1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| 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 | 8/6/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 22-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55168 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | Cleveland Browns | 34-33 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45370 | |
| Fri | 8/19/1977 | A | Baltimore Colts | 7-29 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 45529 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1977 | H | Miami Dolphins | 33-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44396 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1977 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-26 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52942 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1977 | A | Buffalo Bills | 30-6 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 35017 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-16 | L | OT | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47678 |
| Sat | 9/24/1977 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-3 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 66272 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | Green Bay Packers | 19-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47143 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-7 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45860 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | Chicago Bears | 22-16 | W | OT | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47709 |
| Mon | 10/24/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-35 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62414 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 14-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 59257 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47066 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 42-10 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45371 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 49563 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | Green Bay Packers | 13-6 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56267 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 28-27 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40745 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | A | Oakland Raiders | 13-35 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52771 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1977 | A | Detroit Lions | 30-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 78572 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62538 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 6-23 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61698 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Nate Allen | 25 | CB | 5-10 | 170 | 29 | Texas Southern | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Blahak | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 181 | 27 | Nebraska | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 59 | LLB | 6-5 | 242 | 27 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Iowa State | 14 | 13 |
| Bobby Bryant | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 33 | South Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Neil Clabo | 12 | P | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 39 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 26 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Danmeier | 7 | K | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Lakewood State JC; Sioux Falls | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Dumler | 57 | C | 6-3 | 243 | 27 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 35 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Foreman | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Goodrum | 68 | LOG | 6-3 | 256 | 27 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Grim | 26 | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 32 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| Windlan Hall | 40 | S | 5-11 | 176 | 27 | Arizona State | 5 | 0 |
| Wes Hamilton | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 271 | 24 | Tulsa | 14 | 6 |
| Tom Hannon | 45 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Michigan State | 12 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 35 | Iowa | 11 | 0 |
| Joey Jackson | 76 | DT | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 48 | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 25 | North Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 9 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Rice | 6 | 1 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | FS | 6-3 | 199 | 35 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Lee | 19 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 31 | Arizona State; San Francisco CC; Pacific | 5 | 4 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 40 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Brent McClanahan | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 202 | 26 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Fred McNeill | 54 | RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| Robert Miller | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 204 | 24 | Kansas | 14 | 0 |
| Manfred Moore | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Southern California | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 77 | DE | 6-6 | 246 | 24 | Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 32 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Riley | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 25 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Siemon | 54 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Stanford | 14 | 13 |
| Scott Studwell | 55 | LLB-MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Illinois | 14 | 3 |
| Doug Sutherland | 69 | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Wisconsin-Superior | 14 | 14 |
| Dennis Swilley | 67 | OG | 6-3 | 257 | 22 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 37 | Georgia | 9 | 9 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 52 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 37 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Tucker | 38 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 32 | Bloomsburg | 8 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 83 | TE | 6-1 | 223 | 29 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| Ed White | 62 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 30 | California | 13 | 8 |
| James White | 72 | DT | 6-3 | 270 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Phil Wise | 29 | S | 6-0 | 193 | 28 | South Dakota; Nebraska-Omaha | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 23 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Nate Wright | 43 | LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 30 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 31 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 27 | Tommy Kramer | QB | Rice |
| 2 | 55 | Dennis Swilley | G | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 83 | Tom Hannon | DB | Michigan State |
| 5 | 138 | Ken Moore | TE | Northern Illinois |
| 8 | 222 | Clint Strozier | DB | Southern California |
| 9 | 250 | Scott Studwell | LB | Illinois |
| 10 | 278 | Dan Beaver | K | Illinois |
| 11 | 306 | Keith Hartwig | WR | Arizona |
| 12 | 335 | Jim Kelleher | RB | Colorado |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 52 | 55 | 48 | 70 | 6 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 76 | 59 | 31 | 6 | 227 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:02 | 245 | 110 | 126 | 9 | 83/207 40.1% | 8/10 80.0% | 75 | 556 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:58 | 212 | 119 | 80 | 13 | 75/213 35.2% | 6/12 50.0% | 82 | 688 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Sammy White | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Fred Cox | 0 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 49 |
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Sammy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 30 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 1 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 227 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 1 | 42 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 4/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 1 | 42 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 4/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 1/6 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 270 | 1112 | 4.1 | 51 | 6 |
| Brent McClanahan | 95 | 324 | 3.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Sammy Johnson | 55 | 217 | 3.9 | 26 | 2 |
| Robert Miller | 46 | 152 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 15 | 6 | 0.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 12 | -8 | -0.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 510 | 1821 | 3.6 | 51 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 548 | 2218 | 4.0 | 58 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 258 | 155 | 60.1 | 89 | 1734 | 6.7 | 11.2 | 59t | 9 | 3.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 22 | 232 | 1502 | 69.2 |
| Tommy Kramer | 57 | 30 | 52.6 | 23 | 425 | 7.5 | 14.2 | 69t | 5 | 8.8 | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 45 | 380 | 77.0 |
| Bob Lee | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 26 | 522 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 48t | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.6 | 7 | 47 | 475 | 76.3 |
| Paul Krause | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 152.1 |
| Team Totals | 388 | 228 | 58.8 | 138 | 2692 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 69t | 19 | 4.9 | 22 | 5.7 | 35 | 324 | 2368 | 72.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 312 | 149 | 47.8 | 147 | 1835 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 95t | 15 | 4.8 | 16 | 5.1 | 30 | 254 | 1581 | 61.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Rashad | 51 | 681 | 13.4 | 48t | 2 |
| Sammy White | 41 | 760 | 18.5 | 69t | 9 |
| Chuck Foreman | 38 | 308 | 8.1 | 31t | 3 |
| Brent McClanahan | 34 | 276 | 8.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Robert Miller | 27 | 246 | 9.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Bob Tucker | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 29 | 2 |
| Sammy Johnson | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Steve Craig | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 228 | 2692 | 11.8 | 69t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 149 | 1835 | 12.3 | 95t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Wise | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nate Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 187 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Clabo | 83 | 3302 | 39.8 | 69 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 507 | 2595 | 31.3 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3302 | 39.8 | 69 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 507 | 2595 | 31.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 3511 | 38.2 | 60 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 346 | 3025 | 32.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred Moore | 47 | 2 | 277 | 5.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 11 | 4 | 69 | 6.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Joe Blahak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 58 | 7 | 346 | 6.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 4 | 507 | 12.1 | 87t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred Moore | 24 | 524 | 21.8 | 48 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 36 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Mark Kellar | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dennis Swilley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 834 | 18.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 999 | 20.8 | 98t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Eller | 15.0 | |
| Alan Page | 7.5 | |
| Doug Sutherland | 2.5 | |
| Jim Marshall | 2.0 | |
| James White | 2.0 | |
| Fred McNeill | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 30.0 | 254.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 324.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Allen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Blahak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Dumler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Goodrum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manfred Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Riley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Swilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 0 | |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 1 |
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