1966 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 6th place • Western Conference • 4-9-1 .308 |
| Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin |
| Marion Campbell | Defensive Line |
| Lew Carpenter | Offensive Ends |
| Jimmy Carr | Defensive Backs |
| Tom McCormick | Offensive Backs |
| Walt Yowarsky | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1966 | N | Detroit Lions | 6-6 | T | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 38229 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35-6 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 21228 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1966 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-10 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40270 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1966 | N | Washington Redskins | 30-27 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83418 | |
| Fri | 9/2/1966 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-28 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 58316 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1966 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-20 | T | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 29312 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1966 | H | Baltimore Colts | 23-38 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1966 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 17-28 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 64116 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1966 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-13 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1966 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 35-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1966 | A | Baltimore Colts | 17-20 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1966 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 28-3 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45077 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1966 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50861 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1966 | H | Detroit Lions | 31-32 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 43939 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1966 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 6-21 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 38775 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1966 | H | Green Bay Packers | 16-28 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1966 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 13-20 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 37117 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1966 | A | Detroit Lions | 28-16 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 43023 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1966 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-41 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 45191 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/26/1966 | Washington Redskins | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Grady Alderman | 67 | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 28 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Arrobio | 79 | ROT-LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 33 | HB | 5-11 | 201 | 31 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 |
| Hal Bedsole | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 17 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Oregon | 3 | 1 |
| Larry Bowie | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 27 | Purdue | 14 | 5 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 28 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Preston Carpenter | 40 | TE | 6-2 | 197 | 32 | Arkansas | 13 | 12 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Doug Davis | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Kentucky | 13 | 12 |
| Paul Dickson | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 29 | Baylor | 12 | 12 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE-TE | 6-6 | 252 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Mike FitzGerald | 37 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Iowa State | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 85 | SE | 6-1 | 187 | 25 | Northwestern | 13 | 12 |
| Dale Hackbart | 49 | RS | 6-3 | 210 | 28 | Wisconsin | 14 | 13 |
| Tom Hall | 28 | FL | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Minnesota | 14 | 5 |
| Don Hansen | 55 | RLB-LLB-MLB | 6-3 | 227 | 22 | Illinois | 13 | 7 |
| Jeff Jordan | 22 | RS | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | Tulsa | 14 | 1 |
| Karl Kassulke | 29 | LS | 6-0 | 194 | 25 | Marquette; Drake | 14 | 14 |
| Phil King | 24 | FB | 6-4 | 223 | 30 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 0 |
| John Kirby | 36 | RLB | 6-3 | 229 | 24 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
| Gary Larsen | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 26 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Lindsey | 21 | HB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Arkansas | 14 | 6 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 46 | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Solano CC; Utah State | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Tommy Mason | 20 | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Tulane | 7 | 5 |
| Dave Osborn | 41 | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 23 | North Dakota | 14 | 2 |
| Jim Phillips | 82 | FL-TE | 6-1 | 197 | 30 | Auburn | 12 | 10 |
| John Powers | 83 | TE-LB | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Notre Dame | 5 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 19 | SE | 6-2 | 203 | 23 | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 |
| George Rose | 44 | RCB-LCB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Auburn | 10 | 5 |
| Bob Schmitz | 54 | MLB | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Wisconsin; Montana State | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 45 | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 10 |
| Jerry Shay | 73 | LDT | 6-3 | 245 | 22 | Purdue | 14 | 1 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Archie Sutton | 72 | ROT | 6-4 | 263 | 24 | Illinois | 3 | 2 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Georgia | 14 | 12 |
| Mike Tilleman | 74 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 22 | Montana | 12 | 2 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 26 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Tobey | 51 | LLB-C | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 1 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 27 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Vellone | 63 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 22 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 14 | 9 |
