1987 Minnesota Vikings Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1987 Minnesota Vikings Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Jerry Burns (8-7)8-72-1Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central DivisionLost Conference Championship

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Steve AcheLBMarch 16, 19626’3′229SW Missouri St.
Tony AdamsQBMarch 9, 19506’0′198Texas
Alfred AndersonRBAugust 4, 19616’1′219Baylor
Sam AnnoLBJanuary 26, 19656’2′236USC
Walker AshleyLBJuly 28, 19606’0′234Penn St.
Ray BerryLBOctober 28, 19636’2′227Baylor
Rufus BessDBSeptember 13, 19565’9′184South Carolina St.
Don BramlettDTOctober 5, 19626’2′270Memphis
James BrimWRFebruary 28, 19636’3′187Wake Forest
Larry BrownWRSeptember 4, 19635’11’180Mankato St.
Joey BrownerDBMay 15, 19606’2′221USC
Dave BrunoPMarch 19, 19636’1′235Moriane Valley CC (IL)
Tim BryantLBMay 5, 19626’1′217Vanderbilt
Derek BurtonTAugust 10, 19636’2′270Oklahoma St.
Anthony CarterWRSeptember 17, 19605’11’168Michigan
Dan ColemanDEAugust 14, 19626’4′249Murray St.
Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546’0′185Florida A&M
Fabray CollinsLBSeptember 16, 19616’2′215Southern Illinois
Ron DaughertyWRMarch 17, 19586’3′185NE Illinois
Dale DawsonKNovember 2, 19646’0′213East. Kentucky
Jim DickLBJune 18, 19646’1′230North Dakota St.
Chris DolemanDE-LBOctober 16, 19616’5′289Pittsburgh
D.J. DozierRBSeptember 21, 19656’0′200Penn St.
Clifton EleyTEJune 21, 19616’5′230Mississippi St.
David EvansDBMay 1, 19596’0′178Central Arkansas
Rick FenneyRBDecember 7, 19646’1′235Washington
Steve FinchWRJanuary 2, 19616’0′200Elmhurst
Jamie FitzgeraldDBApril 30, 19656’0′180Idaho St.
Chris FooteC-GDecember 2, 19566’3′256USC
Steve FreemanDBMay 8, 19535’11’185Mississippi St.
Phil FryeRBDecember 20, 19585’11’180Utah St.
Rich GannonQBDecember 20, 19656’3′210Delaware
Willie GillespieWROctober 24, 19615’9′170Tenn-Chattanooga
Neal GuggemosDBJune 14, 19646’0′187St. Thomas
Jim GustafsonWRMarch 16, 19616’1′177St. Thomas
Mark HansonGFebruary 3, 19656’2′260Mankato St.
Sam HarrellRBFebruary 7, 19576’2′217East Carolina
John HarrisDBJune 13, 19566’2′200Arizona St.
Steve HarrisRBDecember 12, 19625’11’194Northern Iowa
Mike HartenstineDEJuly 27, 19536’3′251Penn St.
Wymon HendersonDBDecember 15, 19615’10’190UNLV
Carl HiltonTEFebruary 8, 19646’3′232Houston
Issiac HoltDBOctober 4, 19626’2′200Alcorn St.
David HowardLBDecember 8, 19616’2′232Oregon St.
Dave HuffmanG-CApril 4, 19576’6′280Notre Dame
Tim IrwinTDecember 13, 19586’7′300Tennessee
Hassan JonesWRJuly 2, 19646’0′198Florida St.
Wayne JonesGFebruary 10, 19606’4′270Utah
Steve JordanTEJanuary 10, 19616’3′236Brown
Keith KiddWRSeptember 10, 19626’1′195Arkansas
Greg KochT-GJune 14, 19556’4′270Arkansas
Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556’2′200Rice
Terry LeCountWRJuly 9, 19565’10’178Florida
Carl LeeDBFebruary 6, 19615’11’185Marshall
Leo LewisWRSeptember 17, 19565’8′170Missouri
Fletcher LouallenDBSeptember 12, 19626’0′195West Alabama
Terry LoveDBAugust 25, 19586’2′205Murray St.
