1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/22/1973 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-20 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45475 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1973 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 27-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59688 | |
| Super Bowl VIII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/13/1974 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7-24 | L | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 68142 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Grady Alderman | 67 | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 35 | Detroit Mercy | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Ballman | 85 | TE | 6-0 | 203 | 33 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 35 | Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 24 | DB | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 29 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 35 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 84 | WR | 6-1 | 198 | 35 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Eischeid | 11 | P | 6-0 | 190 | 33 | Upper Iowa | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 31 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Chuck Foreman | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Gallagher | 66 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 42 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | South Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie Goodrum | 68 | OL | 6-3 | 256 | 23 | Florida A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 31 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Larsen | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 33 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Lash | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 22 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 75 | DL | 6-6 | 251 | 31 | Grand Rapids CC; Michigan Tech; Western Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 49 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Cornell | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 36 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Amos Martin | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Louisville | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 30 | North Dakota | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 28 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Porter | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Idaho | 3 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 222 | 29 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Siemon | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 31 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Sutherland | 69 | DL | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 33 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 |
| Stu Voigt | 83 | TE | 6-1 | 223 | 25 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie West | 40 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 3 | 0 |
| Ed White | 62 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 26 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 33 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Wright | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Nate Wright | 43 | LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 26 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 27 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 61 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 54 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 23/43 53.5% | 0/1 0.0% | 2 | 9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 19/41 46.3% | 1/1 100.0% | 3 | 24 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 |
| John Gilliam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bill Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 61 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 54 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Reed | 46 | 202 | 4.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 37 | 134 | 3.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 105 | 416 | 4.0 | 46 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 120 | 441 | 3.7 | 19 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 30 | 537 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 54t | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 50 | 487 | 75.5 |
| Team Totals | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 30 | 537 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 54t | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 50 | 487 | 75.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 18 | 321 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 30 | 1 | 1.9 | 5 | 9.6 | 4 | 36 | 285 | 41.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| John Gilliam | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 54t | 3 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Oscar Reed | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lash | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Carroll Dale | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Bill Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Doug Kingsriter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 537 | 12.2 | 54t | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 321 | 11.1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 63t | 1 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 63t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 14 | 532 | 38.0 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 431 | 30.8 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 532 | 38.0 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 431 | 30.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 426 | 38.7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 423 | 38.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 2 | 101 | 12.6 | 63t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 262 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 34 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Gary Larsen | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Jim Marshall | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 36.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 50.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Larsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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