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1978 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 294 points (18.4/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 20th.
Differential of -12 points (-0.8/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 24th.
Coached by Bud Grant (8-7-1)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1978 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 | 21 | MIN | Randy Holloway | DE | 7 | 1978 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||
| 2 | 48 | MIN | John Turner | DB | 9 | 1978 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||
| 3 | 75 | MIN | Whip Walton | LB | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | San Diego State | |||||||||||
| 4 | 100 | MIN | Jim Hough | G | 9 | 1978 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | Utah State | |||||||||||
| 8 | 204 | MIN | Mike Wood | K | 5 | 1978 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | Southeast Missouri State | ||||||
| 9 | 240 | MIN | Mike Deutsch | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado State | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 272 | MIN | Hughie Shaw | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 299 | MIN | Ron Harris | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 326 | MIN | Jeff Morrow | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||