1998:
The Year Of
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Individual Records Set/Tied In 1998
- Most points by a kicker, season- Gary Anderson,
164. Breaks old record held by Washington Redskins’ Mark Mosely record
of 161 in 1983.
- Most consecutive field goals made- Gary Anderson,
40 (5 in S.F., 1997 and 35 in Minnesota, 1998). Streak continues into 1999.
Breaks old record of 31 held by Minnesota’s Fuad Reveiz set in 1995.
- Highest FG & PAT kicking percentage in a season-
Gary Anderson, 100.0, (94-of-94). Breaks old record of 98.4 by Atlanta’s
Norm Johnson in 1993 (60-of-61).
- Most touchbacks on kickoffs (kicking off from
30-yard line),- Mitch Berger, 40. Breaks old record of 29 held by New York Jets’
John Hall. Denver’s Brad Daluiso had 52 when teams kicked off from 35-yard
line.
- Most 40-yard TD receptions, season- Randy Moss.
Ties record held by Los Angeles’ Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch in
1951.
- Most touchdown recpetions, season, rookie- Randy
Moss, 17. Breaks old record of 13 held by Bill Howton in 1952 and John Jefferson
in 1979.
- Most touchdown receptions by a tandem- Randy
Moss & Cris Carter, 29 (Moss-17, Carter-12). Breaks the old record of 27 held
by a pair of San Francisco 49er duos, Jerry Rice (22) and Mike Wilson (5) or
Dwight Clark (5) in 1987 and by Rice (17) and John Taylor (10) in 1989.
Viking Individual Records Set/Tied In
1998
Scoring
- Points in a season- Gary Anderson, 164. Breaks
old record of 132 by Chuck Foreman, 1975 and Fuad Reveiz, 1994.
- Points in a season, rookie- Randy Moss, 106.
Breaks old record of 60 by Sammy White, 1976.
- Career touchdowns- Cris Carter, 82, 1990-98.
Breaks old record of 76 held by Bill Brown, 1962-74.
- Most consecutive games scoring a touchdown- Randy
Moss, 7 (11/16-12/26). Ties record held by Chuck Foreman (9/15/74-10/27/74).
Moss’ record will continue into 1999 regular season.
- Most games with a touchdown, season- Randy Moss,
11. Breaks old record of 10 held by Terry Allen (1992) and Cris Carter (1995).
- Most players with 10 TDs, season- 3, Randy Moss
(17), Cris Carter (12), Leroy Hoard (10). Breaks old record of 2 in 1976, Chuck
Foreman (14), Sammy White (10).
Kicking
- Most points after touchdown made in a season-
Gary Anderson, 59. Breaks old record of 48 by Chuck Nelson, 1988.
- Most field goals made in a season- Gary Anderson,
35. Breaks old record of 34 by Fuad Reveiz, 1995.
- Most consecutive field goals made- Gary Anderson,
35. Breaks old record of 31 by Fuad Reveiz, 1995.
Rushing
- Most games, 100 yards or more, career- Robert
Smith, 17, 1993-98. Ties record held by Chuck Foreman, 1973-79.
- Most 50+ yard runs, season- Robert Smith, 3.
Ties his own record set in 1997.
- Most yards rushing by a tandem, season- 1,666,
Robert Smith (1,187) & Leroy Hoard (479). Breaks old record of 1,617 by Terry
Allen (1,201) and Roger Craig (416).
Passing
- Highest quarterback rating, season (qualifiers)-
Randall Cunningham, 106.0. Breaks old record of 93.2 by Fran Tarkenton (1973).
- Most consecutive games with 300 yards passing-
Randall Cunningham, 3, (at Dallas, vs. Chicago, at Baltimore). Ties record held
by Warren Moon ’94, ’95 and Tommy Kramer ’85.
- Most touchdown passes in a season- Randall Cunningham,
34. Breaks old record of 33 by Warren Moon in 1995.
- Most games four or more TD passes, season- Randall
Cunningham, 4. Breaks old record of 3 held by Fran Tarkenton, 1961 and Tommy
Kramer, 1981.
- Most 50+ yard pass plays, season- Randall Cunningham,
9. Breaks old record of 8 by Warren Moon in 1995.
Receiving
- Most career receptions- Cris Carter, 745. Improves
his own record.
- Most receptions in a season, rookie- Randy Moss,
69. Breaks old record of 51 held by Paul Flatley, 1963 and Sammy White, 1976.
- Most consecutive games with a pass receptions-
Cris Carter, 111. Breaks old record of 105 by Anthony Carter, 1985-92.
- Most receiving yards in a season, rookie- Randy
Moss, 1,313. Breaks old record of 906 by Sammy White, 1976.
- Most seasons with 1,000 yards receiving- Cris
Carter, 6. Improves his own record.
- Most games 100+ yards receiving, career- Cris
Carter, 27. Improves his own record.
