1986 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1986 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 26th season in the National Football League, and their first with former offensive coordinator Jerry Burns as head coach, following the departure of Bud Grant at the end of the previous season.

Although the Vikings finished with a 9–7 record (a two-game improvement from their 7–9 record from 1985) for their first winning season in a full 16-game season since 1980, they missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Offseason

1986 draft

Notes:

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Detroit Lions

Week 8: vs Cleveland Browns

Standings

Statistics

Team leaders

League rankings

Awards and records

• On August 2, Fran Tarkenton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He was the first player inducted who was primarily a Minnesota Viking during his career.
• Tommy Kramer, the NFL passer rating leader, was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year by Pro Football Weekly.

References

External links

• Vikings on Pro Football Reference
• Vikings on jt-sw.com