1996 was the 36th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

 and the 77th regular season of the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses.



Draft


Round 1 - Duane Clemons - LB - California


Round 2 - James Manley - DT - Vanderbilt


Round 3 - Moe Williams - RB - Kentucky


Round 4 - Hunter Goodwin - TE - Texas A&M


Round 5 - Sean Boyd - DB - North Carolina


Round 7 - Jon Merrill - DT - Duke

Staff

1996 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front Office Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick Head Coaches Head Coach – Dennis Green Dennis Green Dennis "Denny" Green is an American football head coach for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League... Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Brian Billick Brian Billick Brian Harold Billick is a National Football League game analyst for Fox, and is also an analyst for the network's Bowl Championship Series coverage. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007... Quarterbacks – Ray Sherman Ray Sherman -College career:Sherman played college football at Fresno State as a wide receiver and defensive back. In 1974, he took a job as graduate assistant for San Jose State... Running Backs – Carl Hargrave Receivers – Chip Myers Chip Myers Phillip Leon "Chip" Myers was a wide receiver who played nine Pro Football seasons, for the NFL San Francisco 49ers in 1967, the AFL's Cincinnati Bengals in 1969, and the NFL's AFC Bengals from 1970 through 1976... Tight Ends – Mike Tice Mike Tice Michael Peter Tice is an American football National Football League coach, best known as the former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He is currently the offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears.-Playing career:... Offensive Line – Keith Rowen Keith Rowen Keith Rowen is an American football coach. He was served as the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2005 until he was fired in Oct 2006 the day after the Cardinal lost to the Bears after leading by 20 points...			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Foge Fazio Foge Fazio Serafino Dante "Foge" Fazio was an American former National Football League defensive assistant and college football head coach.... Defensive Line – John Levra Inside Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Outside Linebackers – Trent Walters Defensive Backs – Richard Solomon Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Gary Zauner Gary Zauner Gary Zauner is an American football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator for the California Redwoods of the United Football League.... Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Friday

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 17-13	FOX 1:00pm	52,972
2	September 8, 1996	at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 23-17	FOX 1:00pm	42,688
3	September 15, 1996	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 20-14	FOX 1:00pm	61,301
4	September 22, 1996	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	W 30-21	FOX 1:00pm	64,168
5	September 29, 1996	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 15-10	FOX 1:00pm	70,970
6	October 6, 1996	Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	W 14-12	FOX 1:00pm	60,894
7	October 13, 1996	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...	L 24-13	FOX 1:00pm	32,175
8	Bye
9	October 28, 1996	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 15-13	ABC 9:00pm	58,143
10	November 3, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	L 21-6	NBC 1:00pm	59,552
11	November 10, 1996	at Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...	L 42-23	FOX 4:15pm	50,794
12	November 17, 1996	at Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 16-13	ESPN 8:15pm	41,183
13	November 24, 1996	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 21-17	NBC 1:00pm	59,142
14	December 1, 1996	Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 41-17	FOX 1:00pm	45,767
15	December 8, 1996	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 24-22	FOX 4:15pm	46,043
16	December 15, 1996	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...	W 21-10	FOX 1:00pm	49,202
17	December 22, 1996	at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	L 38-10	FOX 1:00pm	59,306

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
Wildcard	December 28, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 40-15	ABC 4:00pm	64,682