1994 Minnesota Vikings season

1994 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Dennis Green
Home field	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bears) 18–35
Uniform

The 1994 Minnesota Vikings season was the 34th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 75th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of ten wins and six losses. For the third straight season in the Dennis Green era, the Vikings did not make it out of the Wild Card round, losing 35-18 to the rival Chicago Bears.

Offseason

1994 Draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

1994 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1	18	18	Dewayne Washington	Defensive Back	North Carolina State	from Broncos^[a]
1	19	19	Todd Steussie	Offensive Tackle	California
2	11	40	David Palmer	Wide Receiver	Alabama	from Browns via Eagles and Falcons^[b]
	16	45	Traded to the Atlanta Falcons^[b]			Compensatory pick
	23	52	Traded to the Los Angeles Raiders^[c]
	26	55	Fernando Smith	Defensive End	Jackson State	from Raiders^[c]
3	23	88	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[d]
4	16	119	Traded to the Houston Oilers^[e]
4	22	125	Mike Wells	Defensive Tackle	Iowa	from Raiders^[c]
5	3	134	Shelly Hammonds	Defensive Back	Penn State	from Redskins^[e]
5	20	151	Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs^[f]
6	18	179	Andrew Jordan	Tight End	Western Carolina	from Broncos^[a]
6	19	180	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[d]
7	17	211	Pete Bercich	Linebacker	Notre Dame

^{^[a]} Denver traded their 1st round selection (18th overall), 6th round selection (179th overall), and 1995 2nd round selection to Minnesota in exchange for OT Gary Zimmerman on August 23, 1993.

^{^[b]} Atlanta traded a 2nd round selection (40th overall) and 1995 1st round selection to Minnesota in exchange for their 2nd round selection (45th overall) and DE Chris Doleman on April 24, 1994.

^{^[c]} The Raiders traded their 2nd round selection (55th overall) and 4th round selection (125th overall) to Minnesota to move up 3 spot to the 52nd overall selection and draft LB James Folston.

^{^[d]} Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (88th overall) and 6th round selection (180th overall) to Pittsburgh for TE Adrian Cooper.

^{^[e]} Minnesota traded their 4th round selection (119th overall) and 1995 3rd round selection (89th overall) to Houston for QB Warren Moon.

^{^[e]} Washington traded a conditional 5th round selection (134th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Rich Gannon on August 20, 1993.

^{^[f]} Minnesota traded their 5th round selection (151st overall) to Kansas City for RB Barry Word.

Regular season

November 6, 1994 – Warren Moon threw for 420 yards in a game against the New Orleans Saints.
November 20, 1994 – Warren Moon threw for 400 yards in a game against the New York Jets.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	at Green Bay Packers	L 16–10	Lambeau Field	59,487
2	September 11, 1994	Detroit Lions	W 10–3	Metrodome	57,349
3	September 18, 1994	at Chicago Bears	W 42–14	Soldier Field	61,073
4	September 25, 1994	Miami Dolphins	W 38–35	Metrodome	64,035
5	October 2, 1994	at Arizona Cardinals	L 17–7	Sun Devil Stadium	67,950
6	October 10, 1994	at New York Giants	W 27–10	Giants Stadium	77,294
7	Bye
8	October 20, 1994	Green Bay Packers	W 13–10 (OT)	Metrodome	63,041
9	October 30, 1994	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 36–13	Tampa Stadium	42,110
10	November 6, 1994	New Orleans Saints	W 21–20	Metrodome	57,564
11	November 13, 1994	at New England Patriots	L 26–20 (OT)	Foxboro Stadium	58,382
12	November 20, 1994	New York Jets	L 31–21	Metrodome	60,687
13	November 27, 1994	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–17 (OT)	Metrodome	47,259
14	December 1, 1994	Chicago Bears	W 33–27 (OT)	Metrodome	61,483
15	December 11, 1994	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	Rich Field	66,501
16	December 17, 1994	at Detroit Lions	L 41–19	Silverdome	73,881
17	December 26, 1994	San Francisco 49ers	W 21–14	Metrodome	63,326

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	356	314	W1
⁽⁴⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	382	287	W3
⁽⁵⁾ Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	357	342	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	271	307	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	251	351	L1

Postseason

NFC Wildcard Game

Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	7	14	35
Vikings	3	6	3	6	18

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors, domed stadium
Game attendance: 60,347
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden

The Bears picked off Warren Moon twice while Steve Walsh threw two touchdowns, backs Raymont Harris and Lewis Tillman added rushing scores, and Kevin Miniefield ran back a Vikings fumble for a touchdown.

