1966 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-9-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1966 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1966 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

The Vikings scored 292 points, but the defense surrendered 304. Bill Brown carried the ball for a team-best 829 yards for Minnesota.

Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,561 yards. Paul Flatley paced all receivers, snagging 50 passes for 777 yards.

Dale Hackbart 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	358	192	53.6	2561	7.2	17	4.7	16	4.5	68	73.8
Bob Berry	37	13	35.1	215	5.8	1	2.7	5	13.5	52	25.0
Ron Kelen	20	10	50.0	147	7.4	0	0.0	1	5.0	43	53.5
Phil King	1	1	100.0	9	9.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	104.2
Bill Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	417	216	51.8	2932	7.0	18	4.3	22	5.3	68

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Brown	251	829	3.3	33	6
Fran Tarkenton	62	376	6.1	28	4
Dave Osborn	87	344	4.0	25	1
Tommy Mason	58	235	4.1	52	2
Jim Lindsey	57	146	2.6	14	1
Bobby Walden	5	82	16.4	45	0
Phil King	17	40	2.4	12	0
Ron Kelen	4	19	4.8	15	0
Billy Barnes	5	16	3.2	4	1
Bob Berry	3	12	4.0	5	0
Jeff Williams	1	2	2.0	2	0
Preston Carpenter	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Totals	551	2091	3.8	52	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Flatley	50	777	15.5	41	3
Bill Brown	37	359	9.7	56	0
Red Phillips	32	554	17.3	68	3
Preston Carpenter	27	487	18.0	52	4
Tom Hall	23	271	11.8	30	2
Jim Lindsey	20	250	12.5	46	2
Dave Osborn	15	141	9.4	38	2
Tommy Mason	7	39	5.6	17	1
Phil King	2	24	12.0	18	1
Lance Rentzel	2	10	5.0	8	0
Billy Barnes	1	20	20.0	20	0
Totals	216	2932	13.6	68	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	34	34	100.0	33	18	54.5	88
Totals	34	34	100.0	33	18	54.5	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Walden	60	2463	41.0	70
Totals	60	2463	41.0	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Sharockman	9	95	10.6	76
Lance Rentzel	11	16	1.5	14
Tommy Mason	3	9	3.0	6
Jim Young	2	7	3.5	6
Jim Lindsey	2	4	2.0	4
Jeff Williams	4	-2	-0.5	4
Totals	31	129	4.2	76

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Fitzgerald	14	301	21.5	30
Lance Rentzel	9	181	20.1	28
Tom Hall	7	141	20.1	27
Jim Young	5	105	21.0	25
Jim Lindsey	4	79	19.8	22
Phil King	6	78	13.0	26
Jeff Williams	3	61	20.3	26
George Rose	1	20	20.0	20
Dave Osborn	1	19	19.0	19
Roy Winston	1	2	2.0	2
Milt Sunde	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	987	19.0	30

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dale Hackbart	5	73	14.6	41	1
Karl Kassulke	2	30	15.0	30	0
Earsell Mackbee	2	27	13.5	17	0
Lonnie Warwick	2	27	13.5	23	0
Ed Sharockman	1	38	38.0	38	0
Mike Fitzgerald	1	18	18.0	18	0
George Rose	1	17	17.0	17	0
Totals	14	230	16.4	41	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Fran Tarkenton			8	4	0
Carl Eller			0	4	0	0
Grady Alderman			0	3	0	0
Ed Sharockman		0	2	2	-3	0
Karl Kassulke		0	0	2	0	0
Jim Lindsey			3	2	0
Ron Kelen			2	1	0	0
Doug Davis			0	1	0	0
Dave Osborn			2	1	3
Bobby Walden			1	1	0	0
Lonnie Warwick		0	0	1	0	0
George Rose		0	1	1	0	0
Roy Winston			0	1	10	0
Tom Hall			1	1	0
Bill Brown			4	1	0
Bob Berry			0	1	0	0
Jeff Williams			1	0	0	0
Tommy Mason			6	0	0
Lance Rentzel			1	0	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			1	0	-24	0
Totals	0	0	33	27	-14	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Fred Cox									18	34	0			88
Bill Brown	6	0							0	0	0			36
Fran Tarkenton	4								0	0	0			24
Preston Carpenter	0	4							0	0	0			24
Jim Lindsey	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
Paul Flatley		3							0	0	0			18
Red Phillips		3							0	0	0			18
Dave Osborn	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Tommy Mason	2	1	0						0	0	0			18
Tom Hall		2		0					0	0	0			12
Phil King	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Billy Barnes	1	0							0	0	0			6
Dale Hackbart						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	15	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	34	0	0	0	292