1981 Minnesota Vikings season

1981 Minnesota Vikings season
General managerMike Lynn
Head coachBud Grant
Home stadiumMetropolitan Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Matt Blair
WR Ahmad Rashad
TE Joe Senser
Uniform

The 1981 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 21st in the National Football League, their 15th under head coach Bud Grant, and their final season at Metropolitan Stadium. They finished with a 7–9 record, and missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

The Vikings attempted 709 passes in 1981 (44.3 per game), a league record that stood for 30 years until it was broken by the 2012 Detroit Lions.

This would be the final season that the Vikings played their home games outdoors until 2014.

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