- Most games 100+ yards receiving, season, rookie-
Randy Moss, 4. Breaks old record of 3 by Paul Flatley, 1963 and Sammy White,
1976.
- Most 50+ yard TD receptions, season- Randy Moss,
5. Ties record held by Gene Washington, 1969.
- Most receiving touchdowns, season- Randy Moss,
17. Ties record held by Cris Carter, 1995.
- Most games with a receiving touchdown, game-
Randy Moss, 11. Breaks old record of 10 by Cris Carter (1995).
- Most consecutive games with a receiving touchdown-
Randy Moss, 7. Breaks record of 6 held by Cris Carter from 1996-97.
- Most games played by a WR, career- Cris Carter,
140, 1990-98. Ties record of 140 by Leo Lewis, 1981-91.
- Most consecutive games started by a WR, career-
Cris Carter, 96, (9/3/93-12/26/98). Breaks old record of 88 by Ahmad Rashad,
(10/4/76-12/12/82).
Yards From Scrimmage
- Most yards from scrimmage, career- Cris Carter,
9,017 (rushing-20, receiving-8,997). Breaks old record of 8,936 by Chuck Foreman
(rushing-5,879, receiving-3,057).
- Most yards from scrimmage, season rookie- Randy
Moss, 1,317 (rushing-4, receiving-1,313). Breaks old record of 1,163 in 9173
(rushing-801, receiving-362).
Punting
- Highest gross punting average, game (minimum
4 punts)- 55.8, Mitch Berger, vs. Cincinnati. Breaks old record of 54.0 held
by Harry Newsome, ( vs. Phoenix, 10/13/91, 5-270).
- Highest net punting average, game (minimum 4
punts)- 48.2, Mitch Berger, vs. Cincinnati. Breaks old record of 47.8 held by
Greg Coleman (vs. Pittsburgh, 9/21/86, 4-191).
Punt Returns
- Most seasons leading team in punt returns- David
Palmer, 5, 1994-98 (ties Charlie West, 1968-72).
- Highest average yardage, career (minimum 75 returns)-
David Palmer, 10.6 (140-1,484).
Kick Returns
- David Palmer became the seventh player to return
a kickoff for a touchdown at Baltimore (12/19) with his 88-yarder. The last
Viking to return a kickoff for a TD was Herschel Walker at Philadelphia, 1/19/89.
Combined Returns
- Most combined kick/punt returns, career- David
Palmer, 1994-98, 252 (p-140, k-112). Breaks old record of 202 by Leo Lewis,
1981-91.
- Combined kick/punt return yards, season- David
Palmer, 1,465 (p-289, k-1,176). Breaks old record of 1,435 by Eddie Payton,
1980 (p-251, k-1,184).
Defensive and Miscellaneous
- Most seasons selected to AFC-NFC Pro Bowls- Randall
McDaniel, 10, 1989-98. Breaks old record of 9 by Alan Page, 1968-76.
- Most games started by a guard- Randall McDaniel,
172, 1988-98. Breaks his own record of 156.
Interceptions
- Most interception return yards, season- Jimmy
Hitchcock, 242 (7-242). Breaks old record of 236 by Charlie West in 1971.
- Most interception returns for touchdown, season-
Jimmy Hitchcock, 3. Breaks record of 2 held by Audray McMillan, 1992, Anthony
Parker, 1994 and Dewayne Washington, 1994.
Fumbles
- Longest fumble return- Dwayne Rudd, 94t vs. Chicago
(12/6). Breaks old record of 88t held by Ed Sharockman at Detroit (12/9/62).
- Opponent fumbles returned for touchdown, season-
Dwayne Rudd, 2 (vs. Cincinnati, vs. Chicago). Breaks old record of 1 held by
many players.
Sacks
- Most QB sacks by a linebacker, season- Ed McDaniel,
7. Breaks old record of 6 by Matt Blair, 1981 and Broderick Thomas, 1995.
Viking Team
Records Set/Tied
- Most victories, season- 15. Breaks old record
of 12 in 1969, ’70, ’73, ’75.
- Most wins at home, season- 8. Ties record set
in 1989.
- Most players selected to Pro Bowl- 9. Ties record
set in 1975, ’88.
- Most points scored, season- 556. Breaks old record
of 412 in 1995.
- Highest average points per game- 34.8. Breaks
old record of 27.4 in 1965.
- Most touchdowns, season- 64. Breaks old record
of 49 in 1988.
- Most yards gained, season- 6, 264. Breaks old
record of 5,938 in 1995.
- Most passing touchdowns, season- 41. Breaks old
record of 33 in 1995.
- Most yards passing, season- 4,492. Breaks old
record of 4,333 in 1981.
- Fewest sacks allowed in 16-game season- 25. Breaks
old record of 28 in 1991.
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