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Bud Grant
Harold Peter Grant Jr.
Position: E-DE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 199 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1927 in Superior, WI
College: Minnesota (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.
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Coaching Results
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Rank | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 40 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .273 | 4 | |||||
| 1968 | 41 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 42 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFL Champions |
| 1970 | 43 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 44 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 45 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3 | |||||
| 1973 | 46 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFC Champions |
| 1974 | 47 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFC Champions |
| 1975 | 48 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 49 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFC Champions |
| 1977 | 50 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 52 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3 | |||||
| 1980 | 53 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 54 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4 | |||||
| 1982 | 55 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 56 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2 | |||||
| 1985 | 58 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3 | |||||
| 18 yrs | 259 | 158 | 96 | 5 | .622 | 22 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1.8 | Avg Finish |
Games over .500: 62
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 4
Division Championships: 11
Team's Ranks
Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
| Overall | Offense | Rushing Off | Passing Off | Defense | Rushing Def | Passing Def | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tm | Tms | WL% | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | Yds | Pts | GvA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FL | Att | Yds | TD | Int | NY/A | Yds | Pts | TkA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FR | Att | Yds | TD | Int | nY/A |
| 1967 | MIN | 16 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| 1968 | MIN | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| 1969 | MIN | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | MIN | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | MIN | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1972 | MIN | 26 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 1973 | MIN | 26 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1974 | MIN | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 1975 | MIN | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1976 | MIN | 28 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 1977 | MIN | 28 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4 |
| 1978 | MIN | 28 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 15 |
| 1979 | MIN | 28 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 1980 | MIN | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 22 |
| 1981 | MIN | 28 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| 1982 | MIN | 28 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 1983 | MIN | 28 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 1985 | MIN | 28 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 18 yrs | %tile | 71 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 49 | 38 | 52 | 31 | 62 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 52 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 50 | 67 | 45 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 69 | |
Coaching History
| Year | Age | Level | Employer | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 40 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1968 | 41 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1969 | 42 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1970 | 43 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1971 | 44 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1972 | 45 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1973 | 46 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1974 | 47 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1975 | 48 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1976 | 49 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1977 | 50 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1978 | 51 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1979 | 52 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1980 | 53 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1981 | 54 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1982 | 55 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1983 | 56 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
| 1985 | 58 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | Head Coach |
Employed
NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Neill Armstrong | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jerry Burns | Offensive Coordinator |
| Pete Carroll | Defensive Backs |
| Bob Hollway | Defensive Coordinator |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Line |
| Marc Trestman | Running Backs |
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