1967 Minnesota Vikings season

1967 Minnesota Vikings season
1967 Minnesota Vikings season
General manager	Jim Finks
Head coach	Bud Grant
Home field	Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record	3–8–3
Division place	4th NFL Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform
	← 1966; Vikings seasons; 1968 →;

The 1967 season was the Minnesota Vikings' seventh in the National Football League. After the resignation of head coach Norm Van Brocklin at the end of the previous season, the Vikings hired Bud Grant, previously the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who led the team to a 3–8–3 record.

1967 Draft

	Pro Bowler
	Hall of Famer

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

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

Roster

**1967 Minnesota Vikings final roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 Bob Berry 11 Joe Kapp 15 Ron Vander Kelen Running backs 30 Bill Brown FB 26 Clinton Jones 21 Jim Lindsey 41 Dave Osborn 33 Pete Tatman Wide receivers 85 Paul Flatley 27 Bob Grim 84 Gene Washington Tight ends 86 Marlin McKeever		Offensive linemen 67 Grady Alderman T 61 Larry Bowie G 71 Doug Davis T 66 John Pentecost G 64 Milt Sunde G 53 Mick Tingelhoff C Defensive linemen 76 Paul Dickson DT 81 Carl Eller DE 77 Gary Larsen DT 70 Jim Marshall DE 88 Alan Page DT 73 Jerry Shay DT 69 Arnie Simkus DE		Linebackers 54 Paul Faust 55 Don Hansen 36 John Kirby 59 Lonnie Warwick 60 Roy Winston Defensive backs 37 Al Coleman S 49 Dale Hackbart FS 29 Karl Kassulke S 46 Earsell Mackbee CB 45 Ed Sharockman CB Special teams 14 Fred Cox K 39 Bobby Walden P		Rookies in italics 54 active, 4 inactive, 0 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance^[1]
1	August 12	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–0	1–0	Skelly Stadium (Tulsa, OK)	24,500
2	August 18	at Denver Broncos (AFL)	L 9–14	1–1	University of Denver Stadium	31,850
3	August 27	at New York Giants	L 3–21	1–2	Yale Bowl (New Haven, CT)	43,584
4	September 2	Atlanta Falcons	W 16–3	2–2	Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)	84,236
5	September 10	Cleveland Browns	L 14–42	2–3	Metropolitan Stadium	40,012

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–27	0–1	Metropolitan Stadium	39,638
2	September 22	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3–39	0–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	52,255
3	October 1	Chicago Bears	L 7–17	0–3	Metropolitan Stadium	44,868
4	October 8	St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–34	0–4	Metropolitan Stadium	40,017
5	October 15	at Green Bay Packers	W 10–7	1–4	Milwaukee County Stadium	49,601
6	October 22	Baltimore Colts	T 20–20	1–4–1	Metropolitan Stadium	47,693
7	October 29	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–21	1–5–1	Atlanta Stadium	52,859
8	November 5	New York Giants	W 27–24	2–5–1	Metropolitan Stadium	44,960
9	November 12	Detroit Lions	T 10–10	2–5–2	Metropolitan Stadium	40,032
10	November 19	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–14	2–6–2	Cleveland Stadium	68,431
11	November 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–27	3–6–2	Pitt Stadium	23,773
12	December 3	Green Bay Packers	L 27–30	3–7–2	Metropolitan Stadium	47,693
13	December 10	at Chicago Bears	T 10–10	3–7–3	Wrigley Field	40,110
14	December 17	at Detroit Lions	L 3–14	3–8–3	Tiger Stadium	44,874

Standings

NFL Central
view talk edit	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.

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	119.1	14th
Rushing offense	1,811	129.4	9th
Total offense	3,478	248.4	14th
Passing defense	1,752	125.1	3rd
Rushing defense	2,104	150.3	15th
Total defense	3,856	275.4	6th

References

^ "1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives".

[1] "1967 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives".

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v t e Minnesota Vikings
Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota
Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft Broadcasters Ownership Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium
Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal How I Met Your Mother "Little Minnesota" "Tailgate" Cheerleaders Alan Roach Truth Hurts (song) Quarterback "Higher" (Creed song)
Lore	The Wrong Way Run Hail Mary Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Santa Claus game Miracle at the Met Gary Anderson's missed field goal Minneapolis Miracle Minneapolis Miracle II
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints
Division championships (21)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015 2017 2022
Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976
League championships (1)	1969
Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

v t e Minnesota Vikings seasons
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates Super Bowl (1966–) appearance