1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 4th place Western Conference Central Division 3-8-3 .273 |
| Head Coach: Bud Grant |
| Jimmy Carr | Defensive Secondary |
| Bob Hollway | Defensive Line |
| Bus Mertes | Offensive Backs |
| John Michels | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1967 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-0 | W | Tulsa, OK | Skelly Field | 24500 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1967 | A | Denver Broncos | 9-14 | L | Denver, CO | University of Denver Stadium | 31850 | |
| Sun | 8/27/1967 | A | New York Giants | 3-21 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 43584 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1967 | N | Atlanta Falcons | 16-3 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84236 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1967 | N | Cleveland Browns | 14-42 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40012 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1967 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 39638 | |
| Fri | 9/22/1967 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-39 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 52255 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1967 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-17 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44868 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1967 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-34 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40017 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1967 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-7 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 49601 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1967 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20-20 | T | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47693 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1967 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-21 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52859 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1967 | H | New York Giants | 27-24 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44960 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1967 | H | Detroit Lions | 10-10 | T | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40032 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1967 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-14 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 68431 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1967 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 41-27 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 23773 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1967 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-30 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47693 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1967 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-10 | T | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 40110 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1967 | A | Detroit Lions | 3-14 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 44874 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 29 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | John Beasley | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 22 | California | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Larry Bowie | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 28 | Purdue | 14 | 13 |
| 75 | Bob Breitenstein | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | Tulsa | 11 | 5 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 29 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Al Coleman | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 23 | Jackson State; Tennessee State | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | 5-10 | 200 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Doug Davis | ROT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Kentucky | 11 | 9 |
| 28 | Earl Denny | HB | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Missouri | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Paul Dickson | RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 30 | Baylor | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | Paul Faust | LB | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Mike FitzGerald | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Iowa State | 6 | 1 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | SE-FL | 6-1 | 187 | 26 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | Bob Grim | FL | 6-0 | 196 | 22 | Oregon State | 13 | 0 |
| 49 | Dale Hackbart | RS | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Wisconsin | 13 | 12 |
| 55 | Don Hansen | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 227 | 23 | Illinois | 12 | 3 |
| 50 | Jim Hargrove | MLB | 6-3 | 233 | 22 | Howard Payne | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Clint Jones | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 22 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeff Jordan | RS | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | Tulsa | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Joe Kapp | QB | 6-2 | 214 | 29 | California | 13 | 11 |
| 29 | Karl Kassulke | LS | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | Marquette; Drake | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Brady Keys | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 30 | East Los Angeles JC; Colorado State | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | John Kirby | RLB | 6-3 | 229 | 25 | Nebraska | 14 | 11 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 256 | 27 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 14 | 4 |
| 21 | Jim Lindsey | FB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Arkansas | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Earsell Mackbee | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Solano CC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 30 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Marlin McKeever | TE | 6-1 | 233 | 27 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | North Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Alan Page | LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 22 | Notre Dame | 14 | 11 |
| 66 | John Pentecost | LOG | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Santa Ana JC; UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Phillips | FL | 6-1 | 197 | 31 | Auburn | 13 | 13 |
| 45 | Ed Sharockman | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 13 |
| 73 | Jerry Shay | DT | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Arnie Simkus | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Michigan | 11 | 1 |
| 64 | Milt Sunde | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Minnesota | 10 | 7 |
