1977 Minnesota Vikings Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bud Grant (9-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1977 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1977 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Vikings scored 231 points, and the defensive squad conceded 227. Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 1,112 yards for Minnesota.

Fran Tarkenton passed for 1,734 yards. Ahmad Rashad paced the receiving corps, snagging 51 passes, while Sammy White accumulated 760 receiving yards.

Bobby Bryant picked off 4 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1977 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
25Nate AllenDBMay 13, 19485'10"170Texas SouthernGeorgetown, SC USA140
21Joe BlahakDBAugust 29, 19505'9"187NebraskaColumbia, NE USA120
59Matt BlairLLBSeptember 20, 19506'5"232Iowa St.Hilo, HI USA1413
20Bobby BryantRCBJanuary 24, 19446'1"170South CarolinaMacon, GA USA1414
12Neil ClaboPNovember 18, 19526'2"200TennesseeMiami Beach, FL USA140
14Fred CoxKDecember 11, 19385'11"200PittsburghMonongahela, PA USA140
84Steve CraigTEMarch 13, 19516'3"231NorthwesternAkron, OH USA140
7Rick DanmeierKApril 8, 19526'0"194Sioux FallsSt. Paul, MN USA10
57Doug DumlerCDecember 15, 19506'3"243NebraskaHoisington, KS USA140
81Carl EllerLDEFebruary 25, 19426'6"247MinnesotaWinston-Salem, NC USA1414
44Chuck ForemanRBOctober 26, 19506'2"210Miami (FL)Frederick, MD USA1414
68Charles GoodrumLGJanuary 11, 19506'3"256Florida A&MMiami, FL USA1414
26Bob GrimWRMay 8, 19456'0"200Oregon St.Oakland, CA USA140
40Windlan HallDBMarch 11, 19505'11"178Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA50
61Wes HamiltonRGApril 24, 19536'3"261TulsaTexas City, TX USA146
45Tom HannonDBMarch 5, 19555'11"193Michigan St.Massillon, OH USA120
58Wally HilgenbergLB-GSeptember 19, 19426'3"229IowaMarshalltown, IA USA110
76Joey JacksonDE-DTMay 7, 19496'4"270New Mexico St.Cincinnati, OH USA30
48Sammy JohnsonRBSeptember 22, 19526'0"223North CarolinaBurlington, NC USA140
39Mark KellarRBJuly 17, 19526'0"225Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA140
9Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556'2"200RiceSan Antonio, TX USA61
22Paul KrauseFSFebruary 19, 19426'3"200IowaFlint, MI USA1414
19Bob LeeQBAugust 7, 19456'2"195Arizona St.Columbus, OH USA54
70Jim MarshallRDEDecember 30, 19376'4"248Ohio St.Danville, KY USA1414
33Brent McClanahanFBSeptember 21, 19515'10"202Arizona St.Bakersfield, CA USA1414
54Fred McNeillRLBMay 6, 19526'2"229UCLADurham, NC USA1414
35Robert MillerRBJanuary 9, 19535'11"204KansasHouston, TX USA140
36Manfred MooreKRDecember 22, 19506'1"197USCMartinez, CA USA120
77Mark MullaneyDEApril 30, 19536'6"242Colorado St.Denver, CO USA140
88Alan PageRDTAugust 7, 19456'4"245Notre DameCanton, OH USA1414
28Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496'2"205OregonPortland, OR USA1414
78Steve RileyLTNovember 23, 19526'5"258USCChula Vista, CA USA1414
50Jeff SiemonMLBJune 2, 19506'2"235StanfordRochester, MN USA1413
55Scott StudwellLBAugust 27, 19546'2"228IllinoisEvansville, IN USA143
69Doug SutherlandLDTAugust 1, 19486'3"250Wisc-SuperiorSuperior, WI USA1414
67Dennis SwilleyC-G-TJune 28, 19556'3"253Texas A&MBossier City, LA USA140
10Fran TarkentonQBFebruary 3, 19406'0"190GeorgiaRichmond, VA USA99
53Mick TingelhoffCMay 22, 19406'2"237NebraskaLexington, NE USA1414
38Bob TuckerTEJune 8, 19456'3"230BloomsburgHazleton, PA USA80
83Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486'1"223WisconsinMadison, WI USA1414
62Ed WhiteRGApril 4, 19476'1"269CaliforniaSan Diego, CA USA138
72James WhiteDT-NTOctober 26, 19536'3"265Oklahoma St.Hot Springs, AR USA140
85Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545'11"190Grambling St.Winnsboro, LA USA1414
29Phil WiseDBApril 25, 19496'0"190South DakotaOmaha, NE USA130
23Jeff WrightSSJune 13, 19495'11"190MinnesotaEdina, MN USA1414
43Nate WrightLCBDecember 21, 19465'11"180San Diego St.Madison, FL USA1414
73Ron YaryRTAugust 16, 19466'5"255USCChicago, IL USA1414



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