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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
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* | 36 | 15 | 13 | 255 for 412, 2,961 yards, 17 td, 8 int, & 27 rushes for 45 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Chuck Foreman* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 278 rushes for 1,155 yards, 13 td, & 55 catches for 567 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Brent McClanahan | 25 | 3 | 13 | 130 rushes for 382 yards, 4 td, & 40 catches for 252 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Ahmad Rashad | 27 | 4 | 11 | 53 catches for 671 yards, 3 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Sammy White* | 22 | Rook | 14 | 51 catches for 906 yards, 10 td, & 5 rushes for -10 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Stu Voigt | 28 | 6 | 14 | 28 catches for 303 yards, 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Steve Riley | 24 | 2 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Charles Goodrum | 26 | 3 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 36 | 14 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Ed White* | 29 | 7 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| RT | Ron Yary*+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 34 | 12 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Doug Sutherland | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Alan Page* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Jim Marshall | 39 | 16 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | Matt Blair | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| MLB | Jeff Siemon* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Wally Hilgenberg | 34 | 12 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Nate Wright | 30 | 7 | 13 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Nate Allen | 28 | 5 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 276th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Jeff Wright | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Paul Krause | 34 | 12 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 38 | 13 | 0 | 19 of 31 field goals & 32 of 36 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Neil Clabo | 24 | 1 | 0 | 69 punts for a 38.8 average, 0 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Leonard Willis | 23 | Rook | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Leonard Willis | 23 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Nate Allen | 28 | DB | 12 | 11 | 170 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 5/13/1948 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 276th pick / 1971 |
| Scott Anderson | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Missouri | 2/13/1951 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 77th pick / 1974 |
| Autry Beamon | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/12/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| Matt Blair | 26 | LB | 14 | 13 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/20/1950 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| Bobby Bryant* | 32 | DB | 12 | 3 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| Bart Buetow | 26 | T | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 10/28/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1972 |
| Neil Clabo | 24 | P | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/18/1952 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| Fred Cox | 38 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Craig | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/13/1951 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 64th pick / 1974 |
| Doug Dumler | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 12/15/1950 | 3 | New England Patriots / 5th / 108th pick / 1973 |
| Carl Eller | 34 | DE | 13 | 13 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Foreman* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| Charles Goodrum | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 1/11/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
| Bob Grim | 31 | WR | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Ron Groce | 22 | RB | 4 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Macalester | 7/1/1954 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 428th pick / 1976 |
| Windlan Hall | 26 | DB | 14 | 1 | 178 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/11/1950 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972 |
| Wes Hamilton | 23 | G | 13 | 1 | 261 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/24/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 85th pick / 1976 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 34 | LB-G | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| Sammy Johnson | 24 | RB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/22/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974 |
| Mark Kellar | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 7/17/1952 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 155th pick / 1974 |
| Paul Krause | 34 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Lash | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/12/1951 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 65th pick / 1973 |
| Bob Lee | 31 | QB-P | 4 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 34 | DT-DE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 9 | |
| Jim Marshall | 39 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Amos Martin | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Louisville | 1/30/1949 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 154th pick / 1972 |
| Brent McClanahan | 25 | RB | 13 | 13 | 202 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 9/21/1951 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| Fred McNeill | 24 | LB | 13 | 1 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| Robert Miller | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Kansas | 1/9/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 129th pick / 1975 |
| Mark Mullaney | 23 | DE | 12 | 1 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 4/30/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| Alan Page* | 31 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 27 | WR | 13 | 11 | 205 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/19/1949 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| Steve Riley | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | USC | 11/23/1952 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Siemon* | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/2/1950 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| Willie Spencer | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | none | 1/28/1953 | Rook | |
| Doug Sutherland | 28 | DT-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-Superior | 8/1/1948 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| Fran Tarkenton* | 36 | QB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 15 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 36 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 14 | |
| Stu Voigt | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| Ed White* | 29 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| James White | 23 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 10/26/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1976 |
| Sammy White* | 22 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 3/16/1954 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| Leonard Willis | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 1976 |
| Roy Winston | 36 | LB | 7 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Jeff Wright | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/13/1949 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| Nate Wright | 30 | DB | 14 | 13 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | 7 | |
| Ron Yary*+ | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 14 | 221.2 | 6-1.9 | 5.2 |