1967 Minnesota Vikings season

1967 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Bud Grant
General manager	Jim Finks
Home field	Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record	3–8–3
Division place	4th NFL Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1967 Minnesota Vikings season was the team's seventh year in the National Football League's 47th season. The Vikings finished with a record of three wins, eight losses, and three ties, under their first-year head coach Bud Grant, who succeeded Norm Van Brocklin.

1967 Draft

=Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

1967 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall
1	2	2	Clint Jones	Running Back	Michigan State	from Giants^[a]
	8	8	Gene Washington	Wide Receiver	Michigan State
	15	15	Alan Page	Defensive End	Notre Dame	from Rams^[b]
2	2	28	Bob Grim	Running Back	Oregon State	from Giants^[a]
	7	33	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams^[b]
3	8	61	Earl Denny	Wide Receiver	Missouri
4	7	87	Alvin Coleman	Defensive Back	Tennessee A&I
5	8	115	Ken Last	Wide Receiver	Minnesota
6	7	140	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[c]
7	8	167	Bobby Bryant	Defensive Back	South Carolina
8	7	192	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[d]
	12	197	John Beasley	Wide Receiver	California	from Redskins^[e]
9	8	219	Bill Morris	Guard	Holy Cross
10	7	244	Pete Tatman	Running Back	Nebraska
11	8	271	Bob Trygstad	Defensive Tackle	Washington State
12	7	296	Fred Cremer	Guard	St. John's (MN)
13	8	323	Charles Hardt	Defensive Back	Tulsa
14	7	348	Jim Hargrove	Linebacker	Howard Payne
15	8	375	Jim Shea	Defensive Back	Eastern New Mexico
16	7	400	Gene Beard	Defensive Back	Virginia Union
17	8	427	Dick Wagoner	Defensive Back	Bowling Green

^{^[a]} The New York Giants traded their 1st round selection (2nd overall), 2nd round selection (28th overall), 1968 1st round selection (1st overall), and 1969 2nd round selection (39th overall) to Minnesota for QB Fran Tarkenton.

^{^[b]} Los Angeles traded their 1st round selection (15th overall) and TE/LB Marlin McKeever to Minnesota for their 2nd round selection (33rd overall), TE Hal Bedsole, and RB Tommy Mason.

^{^[c]} Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (140th overall) to Pittsburgh for RB Phil King (American football).

^{^[d]} Minnesota traded their 8th round selection (192th overall) to Pittsburgh for LB Dave Tobey.

^{^[e]} Washington traded their 8th round selection (197th overall) to Minnesota for DE Bill Briggs (American football).

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	San Francisco 49ers	L 21-27	Metropolitan Stadium	39,638
2	September 22, 1967	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3-39	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	52,255
3	October 1, 1967	Chicago Bears	L 7-17	Metropolitan Stadium	44,868
4	October 8, 1967	St. Louis Cardinals	L 24-34	Metropolitan Stadium	40,017
5	October 15, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	W 10–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	49,601
6	October 22, 1967	Baltimore Colts	T 20–20	Metropolitan Stadium	47,693
7	October 29, 1967	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20-21	Atlanta Stadium	52,859
8	November 5, 1967	New York Giants	W 27–24	Metropolitan Stadium	44,960
9	November 12, 1967	Detroit Lions	T 10–10	Metropolitan Stadium	40,032
10	November 19, 1967	at Cleveland Browns	L 10-14	Cleveland Stadium	68,431
11	November 26, 1967	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–27	Pitt Stadium	23,773
12	December 3, 1967	Green Bay Packers	L 27-30	Metropolitan Stadium	47,693
13	December 10, 1967	at Chicago Bears	T 10–10	Wrigley Field	40,110
14	December 17, 1967	at Detroit Lions	L 3-14	Tiger Stadium	44,874

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 0 3 0 3 • Lions 0 14 0 0 14 Date: December 17 Location: Tiger Stadium

Standings

NFL Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	4	1	.692	4–1–1	6–3–1	332	209	L2
Chicago Bears	7	6	1	.538	3–2–1	5–4–1	239	218	W1
Detroit Lions	5	7	2	.417	1–3–2	3–5–2	260	259	W2
Minnesota Vikings	3	8	3	.273	1–3–2	1–6–3	233	294	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen DE		Linebackers Defensive Backs CB Special Teams		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Joe Kapp	1,386
Passing Touchdowns	Joe Kapp	8
Rushing Yards	Dave Osborn	972
Rushing Touchdowns	Bill Brown	5
Receiving Yards	Gene Washington	384
Receiving Touchdowns	John Beasley	4
Points	Fred Cox	77
Kickoff Return Yards	Clint Jones	597
Punt Return Yards	Bob Grim	101
Interceptions	Earsell Mackbee	5

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 16)
Passing Offense	1,667 Yards	119.1 YPG	14th
Rushing Offense	1,811 Yards	129.4 YPG	9th
Total Offense	3,478 Yards	248.4 YPG	14th
Passing Defense	1,752 Yards	125.1 YPG	3rd
Rushing Defense	2,104 Yards	150.3 YPG	15th
Total Defense	3,856 Yards	275.4 YPG	6th

References