1967 Minnesota Vikings season

1967 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach Bud Grant
General manager Jim Finks
Home field Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record 3–8–3
Division place 4th NFL Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1967 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's seventh year in the National Football League's 47th season. The Vikings finished with a record of three wins, eight losses, and three ties, under their first-year head coach Bud Grant, who succeeded Norm Van Brocklin.

1967 Draft

Main article: 1967 NFL draft
=Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer
1967 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Choice Overall
122Clint JonesRunning BackMichigan Statefrom Giants[a]
88 Gene WashingtonWide ReceiverMichigan State
1515 Alan PageDefensive EndNotre Damefrom Rams[b]
2228 Bob GrimRunning Back Oregon Statefrom Giants[a]
733Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[b]
3861Earl DennyWide ReceiverMissouri
4787Alvin ColemanDefensive BackTennessee A&I
58115Ken LastWide ReceiverMinnesota
67140Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[c]
78167 Bobby BryantDefensive BackSouth Carolina
87192Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[d]
12197John BeasleyWide ReceiverCaliforniafrom Redskins[e]
98219Bill MorrisGuardHoly Cross
107244Pete TatmanRunning BackNebraska
118271Bob TrygstadDefensive TackleWashington State
127296Fred CremerGuardSt. John's (MN)
138323Charles HardtDefensive BackTulsa
147348Jim HargroveLinebackerHoward Payne
158375Jim SheaDefensive BackEastern New Mexico
167400Gene BeardDefensive BackVirginia Union
178427Dick WagonerDefensive BackBowling Green
^[a] The New York Giants traded their 1st round selection (2nd overall), 2nd round selection (28th overall), 1968 1st round selection (1st overall), and 1969 2nd round selection (39th overall) to Minnesota for QB Fran Tarkenton.
^[b] Los Angeles traded their 1st round selection (15th overall) and TE/LB Marlin McKeever to Minnesota for their 2nd round selection (33rd overall), TE Hal Bedsole, and RB Tommy Mason.
^[c] Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (140th overall) to Pittsburgh for RB Phil King (American football).
^[d] Minnesota traded their 8th round selection (192th overall) to Pittsburgh for LB Dave Tobey.
^[e] Washington traded their 8th round selection (197th overall) to Minnesota for DE Bill Briggs (American football).

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
1 September 17, 1967 San Francisco 49ers L 21-27 Metropolitan Stadium
39,638
2 September 22, 1967 at Los Angeles Rams L 3-39 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
52,255
3 October 1, 1967 Chicago Bears L 7-17 Metropolitan Stadium
44,868
4 October 8, 1967 St. Louis Cardinals L 24-34 Metropolitan Stadium
40,017
5 October 15, 1967 at Green Bay Packers W 10–7 Milwaukee County Stadium
49,601
6 October 22, 1967 Baltimore Colts T 20–20 Metropolitan Stadium
47,693
7 October 29, 1967 at Atlanta Falcons L 20-21 Atlanta Stadium
52,859
8 November 5, 1967 New York Giants W 27–24 Metropolitan Stadium
44,960
9 November 12, 1967 Detroit Lions T 10–10 Metropolitan Stadium
40,032
10 November 19, 1967 at Cleveland Browns L 10-14 Cleveland Stadium
68,431
11 November 26, 1967 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–27 Pitt Stadium
23,773
12 December 3, 1967 Green Bay Packers L 27-30 Metropolitan Stadium
47,693
13 December 10, 1967 at Chicago Bears T 10–10 Wrigley Field
40,110
14 December 17, 1967 at Detroit Lions L 3-14 Tiger Stadium
44,874

Game summaries

Week 14

1 234Total
Vikings 0 030 3
Lions 0 1400 14

Standings

NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 4 1 .692 4–1–1 6–3–1 332 209 L2
Chicago Bears 7 6 1 .538 3–2–1 5–4–1 239 218 W1
Detroit Lions 5 7 2 .417 1–3–2 3–5–2 260 259 W2
Minnesota Vikings 3 8 3 .273 1–3–2 1–6–3 233 294 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs CB

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing Yards Joe Kapp 1,386
Passing Touchdowns Joe Kapp 8
Rushing Yards Dave Osborn 972
Rushing Touchdowns Bill Brown 5
Receiving Yards Gene Washington 384
Receiving Touchdowns John Beasley 4
Points Fred Cox 77
Kickoff Return Yards Clint Jones 597
Punt Return Yards Bob Grim 101
Interceptions Earsell Mackbee 5

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 16)
Passing Offense 1,667 Yards 119.1 YPG 14th
Rushing Offense 1,811 Yards 129.4 YPG 9th
Total Offense 3,478 Yards 248.4 YPG 14th
Passing Defense 1,752 Yards 125.1 YPG 3rd
Rushing Defense 2,104 Yards 150.3 YPG 15th
Total Defense 3,856 Yards 275.4 YPG 6th

References

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