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1963 Minnesota Vikings Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 5-8-1, 4th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (5-8-1)

Points For: 309 (22.1/g) 8th of 14

Points Against: 390 (27.9/g) 12th of 14

Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9

SRS: -5.40 (10th of 14), SOS: .39

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)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	309	4011	851	4.7	35	18	223	197	355	2169	16	17	5.3	112	445	1842	17	4.1	97	58	627	14
Opp. Stats	390	4731	859	5.5	42	31	258	233	404	2998	31	11	6.7	143	410	1733	12	4.2	103	59	621	12
Lg Rank Offense	8	11			5	10	11		11	12	12	3	12		6	4	3	6
Lg Rank Defense	12	9			5	1	10		11	10	12	14	8		2	7	4	11

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 15		boxscore	W		1-0	@	San Francisco 49ers	24	20	27	418	262	156	2	10	246	120	126	1
2	Sun	September 22		boxscore	L		1-1		Chicago Bears	7	28	20	326	174	152	5	24	359	253	106	1
3	Sun	September 29		boxscore	W		2-1		San Francisco 49ers	45	14	22	396	256	140	2	14	237	134	103	5
4	Sun	October 6		boxscore	L		2-2		St. Louis Cardinals	14	56	17	218	145	73	3	26	520	334	186	1
5	Sun	October 13		boxscore	L		2-3		Green Bay Packers	28	37	14	338	240	98	5	21	435	282	153	6
6	Sun	October 20		boxscore	L		2-4	@	Los Angeles Rams	24	27	13	207	100	107	3	18	279	180	99	3
7	Sun	October 27		boxscore	L		2-5	@	Detroit Lions	10	28	10	166	80	86		21	419	203	216	3
8	Sun	November 3		boxscore	W		3-5		Los Angeles Rams	21	13	14	241	113	128	1	16	216	139	77	3
9	Sun	November 10		boxscore	L		3-6	@	Green Bay Packers	7	28	13	292	175	117	2	17	374	228	146	3
10	Sun	November 17		boxscore	L		3-7		Baltimore Colts	34	37	16	426	150	276		18	408	303	105	2
11	Sun	November 24		boxscore	W		4-7		Detroit Lions	34	31	17	351	214	137	5	19	361	242	119	6
12	Sun	December 1		boxscore	T		4-7-1	@	Chicago Bears	17	17	9	202	86	116	4	15	221	154	67	3
13	Sun	December 8		boxscore	L		4-8-1	@	Baltimore Colts	10	41	14	203	110	93	3	22	439	318	121	1
14	Sun	December 15		boxscore	W		5-8-1	@	Philadelphia Eagles	34	13	17	227	64	163		17	217	108	109	4

Passing

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Fran Tarkenton	23	QB	14	13	4-8-1	170	297	57.2	2311	15	5.1	15	5.1	67	7.8	6.5	13.6	165.1	78.0	42	448	12.39	5.50	4.4	2	2
2	Ron Vander Kelen	24	QB	6	1	1-0-0	27	58	46.6	376	1	1.7	2	3.4	53	6.5	5.3	13.9	62.7	59.3	9	70	13.43	4.57	3.5	0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	5-8-1	197	355	55.5	2169	16	4.5	17	4.8	67	7.6	6.3	13.6	154.9	74.9	51	518	12.56	5.34	4.25	2	2

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Tommy Mason	24	HB	13	13	166	763	7	70	4.6	58.7	12.8	40	365	9.1	2	41	3.1	28.1	206	5.5	1128	9	14	PB,AP-1
2	Paul Flatley	22	LE	14	14	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	51	867	17.0	4	62	3.6	61.9	51	17.0	867	4	1
3	Bill Brown	25	FB	14	13	128	445	5	21	3.5	31.8	9.1	17	109	6.4	2	30	1.2	7.8	145	3.8	554	7	7
4	Jerry Reichow	29	FL	14	14	1	-12	0	-12	-12.0	-0.9	0.1	35	479	13.7	3	57	2.5	34.2	36	13.0	467	3	0
5	Ray Poage	23	TE	7	7	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	15	354	23.6	2	67	2.1	50.6	15	23.6	354	2	0
6	Tommy Wilson	31	FB	8	2	73	282	4	30	3.9	35.3	9.1	7	48	6.9	0	21	0.9	6.0	80	4.1	330	4	2
7	Bobby Reed	24	HB	10	2	21	88	0	16	4.2	8.8	2.1	13	137	10.5	0	45	1.3	13.7	34	6.6	225	0	1
8	Gordie Smith	24	TE	14	5	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	6	177	29.5	2	54	0.4	12.6	6	29.5	177	2	0
9	Fran Tarkenton	23	QB	14	13	28	162	1	24	5.8	11.6	2.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	28	5.8	162	1	7
10	Bill Butler	26	HB	14	0	17	48	0	11	2.8	3.4	1.2	4	39	9.8	0	19	0.3	2.8	21	4.1	87	0	8
11	Jim Boylan	24	WR	3	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	6	78	13.0	1	19	2.0	26.0	6	13.0	78	1	0
12	Ron Vander Kelen	24	QB	6	1	8	65	0	20	8.1	10.8	1.3	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	8	8.1	65	0	0
13	Leon Clarke	30	E	3	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	3	34	11.3	0	14	1.0	11.3	3	11.3	34	0	0
14	Bob Ferguson	24	FB	2	0	3	1	0	1	0.3	0.5	1.5	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	3	0.3	1	0	0
	Team Totals			14	14	445	1842	17	70	4.1	131.6	31.8	197	2687	13.6	16	67	14.1	191.9	642	7.1	4529	33	40

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Defense & Fumbles

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1	Grady Alderman	25	LT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0.0	0	PB
2	Larry Bowie	24	RG	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
3	Lee Calland	22	LCB	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0
4	Paul Dickson	26	RDT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	0
5	Paul Flatley	22	LE	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0
6	Rip Hawkins	24	MLB	14	14	1	6	0	6	1	2	0	0	1.0	0	PB
7	Don Hultz	23	LDE	14	14	1	35	1	35	0	9	4	0	10.5	0
8	Jim Marshall	26	RDE	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	1	10.5	0
9	Jim Prestel	26	LDT	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.5	0
10	Ed Sharockman	24	RCB	14	14	5	93	1	47	1	2	0	0	1.0	0
11	Mick Tingelhoff	23	C	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
12	Roy Winston	23	LLB	14	14	1	0	0	0	0	4	26	1	1.5	0
13	Bill Brown	25	FB	14	13	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0.0	0
14	Tommy Mason	24	HB	13	13	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
15	Fran Tarkenton	23	QB	14	13	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0.0	0
16	Chuck Lamson	24	SS	12	9	1	7	0	7	0	2	0	0	0.0	0
17	Tom Franckhauser	26	FS	14	8	2	59	0	32	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
18	Steve Stonebreaker	25	RLB	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0
19	Bill Jobko	28	RLB	13	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
20	Gordie Smith	24	TE	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0.0	0
21	Bobby Reed	24	HB	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0
22	Tommy Wilson	31	FB	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Karl Kassulke	22	DB	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0
24	Bill Butler	26	HB	14	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	0	0	0.0	0
25	John Campbell	25	LB	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.0	0
26	Bob Denton	29	C	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	0
27	Pat Russ	23	DT	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	0
	Team Totals			14	14	11	200	2	47	45	58	49	2	45.0	0

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