1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Central Division 11-2-1 .821 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Bud Grant |
| Neill Armstrong | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jerry Burns | Offensive Coordinator |
| Bus Mertes | Offensive Backs |
| John Michels | Offensive Line |
| Jocko Nelson | Linebackers |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | A | Miami Dolphins | 3-16 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 39939 | |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 32851 | |
| Mon | 8/16/1976 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-31 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44336 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1976 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-17 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 43784 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-16 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46512 | |
| Sun | 9/5/1976 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-30 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 52129 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | A | New Orleans Saints | 40-9 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58156 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 10-10 | T | OT | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47310 |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-9 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 76914 | |
| Mon | 10/4/1976 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-6 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47809 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | H | Chicago Bears | 20-19 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47498 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | H | New York Giants | 24-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47156 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-12 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 56233 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | A | Chicago Bears | 13-14 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53602 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | H | Detroit Lions | 31-23 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46735 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 27-21 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45087 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-10 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 53104 | |
| Mon | 11/29/1976 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 16-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 56775 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1976 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-9 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 43700 | |
| Sat | 12/11/1976 | A | Miami Dolphins | 29-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45583 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/18/1976 | H | Washington Redskins | 35-20 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47221 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1976 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-13 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47191 | |
| Super Bowl XI | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 14-32 | L | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 103438 | |
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 |
| 25 | Nate Allen | RCB | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Texas Southern | 12 | 11 |
| 56 | Scott Anderson | C | 6-4 | 242 | 25 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Autry Beamon | LS-RS | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LLB | 6-5 | 242 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 32 | South Carolina | 12 | 3 |
| 74 | Bart Buetow | OT | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Neil Clabo | P | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Tennessee | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | 5-10 | 200 | 38 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Steve Craig | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Doug Dumler | C | 6-3 | 243 | 26 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 34 | Minnesota | 13 | 13 |
| 44 | Chuck Foreman | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Charlie Goodrum | LOG | 6-3 | 256 | 26 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Bob Grim | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 31 | Oregon State | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Ron Groce | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Macalester | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Windlan Hall | LCB | 5-11 | 176 | 26 | Arizona State | 14 | 1 |
| 61 | Wes Hamilton | ROG-LOG | 6-3 | 271 | 23 | Tulsa | 13 | 1 |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 34 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Sammy Johnson | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 24 | North Carolina | 8 | 0 |
| 39 | Mark Kellar | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 24 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 34 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Jim Lash | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Bob Lee | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Arizona State; San Francisco CC; Pacific | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Bob Lurtsema | DE | 6-6 | 251 | 34 | Grand Rapids CC; Michigan Tech; Western Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 39 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Amos Martin | MLB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Louisville | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 25 | Arizona State | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | LLB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | UCLA | 13 | 1 |
| 35 | Robert Miller | RB | 5-11 | 204 | 23 | Kansas | 14 | 1 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | LDE-RDE | 6-6 | 246 | 23 | Colorado State | 12 | 1 |
| 88 | Alan Page | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Oregon | 13 | 11 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 24 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Willie Spencer | RB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | none | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Wisconsin-Superior | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 36 | Georgia | 13 | 13 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | 6-1 | 237 | 36 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Stu Voigt | TE | 6-1 | 223 | 28 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Ed White | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 29 | California | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | James White | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Sammy White | WR | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Lenny Willis | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Nebraska Southern JC; Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 36 | Louisiana State | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeff Wright | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Nate Wright | LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 29 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 14 | 13 |
| 73 | Ron Yary | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 30 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 25 | James White | DT | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 54 | Sammy White | WR | Grambling State |
| 3 | 85 | Wes Hamilton | G | Tulsa |
| 4 | 118 | Lenny Willis | WR | Ohio State |
| 5 | 133 | Steve Wagner | DB | Wisconsin |
| 5 | 150 | Keith Barnette | RB | Boston College |
| 6 | 180 | Terry Egerdahl | DB | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 7 | 206 | Larry Brune | DB | Rice |
| 9 | 262 | Isaac Hagins | WR | Southern University |
| 10 | 289 | Bill Salmon | QB | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | 318 | Steve Kracher | RB | Montana State |
| 12 | 345 | Robert Sparks | DB | San Francisco State |
| 13 | 372 | Gary Paulson | DE | Colorado State |
| 14 | 401 | Jeff Stapleton | T | Purdue |
| 15 | 428 | Ron Groce | RB | Macalester |
| 16 | 457 | Randy Hickel | DB | Montana State |
| 17 | 484 | Rich Lukowski | DT | West Virginia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47 | 102 | 56 | 100 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 35 | 43 | 59 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:13 | 294 | 125 | 150 | 19 | 106/240 44.2% | 8/11 72.7% | 77 | 615 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:47 | 207 | 103 | 91 | 13 | 67/209 32.1% | 4/7 57.1% | 76 | 653 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 32 | 36 | 88.9 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 0 | 89 |
| Chuck Foreman | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Sammy White | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Brent McClanahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Nate Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 32 | 36 | 88.9 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 0 | 305 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 0 | 176 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 3 | 49 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 10/12 | 4/11 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 3 | 49 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 10/12 | 4/11 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 1/1 | 4/8 | 1/6 | 4/8 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 278 | 1155 | 4.2 | 46 | 13 |
| Brent McClanahan | 130 | 382 | 2.9 | 19 | 4 |
| Robert Miller | 67 | 286 | 4.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 27 | 45 | 1.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Mark Kellar | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Groce | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 540 | 2003 | 3.7 | 46 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 487 | 2096 | 4.3 | 39t | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 412 | 255 | 61.9 | 149 | 2961 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 56t | 17 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 25 | 221 | 2740 | 89.3 |
| Bob Lee | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 13 | 156 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 6 | 41 | 115 | 37.6 |
| Team Totals | 442 | 270 | 61.1 | 162 | 3117 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 56t | 17 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.3 | 31 | 262 | 2855 | 85.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 323 | 158 | 48.9 | 146 | 1897 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 80t | 8 | 2.5 | 19 | 5.9 | 45 | 322 | 1575 | 51.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 55 | 567 | 10.3 | 41t | 1 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 53 | 671 | 12.7 | 47 | 3 |
| Sammy White | 51 | 906 | 17.8 | 56t | 10 |
| Brent McClanahan | 40 | 252 | 6.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Stu Voigt | 28 | 303 | 10.8 | 44 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 23 | 181 | 7.9 | 19 | 1 |
| Bob Grim | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 270 | 3117 | 11.5 | 56t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 158 | 1897 | 12.0 | 80t | 8 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wright | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 213 | 11.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Clabo | 69 | 2678 | 38.8 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 286 | 2132 | 30.9 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 2678 | 38.8 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 286 | 2132 | 30.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 2932 | 37.1 | 63 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 271 | 2561 | 32.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Willis | 30 | 10 | 207 | 6.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 7 | 5 | 19 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 1 | 45 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 16 | 271 | 6.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 4 | 286 | 7.2 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Willis | 24 | 552 | 23.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 36 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mark Kellar | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 859 | 20.5 | 57 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 1209 | 18.3 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 45.0 | 322.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 262.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ron Groce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Mullaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Ed White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Willis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jeff Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Yary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
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