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1973 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

1973 NFC Champions

Scored 296 points (21.1/g), 9th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 168 points (12.0/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 128 points (9.1/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 11.1-2.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 5th.

Coached by Bud Grant (12-2-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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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 12 MIN Chuck Foreman RB 8 1973 1980 1 5 6 82 109 1556 5950 53 350 3156 23 Miami (FL)
2 34 MIN Jackie Wallace DB 6 1974 1979 0 0 3 25 70 1 13 0 Arizona
3 65 MIN Jim Lash WR 5 1973 1977 0 0 3 21 60 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 91 1464 3 Northwestern
4 80 MIN Mike Wells QB 1 1977 1977 0 0 0 0 7 Illinois
5 118 MIN Brent McClanahan RB 7 1973 1979 0 0 2 18 95 367 1207 6 107 772 4 Arizona State
6 139 MIN Doug Kingsriter TE 3 1973 1975 0 0 0 4 28 7 116 0 Minnesota
6 143 MIN Fred Abbott LB 0 0 0 Florida
7 168 MIN Josh Brown RB 0 0 0 Texas State
8 196 MIN Craig Darling T 0 0 0 Iowa
9 221 MIN Larry Dibbles DE 0 0 0 New Mexico
10 236 MIN Randy Lee DB 0 0 0 Tulane
10 246 MIN Dave Mason DB 2 1973 1974 0 0 0 3 19 Nebraska
11 274 MIN Geary Murdock G 0 0 0 Iowa State
12 299 MIN Alan Spencer WR 0 0 0 Pittsburg State
13 324 MIN Ron Just G 0 0 0 Minot State
14 352 MIN Eddie Bishop DB 0 0 0 Southern
15 377 MIN Tony Chandler RB 0 0 0 Missouri Valley
16 402 MIN Larry Smiley DE 0 0 0 Texas Southern
17 429 MIN Dave Winfield TE 0 0 0 Minnesota