| Bobby Walden | 39 | P | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 59 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Tennessee; Tennessee Tech | 12 | 12 |
| Jeff Williams | 23 | HB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 26 | Louisiana State | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Young | 34 | DB-SE | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Queen's | 4 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Jerry Shay | T | Purdue |
| 2 | 27 | Jim Lindsey | HB | Arkansas |
| 3 | 42 | Don Hansen | LB | Illinois |
| 4 | 57 | Ron Acks | DB | Illinois |
| 5 | 72 | Doug Davis | T | Kentucky |
| 5 | 76 | Bob Hall | DB | Brown |
| 6 | 83 | Wilbur Aylor | T | Texas State |
| 7 | 106 | Bob Meers | E | Massachusetts |
| 9 | 134 | Ron Green | FL | North Dakota |
| 11 | 162 | Stan Quintana | DB | New Mexico |
| 12 | 181 | Bob Petrella | DB | Tennessee |
| 13 | 195 | Larry Martin | T | San Diego State |
| 14 | 209 | Howard Twilley | E | Tulsa |
| 15 | 223 | Hugh Wright | HB | Adams State |
| 16 | 237 | Jim Williams | DE | Arkansas |
| 17 | 256 | Monroe Beard | HB | Virginia Union |
| 18 | 270 | Dale Greco | DT | Illinois |
| 19 | 284 | Jesse Stokes | HB | Corpus Christi |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 75 | 85 | 68 | 292 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 116 | 50 | 95 | 304 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:48 | 279 | 126 | 132 | 21 | 101/229 44.1% | 12/20 60.0% | 67 | 787 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:12 | 213 | 85 | 116 | 12 | 59/182 32.4% | 5/10 50.0% | 67 | 667 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 0 | 88 |
| Bill Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Preston Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Lindsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tom Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 0 | 292 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 1 | 304 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 1 | 44 | 3/3 | 7/7 | 5/10 | 3/11 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 1 | 44 | 3/3 | 7/7 | 5/10 | 3/11 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 8/8 | 5/8 | 5/9 | 6/150 | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 251 | 829 | 3.3 | 33t | 6 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 62 | 376 | 6.1 | 28 | 4 |
| Dave Osborn | 87 | 344 | 4.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 58 | 235 | 4.1 | 52t | 2 |
| Jim Lindsey | 57 | 146 | 2.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Phil King | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 551 | 2091 | 3.8 | 52t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 412 | 1686 | 4.1 | 54 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 358 | 192 | 53.6 | 150 | 2561 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 68t | 17 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.5 | 37 | 322 | 2239 | 73.8 |
| Bob Berry | 37 | 13 | 35.1 | 19 | 215 | 5.8 | 16.5 | 52t | 1 | 2.7 | 5 | 13.5 | 7 | 53 | 162 | 25.0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 9 | 147 | 7.4 | 14.7 | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 9 | 138 | 53.5 |
| Phil King | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 104.2 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 417 | 216 | 51.8 | 179 | 2932 | 7.0 | 13.6 | 68t | 18 | 4.3 | 22 | 5.3 | 45 | 384 | 2548 | 67.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 391 | 206 | 52.7 | 171 | 2426 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 83t | 13 | 3.3 | 14 | 3.6 | 25 | 190 | 2236 | 68.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flatley | 50 | 777 | 15.5 | 41 | 3 |
| Bill Brown | 37 | 359 | 9.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 32 | 554 | 17.3 | 68t | 3 |
| Preston Carpenter | 27 | 487 | 18.0 | 52 | 4 |
| Tom Hall | 23 | 271 | 11.8 | 30 | 2 |
| Jim Lindsey | 20 | 250 | 12.5 | 46 | 2 |
| Dave Osborn | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 38t | 2 |
| Tommy Mason | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Phil King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 216 | 2932 | 13.6 | 68t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 206 | 2426 | 11.8 | 83t | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hackbart | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 41t | 1 |
| Karl Kassulke | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Mike FitzGerald | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| George Rose | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 230 | 16.4 | 41t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 337 | 15.3 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 60 | 2463 | 41.1 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 250 | 2113 | 35.2 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 2463 | 41.1 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 250 | 2113 | 35.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 2923 | 40.6 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 129 | 2674 | 37.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Rentzel | 11 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 9 | 1 | 95 | 10.6 | 76 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 4 | 3 | -2 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Young | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Rose | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 22 | 129 | 4.2 | 76 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 9 | 250 | 8.9 | 64 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike FitzGerald | 14 | 301 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 27 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jim Young | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Lindsey | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jeff Williams | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| George Rose | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Roy Winston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Milt Sunde | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 987 | 19.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 1203 | 24.1 | 90 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Alderman | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Kassulke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Rose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 0 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 27 | -14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 2 |
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