1969 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division
Postseason: 2-1 Won Championship
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1969 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Offensively, Minnesota topped the circuit with 379 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Vikings surrendered 133 points, lowest in the league. Dave Osborn carried the ball for a team-best 643 yards.
Joe Kapp threw for 1,726 yards. Gene Washington snagged 39 passes for 821 yards. John Henderson and John Beasley were targeted regularly, too.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Bobby Bryant picked off 8 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1969 Minnesota Vikings won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kapp | 237 | 120 | 50.6 | 1726 | 7.3 | 19 | 8.0 | 13 | 5.5 | 83 | 28 | 198 | 78.5 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 98 | 49 | 50.0 | 693 | 7.1 | 4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 50 | 6 | 54 | 65.6 |
| Bob Lee | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 115.3 |
| Totals | 346 | 176 | 50.9 | 2498 | 7.2 | 24 | 6.9 | 18 | 5.2 | 83 | 34 | 252 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 186 | 643 | 3.5 | 58 | 7 |
| Bill Brown | 126 | 430 | 3.4 | 30 | 3 |
| Oscar Reed | 83 | 393 | 4.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Clint Jones | 54 | 241 | 4.5 | 80 | 3 |
| Joe Kapp | 22 | 104 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 489 | 1850 | 3.8 | 80 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 39 | 821 | 21.1 | 83 | 9 |
| John Henderson | 34 | 553 | 16.3 | 47 | 5 |
| John Beasley | 33 | 361 | 10.9 | 32 | 4 |
| Dave Osborn | 22 | 236 | 10.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 44 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 16 | 2 |
| Clint Jones | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 1 |
| Kent Kramer | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 176 | 2498 | 14.2 | 83 | 24 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 39 | 245 | 6.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 266 | 5.9 | 55 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 17 | 444 | 26.1 | 71 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 9 | 240 | 26.7 | 78 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Grady Alderman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Sunde | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 774 | 23.5 | 78 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 56 | 0 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 77 | 1 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 30 | 444 | 14.8 | 77 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Beasley | 1 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Marshall | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Warwick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Kapp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lindsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Hackbart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Larsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Earsell Mackbee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Krause | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jim Vellone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Cuozzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Fred Cox | 26 | 43 | 0 | 121 | ||||||||||
| Gene Washington | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| Dave Osborn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| John Beasley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| John Henderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Clint Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Alan Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kent Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 |
