1973 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1973 Minnesota Vikings RosterTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1973 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Vikings racked up 296 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 168. Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 801 yards for Minnesota.
Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,113 yards. John Gilliam snagged 42 passes for 907 yards, while Chuck Foreman provided receiving help, too.
Bobby Bryant picked off 7 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1973 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 274 | 169 | 61.7 | 2113 | 7.7 | 15 | 5.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 54 | 31 | 270 | 93.2 |
| Bob Berry | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 121 | 5.0 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 37.0 |
| Totals | 298 | 179 | 60.1 | 2234 | 7.5 | 16 | 5.4 | 9 | 3.0 | 54 | 32 | 278 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Foreman | 182 | 801 | 4.4 | 50 | 4 |
| Oscar Reed | 100 | 401 | 4.0 | 30 | 3 |
| Ed Marinaro | 95 | 302 | 3.2 | 27 | 2 |
| Dave Osborn | 48 | 216 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 47 | 206 | 4.4 | 21 | 3 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 41 | 202 | 4.9 | 16 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 44 | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 538 | 2275 | 4.2 | 50 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam | 42 | 907 | 21.6 | 54 | 8 |
| Chuck Foreman | 37 | 362 | 9.8 | 35 | 2 |
| Ed Marinaro | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 17 | 2 |
| Stu Voigt | 23 | 318 | 13.8 | 43 | 2 |
| Oscar Reed | 19 | 122 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Rhett Dawson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ward | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 179 | 2234 | 12.5 | 54 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 66 | 2628 | 39.8 | 57 |
| Totals | 66 | 2628 | 39.8 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 25 | 140 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent McClanahan | 16 | 410 | 25.6 | 45 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 752 | 21.5 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 46 | 1 |
| Paul Krause | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 1 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 263 | 12.5 | 63 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Wright | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nate Wright | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Winston | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Siemon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Foreman | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alan Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mick Tingelhoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Larsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Marshall | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Porter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Lurtsema | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Kingsriter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carl Eller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Krause | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Goodrum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 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 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Chuck Foreman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Stu Voigt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Terry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Roy Winston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 296 |
