1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 11-2-1 .821 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/18/1976 | H | Washington Redskins | 35-20 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47221 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1976 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47191 | |
| Super Bowl XI | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 14-32 | L | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 103438 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Nate Allen | 25 | DB | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Texas Southern | 3 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 27 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | East Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 17 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 34 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 59 | LLB | 6-5 | 242 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Bryant | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 32 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 |
| Bart Buetow | 74 | OT | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Clabo | 12 | P | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 38 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Dumler | 57 | OG | 6-3 | 243 | 26 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 34 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Chuck Foreman | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie Goodrum | 68 | LOG | 6-3 | 256 | 26 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Grim | 26 | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 31 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Groce | 47 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Macalester | 2 | 0 |
| Windlan Hall | 40 | DB | 5-11 | 176 | 26 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| Wes Hamilton | 61 | OL | 6-3 | 271 | 23 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 34 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Sammy Johnson | 48 | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 24 | North Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 34 | Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Lee | 19 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Arizona State; San Francisco CC; Pacific | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 39 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Amos Martin | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Louisville | 3 | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 25 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Fred McNeill | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 204 | 23 | Kansas | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 77 | DL | 6-6 | 246 | 23 | Colorado State | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 31 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Riley | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 24 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Siemon | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Stanford | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Sutherland | 69 | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Wisconsin-Superior | 3 | 3 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 36 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 36 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 |
| Stu Voigt | 83 | TE | 6-1 | 223 | 28 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
| Ed White | 62 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 29 | California | 3 | 3 |
| James White | 72 | DL | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Grambling State | 3 | 3 |
| Lenny Willis | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Nebraska Southern JC; Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 36 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 23 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 |
| Nate Wright | 43 | LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 29 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 30 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 73 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 65 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 13/44 29.5% | 2/4 50.0% | 5 | 30 | |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 16/46 34.8% | 1/4 25.0% | 14 | 120 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Sammy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Fred Cox | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sammy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 73 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 65 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 52 | 267 | 5.1 | 62 | 3 |
| Brent McClanahan | 24 | 106 | 4.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 12t | 1 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 101 | 450 | 4.5 | 62 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 116 | 434 | 3.7 | 35 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 83 | 41 | 49.4 | 37 | 518 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 57 | 4 | 4.8 | 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 38 | 480 | 60.2 |
| Bob Lee | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 81 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 20 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 127.5 |
| Team Totals | 93 | 48 | 51.6 | 40 | 599 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 57 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.4 | 6 | 45 | 554 | 67.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 47 | 52.2 | 39 | 639 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 48 | 4 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.4 | 6 | 43 | 596 | 71.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Sammy White | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 27t | 3 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 18t | 2 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Robert Miller | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Sammy Johnson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 599 | 12.5 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 639 | 13.6 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 75t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Clabo | 21 | 822 | 39.1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 674 | 32.1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 822 | 39.1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 674 | 32.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 565 | 31.4 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 519 | 28.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Willis | 8 | 1 | 46 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 3 | 46 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 0 | 148 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Willis | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 33 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 246 | 18.9 | 33 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 262 | 20.2 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Eller | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Jim Marshall | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Doug Sutherland | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
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