1964 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Western Conference • 8-5-1 .615 |
| Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin |
| Marion Campbell | Defensive Line |
| Lew Carpenter | Offensive Ends |
| Harry Gilmer | Defensive Backs |
| Tom McCormick | Offensive Backs |
| Walt Yowarsky | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1964 | H | New York Giants | 21-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 31581 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1964 | N | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Cheney Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1964 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 24-21 | W | Salt Lake City, UT | Ute Stadium | 20207 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1964 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 34-23 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 39938 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1964 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-20 | W | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 9212 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1964 | H | Baltimore Colts | 34-24 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 35563 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1964 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-34 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 41387 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1964 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 13-22 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 50009 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1964 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-23 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 42327 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1964 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40840 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1964 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30-10 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 39873 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1964 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 27-22 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 31845 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1964 | H | Green Bay Packers | 13-42 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44278 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1964 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40408 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1964 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-17 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60213 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1964 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-23 | T | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 48291 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1964 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 34-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 31677 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1964 | A | New York Giants | 30-21 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62802 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1964 | A | Chicago Bears | 41-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 46486 | |
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 | 26 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 14 |
| Hal Bedsole | 86 | TE-FL | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Southern California | 14 | 9 |
| Larry Bowie | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 25 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Britt | 17 | RS | 6-2 | 183 | 26 | Georgia | 5 | 4 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 26 | Illinois | 14 | 13 |
| Mike Bundra | 75 | LDT | 6-3 | 258 | 25 | Bakersfield CC; Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 22 | RS | 5-10 | 189 | 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 | 5 |
| Ken Byers | 66 | LOG-ROG | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Cincinnati | 6 | 1 |
| Lee Calland | 23 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| John Campbell | 55 | RLB-MLB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Minnesota | 14 | 2 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 26 | FB | 6-1 | 211 | 26 | Wichita State | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Denton | 62 | LDE | 6-4 | 241 | 30 | Stockton JC; Pacific | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Dickson | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 27 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 22 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Paul Flatley | 85 | SE | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | Northwestern | 10 | 10 |
| Tom Hall | 28 | FL-SE | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 10 |
| Rip Hawkins | 58 | MLB | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Jobko | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 224 | 29 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Karl Kassulke | 29 | LS | 6-0 | 194 | 23 | Marquette; Drake | 14 | 14 |
| John Kirby | 36 | RLB | 6-3 | 229 | 22 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Lacey | 88 | SE | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Lester | 31 | FB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Louisiana State; McNeese State | 6 | 0 |
| Errol Linden | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 27 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Tommy Mason | 20 | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Tulane | 13 | 12 |
| Bill McWatters | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 22 | North Texas | 11 | 1 |
| Tom Michel | 21 | HB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | East Carolina | 11 | 2 |
| Dave O'Brien | 74 | LOG-LOT-ROG | 6-3 | 244 | 23 | Boston College | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Prestel | 79 | LDT | 6-5 | 264 | 27 | Idaho | 14 | 14 |
| Palmer Pyle | 69 | LOG | 6-2 | 249 | 27 | Michigan State | 10 | 8 |
| Jerry Reichow | 89 | TE-SE | 6-2 | 217 | 30 | Iowa | 14 | 10 |
| George Rose | 44 | LCB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Auburn | 13 | 13 |
| Ed Sharockman | 45 | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 |
| Howard Simpson | 78 | OT | 6-5 | 230 | 22 | Auburn | 3 | 0 |
| Gordie Smith | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 211 | 25 | Arizona State; Missouri | 12 | 2 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | Minnesota | 14 | 7 |
