1967 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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General manager | Jim Finks |
Head coach | Bud Grant |
Home field | Metropolitan Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–8–3 |
Division place | 4th NFL Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | T Grady Alderman FB Bill Brown C Mick Tingelhoff |
AP All-Pros | C Mick Tingelhoff (2nd team) |
Uniform | |
The 1967 season was the Minnesota Vikings' seventh in the National Football League. After the resignation of head coach Norm Van Brocklin at the end of the previous season, the Vikings hired Bud Grant, previously the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who led the team to a 3–8–3 record.
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Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE) | Offensive linemen (OL)
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| Linebackers (LB)
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| Rookies in italics 54 active, 4 reserve, 0 practice squad |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance [1] |
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1 | August 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–0 | 1–0 | Skelly Stadium (Tulsa, OK) | 24,500 |
2 | August 18 | at Denver Broncos (AFL) | L 9–14 | 1–1 | University of Denver Stadium | 31,850 |
3 | August 27 | at New York Giants | L 3–21 | 1–2 | Yale Bowl (New Haven, CT) | 43,584 |
4 | September 2 | Atlanta Falcons | W 16–3 | 2–2 | Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH) | 84,236 |
5 | September 10 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–42 | 2–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 40,012 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 17 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–27 | 0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 39,638 |
2 | September 22 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 3–39 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 52,255 |
3 | October 1 | Chicago Bears | L 7–17 | 0–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,868 |
4 | October 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 24–34 | 0–4 | Metropolitan Stadium | 40,017 |
5 | October 15 | at Green Bay Packers | W 10–7 | 1–4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 49,601 |
6 | October 22 | Baltimore Colts | T 20–20 | 1–4–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,693 |
7 | October 29 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–21 | 1–5–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 52,859 |
8 | November 5 | New York Giants | W 27–24 | 2–5–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,960 |
9 | November 12 | Detroit Lions | T 10–10 | 2–5–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 40,032 |
10 | November 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–14 | 2–6–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 68,431 |
11 | November 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 41–27 | 3–6–2 | Pitt Stadium | 23,773 |
12 | December 3 | Green Bay Packers | L 27–30 | 3–7–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,693 |
13 | December 10 | at Chicago Bears | T 10–10 | 3–7–3 | Wrigley Field | 40,110 |
14 | December 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–14 | 3–8–3 | Tiger Stadium | 44,874 |
NFL Central | |||||||||
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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 |
Category | Player(s) | Value |
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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 |
Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 16) |
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Passing offense | 1,667 | 119.1 | 14th |
Rushing offense | 1,811 | 129.4 | 9th |
Total offense | 3,478 | 248.4 | 14th |
Passing defense | 1,752 | 125.1 | 3rd |
Rushing defense | 2,104 | 150.3 | 15th |
Total defense | 3,856 | 275.4 | 6th |
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