Record 11–5 Start date 1992 | Division place 1st NFC Central Head coach Dennis Green | |
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 7–24 Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome People also search for 1994 Minnesota Vikings season | ||
The 1992 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's 32nd in the 73rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of 11 wins and five losses. With that record, they returned to the playoffs after a two-year absence. They met the Washington Redskins, their first playoff meeting in six years after the 1987 NFC Championship game, this time in the Wildcard round. The Vikings looked to avenge their loss, but it was too late as the Redskins would go on to stun the NFC Central Champions, 24-7.
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Minnesota's starting quarterbacks were Rich Gannon, who went 8-4 in twelve starts, and Sean Salisbury, who won three of his four starts. The team's leading rusher was Terry Allen, who ran for 1,201 yards. Receivers Cris Carter and Anthony Carter led the team with 681 and 580 receiving yards, respectively.
Offseason
On January 10, 1992, Dennis Green was named the fifth head coach in franchise history.