| Bill Swain | 52 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 229 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 3 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 25 | Wisconsin | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Vargo | 83 | RS-SE-FL | 6-3 | 212 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 6 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 24 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Carl Eller | T | Minnesota |
| 2 | 19 | Hal Bedsole | E | Southern California |
| 3 | 34 | George Rose | HB | Auburn |
| 4 | 53 | Tom Keating | T | Michigan |
| 5 | 62 | John Kirby | LB | Nebraska |
| 6 | 75 | Bob Lacey | E | North Carolina |
| 7 | 90 | Wes Bryant | T | Arkansas |
| 8 | 103 | Bill McWatters | FB | North Texas |
| 9 | 118 | Darrell Lester | FB | McNeese State |
| 11 | 146 | H.O. Estes | G | East Central |
| 12 | 159 | Sandy Sands | E | Texas |
| 13 | 174 | Russ Vollmer | HB | Memphis |
| 14 | 187 | Tom Michel | HB | East Carolina |
| 15 | 202 | Monte Kiffin | T | Nebraska |
| 16 | 215 | Carleton Oats | E | Florida A&M |
| 17 | 230 | Jerry McClurg | E | Colorado |
| 18 | 243 | Carl Robinson | T | Prairie View A&M |
| 19 | 258 | Dick Schott | E | Louisville |
| 20 | 271 | Milt Sunde | T | Minnesota |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 71 | 126 | 72 | 86 | 355 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 296 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:11 | 258 | 124 | 115 | 19 | 85/197 43.1% | 6/6 100.0% | 71 | 787 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:49 | 216 | 94 | 105 | 17 | 50/167 29.9% | 5/10 50.0% | 70 | 708 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 0 | 103 |
| Bill Brown | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||
| Hal Bedsole | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tommy Mason | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tom Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rip Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Carl Eller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill McWatters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Prestel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 0 | 355 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 33 | 37 | 89.2 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 1 | 296 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 1 | 47 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/8 | 6/13 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 1 | 47 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/8 | 6/13 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 6/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 226 | 866 | 3.8 | 48 | 7 |
| Tommy Mason | 169 | 691 | 4.1 | 51t | 4 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 50 | 330 | 6.6 | 31 | 2 |
| Tom Michel | 39 | 129 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill McWatters | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Ted Dean | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Grady Alderman | 0 | 22 | 16L | 0 | |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Darrell Lester | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 519 | 2183 | 4.2 | 51t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 389 | 1616 | 4.2 | 59 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 306 | 171 | 55.9 | 124 | 2506 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 64 | 22 | 7.2 | 11 | 3.6 | 46 | 446 | 2060 | 91.8 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 11 | 78 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 28.0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 326 | 179 | 54.9 | 135 | 2614 | 8.0 | 14.6 | 64 | 23 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.7 | 48 | 491 | 2123 | 89.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 375 | 182 | 48.5 | 174 | 2993 | 8.0 | 16.4 | 80 | 23 | 6.1 | 19 | 5.1 | 36 | 269 | 2724 | 75.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 48 | 703 | 14.6 | 64 | 9 |
| Paul Flatley | 28 | 450 | 16.1 | 48 | 3 |
| Tommy Mason | 26 | 239 | 9.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 23 | 325 | 14.1 | 32 | 2 |
| Jerry Reichow | 20 | 284 | 14.2 | 51 | 2 |
| Hal Bedsole | 18 | 295 | 16.4 | 43t | 5 |
| Gordon Smith | 10 | 211 | 21.1 | 44 | 1 |
| Bill McWatters | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Michel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Vargo | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 179 | 2614 | 14.6 | 64 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 182 | 2993 | 16.4 | 80 | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rose | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Roy Winston | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 56t | 2 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Prestel | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Vargo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 224 | 11.8 | 56t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 72 | 3341 | 46.4 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 247 | 2994 | 41.6 |
| Team Totals | 72 | 3341 | 46.4 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 247 | 2994 | 41.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 3110 | 43.8 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 306 | 2644 | 37.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 22 | 3 | 156 | 7.1 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 4 | 150 | 15.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 9 | 306 | 8.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 17 | 247 | 8.2 | 57 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 26 | 597 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Tom Michel | 8 | 192 | 24.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| George Rose | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 56 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ted Dean | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bill McWatters | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1130 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1324 | 23.2 | 100t | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Bundra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 1 |
| Rip Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Jobko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| John Kirby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Linden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McWatters | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Michel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bill Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Vargo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 103 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 2 |
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