1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Bud Grant |
| Neill Armstrong | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jerry Burns | Offensive Coordinator |
| Bus Mertes | Offensive Backs |
| John Michels | Offensive Line |
| Jocko Nelson | Linebackers |
| Jack Patera | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1974 | A | Denver Broncos | 21-27 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 23822 | |
| Mon | 8/19/1974 | A | Miami Dolphins | 9-21 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67693 | |
| Sun | 8/25/1974 | H | Buffalo Bills | 32-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46553 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1974 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 38040 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1974 | H | San Diego Chargers | 42-0 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46553 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1974 | A | Green Bay Packers | 32-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55131 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1974 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-6 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 44546 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1974 | H | Chicago Bears | 11-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46217 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1974 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 23-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57847 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1974 | H | Houston Oilers | 51-10 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 48006 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | H | Detroit Lions | 16-20 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47807 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | H | New England Patriots | 14-17 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 48177 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 33343 | |
| Mon | 11/11/1974 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-24 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50183 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1974 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-19 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47924 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 87138 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1974 | H | New Orleans Saints | 29-9 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44202 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1974 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 23-10 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47105 | |
| Sat | 12/14/1974 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 35-15 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 35480 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/21/1974 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 30-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44626 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1974 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 14-10 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47404 | |
| Super Bowl IX | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/12/1975 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-16 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 80997 | |
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 | 36 | Detroit Mercy | 13 | 2 |
| Scott Anderson | 56 | C | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Missouri | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 17 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 32 | Oregon | 10 | 1 |
| Joe Blahak | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 181 | 24 | Nebraska | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 59 | LLB | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 14 | 6 |
| Dave Boone | 71 | DE | 6-3 | 248 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 36 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 24 | LS | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 7 |
| Bobby Bryant | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 30 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 36 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 23 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Eischeid | 11 | P | 6-0 | 190 | 34 | Upper Iowa | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 32 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Foreman | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 13 |
| John Gilliam | 42 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | South Carolina State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Goodrum | 68 | LOT | 6-3 | 256 | 24 | Florida A&M | 12 | 12 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Iowa | 13 | 12 |
| John Holland | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Tennessee State | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 1 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 32 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Larsen | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 34 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 11 | 6 |
| Jim Lash | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Lawson | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Kansas | 13 | 6 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 75 | DE-DT | 6-6 | 251 | 32 | Grand Rapids CC; Michigan Tech; Western Michigan | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 49 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | Cornell | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 37 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Marshall | 48 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 24 | Maryland | 5 | 0 |
| Amos Martin | 55 | RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | Louisville | 14 | 2 |
| Andy Maurer | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Oregon | 8 | 6 |
| Brent McClanahan | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 23 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Montana State | 12 | 0 |
| Fred McNeill | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 22 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 31 | North Dakota | 13 | 10 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 29 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Randy Poltl | 29 | S | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | Stanford | 5 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 222 | 30 | Colorado State | 7 | 4 |
| Steve Riley | 78 | OT | 6-6 | 258 | 22 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 32 | Minnesota | 11 | 3 |
