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1961 Minnesota Vikings Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 3-11-0, 7th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (3-11-0)

Points For: 285 (20.4/g) 9th of 14

Points Against: 407 (29.1/g) 14th of 14

Expected W-L: 4.2-9.8

SRS: -6.64 (12th of 14), SOS: 2.08

Other Notable Asst.: Harry Gilmer (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Co-Owner/President: Bill Boyer

Co-Owner: Max Winter

General Manager: Bert Rose

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	285	3886	796	4.9	44	22	236	203	377	1989	22	22	5.3	123	419	1897	14	4.5	104	36	375	9
Opp. Stats	407	5593	858	6.5	45	23	291	194	365	2926	21	22	8.0	132	493	2667	29	5.4	147	65	638	12
Lg Rank Offense	9	12			12	13	10		8	13	6	5	14		9	6	8	6
Lg Rank Defense	14	14			3	1	14		5	13	8	10	14		13	14	14	14

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 17		boxscore	W		1-0		Chicago Bears	37	13	17	336	257	79	1	20	270	136	134	5
2	Sun	September 24		boxscore	L		1-1	@	Dallas Cowboys	7	21	16	251	126	125	3	22	437	229	208	3
3	Sun	October 1		boxscore	L		1-2	@	Baltimore Colts	33	34	21	261	137	124		16	366	284	82	5
4	Sun	October 8		boxscore	L		1-3		Dallas Cowboys	0	28	14	183	100	83	5	18	297	180	117
5	Sun	October 15		boxscore	L		1-4		San Francisco 49ers	24	38	12	202	84	118	1	31	555	231	324	8
6	Sun	October 22		boxscore	L		1-5		Green Bay Packers	7	33	18	328	179	149	7	22	467	226	241	1
7	Sun	October 29		boxscore	L		1-6	@	Green Bay Packers	10	28	13	263	121	142	2	24	467	310	157	3
8	Sun	November 5		boxscore	L		1-7	@	Los Angeles Rams	17	31	21	399	146	253	5	23	392	97	295	1
9	Sun	November 12		boxscore	W		2-7		Baltimore Colts	28	20	19	275	116	159	1	21	354	138	216	2
10	Sun	November 19		boxscore	L		2-8		Detroit Lions	10	37	8	126	57	69	3	20	351	179	172	3
11	Sun	November 26		boxscore	L		2-9	@	San Francisco 49ers	28	38	20	364	243	121	3	21	442	246	196	1
12	Sun	December 3		boxscore	W		3-9		Los Angeles Rams	42	21	27	441	231	210	4	13	348	148	200	5
13	Sun	December 10		boxscore	L		3-10	@	Detroit Lions	7	13	18	251	135	116	6	15	295	175	120	4
14	Sun	December 17		boxscore	L		3-11	@	Chicago Bears	35	52	12	206	57	149	3	25	552	347	205	4

Passing

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Fran Tarkenton	21	QB	14	10	2-8-0	157	280	56.1	1997	18	6.4	17	6.1	71	7.1	5.69	12.7	142.6	74.7	42	416	13.04	4.91	3.65	0	0
2	George Shaw	28	QB	8	4	1-3-0	46	91	50.5	530	4	4.4	4	4.4	42	5.8	4.73	11.5	66.3	64.8	13	122	12.50	3.92	2.96	0	0
3	Jamie Caleb	25	HB	10	0		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6						0	0
4	Tommy Mason	22	LHB	13	4		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6						0	0
5	Hugh McElhenny	32	LHB/RHB	13	13		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6						0	0	PB
6	Jerry Reichow	27	RHB	14	9		0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	33.3		0.0	-15.00		0.0	0.0						0	0	PB
	Team Totals			14	14	3-11-0	203	377	53.8	1989	22	5.8	22	5.8	71	6.7	3.82	12.4	142.1	70.0	0	538	0.00	5.28	3.82

Rushing & Receiving

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kicking

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Punting

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Defense & Fumbles

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Scoring Summary

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Touchdown Log

Opponent Touchdown Log

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