List of Minnesota Vikings seasons
Seasons
Table:
Franchise records according to Pro-Football Reference.com[7]

Season

Team

League

Conference

Division

Regular season

Post-season results

Awards

Head coach(es)

Finish

Wins

Losses

Ties

1961

1961

NFL

Western

7th

3

11

0

Norm Van Brocklin

1962

1962

NFL

Western

6th

2

11

1

1963

1963

NFL

Western

T-4th

5

8

1

Paul Flatley (ROY)[8]

1964

1964

NFL

Western

T-2nd

8

5

1

Fran Tarkenton (PBMVP)[9][10]

1965

1965

NFL

Western

5th

7

7

0

1966

1966

NFL

Western

T-6th

4

9

1

1967

1967

NFL

Western

Central

4th

3

8

3

Bud Grant

1968

1968

NFL

Western

Central*

1st*

8

6

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Colts) 14–24

1969

1969

NFL†

Western°

Central*

1st*

12

2

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 23–20
Won NFL Championship (Browns) 27–7†
Lost Super Bowl IV (vs. Chiefs) 7–23

Bud Grant (COY)[11]

1970

1970

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

12

2

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 14–17

1971

1971

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

11

3

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 12–20

Carl Eller (GSH)[12]
Alan Page (MVP, DPY, UPINFC)[13][14]

1972

1972

NFL

NFC

Central

3rd

7

7

0

1973

1973

NFL

NFC°

Central*

1st*

12

2

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 27–20
Won Conference Championship (at Cowboys) 27–10
Lost Super Bowl VIII (vs. Dolphins) 7–24

Chuck Foreman (OROY)[15]
Alan Page (GSH)[16]

1974

1974

NFL

NFC°

Central*

1st*

10

4

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 30–14
Won Conference Championship (Rams) 14–10
Lost Super Bowl IX (vs. Steelers) 6–16

1975

1975

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

12

2

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs[a] (Cowboys) 14–17

Fran Tarkenton (MVP, BBA, UPINFC, OPY)[13]

1976

1976

NFL

NFC°

Central*

1st*

11

2

1

Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 35–20
Won Conference Championship (Rams) 24–13
Lost Super Bowl XI (vs. Raiders) 14–32

Chuck Foreman (UPINFC)[17]
Sammy White (ROY, OROY)[15]

1977

1977

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

9

5

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 14–7
Lost Conference Championship (at Cowboys) 6–23

1978[b]

1978

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

8

7

1

Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 10–34

Ahmad Rashād (PBMVP)[9]

1979

1979

NFL

NFC

Central

3rd

7

9

0

1980

1980

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

9

7

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 16–31

1981

1981

NFL

NFC

Central

4th

7

9

0

1982[c]

1982

NFL

NFC

4th

5

4

0

Won First Round (Falcons) 30–24
Lost Second Round (at Redskins) 7–21

1983

1983

NFL

NFC

Central

4th

8

8

0

1984

1984

NFL

NFC

Central

5th

3

13

0

Les Steckel

1985

1985

NFL

NFC

Central

3rd

7

9

0

Bud Grant

1986

1986

NFL

NFC

Central

2nd

9

7

0

Tommy Kramer (CPY)[18]

Jerry Burns

1987[d]

1987

NFL

NFC

Central

2nd§

8

7

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 44–10
Won Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 36–24
Lost Conference Championship (at Redskins) 10–17

1988

1988

NFL

NFC

Central

2nd§

11

5

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 28–17
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 9–34

1989

1989

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

10

6

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 13–41

Keith Millard (DPY, UPINFC)[13]

1990

1990

NFL

NFC

Central

5th

6

10

0

1991

1991

NFL

NFC

Central

3rd

8

8

0

1992

1992

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

11

5

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 7–24

Chris Doleman (UPINFC)[13]
Dennis Green (COY)[19]

Dennis Green

1993

1993

NFL

NFC

Central

2nd§

9

7

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 10–17

1994

1994

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bears) 18–35

1995

1995

NFL

NFC

Central

4th

8

8

0

1996

1996

NFL

NFC

Central

2nd§

9

7

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 15–40

1997

1997

NFL

NFC

Central

4th§

9

7

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 23–22
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 22–38

1998

1998

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

15

1

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 41–21
Lost Conference Championship (Falcons) 27–30 (OT)

Randall Cunningham (BBA)[20]
Dennis Green (COY)[19]
Randy Moss (OROY)[15]

1999

1999

NFL

NFC

Central

2nd§

10

6

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 27–10
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 37–49

Cris Carter (MOY)[19]
Randy Moss (PBMVP)[9]

2000

2000

NFL

NFC

Central*

1st*

11

5

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 34–16
Lost Conference Championship (at Giants) 0–41

2001

2001

NFL

NFC

Central

4th

5

11

0

Dennis Green (5–10)
Mike Tice (0–1)

2002

2002

NFL

NFC

North

2nd

6

10

0

Mike Tice

2003

2003

NFL

NFC

North

2nd

9

7

0

2004

2004

NFL

NFC

North

2nd§

8

8

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 31–17
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 14–27

2005

2005

NFL

NFC

North

2nd

9

7

0

2006

2006

NFL

NFC

North

3rd

6

10

0

Brad Childress

2007

2007

NFL

NFC

North

2nd

8

8

0

Adrian Peterson (OROY,[15] PBMVP)[9]

2008

2008

NFL

NFC

North*

1st*

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 14–26

Adrian Peterson (BBA)

2009

2009

NFL

NFC

North*

1st*

12

4

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 34–3
Lost Conference Championship (at Saints) 28–31 (OT)

Percy Harvin (OROY)

2010

2010

NFL

NFC

North

4th

6

10

0

Madieu Williams (MOY)

Brad Childress (3–7)
Leslie Frazier (3–3)

2011

2011

NFL

NFC

North

4th

3

13

0

Leslie Frazier

2012

2012

NFL

NFC

North

2nd§

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 10–24

Kyle Rudolph (PBMVP)
Adrian Peterson (BBA, MVP, OPY)

2013

2013

NFL

NFC

North

4th

5

10

1

2014

2014

NFL

NFC

North

3rd

7

9

0

Mike Zimmer

2015

2015

NFL

NFC

North*

1st*

11

5

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 9–10

2016

2016

NFL

NFC

North

3rd

8

8

0

2017

2017

NFL

NFC

North*

1st*

13

3

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 29–24
Lost Conference Championship (at Eagles) 7–38

2018

2018

NFL

NFC

North

2nd

8

7

1

Total[f]

478

397

11

Regular season record through 2018

20

29

Playoff record through 2018

498

425

11

Regular season and playoffs

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