| Doug Sutherland | 69 | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Wisconsin-Superior | 14 | 8 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 34 | Georgia | 13 | 13 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 34 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Stu Voigt | 83 | TE | 6-1 | 223 | 26 | Wisconsin | 14 | 13 |
| Jackie Wallace | 25 | RCB | 6-3 | 197 | 23 | Arizona | 14 | 10 |
| Ed White | 62 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 27 | California | 13 | 13 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 34 | Louisiana State | 12 | 8 |
| Jeff Wright | 23 | LS-RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Minnesota | 11 | 10 |
| Nate Wright | 43 | LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 27 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 28 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Fred McNeill | LB | UCLA |
| 1 | 25 | Steve Riley | T | Southern California |
| 2 | 29 | John Holland | WR | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 51 | Matt Blair | LB | Iowa State |
| 3 | 64 | Steve Craig | TE | Northwestern |
| 3 | 77 | Scott Anderson | C | Missouri |
| 4 | 86 | Mike Townsend | DB | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 120 | Jim Ferguson | DB | Stanford |
| 6 | 155 | Mark Kellar | RB | Northern Illinois |
| 7 | 181 | Fred Tabron | RB | Missouri State |
| 8 | 207 | Berl Simmons | K | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 232 | Sam McCullum | WR | Montana State |
| 10 | 259 | Barry Reed | RB | Peru State |
| 11 | 285 | Dave Boone | DE | Eastern Michigan |
| 12 | 311 | Randy Poltl | DB | Stanford |
| 13 | 337 | Gary Keller | DT | Utah |
| 14 | 363 | Alan Dixon | RB | Harding |
| 15 | 389 | Kurt Wachtler | DT | St. John's (Minnesota) |
| 16 | 415 | John Goebel | RB | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 17 | 441 | Earl Garrett | DB | Massachusetts-Boston |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 87 | 73 | 96 | 310 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 70 | 17 | 82 | 195 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:19 | 264 | 114 | 136 | 14 | 85/207 41.1% | 8/14 57.1% | 56 | 501 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:41 | 230 | 100 | 120 | 10 | 71/197 36.0% | 7/11 63.6% | 70 | 660 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Fred Cox | 0 | 32 | 39 | 82.1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 68 |
| John Gilliam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Amos Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 32 | 40 | 80.0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 310 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 195 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 3/3 | 6/6 | 5/7 | 2/8 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 199 | 777 | 3.9 | 32 | 9 |
| Dave Osborn | 131 | 514 | 3.9 | 17 | 4 |
| Oscar Reed | 62 | 215 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 44 | 124 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 21 | 120 | 5.7 | 15 | 2 |
| Brent McClanahan | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 19 | 41 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 488 | 1856 | 3.8 | 32 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 1605 | 3.7 | 31 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 351 | 199 | 56.7 | 140 | 2598 | 7.4 | 13.1 | 80t | 17 | 4.8 | 12 | 3.4 | 17 | 142 | 2456 | 82.1 |
| Bob Berry | 48 | 34 | 70.8 | 13 | 305 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 21 | 5 | 10.4 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 12 | 293 | 113.6 |
| Mike Eischeid | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 91.7 |
| Team Totals | 400 | 234 | 58.5 | 153 | 2909 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 80 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 19 | 154 | 2755 | 85.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 396 | 214 | 54.0 | 160 | 2569 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 70 | 8 | 2.0 | 22 | 5.6 | 31 | 267 | 2302 | 57.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 53 | 586 | 11.1 | 66t | 6 |
| Jim Lash | 32 | 631 | 19.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 32 | 268 | 8.4 | 22 | 5 |
| Dave Osborn | 29 | 196 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 26 | 578 | 22.2 | 80t | 5 |
| Ed Marinaro | 17 | 132 | 7.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Sam McCullum | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 34t | 3 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 21 | 0 |
| John Holland | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 234 | 2909 | 12.4 | 80t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 214 | 2569 | 12.0 | 70 | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wright | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Amos Martin | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 282 | 12.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 185 | 14.2 | 73 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 73 | 2636 | 36.1 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 345 | 2211 | 30.3 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 2636 | 36.1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 2211 | 30.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 2782 | 37.1 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 320 | 2362 | 31.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Wallace | 25 | 4 | 191 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 12 | 2 | 85 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Marshall | 5 | 2 | 46 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 8 | 320 | 7.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 4 | 345 | 7.7 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent McClanahan | 23 | 549 | 23.9 | 52 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 12 | 300 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jackie Wallace | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 50 | 1090 | 21.8 | 52 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1116 | 17.4 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Page | 11.0 | |
| Carl Eller | 10.0 | |
| Jim Marshall | 3.0 | |
| Doug Sutherland | 2.0 | |
| Roy Winston | 2.0 | |
| Dave Boone | 1.0 | |
| Gary Larsen | 1.0 | |
| Bob Lurtsema | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 267.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19.0 | 154.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Krause | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Siemon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Wallace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | |
| Roy Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
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