1988 Minnesota Vikings Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Jerry Burns (11-5) | 11-5 | 1-1 | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Alfred Anderson | RB | August 4, 1961 | 6’1′ | 219 | Baylor |
| Sam Anno | LB | January 26, 1965 | 6’2′ | 236 | USC |
| Walker Ashley | LB | July 28, 1960 | 6’0′ | 234 | Penn St. |
| Al Baker | DE | December 9, 1956 | 6’6′ | 265 | Colorado St. |
| Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6’4′ | 257 | Concordia (MN) |
| Ray Berry | LB | October 28, 1963 | 6’2′ | 227 | Baylor |
| Joey Browner | DB | May 15, 1960 | 6’2′ | 221 | USC |
| Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5’11’ | 168 | Michigan |
| Paul Coffman | TE | March 29, 1956 | 6’3′ | 222 | Kansas St. |
| Chris Doleman | DE-LB | October 16, 1961 | 6’5′ | 289 | Pittsburgh |
| D.J. Dozier | RB | September 21, 1965 | 6’0′ | 200 | Penn St. |
| Brad Edwards | DB | March 22, 1966 | 6’2′ | 208 | South Carolina |
| Rick Fenney | RB | December 7, 1964 | 6’1′ | 235 | Washington |
| Chris Foote | C-G | December 2, 1956 | 6’3′ | 256 | USC |
| Darrell Fullington | DB | April 17, 1964 | 6’1′ | 197 | Miami (FL) |
| Rich Gannon | QB | December 20, 1965 | 6’3′ | 210 | Delaware |
| William Gay | DE-DT-TE | May 28, 1955 | 6’5′ | 250 | USC |
| Jim Gustafson | WR | March 16, 1961 | 6’1′ | 177 | St. Thomas |
| Darryl Harris | RB | February 20, 1966 | 5’10’ | 178 | Arizona St. |
| John Harris | DB | June 13, 1956 | 6’2′ | 200 | Arizona St. |
| Wymon Henderson | DB | December 15, 1961 | 5’10’ | 190 | UNLV |
| Carl Hilton | TE | February 8, 1964 | 6’3′ | 232 | Houston |
| Issiac Holt | DB | October 4, 1962 | 6’2′ | 200 | Alcorn 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 |
| Todd Kalis | G | May 10, 1965 | 6’6′ | 296 | Arizona St. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Stafford Mays | DE-DT-NT | March 13, 1958 | 6’2′ | 252 | Washington |
| Randall McDaniel | G | December 19, 1964 | 6’3′ | 276 | Arizona St. |
| Dan McQuaid | T-G | October 4, 1960 | 6’7′ | 278 | UNLV |
| Keith Millard | DT-NT-DE | March 18, 1962 | 6’6′ | 260 | Washington St. |
| Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6’4′ | 245 | Florida |
| Najee Mustafaa | DB | June 20, 1964 | 6’1′ | 190 | Georgia Tech |
| 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 |
| Al Noga | DE-DT | September 16, 1965 | 6’1′ | 265 | Hawaii |
| Randy Rasmussen | C-G | September 27, 1960 | 6’7′ | 253 | Minnesota |
| Allen Rice | RB | April 5, 1962 | 5’10’ | 203 | Baylor |
| Bucky Scribner | P | July 11, 1960 | 6’0′ | 207 | Kansas |
| Jesse Solomon | LB | November 4, 1963 | 6’0′ | 240 | Florida St. |
| Scott Studwell | LB | August 27, 1954 | 6’2′ | 228 | Illinois |
| Terry Tausch | G-T | February 5, 1959 | 6’5′ | 275 | Texas |
| Henry Thomas | DT-NT | January 12, 1965 | 6’2′ | 277 | LSU |
| Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6’3′ | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Gary Zimmerman | T | December 13, 1961 | 6’6′ | 294 | Oregon |
