1993 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1993 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 33rd in the National Football League. The Vikings failed to match their 11–5 record from the previous season, finishing at 9–7. They finished in second place in the NFC Central to qualify for the playoffs, but lost 17–10 to the New York Giants in the wildcard round.

1993 Minnesota Vikings season
OwnerRoger Headrick
Head coachDennis Green
General managerJeff Diamond
Home fieldHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishLost NFC Wild Card Playoff (at Giants) 10–17
Uniform

Newly acquired Jim McMahon, who was known for helping the Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl in 1985, was the Vikings starting quarterback for the season. He spent only one year with the team and after the season, the rebuilding Vikings decided not to renew McMahon's contract and he would go on to sign with other teams. The Vikings later acquired Warren Moon for next season.

Cris Carter and John Randle were named to play in the Pro Bowl after the season. It was the first Pro Bowl for both future Hall of Famers.

Terry Allen, who had a breakout season the previous year, missed the entire season after tearing his ACL in practice.

Offseason

1993 Draft
Main article: 1993 NFL draft
=Pro Bowler
1993 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Selection
121 Robert SmithRunning backOhio State
252 Qadry IsmailWide receiverSyracuse
357 John GerakGuardPenn Statefrom Patriots via Raiders and Seahawks[a]
79 Gilbert BrownDefensive tackleKansas
4106 Ashley SheppardLinebackerClemson
5133 Everett LindsayOffensive tackleMississippi
6160 Traded to the Washington Redskins[b]
7192 Gino TorrettaQuarterbackMiami
8219 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[c]
^[a] The Vikings traded DT Keith Millard to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for Seattle's third-round selection (57th overall) and 1992 second-round selection (39th overall).
^[b] The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (160th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for DE George Hinkle and WR Joe Johnson.
^[c] The Vikings traded their eighth-round selection (219th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for RB Keith Henderson.

Preseason
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance[1]Notes
1August 1at Dallas CowboysW 13–71–0Texas Stadium60,010
2August 7Buffalo BillsW 20–62–0Olympiastadion, Berlin67,132American Bowl
3August 14Seattle SeahawksW 23–103–0Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome42,240
4August 21at Kansas City ChiefsL 20–273–1Arrowhead Stadium73,080
5August 26Pittsburgh SteelersW 30–134–1Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome41,512

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 5 at Los Angeles Raiders L 24–7 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,120
2 September 12 Chicago Bears W 10–7 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,921
3 Bye
4 September 26 Green Bay Packers W 15–13 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,746
5 October 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 38–19 2–2 Candlestick Park 63,071
6 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 15–0 3–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,215
7 Bye
8 October 25 at Chicago Bears W 19–12 4–2 Soldier Field 64,677
9 October 31 Detroit Lions L 30–27 4–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,428
10 November 7 San Diego Chargers L 30–17 4–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,527
11 November 14 at Denver Broncos W 26–23 5–4 Mile High Stadium 67,329
12 November 21 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–10 5–5 Tampa Stadium 40,848
13 November 28 New Orleans Saints L 17–14 5–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,030
14 December 5 at Detroit Lions W 13–0 6–6 Silverdome 63,216
15 December 12 Dallas Cowboys L 37–20 6–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,321
16 December 19 at Green Bay Packers W 21–17 7–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,773
17 December 26 Kansas City Chiefs W 30–10 8–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,236
18 December 31 at Washington Redskins W 14–9 9–7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 42,836

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Detroit Lions 1060.625298292W2
(5) Minnesota Vikings 970.563277290W3
(6) Green Bay Packers 970.563340282L1
Chicago Bears 790.438234230L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5110.313237376L1

Postseason
Week Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card January 9 at New York Giants (4) L 17–10 0–1 Giants Stadium 75,089

Statistics

Team leaders
Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsJim McMahon1,968
Passing touchdownsJim McMahon
Sean Salisbury		9
Rushing yardsScottie Graham488
Rushing touchdownsScottie Graham3
Receiving yardsCris Carter1,071
Receiving touchdownsCris Carter9
PointsFuad Reveiz105
Kickoff return yardsQadry Ismail902
Punt return yardsEric Guliford212
TacklesFred Strickland110
SacksChris Doleman
John Randle		12.5
InterceptionsVencie Glenn5
Forced fumblesRoy Barker
Chris Doleman
Carlos Jenkins
John Randle		3

League rankings
Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 28)
Passing offense3,200200.014th
Rushing offense1,624101.521st
Total offense4,824301.517th
Passing defense2,870179.46th
Rushing defense1,53696.06th
Total defense4,406275.41st

Staff
1993 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Tom Batta

Strength and conditioning

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

[2]

Roster
1993 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 54 active, 6 inactive, 0 practice squad

References
  2. 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
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