1969 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Conference • Central Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Western Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/27/1969 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 23-20 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47900 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1970 | H | Cleveland Browns | 27-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46503 | |
| Super Bowl IV | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/11/1970 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-23 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 80562 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Grady Alderman | 67 | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 31 | Detroit Mercy | 3 | 3 |
| John Beasley | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 24 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 31 | Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 31 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Davis | 71 | OT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Dickson | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 252 | 32 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 27 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Grim | 27 | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 24 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 |
| Dale Hackbart | 49 | LB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | LB | 6-2 | 228 | 12 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | |
| Billy Harris | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Colorado | 3 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 191 | 26 | Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Clint Jones | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 214 | 31 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Karl Kassulke | 29 | LS | 6-0 | 194 | 28 | Marquette; Drake | 3 | 3 |
| Kent Kramer | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 27 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Larsen | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 29 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Lee | 19 | P | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Arizona State; San Francisco CC; Pacific | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 21 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 46 | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Solano CC; Utah State | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 32 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Mike McGill | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 26 | North Dakota | 3 | 3 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Oscar Reed | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 222 | 25 | Colorado State | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 45 | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Smith | 74 | OT | 6-5 | 246 | 25 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 29 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Vellone | 63 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 59 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Tennessee; Tennessee Tech | 3 | 3 |
| Gene Washington | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 212 | 25 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie West | 40 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 3 | 0 |
| Ed White | 62 | OG | 6-2 | 264 | 22 | California | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 29 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 57 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 49 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 3/9 33.3% | / % | 4 | 36 | |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 22 | 26 | 3 | / % | / % | 9 | 89 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Fred Cox | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Kapp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 57 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 23 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 38 | 153 | 4.0 | 20t | 4 |
| Joe Kapp | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 19 | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 26 | 91 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 93 | 386 | 4.2 | 20 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 93 | 374 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kapp | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 18 | 548 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 75t | 1 | 1.8 | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 53 | 495 | 69.9 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 36 | 60.0 | 19 | 564 | 9.4 | 15.7 | 46t | 1 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.3 | 6 | 53 | 511 | 62.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 41 | 50.0 | 37 | 473 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 46t | 4 | 4.9 | 4 | 4.9 | 8 | 51 | 422 | 63.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henderson | 13 | 196 | 15.1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 8 | 219 | 27.4 | 75t | 1 | ||
| Bill Brown | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oscar Reed | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| John Beasley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 564 | 15.7 | 46t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 473 | 11.5 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Krause | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lee | 9 | 352 | 39.1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 303 | 33.7 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 352 | 39.1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 303 | 33.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 403 | 40.3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 358 | 35.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1 | 29 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 28 | 0 | |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ed White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 232 | 19.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 188 | 17.1 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Eller | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Jim Marshall | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Roy Winston | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 51.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 53.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Vellone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Yary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
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