1989 Minnesota Vikings season
- 1989 Minnesota Vikings season
Infobox NFL_season
team = Minnesota Vikings
year = 1989
record = 10-6
division_place = 1st NFC Central
coach = Jerry Burns
stadium = Metrodome
playoffs = Lost NFC Divisional Playoff1989 was the 29th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 70th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of ten wins and six losses.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular Season
eason Schedule
9/10 Houston W 38-7
9/17 @ Chicago L 7-38
9/24 @ Pittsburgh L 14-27
10/1 Tampa Bay W 17-3
10/8 Detroit W 24-17
10/15 Green Bay W 26-14
10/22 @ Detroit W 20-7
10/30 @ NY Giants L 14-24
11/5 LA Rams W 23-21 (OT)
11/12 @ Tampa Bay W 24-10
11/19 @ Philadelphia L 9-10
11/26 @ Green Bay L 19-20
12/3 Chicago W 27-16
12/10 Atlanta W 43-17
12/17 @ Cleveland L 17-23 (OT)
12/25 Cincinnati W 29-21
1/6 @ San Francisco L 13-41 (NFC Divisional)
eason Standings
Herschel Walker
In 1989, at the height of his NFL career, the Cowboys traded him to the Minnesota Vikings for a total of five players (LB Jesse Solomon, DB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson, LB David Howard, DE Alex Stewart) and six draft picks (which led to Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith, and Darren Woodson). This was judged to be one of the turning points in the rise of the Cowboys to the top echelon of the NFL. Walker's trade was widely perceived as an exceptionally poor move considering what the Vikings had to give up in order to get him, and remains one of the most frequently vilified roster moves of the team's history. The Vikings coaches reluctantly accepted Walker after the trade and never totally used the tool they had been given. Scout.com says, "but Walker was never used properly by the coaching brain trust (a total oxymoron in this case)". [cite web |url= http://min.scout.com/2/11653.html |title= History: Walker Trade |work= Scout.com |date= 2001-06-20 |accessdate=2008-01-29 |author= By Viking Update Staff]
Roster
Awards and records
*Chris Doleman, NFL Leader, Sacks (21.0)
Milestones
*Chris Doleman, Third Player in NFL History to get at least 20 sacks in a season
References
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min/1989.htm Vikings on Football Reference]
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