From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1999 Minnesota Vikings season
1999 Minnesota Vikings season
Round Pick Name Position College
1 (11) Daunte Culpepper Quarterback Central Florida
1 (29) Dimitrius Underwood Defensive Tackle Michigan State
2 (44) Jim Kleinsasser Tight End North Dakota
4 (120) Kenny Wright Cornerback Northwestern State
4 (125) Jay Humphrey Tackle Texas
5 (169) Chris Jones Safety Clemson
6 (185) Talance Sawyer Defensive Tackle UNLV
6 (199) Antico Dalton Linebacker Hampton
7 (236) Noel Scarlett Defensive Tackle Langston
1999 Minnesota Vikings season 1999 Draft Results
Head coach Dennis Green
Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Personnel
Results
Staff
1999 Minnesota Vikings staff
Record 10–6
Front Office Defensive Coaches
Division Place 2nd NFC Central
• Owner – Red • Defensive
Playoff finish Won NFC Wild Card Playoff McCombs Coordinator –
Lost NFC Divisional Round • President – Gary Foge Fazio
Timeline
Woods • Defensive Line –
• Executive Vice Andre Patterson
President/General • Inside
Previous season Next season
Manager – Tim Linebackers –
1998 2000 Connolly Tom Olivadotti
• Director of Football • Outside
1999 was the 39th year of season play for the Minnesota Administration – Linebackers –
Vikings and the 80th regular season of the National Foot- Rob Brzezinski Trent Walters
ball League. Head Coaches Special Teams
After going 15-1 in 1998 the Vikings began the 1999 • Head Coach – Coaches
season with high hopes of another great season. Randall Dennis Green • Special Teams –
Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a • Assistant Head Gary Zauner
lukewarm 2-4 start, Jeff George was given the starting Coach/Defensive Strength and Condi-
job. He finished the season with an 8-2 record, and led Backs – Richard tioning
the Vikings into the postseason once again, with an over- Solomon • Strength and
all team record of 10-6. Minnesota beat Dallas in the wild Offensive Coaches Conditioning –
card game 27-10, and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warn- • Offensive Steve Wetzel
er and the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional matchup. The Coordinator – Ray • Assistant
game was a shootout which Minnesota led 17-14 at half- Sherman Strength and
time, but the Rams outscored Minnesota 35 to 20 in the • Quarterbacks – Alex Conditioning –
second half to win 49-37. St. Louis would go on to win Su- Wood John Kasper
per Bowl XXXIV. • Running Backs –
Carl Hargrave
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Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 September 12, 1999 at Atlanta Falcons W 17-14 FOX 4:15pm 69,555
2 September 19, 1999 Oakland Raiders L 22-17 CBS 1:00pm 64,080
3 September 26, 1999 at Green Bay Packers L 23-20 FOX 4:15pm 59,868
4 October 3, 1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21-14 FOX 1:00pm 64,106
5 October 10, 1999 Chicago Bears L 24-22 FOX 1:00pm 64,107
6 October 17, 1999 at Detroit Lions L 25-23 FOX 1:00pm 76,516
7 October 24, 1999 San Francisco 49ers W 40-16 FOX 4:15pm 64,109
8 October 31, 1999 at Denver Broncos W 23-20 FOX 4:15pm 75,021
9 November 8, 1999 Dallas Cowboys W 27-17 ABC 9:00pm 64,111
10 November 14, 1999 at Chicago Bears W 27-24 FOX 1:00pm 61,481
11 Bye
12 November 28, 1999 San Diego Chargers W 35-27 CBS 1:00pm 64,232
13 December 6, 1999 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24-17 ABC 9:00pm 65,741
14 December 12, 1999 at Kansas City Chiefs L 31-28 ESPN 8:30pm 78,932
15 December 20, 1999 Green Bay Packers W 24-20 ABC 9:00pm 64,203
16 December 26, 1999 at New York Giants W 34-17 FOX 1:00pm 78,095
17 January 2, 2000 Detroit Lions W 24-17 FOX 1:00pm 64,103
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11 5 0 .688 270 235 W-2
Minnesota Vikings 10 6 0 .625 399 335 W-3
Detroit Lions 8 8 0 .500 322 323 L-4
Green Bay Packers 8 8 0 .500 357 341 W-1
Chicago Bears 6 10 0 .375 272 341 L-2
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wildcard January 9, 2000 Dallas Cowboys W 27-10 64,056
Division January 16, 2000 at St. Louis Rams L 49-37 66,194
• Wide Receivers –
Hubbard Alexander
Regular season
• Tight Ends – Dave
Schedule
Atkins
• Offensive Line –
Mike Tice
Standings
• Quality Control –
Dean Dalton Playoffs
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References
[1] 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251.
http://www.vikings.com/news/media-guide.html.
Retrieved 2010-03-06.
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Jacksonville San Philadelphia Minnesota
Buffalo Baltimore Denver Arizona Chicago landAtlanta Diego
Indianapolis Cincinnati Kansas Dallas Carolina Pittsburgh
Detroit NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa
City Bay
Miami Cleveland Oakland NY Giants Green Bay New Or- Tennessee
leans
1999 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXXIV
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