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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.7, Offense: 0.3, Defense: 2.4, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bud Grant
Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 New York Titans / 6th / 45th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Tom Hall | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 catches for 268 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd 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 Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1964 |
| LT | Grady Alderman | 30 | 8 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 | |
| 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 Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 73rd pick / 1962 |
|
| 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 Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 6th 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 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 45th 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 Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 62nd 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 Dallas Texans / 22nd / 174th 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 Denver Broncos / 12th / 89th 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 New York Titans / 28th / 221st pick / 1961 |
| P | King Hill | 32 | 10 | 0 | 33 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| KR | Charlie West | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 0 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | 30 | LT | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 8 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| 87 | John Beasley | 23 | te | 14 | 7 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 4/6/1945 | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| 66 | Bookie Bolin | 28 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 6/17/1940 | 6 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 14th / 107th pick / 1962 |
|
| 61 | Larry Bowie | 29 | RG | 8 | 8 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/13/1939 | 6 | 4 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 73rd pick / 1962 |
| 30 | Bill Brown* | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 7 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 6th / 45th pick / 1961 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | 24 | 14 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | Rook | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 | |
| 14 | Fred Cox | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 28th / 221st pick / 1961 |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | 27 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 71 | Doug Davis | 24 | RT | 14 | 7 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/22/1944 | 2 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| 28 | Earl Denny | 23 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Missouri | 7/21/1945 | 1 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 61st pick / 1967 | |
| 76 | Paul Dickson | 31 | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 9 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 | |
| 81 | Carl Eller*+ | 26 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 4 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 6th pick / 1964 |
| 82 | Bob Goodridge | 22 | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 5/11/1946 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 144th pick / 1968 | |
| 27 | Bob Grim | 23 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 5/8/1945 | 1 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 | |
| 49 | Dale Hackbart | 30 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 8 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 | |
| 86 | Tom Hall | 28 | WR | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/3/1940 | 6 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1962 |
| 80 | John Henderson | 25 | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/21/1943 | 3 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 63rd pick / 1965 Buffalo Bills / 17th / 136th pick / 1965 |
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| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | 26 | rlb | 14 | 7 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 4 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1964 |
| 10 | King Hill | 32 | P | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/8/1936 | 10 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| 26 | Clint Jones | 23 | HB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 5/24/1945 | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| 11 | Joe Kapp | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | California | 3/19/1938 | 1 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959 |
| 29 | Karl Kassulke | 27 | LS | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | Marquette,Drake | 3/20/1941 | 5 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| 36 | John Kirby | 26 | RLB | 14 | 7 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | 4 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 62nd pick / 1964 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | 26 | RS | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 4 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 12th / 89th pick / 1964 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | 28 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | 4 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| 21 | Jim Lindsey | 24 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 11/24/1944 | 2 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 17th pick / 1966 Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 27th pick / 1966 |
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| 46 | Earsell Mackbee | 27 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Utah St. | 1/15/1941 | 3 | 7 | |
| 70 | Jim Marshall* | 31 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 12/30/1937 | 8 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| 89 | Bill Martin | 26 | TE | 14 | 7 | 238 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/27/1942 | 4 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 10th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1964 |
| 55 | Mike McGill | 22 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/21/1946 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968 | |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | 25 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 3 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 | |
| 88 | Alan Page* | 23 | RDT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 1 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| 24 | Art Powell | 31 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 2/25/1937 | 9 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959 | |
| 32 | Oscar Reed | 24 | 7 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 3/24/1944 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968 | |
| 45 | Ed Sharockman | 29 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 7 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 22nd / 174th pick / 1961 |
| 74 | Steve Smith | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 5/29/1944 | 2 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 16th / 140th pick / 1966 |
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| 64 | Milt Sunde | 26 | rg | 14 | 6 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | 4 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff*+ | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 6 | 13 | |
| 63 | Jim Vellone | 24 | LG | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 8/20/1944 | 2 | 7 | |
| 59 | Lonnie Warwick | 26 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 3 | 9 | |
| 84 | Gene Washington | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/25/1944 | 1 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| 40 | Charlie West | 22 | KR | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso | 8/31/1946 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | 28 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 6 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 45th pick / 1962 |
| 73 | Ron Yary | 22 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 222.1 | 6-2.1 | 3.8 |
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