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1979 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 259 points (16.2/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 337 points (21.1/g), 17th.
Differential of -78 points (-4.9/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.
Coached by Bud Grant (7-9-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 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 | 16 | MIN | Ted Brown | RB | 8 | 1979 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1117 | 4546 | 40 | 339 | 2850 | 13 | North Carolina State |
| 2 | 43 | MIN | Dave Huffman | G | 11 | 1979 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 128 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||
| 4 | 97 | MIN | Steve Dils | QB | 10 | 1979 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 504 | 972 | 5816 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 71 | 1 | Stanford | |||
| 5 | 129 | MIN | Jerry Meter | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 152 | MIN | Joe Senser | TE | 4 | 1980 | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 1822 | 16 | West Chester |
| 7 | 181 | MIN | Bob Winkel | DT | 2 | 1979 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | Kentucky | |||||||||||
| 9 | 236 | MIN | Billy Diggs | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Winston-Salem State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 291 | MIN | Brian Nelson | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 317 | MIN | David Stephens | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||