Minnesota Vikings

1981 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
59	Matt Blair M. Blair	LB	6'5"	232	9/20/1950	31	Iowa State
62	Brent Boyd B. Boyd	OL	6'3"	268	3/23/1957	24	UCLA
23	Ted Brown T. Brown	RB	5'10"	206	2/15/1957	24	North Carolina State
82	Bob Bruer B. Bruer	TE	6'5"	235	5/22/1953	28	Minnesota
8	Greg Coleman G. Coleman	P	6'0"	185	9/9/1954	27	Florida A&M
7	Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier	K	6'0"	194	4/8/1952	29	Sioux Falls
12	Steve Dils S. Dils	QB	6'1"	190	12/8/1955	26	Stanford
65	Neil Elshire N. Elshire	DL	6'6"	260	3/8/1958	23	Oregon
32	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	RB	6'0"	228	1/29/1954	27	Missouri
61	Wes Hamilton W. Hamilton	OL	6'3"	261	4/24/1953	28	Tulsa
45	Tom Hannon T. Hannon	DB	5'11"	193	3/5/1955	26	Michigan State
36	Sam Harrell S. Harrell	RB	6'2"	217	2/7/1957	24	East Carolina
75	Randy Holloway R. Holloway	DL	6'5"	250	8/26/1955	26	Pittsburgh
51	Jim Hough J. Hough	OL	6'2"	267	8/4/1956	25	Utah State
56	Dave Huffman D. Huffman	OL	6'6"	271	4/4/1957	24	Notre Dame
76	Tim Irwin T. Irwin	OL	6'7"	300	12/13/1958	23	Tennessee
52	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	LB	6'3"	234	6/19/1958	23	Southern California
53	Henry Johnson H. Johnson	LB	6'1"	235	3/20/1958	23	Georgia Tech
25	Kurt Knoff K. Knoff	DB	6'2"	191	4/6/1954	27	Kansas
9	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	QB	6'2"	200	3/7/1955	26	Rice
58	Jim Langer J. Langer	OL	6'2"	250	5/16/1948	33	South Dakota State
80	Terry LeCount T. LeCount	WR	5'10"	178	7/9/1956	25	Florida
87	Leo Lewis L. Lewis	WR	5'8"	170	9/17/1956	25	Missouri
79	Doug Martin D. Martin	DL	6'3"	260	5/22/1957	24	Washington
88	Mardye McDole M. McDole	WR	5'11"	198	5/1/1959	22	Mississippi State
54	Fred McNeill F. McNeill	LB	6'2"	230	5/6/1952	29	UCLA
77	Mark Mullaney M. Mullaney	DL	6'6"	242	4/30/1953	28	Colorado State
49	Keith Nord K. Nord	DB	6'0"	197	3/13/1957	24	St. Cloud State
31	Eddie Payton E. Payton	RB	5'8"	175	8/3/1951	30	Jackson State
28	Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	WR	6'2"	205	11/19/1949	32	Oregon
22	Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine	RB	5'10"	203	5/16/1957	24	Nebraska
78	Steve Riley S. Riley	OL	6'5"	258	11/23/1952	29	Southern California
89	Ken Sanders K. Sanders	DL	6'5"	240	8/22/1950	31	Howard Payne
57	Robin Sendlein R. Sendlein	LB	6'3"	225	12/1/1958	23	Texas
81	Joe Senser J. Senser	TE	6'4"	235	8/18/1956	25	West Chester
50	Jeff Siemon J. Siemon	LB	6'2"	235	6/2/1950	31	Stanford
55	Scott Studwell S. Studwell	LB	6'2"	228	8/27/1954	27	Illinois
29	John Swain J. Swain	DB	6'1"	195	9/4/1959	22	Miami (FL)
67	Dennis Swilley D. Swilley	OL	6'3"	253	6/28/1955	26	North Texas
37	Willie Teal W. Teal	DB	5'10"	195	12/20/1957	24	Louisiana State
27	John Turner J. Turner	DB	6'0"	197	2/22/1956	25	Miami (FL)
72	James White J. White	DL	6'3"	265	10/26/1953	28	Oklahoma State
85	Sammy White S. White	WR	5'11"	190	3/16/1954	27	Grambling
44	Walt Williams W. Williams	DB	6'1"	185	7/10/1954	27	New Mexico State
11	Wade Wilson W. Wilson	QB	6'3"	210	2/1/1959	22	Texas A&M-Commerce
91	Ray Yakavonis R. Yakavonis	DL	6'4"	250	1/20/1957	24	East Stroudsburg
73	Ron Yary R. Yary	OL	6'5"	255	7/16/1946	35	Southern California
34	Rickey Young R. Young	RB	6'2"	196	12/7/1953	28	Jackson State

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000