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1965 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 383 points (27.4/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 403 points (28.8/g), 14th.
 Differential of -20 points (-1.4/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total 5.1, Offense: 7.9, Defense: -2.8, SoS: 6.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1965 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 8 MIN Jack Snow WR 11 1965 1975 0 1 10 61 150 2 3 0 340 6012 45 Notre Dame
2 15 MIN Archie Sutton T 3 1965 1967 0 0 0 1 19 Illinois
2 23 MIN Lance Rentzel WR 9 1965 1974 0 0 6 55 115 1 1 58 1 0 26 196 2 268 4826 38 Oklahoma
4 51 MIN Jim Whalen TE 7 1965 1971 1 0 6 40 89 1 0 0 197 3155 20 Boston Col.
4 55 MIN Jim Harris Jr. DT 3 1965 1967 0 0 3 22 42 Utah St.
6 79 MIN Jim Grisham B 0 0 0 Oklahoma
8 100 MIN John Hankinson QB 0 0 0 Minnesota
8 107 MIN Jeff F. Jordan DB 3 1965 1967 0 0 0 4 37 Tulsa
9 120 MIN Frank McClendon T 0 0 0 Alabama
10 135 MIN Jerald Schweiger T 0 0 0 Wisc-Superior
11 148 MIN John Thomas E 0 0 0 USC
12 163 MIN Mike Tilleman DT 11 1966 1976 0 0 8 46 149 Montana
13 176 MIN Dave Osborn RB 12 1965 1976 0 1 5 47 143 1179 4336 29 173 1412 7 North Dakota
14 191 MIN Max Leetzow DE 2 1965 1966 0 0 2 12 28 Idaho
15 204 MIN Phillip Morgan B 0 0 0 East Tennessee St.
16 219 MIN Paul Labinski T 0 0 0
17 232 MIN Veran Smith B 0 0 0 Utah St.
18 247 MIN Rich Kotite TE 5 1967 1972 0 0 0 5 35 17 213 5 Wagner
19 260 MIN Ellis Johnson HB 2 1965 1966 0 0 0 0 28 19 29 0 4 29 0 SE Louisiana
20 275 MIN Cosmo Iacavazzi HB 1 1965 1965 0 0 0 0 2 Princeton