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1976 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 11-2-1, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1976 NFC Champions
Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 176 points (12.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 129 points (9.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 11.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Coached by Bud Grant (11-2-1)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1976 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 25 | MIN | James White | DT | 8 | 1976 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 117 | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||
| 2 | 54 | MIN | Sammy White | WR | 10 | 1976 | 1985 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 128 | 18 | 97 | 0 | 393 | 6400 | 50 | Grambling State | |||||
| 3 | 85 | MIN | Wes Hamilton | G | 9 | 1976 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | Tulsa | |||||||||||
| 4 | 118 | MIN | Leonard Willis | WR | 4 | 1976 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 41 | 0 | Ohio State | ||||||||
| 5 | 133 | MIN | Steve Wagner | DB | 5 | 1976 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 16 | 0 | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| 5 | 150 | MIN | Keith Barnette | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston College | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 180 | MIN | Terry Egerdahl | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota-Duluth | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 206 | MIN | Larry Brune | DB | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Rice | |||||||||||
| 9 | 262 | MIN | Isaac Hagins | WR | 5 | 1976 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 83 | 1317 | 5 | Saginaw Valley State | |||||
| 10 | 289 | MIN | Bill Salmon | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northern Iowa | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 318 | MIN | Steve Kracher | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montana State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 345 | MIN | Robert Sparks | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Francisco State | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 372 | MIN | Gary Paulson | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado State | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 401 | MIN | Jeff Stapleton | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Purdue | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 428 | MIN | Ron Groce | RB | 1 | 1976 | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | Macalester | ||||||||
| 16 | 457 | MIN | Randy Hickel | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montana State | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 484 | MIN | Rich Lukowski | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Virginia | |||||||||||||||