1986 Minnesota Vikings Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Jerry Burns (9-7) | 9-7 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Alfred Anderson | RB | August 4, 1961 | 6’1′ | 219 | Baylor |
| Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6’0′ | 234 | Penn St. |
| Rufus Bess | DB | September 13, 1956 | 5’9′ | 184 | South Carolina St. |
| Steve Bono | QB | May 11, 1962 | 6’4′ | 215 | UCLA |
| Brent Boyd | G | March 23, 1957 | 6’3′ | 268 | UCLA |
| Ted Brown | RB | February 15, 1957 | 5’10’ | 206 | North Carolina St. |
| Joey Browner | DB | May 15, 1960 | 6’2′ | 221 | USC |
| Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5’11’ | 168 | Michigan |
| Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6’0′ | 185 | Florida A&M |
| Chris Doleman | DE-LB | October 16, 1961 | 6’5′ | 289 | Pittsburgh |
| Neil Elshire | DE | March 8, 1958 | 6’6′ | 260 | Oregon |
| David Evans | DB | May 1, 1959 | 6’0′ | 178 | Central Arkansas |
| Neal Guggemos | DB | June 14, 1964 | 6’0′ | 187 | St. Thomas |
| Jim Gustafson | WR | March 16, 1961 | 6’1′ | 177 | St. Thomas |
| John Harris | DB | June 13, 1956 | 6’2′ | 200 | Arizona St. |
| Carl Hilton | TE | February 8, 1964 | 6’3′ | 232 | Houston |
| Issiac Holt | DB | October 4, 1962 | 6’2′ | 200 | Alcorn St. |
| Jim Hough | G-C | August 4, 1956 | 6’2′ | 267 | Utah St. |
| David Howard | LB | December 8, 1961 | 6’2′ | 232 | Oregon St. |
| Dave Huffman | G-C | April 4, 1957 | 6’6′ | 280 | Notre Dame |
| Tim Irwin | T | December 13, 1958 | 6’7′ | 300 | Tennessee |
| Hassan Jones | WR | July 2, 1964 | 6’0′ | 198 | Florida St. |
| Steve Jordan | TE | January 10, 1961 | 6’3′ | 236 | Brown |
| Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6’2′ | 200 | Rice |
| Carl Lee | DB | February 6, 1961 | 5’11’ | 185 | Marshall |
| Leo Lewis | WR | September 17, 1956 | 5’8′ | 170 | Missouri |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | C | April 10, 1963 | 6’3′ | 269 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Lush | DB | April 18, 1958 | 6’2′ | 195 | East Stroudsburg |
| Mark MacDonald | G | April 30, 1961 | 6’4′ | 267 | Boston Col. |
| Chris Martin | LB | December 19, 1960 | 6’2′ | 236 | Auburn |
| Doug Martin | DE-NT | May 22, 1957 | 6’3′ | 260 | Washington |
| Keith Millard | DT-NT-DE | March 18, 1962 | 6’6′ | 260 | Washington St. |
| Kyle Morrell | DB | October 9, 1963 | 6’1′ | 190 | BYU |
| Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6’4′ | 245 | Florida |
| Mark Mullaney | DE | April 30, 1953 | 6’6′ | 242 | Colorado St. |
| Chuck Nelson | K | February 23, 1960 | 5’11’ | 175 | Washington |
| Darrin Nelson | RB | January 2, 1959 | 5’9′ | 184 | Stanford |
| Tim Newton | DT-NT | March 23, 1963 | 6’0′ | 280 | Florida |
| Joe Phillips | NT-DT-DE | July 15, 1963 | 6’5′ | 298 | Oregon St. |
| Buster Rhymes | WR | January 27, 1962 | 6’2′ | 217 | Oklahoma |
| Allen Rice | RB | April 5, 1962 | 5’10’ | 203 | Baylor |
| Gerald Robinson | DE-DT | May 4, 1963 | 6’3′ | 262 | Auburn |
| Curtis Rouse | G-T | July 13, 1960 | 6’3′ | 316 | Tenn-Chattanooga |
| Jeff Schuh | LB | May 22, 1958 | 6’2′ | 228 | Minnesota |
| Jesse Solomon | LB | November 4, 1963 | 6’0′ | 240 | Florida St. |
| Mike Stensrud | NT-DE-DT | February 19, 1956 | 6’5′ | 280 | Iowa St. |
| Scott Studwell | LB | August 27, 1954 | 6’2′ | 228 | Illinois |
| Dennis Swilley | C-G-T | June 28, 1955 | 6’3′ | 253 | Texas A&M |
| Terry Tausch | G-T | February 5, 1959 | 6’5′ | 275 | Texas |
| Willie Teal | DB | December 20, 1957 | 5’10’ | 195 | LSU |
| Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6’3′ | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6’3′ | 215 | Shepherd |
| Gary Zimmerman | T | December 13, 1961 | 6’6′ | 294 | Oregon |
