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1974 Minnesota Vikings Draftees

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Record: 10-4-0, 1st in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bud Grant (10-4-0)

Points For: 310 (22.1/g) 5th of 26

Points Against: 195 (13.9/g) 3rd of 26

Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5

SRS: 6.09 (5th of 26), SOS: -2.13

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 30-14 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Won Conference Championship 14-10 vs. Los Angeles Rams
Lost Super Bowl 6-16 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns

Defensive Coordinator: Neill Armstrong

Other Notable Asst.: Jack Patera (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Principal Owner/President: Max Winter

VP/General Manager: Jim Finks

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

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

1974 NFC Champion

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Drafted Players

Full 1974 Draft Results

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	Fred McNeill	17	LB	12	1974	1985	0	0	8	54	167				0				0			0	UCLA
1	Steve Riley	25	T	11	1974	1984	0	0	8	52	138				0				0			0	USC
2	John Holland	29	WR	4	1974	1977	0	0	1	7	38				0				0	35	634	3	Tennessee St.
2	Matt Blair	51	LB	12	1974	1985	1	6	9	74	160				0				0			0	Iowa St.
3	Steve Craig	64	TE	5	1974	1978	0	0	0	1	72				0				0	18	172	1	Northwestern
3	Scott Anderson	77	C	2	1974	1976	0	0	0	4	7				0				0			0	Missouri
4	Mike Townsend	86	DB				0	0	0														Notre Dame
5	Jim Ferguson	120	DB				0	0	0														Stanford
6	Mark Kellar	155	RB	3	1976	1978	0	0	0	0	33				0		25	74	0	5	17	0	Northern Illinois
7	Fred Tabron	181	RB				0	0	0														Missouri State
8	Berl Simmons	207	K				0	0	0														TCU
9	Sam McCullum	232	WR	10	1974	1983	0	0	5	36	129				0				0	274	4017	26	Montana St.
10	Barry Reed	259	RB				0	0	0														Peru St.
11	Dave Boone	285	DE	1	1974	1974	0	0	0	3	5				0				0			0	Eastern Michigan
12	Randy Poltl	311	DB	4	1974	1977	0	0	0	10	44				0				0			0	Stanford
13	Gary Keller	337	DT				0	0	0														Utah
14	Alan Dixon	363	RB				0	0	0														Harding
15	Kurt Wachtler	389	DT				0	0	0
16	John Goebel	415	RB				0	0	0														St. Thomas
17	Earl Garrett	441	DB				0	0	0														Massachusetts-Boston

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