1965 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 5th place Western Conference 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin |
| Marion Campbell | Defensive Line |
| Lew Carpenter | Offensive Ends |
| Jack Faulkner | Defensive Backs |
| Tom McCormick | Offensive Backs |
| Walt Yowarsky | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1965 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-21 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39240 | |
| Fri | 8/20/1965 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-21 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 43125 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1965 | N | Washington Redskins | 20-16 | W | Charlotte, NC | Memorial Stadium | 20426 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1965 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 57-17 | W | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 41500 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1965 | N | New York Giants | 24-9 | W | Omaha, NE | Rosenblatt Stadium | 14250 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1965 | A | Baltimore Colts | 16-35 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56562 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | H | Detroit Lions | 29-31 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46826 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1965 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 38-35 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 36755 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1965 | H | New York Giants | 40-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44283 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1965 | H | Chicago Bears | 37-45 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1965 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 42-41 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 42680 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1965 | A | Cleveland Browns | 27-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83505 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1965 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | H | Baltimore Colts | 21-41 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1965 | H | Green Bay Packers | 13-38 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1965 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-45 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40306 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1965 | A | Green Bay Packers | 19-24 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50852 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1965 | A | Detroit Lions | 29-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 45420 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1965 | A | Chicago Bears | 24-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 46604 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 27 | Detroit Mercy | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Billy Ray Barnes | HB | 5-11 | 201 | 30 | Wake Forest | 14 | 3 |
| 86 | Hal Bedsole | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Southern California | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Larry Bowie | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 26 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 27 | Illinois | 14 | 13 |
| 66 | Ken Byers | LOG | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Cincinnati | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | Lee Calland | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Louisville | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Paul Dickson | RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 28 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 23 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | SE | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Tom Hall | FL | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 3 |
| 58 | Rip Hawkins | MLB | 6-3 | 231 | 26 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Gary Hill | LS | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Southern California | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Dick James | HB | 5-9 | 179 | 31 | Oregon | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Bill Jobko | RLB | 6-2 | 224 | 30 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 |
| 22 | Jeff Jordan | RS | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | Tulsa | 12 | 4 |
| 29 | Karl Kassulke | LS | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Marquette; Drake | 14 | 8 |
| 24 | Phil King | FB-HB | 6-4 | 223 | 29 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 3 |
| 36 | John Kirby | RLB | 6-3 | 229 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 3 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 25 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 12 | 9 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 28 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Earsell Mackbee | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Solano CC; Utah State | 10 | 4 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 28 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Tommy Mason | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Tulane | 10 | 9 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 22 | North Dakota | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Phillips | FL | 6-1 | 197 | 29 | Auburn | 12 | 10 |
| 79 | Jim Prestel | LDT | 6-5 | 264 | 28 | Idaho | 14 | 5 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | FL | 6-2 | 203 | 22 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 |
| 44 | George Rose | LCB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Auburn | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | Ed Sharockman | RCB-LS | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Gordie Smith | TE | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Arizona State; Missouri | 14 | 7 |
| 64 | Milt Sunde | LOG-LOT | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Archie Sutton | LOT | 6-4 | 263 | 23 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | 6-1 | 237 | 25 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Ron Vander Kelen | QB | 6-1 | 186 | 26 | Wisconsin | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Larry Vargo | RS-LS | 6-3 | 212 | 26 | Detroit Mercy | 13 | 11 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | P | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Lonnie Warwick | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Tennessee; Tennessee Tech | 14 | 7 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Louisiana State | 14 | 7 |
