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1974 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1974 NFC Champions
Scored 310 points (22.1/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 195 points (13.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 115 points (8.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Bud Grant (10-4-0)
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1974 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 | Fran Tarkenton* | 34 | 13 | 13 | 199 for 351, 2,598 yards, 17 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 120 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Dave Osborn | 31 | 9 | 10 | 131 rushes for 514 yards, 4 td, & 29 catches for 196 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Chuck Foreman* | 24 | 1 | 13 | 199 rushes for 777 yards, 9 td, & 53 catches for 586 yards and 6 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| WR | John Gilliam* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 26 catches for 578 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| WR | Jim Lash | 23 | 1 | 14 | 32 catches for 631 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Stu Voigt | 26 | 4 | 13 | 32 catches for 268 yards, 5 td | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Charles Goodrum | 24 | 1 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Ed White | 27 | 5 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 34 | 12 | 14 | ||
| RG | Andy Maurer | 26 | 4 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| RT | Ron Yary*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller* | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Doug Sutherland | 26 | 4 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | Alan Page*+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
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| RDE | Jim Marshall | 37 | 14 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | Roy Winston | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Matt Blair | 24 | Rook | 6 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| MLB | Jeff Siemon | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Wally Hilgenberg | 32 | 10 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Nate Wright | 28 | 5 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Jackie Wallace | 23 | Rook | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Jeff Wright | 25 | 3 | 10 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Paul Krause* | 32 | 10 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 36 | 11 | 0 | 12 of 20 field goals & 32 of 39 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Mike Eischeid | 34 | 8 | 0 | 73 punts for a 36.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Jackie Wallace | 23 | Rook | 14 | 25 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Brent McClanahan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Grady Alderman | 36 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| Scott Anderson | 23 | C | 5 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Missouri | 2/13/1951 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 77th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Berry | 32 | QB | 10 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| Joe Blahak | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 8/29/1950 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 183rd pick / 1973 |
| Matt Blair | 24 | LB | 14 | 6 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/20/1950 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| Dave Boone | 23 | DE | 5 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 10/30/1951 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 285th pick / 1974 |
| Bill Brown | 36 | RB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Terry Brown | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 1/9/1947 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 |
| Bobby Bryant | 30 | DB | 1 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Cox | 36 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Craig | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/13/1951 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 64th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Eischeid | 34 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Upper Iowa | 9/29/1940 | 8 | |
| Carl Eller* | 32 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Foreman* | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1950 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| John Gilliam* | 29 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 8/7/1945 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| Charles Goodrum | 24 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 256 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 1/11/1950 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 32 | LB-G | 13 | 13 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| John Holland | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 2/28/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 29th pick / 1974 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/29/1950 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 139th pick / 1973 |
| Paul Krause* | 32 | DB-WR | 14 | 10 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Gary Larsen | 34 | DT | 11 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| Jim Lash | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/12/1951 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Lawson | 25 | G | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas | 1/4/1949 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 32 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 7 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Cornell | 3/31/1950 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 50th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Marshall | 37 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Larry Marshall | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Maryland | 3/2/1950 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 387th pick / 1972 |
| Amos Martin | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Louisville | 1/30/1949 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 154th pick / 1972 |
| Andy Maurer | 26 | G-T | 8 | 6 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| Brent McClanahan | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 9/21/1951 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| Sam McCullum | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| Fred McNeill | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| Dave Osborn | 31 | RB | 13 | 10 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| Alan Page*+ | 29 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Randy Poltl | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Stanford | 3/26/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1974 |
| Oscar Reed | 30 | RB | 7 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 3/24/1944 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968 |
| Steve Riley | 22 | T | 2 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | USC | 11/23/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Siemon | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/2/1950 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| Milt Sunde | 32 | G | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| Doug Sutherland | 26 | DT-G-DE | 14 | 8 | 250 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-Superior | 8/1/1948 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| Fran Tarkenton* | 34 | QB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 34 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 12 | |
| Stu Voigt | 26 | TE | 14 | 13 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| Jackie Wallace | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/13/1951 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| Ed White | 27 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| Roy Winston | 34 | LB | 12 | 8 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Jeff Wright | 25 | DB | 11 | 10 | 190 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/13/1949 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| Nate Wright | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | 5 | |
| Ron Yary*+ | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-1.8 | 5.1 |