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1963 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 309 points (22.1/g), 8th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 390 points (27.9/g), 12th.
Differential of -81 points (-5.8/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 4th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (5-8-1)
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1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Fran Tarkenton | 23 | 2 | 13 | 170 for 297, 2,311 yards, 15 td, 15 int, & 28 rushes for 162 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Tommy Mason*+ | 24 | 2 | 13 | 166 rushes for 763 yards, 7 td, & 40 catches for 365 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| FB | Bill Brown | 25 | 2 | 13 | 128 rushes for 445 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 109 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Paul Flatley | 22 | Rook | 14 | 51 catches for 867 yards, 4 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| WR | Jerry Reichow | 29 | 7 | 14 | 35 catches for 479 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -12 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 38th pick / 1956 |
| TE | Ray Poage | 23 | Rook | 6 | 15 catches for 354 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 |
| TE | Gordie Smith | 24 | 2 | 6 | 6 catches for 177 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Grady Alderman* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 4 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| LG | Jerry Huth | 30 | 7 | 12 | New York Giants / 24th / 285th pick / 1956 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Larry Bowie | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Errol Linden | 26 | 2 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Don Hultz | 23 | Rook | 14 | 1 interception, 9 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Jim Prestel | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 70th pick / 1959 |
| RDT | Paul Dickson | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| RDE | Jim Marshall | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Rip Hawkins* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 10th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Steve Stonebreaker | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| LCB | Lee Calland | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Ed Sharockman | 24 | 2 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Karl Kassulke | 22 | Rook | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| RS | Chuck Lamson | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 43rd pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 25 | Rook | 0 | 12 of 24 field goals & 39 of 39 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Fred Cox | 25 | Rook | 0 | 70 punts for a 38.7 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| PR | Bill Butler | 26 | 4 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Bill Butler | 26 | 4 | 0 | 33 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Alderman* | 25 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Battle | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Southern Illinois | 2/20/1938 | Rook | |
| Larry Bowie | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/13/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Boylan | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Washington State | 3/19/1939 | Rook | |
| Bill Brown | 25 | RB | 14 | 13 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Bill Butler | 26 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/10/1937 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Lee Calland | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Louisville | 9/14/1941 | Rook | |
| John Campbell | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| Leon Clarke | 30 | E-FL | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | USC | 1/10/1933 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956 |
| Fred Cox | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Denton | 29 | DE-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Pacific | 7/24/1934 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1959 |
| Paul Dickson | 26 | DT-T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Terry Dillon | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Montana | 8/18/1941 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 18th / 137th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Ferguson | 24 | FB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 8/29/1939 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1962 |
| Paul Flatley | 22 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/30/1941 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/26/1937 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| Rip Hawkins* | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 4/21/1939 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 10th pick / 1961 |
| Don Hultz | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/16/1940 | Rook | |
| Jerry Huth | 30 | G | 13 | 12 | 226 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 7/23/1933 | 7 | New York Giants / 24th / 285th pick / 1956 |
| Bill Jobko | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1935 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| Karl Kassulke | 22 | DB | 14 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | Drake,Marquette | 3/20/1941 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| Terry Kosens | 22 | DB | 8 | 4 | 195 | 6-3 | Hofstra | 10/3/1941 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 128th pick / 1963 |
| Chuck Lamson | 24 | DB | 12 | 7 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa State,Wyoming | 3/14/1939 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 43rd pick / 1961 |
| Errol Linden | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | Houston | 10/21/1937 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Marshall | 26 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Tommy Mason*+ | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/8/1939 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| Dave O'Brien | 22 | T-DT-G | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Boston College | 6/13/1941 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 18th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| Ray Poage | 23 | TE-SE-FL-WR | 7 | 6 | 208 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/14/1940 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Prestel | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-5 | Idaho | 6/28/1937 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 70th pick / 1959 |
| Bobby Reed | 24 | HB | 10 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Pacific | 11/14/1939 | 1 | |
| Jerry Reichow | 29 | E-QB | 14 | 14 | 217 | 6-2 | Iowa | 5/19/1934 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 38th pick / 1956 |
| Pat Russ | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Purdue | 1/18/1940 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 16th / 121st pick / 1962 |
| Ed Sharockman | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Gordie Smith | 24 | TE | 14 | 6 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Missouri | 4/9/1939 | 2 | |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 25 | LB-TE | 14 | 10 | 223 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 10/28/1938 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 23 | QB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 23 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 1 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 24 | QB | 6 | 1 | 185 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1939 | Rook | New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1963 |
| Tommy Wilson | 31 | HB-FB | 8 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | none | 9/1/1932 | 7 | |
| Roy Winston | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Team Total | 24.8 | 14 | 218.7 | 6-1.5 | 2.0 |