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
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1993 1995

1994 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.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

1994 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front Office
  • Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

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

Strength and Conditioning

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

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Regular season

Schedule

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

Postseason

Standings

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

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Playoffs

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

Awards and honors

Milestones

References

  1. ^ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 
  2. ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 378. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
Minnesota Vikings
Founded in 1961 • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Franchise
Stadiums

Metropolitan Stadium • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Proposed: New Vikings Stadium

Temporary stadiums due to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapse in 2010: Ford Field (December 13) • TCF Bank Stadium (December 20)
Temporary stadium due to a conflict with a Minnesota Twins playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium in 1969: Memorial Stadium (October 5)
Culture
Rivalries
Lore
Head coaches
Division championships (18)
League championship
Super Bowl appearances (4)
IV • VIII • IX • XI
Retired numbers
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1994 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXIX