1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 4th place • Western Conference • 5-8-1 .385 |
| Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin |
| Pete Brewster | Offensive Ends |
| Harry Gilmer | Defensive Backs |
| Tom McCormick | Offensive Backs |
| Stan West | Defensive Line |
| Walt Yowarsky | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1963 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 43-28 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 20837 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1963 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 42966 | |
| Sun | 8/25/1963 | H | New York Giants | 17-16 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 29815 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-34 | L | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 15861 | |
| Fri | 9/6/1963 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 35-0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 30842 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1963 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 24-20 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 30781 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1963 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-28 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 33923 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1963 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 45-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 28567 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1963 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-56 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 30220 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1963 | H | Green Bay Packers | 28-37 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 42567 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1963 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-27 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 30555 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1963 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-28 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 44509 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1963 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 21-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 33567 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1963 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-28 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 42327 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1963 | H | Baltimore Colts | 34-37 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 33136 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1963 | H | Detroit Lions | 34-31 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 28763 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1963 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-17 | T | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47249 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1963 | A | Baltimore Colts | 10-41 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54122 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1963 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-13 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 57403 | |
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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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Grady Alderman | 67 | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Battle | 63 | LOG-ROG | 6-0 | 240 | 25 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 2 |
| Larry Bowie | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Boylan | 80 | SE-FL | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 25 | Illinois | 14 | 13 |
| Bill Butler | 22 | HB | 5-10 | 189 | 26 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 | 0 |
| Lee Calland | 23 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| John Campbell | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 81 | FL | 6-4 | 232 | 30 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K-P | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Denton | 62 | LDE-RDT | 6-4 | 241 | 29 | Stockton JC; Pacific | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Dickson | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 26 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Dillon | 25 | RS | 6-0 | 193 | 22 | Montana | 7 | 6 |
| Bob Ferguson | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 85 | SE | 6-1 | 187 | 22 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 40 | RS-LCB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Purdue | 14 | 8 |
| Rip Hawkins | 58 | MLB | 6-3 | 231 | 24 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Don Hultz | 83 | LDE | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Gerry Huth | 65 | LOG | 5-11 | 226 | 30 | Wake Forest | 13 | 12 |
| Bill Jobko | 57 | RLB-MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 28 | Ohio State | 13 | 6 |
| Karl Kassulke | 29 | LS-RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 194 | 22 | Marquette; Drake | 14 | 1 |
| Terry Kosens | 26 | LS | 6-3 | 195 | 22 | Hofstra | 8 | 4 |
| Chuck Lamson | 21 | LS | 6-0 | 189 | 24 | Iowa State; Wyoming | 12 | 9 |
| Errol Linden | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 26 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 26 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Tommy Mason | 20 | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Tulane | 13 | 13 |
| Dave O'Brien | 74 | LOG-LOT-ROT | 6-3 | 244 | 22 | Boston College | 14 | 1 |
| Ray Poage | 86 | FL | 6-3 | 203 | 23 | Texas | 7 | 7 |
| Jim Prestel | 79 | LDT | 6-5 | 264 | 26 | Idaho | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Reed | 27 | FL-SE-HB | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Solano CC; Pacific | 10 | 2 |
| Jerry Reichow | 89 | TE-FL | 6-2 | 217 | 29 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Russ | 75 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 45 | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 |
| Gordie Smith | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 211 | 24 | Arizona State; Missouri | 14 | 5 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 82 | RLB | 6-3 | 223 | 26 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 10 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Georgia | 14 | 13 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 24 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 24 | FB-HB | 6-0 | 203 | 31 | none | 8 | 2 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 23 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Jim Dunaway | T | Mississippi |
| 2 | 16 | Bobby Bell | T | Minnesota |
| 3 | 31 | Ray Poage | B | Texas |
| 4 | 44 | Paul Flatley | E | Northwestern |
| 5 | 59 | Gary Kaltenbach | T | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | 100 | Jim O'Mahoney | LB | Miami (Florida) |
| 9 | 115 | Bob Hoover | B | Florida |
| 10 | 128 | Terry Kosens | B | Hofstra |
| 11 | 143 | John Campbell | LB | Minnesota |
| 12 | 156 | John Sklopan | B | Southern Mississippi |
| 13 | 171 | Dave O'Brien | T | Boston College |
| 14 | 184 | Ralph Ferrisi | B | Southern Connecticut State |
| 15 | 199 | John Murio | E | Whitworth |
| 16 | 212 | Rex Mirich | T | Northern Arizona |
| 17 | 227 | Tom Munsey | B | Concord |
| 18 | 240 | Tom McIntyre | T | St. John's (Minnesota) |
| 19 | 255 | Frank Horvath | B | Youngstown State |
| 20 | 268 | Mailon Kent | B | Auburn |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 109 | 76 | 80 | 309 |
| Opponents Totals | 103 | 105 | 65 | 120 | 390 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:26 | 223 | 97 | 112 | 14 | 73/193 37.8% | 6/14 42.9% | 58 | 627 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:24 | 258 | 103 | 143 | 12 | 66/177 37.3% | 11/16 68.8% | 59 | 621 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 75 |
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Bill Brown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Paul Flatley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Tommy Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ray Poage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gordon Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Boylan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Hultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roy Winston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 309 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 49 | 50 | 98.0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 1 | 390 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 3 | 46 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 5/9 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 3 | 46 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 5/9 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 2/7 | 3/3 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Mason | 166 | 763 | 4.6 | 70t | 7 |
| Bill Brown | 128 | 445 | 3.5 | 21 | 5 |
| Tommy Wilson | 73 | 282 | 3.9 | 30t | 4 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 28 | 162 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Bobby Reed | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Ferguson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 445 | 1842 | 4.1 | 70t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 410 | 1733 | 4.2 | 55 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 297 | 170 | 57.2 | 112 | 2311 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 67t | 15 | 5.1 | 15 | 5.1 | 42 | 448 | 1863 | 78.0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 58 | 27 | 46.6 | 29 | 376 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 53t | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 9 | 70 | 306 | 59.3 |
| Team Totals | 355 | 197 | 55.5 | 141 | 2687 | 7.6 | 13.6 | 67t | 16 | 4.5 | 17 | 4.8 | 51 | 518 | 2169 | 74.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 404 | 233 | 57.7 | 160 | 3362 | 8.3 | 14.4 | 68 | 31 | 7.7 | 11 | 2.7 | 45 | 364 | 2998 | 99.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flatley | 51 | 867 | 17.0 | 62 | 4 |
| Tommy Mason | 40 | 365 | 9.1 | 41t | 2 |
| Jerry Reichow | 35 | 479 | 13.7 | 57t | 3 |
| Bill Brown | 17 | 109 | 6.4 | 30 | 2 |
| Ray Poage | 15 | 354 | 23.6 | 67t | 2 |
| Bobby Reed | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 6 | 177 | 29.5 | 54t | 2 |
| Jim Boylan | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Bill Butler | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 197 | 2687 | 13.6 | 67t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 233 | 3362 | 14.4 | 68 | 31 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Hultz | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Ed Sharockman | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 47t | 1 |
| Chuck Lamson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 47t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 168 | 9.9 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 70 | 2707 | 38.7 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 155 | 2452 | 35.0 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 2707 | 38.7 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 155 | 2452 | 35.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 2632 | 43.9 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 405 | 2147 | 35.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 21 | 8 | 220 | 10.5 | 60t | 1 |
| Bobby Reed | 9 | 0 | 91 | 10.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 2 | 63 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 10 | 405 | 11.6 | 60t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 21 | 155 | 5.7 | 50 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 33 | 713 | 21.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Bobby Reed | 13 | 367 | 28.2 | 51 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tom Franckhauser | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 78t | 1 | |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lee Calland | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Gordon Smith | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| John Campbell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Larry Bowie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 69 | 1556 | 22.6 | 78t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 1342 | 28.0 | 103t | 3 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Alderman | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Bowie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Calland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Dickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Franckhauser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Hultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Jobko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |
| Tommy Mason | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Prestel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 49 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 0 |
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