1961 Minnesota Vikings Draftees

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Record: 3-11-0, 7th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (3-11-0)

Points For: 285 (20.4/g) 9th of 14

Points Against: 407 (29.1/g) 14th of 14

Expected W-L: 4.2-9.8

SRS: -6.64 (12th of 14), SOS: 2.08

Other Notable Asst.: Harry Gilmer (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Co-Owner/President: Bill Boyer

Co-Owner: Max Winter

General Manager: Bert Rose

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Tommy Mason	1	RB	11	1961	1971	1	3	5	50	124	3	9	95	2	2	1040	4203	32	214	2324	13	Tulane
2	Rip Hawkins	15	LB	5	1961	1965	0	1	5	31	70				0				0			0	North Carolina
3	Fran Tarkenton HOF	29	QB	18	1961	1978	1	9	18	148	246	3686	6467	47003	342	266	675	3674	32	0	-12	0	Georgia
4	Chuck Lamson	43	DB	5	1962	1967	0	0	5	28	67				0				0			0	Wyoming
5	Ed Sharockman	57	DB	12	1961	1972	0	0	9	62	142				0				0			0	Pittsburgh
6	Jerry Burch	71	WR	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	1	14				0				0	18	235	1	Georgia Tech
7	Allan Ferrie	85	E				0	0	0														Wagner
8	Paul Lindquist	99	DT	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	1	2				0				0			0	New Hampshire
9	Dan Sheehan	113	T				0	0	0														Chattanooga
10	Doug Mayberry	127	FB	3	1961	1963	0	0	1	4	19				0		87	314	1	13	118	1	Utah St.
11	Jerry Mays	141	DE	10	1961	1970	2	7	9	86	140				0				0			0	SMU
12	Steve Stonebreaker	155	LB	7	1962	1968	0	0	5	27	84				0				0	12	227	1	Detroit Mercy
13	Ray Hayes	169	FB	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	4	13				0		73	319	2	16	121	0	Central Oklahoma
14	Ken Petersen	183	G	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	2	12				0				0			0	Utah
15	Mike Mercer	197	K	10	1961	1970	0	1	0	26	119	1	1	14	0	0	3	-38	0			0	Northern Arizona
16	Ted Karpowicz	211	HB				0	0	0														Detroit Mercy
17	Willie Jones	225	FB	1	1962	1962	0	0	0	0	10				0		4	17	0			0	Purdue
18	Bob Voight	239	DT	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	2	14				0				0			0	Los Angeles St.
19	Bill Hill	253	FB				0	0	0														Presbyterian
20	Mike McFarland	267	QB				0	0	0														Western Illinois