1961 Minnesota Vikings Game Log

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Record: 3-11-0, 7th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (3-11-0)

Points For: 285 (20.4/g) 9th of 14

Points Against: 407 (29.1/g) 14th of 14

Expected W-L: 4.2-9.8

SRS: -6.64 (12th of 14), SOS: 2.08

Other Notable Asst.: Harry Gilmer (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Co-Owner/President: Bill Boyer

Co-Owner: Max Winter

General Manager: Bert Rose

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	37	13	19	27	257	4	0		15	10.1	9.5	70.4	140.0	29	79	2.7	1	1	2	4	5	3	138
2	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	7	21	13	31	126	0	3		24	4.8	4.1	41.9	14.4	25	125	5.0	1	0	3	1	1	5	217
3	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	33	34	17	30	137	2	0		71	6.9	4.6	56.7	90.6	37	124	3.4	1	4	4	3	3	7	262
4	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	0	28	12	26	100	0	3		65	6.3	3.8	46.2	17.0	20	83	4.2	0	0	1	0	0	5	218
5	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	24	38	13	29	84	1	0		49	4.6	2.9	44.8	63.4	24	118	4.9	2	1	1	3	3	8	327
6	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	7	33	19	35	179	0	4		0	5.1	5.1	54.3	29.0	34	149	4.4	1	0	1	1	1	2	73
7	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	10	28	10	24	121	1	1		17	5.8	5.0	41.7	54.3	27	142	5.3	0	1	1	1	1	4	143
8	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	17	31	12	22	146	1	2		10	7.1	6.6	54.5	52.5	39	253	6.5	1	1	2	2	2	2	97
9	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	28	20	11	18	116	1	1		63	9.9	6.4	61.1	75.2	34	159	4.7	3	0	1	4	4	4	135
10	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L			Detroit Lions	10	37	13	24	57	1	2		59	4.8	2.4	54.2	38.9	21	69	3.3	0	1	2	1	1	5	184
11	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	28	38	16	24	243	2	1		34	11.5	10.1	66.7	110.2	28	121	4.3	2	0	0	4	4	4	152
12	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	42	21	21	31	231	4	1		21	8.1	7.5	67.7	115.7	44	210	4.8	2	0	0	6	6	3	117
13	Sun	December 10	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	7	13	15	34	135	1	3		6	4.1	4.0	44.1	28.4	33	116	3.5	0	0	2	1	1	4	136
14	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	35	52	12	22	57	4	1	9	114	7.8	1.8	54.5	80.7	24	149	6.2	0	0	1	5	5	7	257

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	37	13	8	17	136	1	4		10	8.6	8.0	47.1	54.7	35	134	3.8	1	0	0	1	2	3	258
2	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	7	21	17	30	229	1	2		9	7.9	7.6	56.7	64.4	36	208	5.8	2	0	1	3	3	4	58
3	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	33	34	14	33	284	3	3		17	9.1	8.6	42.4	65.7	16	82	5.1	1	2	2	4	4	4	67
4	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Dallas Cowboys	0	28	14	27	180	3	0		20	7.4	6.7	51.9	110.1	37	117	3.2	1	0	0	4	4	7	186
5	Sun	October 15	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	24	38	13	16	231	0	2		12	15.2	14.4	81.3	79.2	51	324	6.4	5	1	1	5	5	1	45
6	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	7	33	10	20	226	1	1		0	11.3	11.3	50.0	86.7	35	241	6.9	1	4	4	3	3	3	50
7	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	10	28	19	25	310	3	0		11	12.8	12.4	76.0	156.7	38	157	4.1	1	0	0	4	4	2	150
8	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	17	31	10	28	97	0	1		0	3.5	3.5	35.7	31.4	42	295	7.0	4	1	1	4	4	5	86
9	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	28	20	14	31	138	0	2		0	4.5	4.5	45.2	31.4	43	216	5.0	2	2	5	2	2	1	44
10	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L			Detroit Lions	10	37	15	23	179	3	1		8	8.1	7.8	65.2	110.3	39	172	4.4	1	1	1	4	5	5	120
11	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	28	38	14	24	246	1	0		0	10.3	10.3	58.3	107.3	35	196	5.6	4	1	3	5	5	3	44
12	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	42	21	13	27	148	1	3		17	6.1	5.5	48.1	37.8	20	200	10.0	2	0	1	3	3	3	36
13	Sun	December 10	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	7	13	10	28	175	0	1		13	6.7	6.3	35.7	43.0	36	120	3.3	1	2	4	1	1	3	49
14	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	35	52	23	36	347	4	2		8	9.9	9.6	63.9	109.4	30	205	6.8	3	1	3	7	7	2	120