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1968 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 1st in NFL Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 282 points (20.1/g), 8th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 242 points (17.3/g), 6th.
Differential of 40 points (2.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 5th.
Coached by Bud Grant (8-6-0)
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1968 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 | Joe Kapp | 30 | 1 | 14 | 129 for 248, 1,695 yards, 10 td, 17 int, & 50 rushes for 269 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959 |
| HB | Clint Jones | 23 | 1 | 12 | 128 rushes for 536 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 26 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| FB | Bill Brown* | 30 | 7 | 14 | 222 rushes for 805 yards, 11 td, & 31 catches for 329 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Tom Hall | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 catches for 268 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 |
| WR | Gene Washington | 24 | 1 | 14 | 46 catches for 756 yards, 6 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Bill Martin | 26 | 4 | 7 | 10 catches for 101 yards, 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 10th pick / 1964 |
| TE | John Beasley | 23 | 1 | 7 | 23 catches for 289 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| LT | Grady Alderman | 30 | 8 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Jim Vellone | 24 | 2 | 14 | ||
| C | Mick Tingelhoff*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Larry Bowie | 29 | 6 | 8 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
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| RG | Milt Sunde | 26 | 4 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Doug Davis | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Gary Larsen | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Alan Page* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Jim Marshall* | 31 | 8 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Lonnie Warwick | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | John Kirby | 26 | 4 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
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| RLB | Wally Hilgenberg | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Earsell Mackbee | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Ed Sharockman | 29 | 7 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Karl Kassulke | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| RS | Paul Krause | 26 | 4 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 30 | 5 | 0 | 19 of 29 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | King Hill | 32 | 10 | 0 | 33 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| PR | Charlie West | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| KR | Charlie West | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Grady Alderman | 30 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| John Beasley | 23 | TE | 14 | 7 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 4/6/1945 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| Bookie Bolin | 28 | G | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 6/17/1940 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
| Larry Bowie | 29 | G | 8 | 8 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/13/1939 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
| Bill Brown* | 30 | RB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Bryant | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Cox | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 27 | QB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 5 | |
| Doug Davis | 24 | T | 14 | 7 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/22/1944 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| Earl Denny | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Missouri | 7/21/1945 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 61st pick / 1967 |
| Paul Dickson | 31 | DT-T | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Carl Eller*+ | 26 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Goodridge | 22 | WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 5/11/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 144th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Grim | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Dale Hackbart | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Tom Hall | 28 | WR-DB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/3/1940 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 |
| John Henderson | 25 | WR-FL | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/21/1943 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 63rd pick / 1965 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 26 | LB-G | 14 | 7 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| King Hill | 32 | QB | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/8/1936 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| Clint Jones | 23 | RB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 5/24/1945 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| Joe Kapp | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | California | 3/19/1938 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959 |
| Karl Kassulke | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | Drake,Marquette | 3/20/1941 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| John Kirby | 26 | LB | 14 | 7 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Krause | 26 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Gary Larsen | 28 | DT | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| Jim Lindsey | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 11/24/1944 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 17th pick / 1966 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Utah State | 1/15/1941 | 3 | |
| Jim Marshall* | 31 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Bill Martin | 26 | TE | 14 | 7 | 238 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/27/1942 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Mike McGill | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/21/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Osborn | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| Alan Page* | 23 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Art Powell | 31 | SE-DB-WR | 1 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/25/1937 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 |
| Oscar Reed | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 3/24/1944 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968 |
| Ed Sharockman | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Smith | 24 | T-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 5/29/1944 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| Milt Sunde | 26 | G | 14 | 6 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| Mick Tingelhoff*+ | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 6 | |
| Jim Vellone | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 8/20/1944 | 2 | |
| Lonnie Warwick | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 3 | |
| Gene Washington | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/25/1944 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| Charlie West | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso | 8/31/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| Roy Winston | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Ron Yary | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 222.1 | 6-2.1 | 3.8 |