1967 Minnesota Vikings season

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1967 Minnesota Vikings season
General manager Jim Finks
Head coach Bud Grant
Home field Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record3–8–3
Division place4th NFL Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers T Grady Alderman
FB Bill Brown
C Mick Tingelhoff
AP All-Pros C Mick Tingelhoff (2nd team)
Uniform
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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.

Contents

1967 draft

Pro Bowler
Hall of Famer
1967 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollegeNotes
RoundSelection
1 2 Clint Jones Running back Michigan State from Giants [upper-alpha 1]
8 Gene Washington Wide receiver Michigan State
15 Alan Page Defensive end Notre Dame from Rams [upper-alpha 2]
228 Bob Grim Running back Oregon State from Giants [upper-alpha 1]
33Traded to the Los Angeles Rams [upper-alpha 2]
361 Earl Denny Wide receiver Missouri
487 Al Coleman Defensive back Tennessee A&I
5115Ken Last Wide receiver Minnesota
6140Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers [upper-alpha 3]
7167 Bobby Bryant Cornerback South Carolina
8192Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers [upper-alpha 4]
197 John Beasley Wide receiver California from Redskins [upper-alpha 5]
9219Bill Morris Guard Holy Cross
10244Pete Tatman Running back Nebraska
11271Bob Trygstad Defensive tackle Washington State
12296Fred Cremer Guard St. John's (MN)
13323Charles Hardt Defensive back Tulsa
14348 Jim Hargrove Linebacker Howard Payne
15375Jim Shea Defensive back Eastern New Mexico
16400Gene Beard Defensive back Virginia Union
17427Dick Wagoner Defensive back Bowling Green

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Vikings traded QB Fran Tarkenton to the Giants in exchange for a first- (2nd overall), a second- (28th overall), a 1968 first- (1st overall) and a 1969 second-round selection (39th overall).
  2. 1 2 The Vikings traded their second-round selection (33rd overall), TE Hal Bedsole and RB Tommy Mason to the Rams in exchange for a first-round selection (15th overall) and TE/LB Marlin McKeever.
  3. ↑ The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (140th overall) to the Steelers in exchange for RB Phil King.
  4. ↑ The Vikings traded their eighth-round selection (192nd overall) to the Steelers in exchange for LB Dave Tobey.
  5. ↑ The Vikings traded DE Bill Briggs to the Redskins in exchange for a eighth-round selection (197th overall).

Roster

1967 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice squad



Rookies in italics
54 active, 4 reserved, 0 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance [1]
1August 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–01–0 Skelly Stadium (Tulsa, OK)24,500
2August 18at Denver Broncos (AFL)L 9–141–1 University of Denver Stadium 31,850
3August 27at New York Giants L 3–211–2 Yale Bowl (New Haven, CT)43,584
4September 2 Atlanta Falcons W 16–32–2 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)84,236
5September 10 Cleveland Browns L 14–422–3 Metropolitan Stadium 40,012

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 17 San Francisco 49ers L 21–270–1 Metropolitan Stadium 39,638
2September 22at Los Angeles Rams L 3–390–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,255
3October 1 Chicago Bears L 7–170–3Metropolitan Stadium44,868
4October 8 St. Louis Cardinals L 24–340–4Metropolitan Stadium40,017
5October 15at Green Bay Packers W 10–71–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 49,601
6October 22 Baltimore Colts T 20–201–4–1Metropolitan Stadium47,693
7October 29at Atlanta Falcons L 20–211–5–1 Atlanta Stadium 52,859
8November 5 New York Giants W 27–242–5–1Metropolitan Stadium44,960
9November 12 Detroit Lions T 10–102–5–2Metropolitan Stadium40,032
10November 19at Cleveland Browns L 10–142–6–2 Cleveland Stadium 68,431
11November 26at Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–273–6–2 Pitt Stadium 23,773
12December 3Green Bay PackersL 27–303–7–2Metropolitan Stadium47,693
13December 10at Chicago BearsT 10–103–7–3 Wrigley Field 40,110
14December 17at Detroit LionsL 3–143–8–3 Tiger Stadium 44,874

Standings

NFL Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 941.6924–1–16–3–1332209L2
Chicago Bears 761.5383–2–15–4–1239218W1
Detroit Lions 572.4171–3–23–5–2260259W2
Minnesota Vikings 383.2731–3–21–6–3233294L1

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

Statistics

Team leaders

CategoryPlayer(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

CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank
(out of 16)
Passing offense1,667119.114th
Rushing offense1,811129.49th
Total offense3,478248.414th
Passing defense1,752125.13rd
Rushing defense2,104150.315th
Total defense3,856275.46th

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References

  1. ↑ "1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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