Kirk LowdermilkCApril 10, 19636’3′269Ohio St.
Mark MacDonaldGApril 30, 19616’4′267Boston Col.
Chris MartinLBDecember 19, 19606’2′236Auburn
Doug MartinDE-NTMay 22, 19576’3′260Washington
Marc MayTEJanuary 1, 19566’4′230Purdue
Stafford MaysDE-DT-NTMarch 13, 19586’2′252Washington
Mike McCurryGMarch 26, 19636’3′258Indiana
Phil MicechDEAugust 11, 19616’5′265Wisc-Platteville
Keith MillardDT-NT-DEMarch 18, 19626’6′260Washington St.
Larry MillerQBFebruary 8, 19626’4′220Northern Iowa
Ted MillionGMay 9, 19636’4′260Duke
Fred MoldenDTAugust 12, 19636’2′272Southern Miss
Leonard MooreRBJanuary 27, 19636’0′222Jackson St.
Mike MularkeyTENovember 19, 19616’4′245Florida
Najee MustafaaDBJune 20, 19646’1′190Georgia Tech
Peter NajarianLBDecember 22, 19636’2′233Minnesota
Chuck NelsonKFebruary 23, 19605’11’175Washington
Darrin NelsonRBJanuary 2, 19595’9′184Stanford
Tim NewtonDT-NTMarch 23, 19636’0′280Florida
Tony NormanDEJanuary 27, 19556’5′270Iowa St.
Frank OriGMarch 20, 19646’2′244Northern Iowa
Rickey ParksWRFebruary 19, 19646’1′179Ark-Pine Bluff
Kurt PloegerDE-DTDecember 1, 19626’5′259Gustavus Adolphus
Kelly QuinnLBAugust 20, 19636’1′220Michigan St.
Randy RasmussenC-GSeptember 27, 19606’7′253Minnesota
Allen RiceRBApril 5, 19625’10’203Baylor
Greg RichardsonWROctober 6, 19645’7′171Alabama
Gerald RobinsonDE-DTMay 4, 19636’3′262Auburn
Ted RosnagleDBSeptember 29, 19616’3′205Portland St.
John ScardinaTJuly 26, 19586’4′265Concordia (WI)
Ed SchenkTEDecember 20, 19606’4′230Baldwin-Wallace
Randy ScottLBJanuary 31, 19596’1′223Alabama
Bucky ScribnerPJuly 11, 19606’0′207Kansas
Ron SeleskyCSeptember 4, 19656’1′266North Central
Mike SlatonDBSeptember 25, 19646’2′194South Dakota
Jimmy SmithRBSeptember 25, 19606’0′205Purdue
Wayne SmithDBMay 9, 19576’0′171Wisc-LaCrosse
Jesse SolomonLBNovember 4, 19636’0′240Florida St.
Timothy StarksDBDecember 30, 19635’9′175Kent St.
Joe StepanekDTNovember 6, 19636’5′268Minnesota
Scott StudwellLBAugust 27, 19546’2′228Illinois
Dennis SwilleyC-G-TJune 28, 19556’3′253Texas A&M
Terry TauschG-TFebruary 5, 19596’5′275Texas
Andre ThomasRBNovember 28, 19606’0′205Mississippi
Henry ThomasDT-NTJanuary 12, 19656’2′277LSU
Mike TurnerGSeptember 10, 19606’3′255LSU
John TurnerDBFebruary 22, 19566’0′197Miami (FL)
Adam WalkerRBApril 9, 19635’11’220Carthage
Jimmy WalkerDTDecember 30, 19566’2′265Arkansas
Kevin WebsterGMarch 6, 19626’2′260Northern Iowa
Brad WhiteNT-DTAugust 18, 19586’2′256Tennessee
Brett WilsonRBDecember 29, 19606’0′220Illinois
Wade WilsonQBFebruary 1, 19596’3′210Texas A&M-Commerce
Jeff WomackRBJune 26, 19635’9′188Memphis
Gary ZimmermanTDecember 13, 19616’6′294Oregon