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1971 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 245 points (17.5/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 139 points (9.9/g), 1st.
 Differential of 106 points (7.6/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 11.1-2.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total 6.5, Offense: -3.4, Defense: 9.9, SoS: -1.1, 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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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1971 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 24 MIN Leo Hayden RB 3 1971 1973 0 0 0 0 13 8 11 1 1 17 0 Ohio St.
3 76 MIN Eddie Hackett WR 0 0 0 Alcorn St.
4 102 MIN Vince Clements RB 2 1972 1973 0 0 0 7 16 103 435 1 24 247 1 Connecticut
7 180 MIN Gene Mack LB 0 0 0 Texas-El Paso
8 208 MIN John Fairley DE 0 0 0 Johnson C. Smith
9 232 MIN Tim Sullivan RB 0 0 0 Iowa
10 258 MIN Chris Morris T 3 1972 1975 0 0 0 1 22 Indiana
11 284 MIN Mike J. Walker DE 1 1971 1971 0 0 0 0 5 Tulane
12 310 MIN Reggie Holmes DB 0 0 0 Wisc-Stout
13 336 MIN Benny Fry C 0 0 0 Houston
14 362 MIN Jim Gallagher LB 0 0 0 Yale
15 388 MIN Jeff Wright DB 7 1971 1977 0 0 4 35 83 Minnesota
16 413 MIN Greg Edmonds WR 0 0 0 Penn St.
17 439 MIN Ken Duncan P 1 1971 1971 0 0 0 0 2 Tulsa