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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.
Coached by Bud Grant (9-5-0)
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1977 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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| RG | Wes Hamilton | 24 | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 85th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Ron Yary* | 31 | 9 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 35 | 13 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Doug Sutherland | 29 | 7 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| P | Neil Clabo | 25 | 2 | 0 | 83 punts for a 39.8 average, 0 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Manfred Moore | 27 | 3 | 0 | 47 punt returns for a 5.9 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Nate Allen | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 5/13/1948 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 276th pick / 1971 |
| Joe Blahak | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 8/29/1950 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 183rd pick / 1973 |
| Matt Blair* | 27 | LB | 14 | 13 | 232 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/20/1950 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1974 |
| Bobby Bryant | 33 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/24/1944 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967 |
| Neil Clabo | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/18/1952 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1975 |
| Fred Cox | 39 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Craig | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 3/13/1951 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 64th pick / 1974 |
| Rick Danmeier | 25 | K | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Sioux Falls | 4/8/1952 | Rook | |
| Doug Dumler | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 12/15/1950 | 4 | New England Patriots / 5th / 108th pick / 1973 |
| Carl Eller | 35 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Foreman* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1950 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| Charles Goodrum | 27 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 1/11/1950 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 232nd pick / 1972 |
| Bob Grim | 32 | WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Windlan Hall | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/11/1950 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1972 |
| Wes Hamilton | 24 | G | 14 | 6 | 261 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/24/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 85th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Hannon | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 3/5/1955 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1977 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 35 | LB-G | 11 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| Joey Jackson | 28 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 5/7/1949 | 5 | New York Jets / 6th / 139th pick / 1972 |
| Sammy Johnson | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/22/1952 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974 |
| Mark Kellar | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 7/17/1952 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 155th pick / 1974 |
| Tommy Kramer | 22 | QB | 6 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Rice | 3/7/1955 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 1977 |
| Paul Krause | 35 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/19/1942 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Lee | 32 | QB-P | 5 | 4 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Jim Marshall | 40 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 17 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Brent McClanahan | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 9/21/1951 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 118th pick / 1973 |
| Fred McNeill | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/6/1952 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 17th pick / 1974 |
| Robert Miller | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Kansas | 1/9/1953 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 129th pick / 1975 |
| Manfred Moore | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 12/22/1950 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 216th pick / 1974 |
| Mark Mullaney | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 4/30/1953 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1975 |
| Alan Page | 32 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/19/1949 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972 |
| Steve Riley | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | USC | 11/23/1952 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Siemon* | 27 | LB | 14 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/2/1950 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 10th pick / 1972 |
| Scott Studwell | 23 | LB | 14 | 3 | 228 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/27/1954 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 250th pick / 1977 |
| Doug Sutherland | 29 | DT-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-Superior | 8/1/1948 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 348th pick / 1970 |
| Dennis Swilley | 22 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | North Texas,Texas A&M | 6/28/1955 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1977 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 37 | QB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 37 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 15 | |
| Bob Tucker | 32 | TE | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 7 | |
| Stu Voigt | 29 | TE | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1948 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970 |
| Ed White* | 30 | G-T | 13 | 8 | 269 | 6-1 | California | 4/4/1947 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969 |
| James White | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 10/26/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1976 |
| Sammy White* | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 3/16/1954 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 54th pick / 1976 |
| Phil Wise | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha,South Dakota | 4/25/1949 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 136th pick / 1971 |
| Jeff Wright | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/13/1949 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 388th pick / 1971 |
| Nate Wright | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | 8 | |
| Ron Yary* | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 28.4 | 14 | 219.8 | 6-1.6 | 5.7 |