| 72 | Archie Sutton | ROT | 6-4 | 263 | 25 | Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Pete Tatman | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Nebraska | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | 6-1 | 237 | 27 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Dave Tobey | LLB-RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Oregon | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ron Vander Kelen | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 28 | Wisconsin | 11 | 3 |
| 63 | Jim Vellone | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 14 | 8 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | P | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Lonnie Warwick | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Tennessee; Tennessee Tech | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Gene Washington | SE | 6-3 | 212 | 23 | Michigan State | 14 | 2 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 27 | Louisiana State | 14 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Clint Jones | HB | Michigan State |
| 1 | 5 | Henry Sorrell | HB | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 1 | 8 | Gene Washington | FL | Michigan State |
| 1 | 15 | Alan Page | DE | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 28 | Bob Grim | HB | Oregon State |
| 3 | 61 | Earl Denny | FL | Missouri |
| 4 | 87 | Al Coleman | DB | Tennessee State |
| 5 | 115 | Ken Last | E | Minnesota |
| 7 | 167 | Bobby Bryant | DB | South Carolina |
| 8 | 197 | John Beasley | TE | California |
| 9 | 219 | Bill Morris | G | Holy Cross |
| 10 | 244 | Pete Tatman | FB | Nebraska |
| 11 | 271 | Bob Trygstad | DT | Washington State |
| 12 | 296 | Fred Cremer | G | St. John's (Minnesota) |
| 13 | 323 | Charley Hardt | DB | Tulsa |
| 14 | 348 | Jimmy Hargrove | LB | Howard Payne |
| 15 | 375 | Jimmy Shea | DB | Eastern New Mexico |
| 16 | 400 | Gene Beard | DB | Virginia Union |
| 17 | 427 | Dick Wagoner | DB | Bowling Green State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 64 | 30 | 112 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 103 | 68 | 66 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:00 | 199 | 91 | 85 | 23 | 61/188 32.4% | 7/11 63.6% | 100 | 1075 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:00 | 217 | 105 | 90 | 22 | 73/197 37.1% | 5/6 83.3% | 90 | 906 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 0 | 77 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| John Beasley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Kapp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Earsell Mackbee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gene Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clint Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 0 | 233 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 1 | 294 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 2 | 44 | 3/4 | 8/11 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 2 | 44 | 3/4 | 8/11 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 8/8 | 2/4 | 5/9 | 3/8 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 215 | 972 | 4.5 | 73 | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 185 | 610 | 3.3 | 29 | 5 |
| Joe Kapp | 27 | 167 | 6.2 | 24 | 2 |
| Clint Jones | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 454 | 1811 | 4.0 | 73 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 500 | 2104 | 4.2 | 64 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kapp | 214 | 102 | 47.7 | 95 | 1386 | 6.5 | 13.6 | 85t | 8 | 3.7 | 17 | 7.9 | 23 | 200 | 1186 | 48.2 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 115 | 45 | 39.1 | 63 | 522 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 42 | 3 | 2.6 | 7 | 6.1 | 6 | 35 | 487 | 36.9 |
| Bob Berry | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 43 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 49 | -6 | 63.4 |
| Team Totals | 336 | 150 | 44.6 | 162 | 1951 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 85t | 11 | 3.3 | 24 | 7.1 | 35 | 284 | 1667 | 44.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 314 | 149 | 47.5 | 149 | 2071 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 86t | 17 | 5.4 | 16 | 5.1 | 36 | 319 | 1752 | 65.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 34 | 272 | 8.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Paul Flatley | 23 | 232 | 10.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 22 | 263 | 12.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 21 | 352 | 16.8 | 42 | 3 |
| Marlin McKeever | 14 | 184 | 13.1 | 42 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 13 | 384 | 29.5 | 85t | 2 |
| John Beasley | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 16 | 4 |
| Bob Grim | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Jim Lindsey | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 150 | 1951 | 13.0 | 85t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 149 | 2071 | 13.9 | 86t | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earsell Mackbee | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 40 | 1 |
| Ed Sharockman | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Dale Hackbart | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Hargrove | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 316 | 19.8 | 40 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 315 | 13.1 | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 75 | 3117 | 41.6 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 163 | 2914 | 38.9 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 3117 | 41.6 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 163 | 2914 | 38.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 3076 | 38.9 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 107 | 2889 | 37.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Grim | 25 | 10 | 101 | 4.0 | 81 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 5 | 8 | 2 | .4.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike FitzGerald | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 24 | 107 | 3.1 | 81 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 21 | 163 | 4.2 | 57 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 25 | 597 | 23.9 | 96t | 1 | |
| Bob Grim | 22 | 493 | 22.4 | 46 | 0 | |
| Jim Lindsey | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 37 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Earl Denny | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Pete Tatman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1215 | 22.9 | 96t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 1076 | 22.4 | 51 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Denny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Kapp | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Kassulke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Larsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 1 |
| Jim Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 1 |
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