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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.
Coached by Bud Grant (11-3-0)
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1971 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 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 75 for 168, 842 yards, 6 td, 8 int, & 15 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Clint Jones | 26 | 4 | 10 | 180 rushes for 675 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 98 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| FB | Dave Osborn | 28 | 6 | 10 | 123 rushes for 349 yards, 5 td, & 25 catches for 195 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Bill Brown | 33 | 10 | 8 | 46 rushes for 136 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 94 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Bob Grim* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 45 catches for 691 yards, 7 td, & 6 rushes for 127 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| WR | Gene Washington | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 catches for 165 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Stu Voigt | 23 | 1 | 9 | 15 catches for 214 yards, 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Grady Alderman | 33 | 11 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Ed White | 24 | 2 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Milt Sunde | 29 | 7 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Ron Yary*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller*+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Gary Larsen | 31 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Alan Page*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Jim Marshall | 34 | 11 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Carl Gersbach | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Wally Hilgenberg | 29 | 7 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Charlie West | 25 | 3 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| RCB | Ed Sharockman | 32 | 10 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| SS | Karl Kassulke | 30 | 8 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| FS | Paul Krause* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 33 | 8 | 0 | 22 of 32 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Bob Lee | 26 | 2 | 4 | 89 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| PR | Charlie West | 25 | 3 | 14 | 18 punt returns for a 5.2 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| KR | Charlie West | 25 | 3 | 14 | 24 kick returns for a 23.2 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 | 33 | T-G | 13 | 11 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| Bill Brown | 33 | RB | 14 | 8 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Robert Brown | 28 | TE | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 1/1/1943 | 2 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Cox | 33 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 30 | QB | 8 | 8 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 8 | |
| Doug Davis | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/22/1944 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| Al Denson | 29 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 7 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 1/2/1942 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 |
| Carl Eller*+ | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Carl Gersbach | 24 | LB | 13 | 10 | 230 | 6-1 | Duke,West Chester | 1/8/1947 | 1 | |
| Bob Grim* | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Leo Hayden | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/2/1948 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1971 |
| John Henderson | 28 | WR-FL | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/21/1943 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 63rd pick / 1965 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 29 | LB-G | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| John Hilton | 29 | TE | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| Noel Jenke | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 12/17/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 303rd pick / 1969 |
| Clint Jones | 26 | RB | 14 | 10 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 5/24/1945 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| Karl Kassulke | 30 | DB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | Drake,Marquette | 3/20/1941 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| Paul Krause* | 29 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Gary Larsen | 31 | DT | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| Bob Lee | 26 | QB-P | 14 | 4 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Jim Lindsey | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 11/24/1944 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 17th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Marshall | 34 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Dave Osborn | 28 | RB | 11 | 10 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| Alan Page*+ | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Jerry Patton | 25 | DT | 3 | 0 | 261 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 3/27/1946 | Rook | |
| Pete Perreault | 32 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston University | 3/1/1939 | 8 | |
| Oscar Reed | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 3/24/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968 |
| Roy Schmidt | 29 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Long Beach State | 5/3/1942 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 178th pick / 1965 |
| Ed Sharockman | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Norm Snead | 32 | QB | 7 | 2 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Milt Sunde | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| Doug Sutherland | 23 | DT-G-DE | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-Superior | 8/1/1948 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 31 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 9 | |
| Stu Voigt | 23 | TE | 12 | 9 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| John Ward | 23 | G-DE-C | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/27/1948 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1970 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 29 | LB | 4 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 6 | |
| Gene Washington | 27 | WR | 13 | 8 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/25/1944 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| Charlie West | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-1 | Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso | 8/31/1946 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| Ed White | 24 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| Chuck Winfrey | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 3/27/1949 | Rook | |
| Roy Winston | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Jeff Wright | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/13/1949 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| Nate Wright | 25 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | 2 | |
| Ron Yary*+ | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Godfrey Zaunbrecher | 25 | C | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 12/17/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 286th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 14 | 224.3 | 6-2.0 | 4.8 |