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1977 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 231 points (16.5/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 227 points (16.2/g), 13th.
Differential of 4 points (0.3/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.2/g), 28th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.6, Offense: -1.0, Defense: -0.6, SoS: -1.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bud Grant
Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
Defensive Coordinator: Buddy Ryan
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Fran Tarkenton | 37 | 16 | 9 | 155 for 258, 1,734 yards, 9 td, 14 int, & 15 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 5th / 34th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Chuck Foreman* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 270 rushes for 1,112 yards, 6 td, & 38 catches for 308 yards and 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Brent McClanahan | 26 | 4 | 14 | 95 rushes for 324 yards, 1 td, & 34 catches for 276 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Ahmad Rashad | 28 | 5 | 14 | 51 catches for 681 yards, 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Sammy White* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 41 catches for 760 yards, 9 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Stu Voigt | 29 | 7 | 14 | 20 catches for 212 yards, 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Steve Riley | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| LG | Charles Goodrum | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
| C | Mick Tingelhoff | 37 | 15 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Ed White* | 30 | 8 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 | |
| RT | Ron Yary* | 31 | 9 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 35 | 13 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 6th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Doug Sutherland | 29 | 7 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 | |
| RDT | Alan Page | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Jim Marshall | 40 | 17 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 | |
| LLB | Matt Blair* | 27 | 3 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| MLB | Jeff Siemon* | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Fred McNeill | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| LCB | Nate Wright | 31 | 8 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Bobby Bryant | 33 | 9 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Jeff Wright | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Paul Krause | 35 | 13 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 12th / 89th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 39 | 14 | 0 | 8 of 17 field goals & 25 of 29 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 28th / 221st pick / 1961 |
| P | Neil Clabo | 25 | 2 | 0 | 83 punts for a 39.8 average, 0 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Manfred Moore | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 216th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Manfred Moore | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 216th pick / 1974 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Nate Allen | 29 | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 5/13/1948 | 6 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 276th pick / 1971 | |
| 21 | Joe Blahak | 27 | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 8/29/1950 | 4 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 183rd pick / 1973 | |
| 59 | Matt Blair* | 27 | LLB | 14 | 13 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 9/20/1950 | 3 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | 33 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 9 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| 12 | Neil Clabo | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/18/1952 | 2 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | 39 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 14 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 28th / 221st pick / 1961 |
| 84 | Steve Craig | 26 | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/13/1951 | 3 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 64th pick / 1974 | |
| 7 | Rick Danmeier | 25 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Sioux Falls | 4/8/1952 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 57 | Doug Dumler | 27 | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 12/15/1950 | 4 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 108th pick / 1973 | |
| 81 | Carl Eller | 35 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 13 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 6th pick / 1964 |
| 44 | Chuck Foreman* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1950 | 4 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| 68 | Charles Goodrum | 27 | LG | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 1/11/1950 | 4 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
| 26 | Bob Grim | 32 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 5/8/1945 | 10 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 | |
| 40 | Windlan Hall | 27 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Arizona St. | 3/11/1950 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972 | |
| 61 | Wes Hamilton | 24 | rg | 14 | 6 | 261 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/24/1953 | 1 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 85th pick / 1976 |
| 45 | Tom Hannon | 22 | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 3/5/1955 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1977 | |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | 35 | 11 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 13 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1964 |
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| 76 | Joey Jackson | 28 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | New Mexico St. | 5/7/1949 | 5 | 0 | New York Jets / 6th / 139th pick / 1972 | |
| 48 | Sammy Johnson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/22/1952 | 3 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974 | |
| 39 | Mark Kellar | 25 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 7/17/1952 | 1 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 155th pick / 1974 | |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | 22 | qb | 6 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | 35 | FS | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 13 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 12th / 89th pick / 1964 |
| 19 | Bob Lee | 32 | qb | 5 | 4 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona St.,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 8 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | 40 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 12/30/1937 | 17 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | 26 | FB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 9/21/1951 | 4 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | 25 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | 3 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| 35 | Robert Miller | 24 | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Kansas | 1/9/1953 | 2 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 129th pick / 1975 | |
| 36 | Manfred Moore | 27 | KR | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 12/22/1950 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 216th pick / 1974 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | 24 | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado St. | 4/30/1953 | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 | |
| 88 | Alan Page | 32 | RDT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 10 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| 28 | Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/19/1949 | 5 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | 25 | LT | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | USC | 11/23/1952 | 3 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon* | 27 | MLB | 14 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/2/1950 | 5 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | 23 | lb | 14 | 3 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | Rook | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | 29 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wisc-Superior | 8/1/1948 | 7 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | 22 | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,North Texas | 6/28/1955 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 | |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | 37 | QB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 16 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 5th / 34th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | 37 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 15 | 6 | |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | 32 | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 83 | Stu Voigt | 29 | TE | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | 7 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| 62 | Ed White* | 30 | RG | 13 | 8 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 8 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| 72 | James White | 24 | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 10/26/1953 | 1 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1976 | |
| 85 | Sammy White* | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 3/16/1954 | 1 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| 29 | Phil Wise | 28 | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Dakota,Nebraska-Omaha | 4/25/1949 | 6 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 | |
| 23 | Jeff Wright | 28 | SS | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/13/1949 | 6 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Nate Wright | 31 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego St. | 12/21/1946 | 8 | 8 | |
| 73 | Ron Yary* | 31 | RT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 9 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 28.4 | 14 | 219.8 | 6-1.6 | 5.7 |
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