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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -0.2, Offense: 1.0, Defense: -1.1, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bud Grant

 Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
 Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway

Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1978 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV 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 24 103 Pittsburgh
2 48 MIN John Turner DB 9 1978 1987 0 0 5 37 116 Miami (FL)
3 75 MIN Whip Walton LB 1 1980 1980 0 0 0 0 2 San Diego St.
4 100 MIN Jim Hough G 9 1978 1986 0 0 5 31 111 Utah St.
8 204 MIN Mike Wood K 5 1978 1982 0 0 4 0 50 2 2 34 1 0 SE Missouri St.
9 240 MIN Mike Deutsch P 0 0 0 Colorado St.
10 272 MIN Hughie Shaw RB 0 0 0 Texas A&M-Kingsville
11 299 MIN Ron Harris RB 0 0 0 Colorado St.
12 326 MIN Jeff Morrow T 0 0 0 Minnesota