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1970 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 143 points (10.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 192 points (13.7/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.4-1.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 4th.
Coached by Bud Grant (12-2-0)
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1970 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 | Gary Cuozzo | 29 | 7 | 12 | 128 for 257, 1,720 yards, 7 td, 10 int, & 17 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Dave Osborn* | 27 | 5 | 10 | 207 rushes for 681 yards, 5 td, & 23 catches for 202 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Bill Brown | 32 | 9 | 12 | 101 rushes for 324 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 149 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Bob Grim | 25 | 3 | 9 | 23 catches for 287 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| WR | Gene Washington* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 44 catches for 702 yards, 4 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| TE | John Beasley | 25 | 3 | 14 | 17 catches for 237 yards, 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| LT | Grady Alderman | 32 | 10 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| LG | Jim Vellone | 26 | 4 | 8 | ||
| LG | Ed White | 23 | 1 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Milt Sunde | 28 | 6 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Ron Yary | 24 | 2 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Gary Larsen* | 30 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Alan Page*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 7 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Jim Marshall | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Lonnie Warwick | 28 | 5 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Wally Hilgenberg | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Bobby Bryant | 26 | 2 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Ed Sharockman | 31 | 9 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| SS | Karl Kassulke* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| FS | Paul Krause | 28 | 6 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox* | 32 | 7 | 0 | 30 of 46 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Tom McNeill | 28 | 3 | 0 | 61 punts for a 37.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Charlie West | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 punt returns for a 5.8 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| KR | Clint Jones | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Grady Alderman | 32 | T-G | 14 | 11 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| John Beasley | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 4/6/1945 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| Bill Brown | 32 | RB | 14 | 12 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Bryant | 26 | DB | 11 | 10 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| Bill Cappleman | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida State | 3/12/1947 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1970 |
| John Charles | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/9/1944 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 |
| Fred Cox* | 32 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 29 | QB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 7 | |
| Doug Davis | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/22/1944 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| Paul Dickson | 33 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Carl Eller*+ | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Hap Farber | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 7/1/1948 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 181st pick / 1970 |
| Bob Grim | 25 | WR | 14 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Dale Hackbart | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Jim Hargrove | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 2/21/1945 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 348th pick / 1967 |
| John Henderson | 27 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/21/1943 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 63rd pick / 1965 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 28 | LB-G | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| Clint Jones | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 5/24/1945 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| Karl Kassulke* | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | Drake,Marquette | 3/20/1941 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| Kent Kramer | 26 | TE | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/21/1944 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| Paul Krause | 28 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Gary Larsen* | 30 | DT | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| Bob Lee | 25 | QB-P | 6 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Jim Lindsey | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 11/24/1944 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 17th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Marshall | 33 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Mike McGill | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/21/1946 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968 |
| Tom McNeill | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/12/1942 | 3 | |
| Wayne Meylan | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 3/2/1946 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Osborn* | 27 | RB | 14 | 10 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| Alan Page*+ | 25 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Ted Provost | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 7/26/1948 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 162nd pick / 1970 |
| Oscar Reed | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 3/24/1944 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968 |
| Ed Sharockman | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Smith | 26 | T-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 5/29/1944 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| Milt Sunde | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 30 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 8 | |
| Jim Vellone | 26 | G | 11 | 8 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 8/20/1944 | 4 | |
| Stu Voigt | 22 | TE | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| John Ward | 22 | G-DE-C | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/27/1948 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1970 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 5 | |
| Gene Washington* | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/25/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| Charlie West | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso | 8/31/1946 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| Ed White | 23 | G-T | 14 | 7 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| Roy Winston | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Ron Yary | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 223.8 | 6-2.0 | 4.4 |