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1975 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 377 points (26.9/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 180 points (12.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 197 points (14.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.9-2.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Coached by Bud Grant (12-2-0)
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1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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*+ | 35 | 14 | 14 | 273 for 425, 2,994 yards, 25 td, 13 int, & 16 rushes for 108 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Chuck Foreman*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | 280 rushes for 1,070 yards, 13 td, & 73 catches for 691 yards and 9 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Ed Marinaro | 25 | 3 | 12 | 101 rushes for 358 yards, 1 td, & 54 catches for 462 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 50th pick / 1972 |
| WR | John Gilliam* | 30 | 8 | 14 | 50 catches for 777 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 35 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| WR | Jim Lash | 24 | 2 | 14 | 37 catches for 535 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Stu Voigt | 27 | 5 | 13 | 34 catches for 363 yards, 4 td | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Charles Goodrum | 25 | 2 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Andy Maurer | 27 | 5 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 35 | 13 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RG | Ed White* | 28 | 6 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | Ron Yary*+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 33 | 11 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Doug Sutherland | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Alan Page*+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
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| RDE | Jim Marshall | 38 | 15 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Fred McNeill | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| MLB | Jeff Siemon* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Wally Hilgenberg | 33 | 11 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Nate Wright | 29 | 6 | 14 | ||
| RCB | Bobby Bryant* | 31 | 7 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Terry Brown | 28 | 6 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 |
| FS | Paul Krause*+ | 33 | 11 | 14 | 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 37 | 12 | 0 | 13 of 17 field goals & 46 of 48 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Neil Clabo | 23 | Rook | 0 | 73 punts for a 41.1 average, 2 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Bobby Bryant* | 31 | 7 | 14 | 19 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Brent McClanahan | 24 | 2 | 2 | 17 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Pete Athas | 29 | DB-WR | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/15/1946 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| 27 | Autry Beamon | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/12/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | 33 | QB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| 21 | Joe Blahak | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 8/29/1950 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 183rd pick / 1973 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/20/1950 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | 28 | DB | 13 | 12 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 1/9/1947 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant* | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| 12 | Neil Clabo | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/18/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | 37 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| 84 | Steve Craig | 24 | TE | 14 | 1 | 231 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/13/1951 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 64th pick / 1974 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | 33 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| 44 | Chuck Foreman*+ | 25 | RB | 14 | 12 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1950 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| 42 | John Gilliam* | 30 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 8/7/1945 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| 68 | Charles Goodrum | 25 | G-T | 14 | 7 | 256 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 1/11/1950 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
| 87 | Clint Haslerig | 23 | WR-HB | 7 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/9/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1974 |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | 33 | LB-G | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| 89 | Doug Kingsriter | 25 | TE | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/29/1950 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 139th pick / 1973 |
| 22 | Paul Krause*+ | 33 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| 82 | Jim Lash | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/12/1951 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Steve Lawson | 26 | G | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas | 1/4/1949 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 |
| 19 | Bob Lee | 30 | QB-P | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Bob Lurtsema | 33 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 8 | |
| 49 | Ed Marinaro | 25 | RB | 14 | 12 | 212 | 6-2 | Cornell | 3/31/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 50th pick / 1972 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | 38 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 15 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| 55 | Amos Martin | 26 | LB | 5 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Louisville | 1/30/1949 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 154th pick / 1972 |
| 66 | Andy Maurer | 27 | G-T | 14 | 7 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | 24 | RB | 12 | 2 | 202 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 9/21/1951 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| 80 | Sam McCullum | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/30/1952 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1974 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | 23 | LB | 14 | 5 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| 35 | Robert Miller | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Kansas | 1/9/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 129th pick / 1975 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 4/30/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | 32 | RB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Alan Page*+ | 30 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | USC | 11/23/1952 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon* | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/2/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| 56 | Bob Stein | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/22/1948 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1969 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | 27 | DT-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-Superior | 8/1/1948 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton*+ | 35 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | 35 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 13 | |
| 83 | Stu Voigt | 27 | TE | 13 | 13 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| 72 | John Ward | 27 | G-DE-C | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/27/1948 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1970 |
| 62 | Ed White* | 28 | G-T | 13 | 11 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | 35 | LB | 9 | 9 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| 23 | Jeff Wright | 26 | DB | 3 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/13/1949 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Nate Wright | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | 6 | |
| 73 | Ron Yary*+ | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 27.9 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-1.8 | 5.4 |