1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| 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 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Grady Alderman | 67 | OL | 6-2 | 242 | 36 | Detroit Mercy | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Anderson | 56 | OL | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 17 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 32 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 59 | LB | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 36 | Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 24 | DB | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 36 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 23 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Eischeid | 11 | P | 6-0 | 190 | 34 | Upper Iowa | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 32 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Chuck Foreman | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| John Gilliam | 42 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | South Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie Goodrum | 68 | LOT | 6-3 | 256 | 24 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 32 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Larsen | 77 | DL | 6-5 | 256 | 34 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Lawson | 65 | OL | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 75 | DL | 6-6 | 251 | 32 | Grand Rapids CC; Michigan Tech; Western Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 49 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | Cornell | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 37 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Amos Martin | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | Louisville | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Maurer | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| Brent McClanahan | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 23 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Montana State | 3 | 0 |
| Fred McNeill | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 22 | UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 31 | North Dakota | 3 | 3 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 29 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Poltl | 29 | DB | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | Stanford | 3 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 222 | 30 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | OL | 6-2 | 245 | 32 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Sutherland | 69 | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | 3 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 34 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 34 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 |
| Stu Voigt | 83 | TE | 6-1 | 223 | 26 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
| Jackie Wallace | 25 | RCB | 6-3 | 197 | 23 | Arizona | 3 | 3 |
| Ed White | 62 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 27 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 34 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Wright | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Nate Wright | 43 | LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 27 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 28 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 50 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 46 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 17/42 40.5% | 4/4 100.0% | 4 | 39 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 18/46 39.1% | 1/3 33.3% | 16 | 207 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fred Cox | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Terry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Lash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 40 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 57 | 212 | 3.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 44 | 142 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 110 | 378 | 3.4 | 19 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 115 | 470 | 4.1 | 25 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 69 | 34 | 49.3 | 29 | 394 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 38t | 3 | 4.3 | 6 | 8.7 | 3 | 21 | 373 | 45.2 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 34 | 49.3 | 29 | 394 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 38 | 3 | 4.3 | 6 | 8.7 | 3 | 21 | 373 | 45.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 34 | 544 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 73 | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 6 | 57 | 487 | 71.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| John Gilliam | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 38t | 2 | ||
| Jim Lash | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 29t | 1 | ||
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oscar Reed | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 394 | 11.6 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Randy Poltl | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 17 | 649 | 38.2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 576 | 33.9 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 649 | 38.2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 576 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 717 | 37.7 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 619 | 32.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McCullum | 6 | 0 | 31 | 5.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 2 | 38 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 1 | 73 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McCullum | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Doug Kingsriter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 188 | 15.7 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Lurtsema | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| Doug Sutherland | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| Alan Page | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| Carl Eller | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| Jim Marshall | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 57.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Goodrum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Poltl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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