1963 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (5-8-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1963 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1963 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

The Vikings ran up 309 points, but the defense allowed 390. Tommy Mason carried the ball for a team-best 763 yards for Minnesota.

Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,311 yards. Paul Flatley snagged 51 passes for 867 yards, while Tommy Mason contributed to the receiving game, too.

Ed Sharockman intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Fran Tarkenton	297	170	57.2	2311	7.8	15	5.1	15	5.1	67	78.0
Ron Kelen	58	27	46.6	376	6.5	1	1.7	2	3.4	53	59.3
Totals	355	197	55.5	2687	7.6	16	4.5	17	4.8	67

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Mason	166	763	4.6	70	7
Bill Brown	128	445	3.5	21	5
Tommy Wilson	73	282	3.9	30	4
Fran Tarkenton	28	162	5.8	24	1
Bobby Reed	21	88	4.2	16	0
Ron Kelen	8	65	8.1	20	0
Bill Butler	17	48	2.8	11	0
Bob Ferguson	3	1	0.3	1	0
Jerry Reichow	1	-12	-12.0	-12	0
Totals	445	1842	4.1	70	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Flatley	51	867	17.0	62	4
Tommy Mason	40	365	9.1	41	2
Jerry Reichow	35	479	13.7	57	3
Bill Brown	17	109	6.4	30	2
Ray Poage	15	354	23.6	67	2
Bobby Reed	13	137	10.5	45	0
Tommy Wilson	7	48	6.9	21	0
Gordie Smith	6	177	29.5	54	2
Jim Boylan	6	78	13.0	19	1
Bill Butler	4	39	9.8	19	0
Leon Clarke	3	34	11.3	14	0
Totals	197	2687	13.6	67	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	39	39	100.0	24	12	50.0	75
Totals	39	39	100.0	24	12	50.0	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fred Cox	70	2707	38.7	57
Totals	70	2707	38.7	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Butler	21	220	10.5	60	1
Bobby Reed	9	91	10.1	26	0
Tommy Mason	4	63	15.8	23	0
Karl Kassulke	1	31	31.0	31	0
Totals	35	405	11.6	60	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Butler	33	713	21.6	35	0
Bobby Reed	13	367	28.2	51	0
Ed Sharockman	7	139	19.9	28	0
Bill Brown	3	105	35.0	78	1
Tom Franckhauser	4	94	23.5	26	0
Tommy Mason	3	61	20.3	21	0
Lee Calland	2	45	22.5	25	0
Gordie Smith	2	24	12.0	18	0
John Campbell	1	8	8.0	8	0
Larry Bowie	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	69	1556	22.6	78	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Sharockman	5	93	18.6	47	1
Tom Franckhauser	2	59	29.5	32	0
Don Hultz	1	35	35.0	35	1
Chuck Lamson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Rip Hawkins	1	6	6.0	6	0
Roy Winston	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	11	200	18.2	47	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Hultz		0	0	9	4
Bill Butler			8	8	0
Jim Marshall			1	4	12	1
Grady Alderman			0	4	5	0
Roy Winston		0	0	4	26	1
Bill Brown			7	2	0
Lee Calland			1	2	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			7	2	0
Chuck Lamson		0	0	2	0	0
Ed Sharockman		0	1	2	0
Tommy Mason			14	2	0
Paul Dickson			0	2	0	0
Gordie Smith			0	2	2
Rip Hawkins		0	1	2	0	0
Steve Stonebreaker			0	2	0	0
Bill Jobko			0	1	0	0
Jim Prestel			0	1	0	0
Tom Franckhauser		0	0	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
John Campbell			1	1	0	0
Paul Flatley			1	1	0
Larry Bowie			0	1	0	0
Bobby Reed			1	1	0	0
Karl Kassulke			0	1	0	0
Tommy Wilson			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	45	58	49	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Fred Cox									12	39	0			75
Tommy Mason	7	2	0	0					0	0	0			54
Bill Brown	5	2		1					0	0	0			48
Tommy Wilson	4	0							0	0	0			24
Paul Flatley		4							0	0	0			24
Jerry Reichow	0	3							0	0	0			18
Gordie Smith		2		0					0	0	0			12
Ray Poage		2							0	0	0			12
Jim Boylan		1							0	0	0			6
Jim Marshall							1		0	0	0			6
Bill Butler	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Ed Sharockman				0		1			0	0	0			6
Don Hultz						1			0	0	0			6
Roy Winston						0	1		0	0	0			6
Fran Tarkenton	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	17	16	1	1	0	2	2	0	12	39	0	0	0	309