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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.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (7-7-0)
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1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1965 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | 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 | 150 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 340 | 6012 | 45 | Notre Dame | |||||
| 2 | 15 | MIN | Archie Sutton | T | 3 | 1965 | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | Illinois | |||||||||||
| 2 | 23 | MIN | Lance Rentzel | WR | 9 | 1965 | 1974 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 3155 | 20 | Boston College | |||||
| 4 | 55 | MIN | Jim Jr. Harris | DT | 3 | 1965 | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | Utah State | |||||||||||
| 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 | 37 | Tulsa | |||||||||||
| 9 | 120 | MIN | Frank McClendon | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 135 | MIN | Jerald Schweiger | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin-Superior | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 148 | MIN | John Thomas | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | USC | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 163 | MIN | Mike Tilleman | DT | 11 | 1966 | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 149 | Montana | |||||||||||
| 13 | 176 | MIN | Dave Osborn | RB | 12 | 1965 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 143 | 1179 | 4336 | 29 | 173 | 1412 | 7 | North Dakota | |||||
| 14 | 191 | MIN | Max Leetzow | DE | 2 | 1965 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | Idaho | |||||||||||
| 15 | 204 | MIN | Phillip Morgan | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Tennessee State | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 219 | MIN | Paul Labinski | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | St. John's (MN) | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 232 | MIN | Veran Smith | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah State | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 247 | MIN | Rich Kotite | TE | 5 | 1967 | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 213 | 5 | Wagner | ||||||||
| 19 | 260 | MIN | Ellis Johnson | HB | 2 | 1965 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | Southeast Louisiana | |||||
| 20 | 275 | MIN | Cosmo Iacavazzi | HB | 1 | 1965 | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Princeton | |||||||||||