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Warren Moon	4,264
Passing Touchdowns	Warren Moon	18
Rushing Yards	Terry Allen	1,031
Rushing Touchdowns	Terry Allen	8
Receptions	Cris Carter	122 *
Receiving Yards	Cris Carter	1,256
Receiving Touchdowns	Cris Carter	7
Points	Fuad Reveiz	132
Kickoff Return Yards	Qadry Ismail	807
Punt Return Yards	David Palmer	193
Tackles	Jack Del Rio	128
Sacks	John Randle	13.5
Interceptions	Vencie Glenn Anthony Parker	4
Forced Fumbles	John Randle	3

Vikings single season record (tie).

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	4,324 Yards	270.2 YPG	3rd
Rushing Offense	1,524 Yards	95.2 YPG	20th
Total Offense	5,848 Yards	365.5 YPG	3rd
Passing Defense	3,652 Yards	228.2 YPG	21st
Rushing Defense	1,090 Yards	68.1 YPG	1st
Total Defense	4,742 Yards	296.4 YPG	5th

Personnel

Staff

1994 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front Office

Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund
President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Dennis Green

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Brian Billick
Running Backs – Tyrone Willingham
Receivers – Jerry Rhome
Offensive Line – Keith Rowen
Assistant Offensive Line – Chris Foerster
Offensive Assistant – Carl Hargrave

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Tony Dungy
Defensive Line – John Teerlinck
Inside Linebackers – Monte Kiffin
Outside Linebackers – Trent Walters
Defensive Backs – Richard Solomon

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Gary Zauner

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mike Wolf

^[1]

Final roster

1994 Minnesota Vikings final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

83 Andrew Jordan
83 Steve Jordan

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

92 Roy Barker DE
99 James Harris DE
90 Robert Harris DE
91 Martin Harrison DE
79 Roosevelt Nix DE
93 John Randle DT
95 Fernando Smith DE
97 Henry Thomas DT
98 Esera Tuaolo DT

Linebackers

50 Bobby Abrams
52 Richard Brown
55 Jack Del Rio MLB
54 Dave Garnett OLB
51 Carlos Jenkins OLB
58 Ed McDaniel OLB
59 Ashley Sheppard
57 William Sims

Defensive backs

36 Malik Boyd CB
34 Brian Davis CB
25 Vencie Glenn FS
24 Robert Griffith SS
37 Lamar McGriggs CB
27 Anthony Parker CB
38 Todd Scott SS
20 Dewayne Washington CB

Special teams

7 Fuad Reveiz K
4 Mike Saxon P

Reserve lists

87 Adrian Cooper TE (IR)
61 Everett Lindsay G (IR)
85 Brent Novoselsky TE (IR)

Practice squad

56 Pete Bercich LB
-- Robert Staten FB

Rookies in italics
52 Active, 3 Inactive, 2 Practice squad

Awards and honors

Cris Carter, Led NFL in receptions
Cris Carter, All-Pro selection
Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection
Warren Moon, Pro Bowl Selection 1994
Warren Moon, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (4,264)

Milestones

Cris Carter, 100 reception season (Carter finished the season with 122 receptions) ^[2]
Warren Moon, 3rd 4,000 Yard Passing Season
Warren Moon, 5th 400 Yard Passing Game (November 6)
Warren Moon, 6th 400 Yard Passing Game (November 20)

References

↑ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440

Vikings on Football Reference

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

1994 NFL season

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

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