Washington Redskins	L 17–31	3–11	Metrodome	55,017
15	December 8, 1984	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7–51	3–12	Candlestick Park	56,670
16	December 16, 1984	Green Bay Packers	L 14–38	3–13	Metrodome	51,197

Personnel

Staff

1984 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front office

President – Max Winter
General Manager – Mike Lynn

Head coaches

Head Coach – Les Steckel

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Jerry Burns
Offensive Backfield – John Michels
Receivers – Bob Leahy
Offensive Line – Dan Radakovich
Special Assistant – Dick Rehbein
Quality Control – Bus Mertes

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Floyd Reese
Defensive Line – Tom Batta
Outside Linebackers – Mike Sweatman
Defensive Backfield – Ross Fichtner
Quality Control – Bob Hollway

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Sweatman

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Bud Bjornaraa
Strength and Conditioning – Dean Brittenham

^[2]

Roster

1984 Minnesota Vikings final roster

Quarterbacks

9 Tommy Kramer

Running backs

Wide receivers

87 Leo Lewis
85 Sammy White

Tight ends

86 Mike Mularkey

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

59 Matt Blair
54 Fred McNeill

Defensive backs

47 Joey Browner S
39 Carl Lee CB

Special teams

8 Greg Coleman P

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	7–1	8–4	325	248	W1
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	5–3	8–4	390	309	W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	3–5	5–9	335	380	W2
Detroit Lions	4	11	1	.281	3–5	4–7–1	283	408	L3
Minnesota Vikings	3	13	0	.188	2–6	3–9	276	484	L6

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Tommy Kramer	1,678
Passing Touchdowns	Tommy Kramer	9
Rushing Yards	Alfred Anderson	773
Rushing Touchdowns	Ted Brown Darrin Nelson	3
Receiving Yards	Leo Lewis	830
Receiving Touchdowns	Leo Lewis	4
Points	Jan Stenerud	90
Kickoff Return Yards	Darrin Nelson	891
Punt Return Yards	Darrin Nelson	180
Tackles	Carl Lee	100
Sacks	Randy Holloway	5.0
Interceptions	Rufus Bess	3

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	2,872 Yards	179.5 YPG	22nd
Rushing Offense	1,844 Yards	115.2 YPG	18th
Total Offense	4,716 Yards	294.8 YPG	25th
Passing Defense	3,779 Yards	236.2 YPG	26th
Rushing Defense	2,573 Yards	160.8 YPG	27th
Total Defense	6,352 Yards	397.0 YPG	28th

References

↑ Most Points Allowed: 1983 to 2000
↑ 2010 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 265. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1984 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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