| 34 | Jim Young | HB | 6-0 | 205 | 22 | Queen's | 2 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Snow | E | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 15 | Archie Sutton | T | Illinois |
| 2 | 23 | Lance Rentzel | HB | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 51 | Jim Whalen | E | Boston College |
| 4 | 55 | Jim Harris | T | Utah State |
| 6 | 79 | Jim Grisham | B | Oklahoma |
| 8 | 100 | John Hankinson | QB | Minnesota |
| 8 | 107 | Jeff Jordan | B | Tulsa |
| 9 | 120 | Frankie McClendon | T | Alabama |
| 10 | 135 | Jerry Schweiger | T | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 11 | 148 | John Thomas | E | Southern California |
| 12 | 163 | Mike Tilleman | T | Montana |
| 13 | 176 | Dave Osborn | B | North Dakota |
| 14 | 191 | Max Leetzow | E | Idaho |
| 15 | 204 | Phil Morgan | B | East Tennessee State |
| 16 | 219 | Paul Labinski | T | St. John's (Minnesota) |
| 17 | 232 | Veran Smith | B | Utah State |
| 18 | 247 | Rich Kotite | E | Wagner |
| 19 | 260 | Ellis Johnson | HB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 20 | 275 | Cosmo Iacavazzi | B | Princeton |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 59 | 125 | 104 | 95 | |
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 114 | 76 | 126 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:03 | 277 | 130 | 126 | 21 | 89/184 48.4% | 8/12 66.7% | 76 | 771 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:57 | 242 | 99 | 120 | 23 | 49/153 32.0% | 6/8 75.0% | 66 | 643 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 0 | 113 |
| Tommy Mason | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Bill Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Paul Flatley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Gordon Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Hal Bedsole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tom Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lonnie Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jim Prestel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 3 | 383 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 52 | 53 | 98.1 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 403 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 1 | 53 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 10/14 | 2/8 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 1 | 53 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 10/14 | 2/8 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 4/8 | 1/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown | 160 | 699 | 4.4 | 40 | 6 |
| Tommy Mason | 141 | 597 | 4.2 | 26 | 10 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 56 | 356 | 6.4 | 36 | 1 |
| Phil King | 72 | 356 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 48 | 148 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 12 | 2 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Young | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 505 | 2278 | 4.5 | 40 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 408 | 1755 | 4.3 | 49 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 329 | 171 | 171 | 147 | 2609 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 72t | 19 | 5.8 | 11 | 3.3 | 28 | 250 | 2359 | 83.8 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 40 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 252 | 6.3 | 14.0 | 38 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 65 | 187 | 82.5 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Bob Berry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 372 | 189 | 189 | 171 | 2861 | 7.7 | 15.1 | 72t | 21 | 5.6 | 12 | 3.2 | 35 | 315 | 2546 | 81.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 357 | 187 | 187 | 151 | 2692 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 67 | 31 | 8.7 | 19 | 5.3 | 23 | 199 | 2493 | 83.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flatley | 50 | 896 | 17.9 | 58t | 7 |
| Bill Brown | 41 | 503 | 12.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Gordon Smith | 22 | 431 | 19.6 | 49 | 5 |
| Tommy Mason | 22 | 321 | 14.6 | 72t | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 15 | 287 | 19.1 | 69 | 2 |
| Jim Phillips | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 43 | 1 |
| Phil King | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Hal Bedsole | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 36t | 3 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 189 | 2861 | 15.1 | 72t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 187 | 2692 | 14.4 | 67 | 31 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sharockman | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 40t | 1 |
| Jeff Jordan | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 35t | 1 |
| Larry Vargo | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| George Rose | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 286 | 15.1 | 40t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 215 | 17.9 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 51 | 2146 | 42.1 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 261 | 1825 | 35.8 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 2146 | 42.1 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 261 | 1825 | 35.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2445 | 38.2 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 115 | 2270 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 6 | 63 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Young | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Dick James | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 19 | 115 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 6 | 261 | 9.0 | 55 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Rentzel | 23 | 602 | 26.2 | 101t | 1 | |
| Dave Osborn | 18 | 422 | 23.4 | 55 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 11 | 212 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jim Young | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 67 | 1524 | 22.7 | 101t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 1557 | 25.1 | 96t | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Alderman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Bowie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil King | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Kirby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Larsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milt Sunde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 3 |
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