1976 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (11-2-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1976 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1976 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Vikings chalked up 305 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 176. Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,961 yards. Chuck Foreman snagged 55 passes, while Sammy White accumulated 906 receiving yards, while Ahmad Rashad provided receiving help, too.

Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 1,155 yards for Minnesota.

Nate Wright picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1976 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	412	255	61.9	2961	7.2	17	4.1	8	1.9	56	25	221	89.3
Bob Lee	30	15	50.0	156	5.2	0	0.0	2	6.7	21	6	41	37.6
Totals	442	270	61.1	3117	7.1	17	3.8	10	2.3	56	31	262

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	278	1155	4.2	46	13
Brent McClanahan	130	382	2.9	19	4
Robert Miller	67	286	4.3	36	0
Sammy Johnson	17	98	5.8	18	0
Fran Tarkenton	27	45	1.7	20	1
Mark Kellar	7	25	3.6	11	0
Ron Groce	3	18	6.0	13	0
Bob Lee	2	2	1.0	2	0
Willie Spencer	4	2	0.5	2	0
Sammy White	5	-10	-2.0	6	0
Totals	540	2003	3.7	46	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	55	567	10.3	41	1
Ahmad Rashad	53	671	12.7	47	3
Sammy White	51	906	17.8	56	10
Brent McClanahan	40	252	6.3	23	1
Stu Voigt	28	303	10.8	44	1
Robert Miller	23	181	7.9	19	1
Bob Grim	9	108	12.0	27	0
Jim Lash	4	52	13.0	18	0
Steve Craig	3	33	11.0	17	0
Mark Kellar	2	22	11.0	19	0
Sammy Johnson	2	22	11.0	11	0
Totals	270	3117	11.5	56	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	36	32	88.9	31	19	61.3	89
Totals	36	32	88.9	31	19	61.3	89

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Neil Clabo	69	2678	38.8	55
Totals	69	2678	38.8	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lenny Willis	30	207	6.9	29
Sammy White	3	45	15.0	31
Autry Beamon	7	19	2.7	14
Totals	40	271	6.8	31

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lenny Willis	24	552	23.0	57
Sammy White	9	173	19.2	36
Robert Miller	5	77	15.4	27
Sammy Johnson	2	35	17.5	18
Mark Kellar	1	22	22.0	22
Matt Blair	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	42	859	20.5	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Nate Wright	7	47	6.7	21
Nate Allen	3	44	14.7	30
Bobby Bryant	2	30	15.0	25
Matt Blair	2	25	12.5	20
Paul Krause	2	21	10.5	19
Autry Beamon	1	41	41.0	41
Jeff Wright	1	5	5.0	5
Jeff Siemon	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	19	213	11.2	41

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Matt Blair		0	0	5	8	0
Fran Tarkenton			4	2	-9
Mark Mullaney			0	2	3	0
Lenny Willis			4	2	3	0
Sammy White			3	2	0
Chuck Foreman			7	2	1
Mick Tingelhoff			1	1	-4	0
Ron Yary			0	1	0	0
Ed White			0	1	0	0
Jeff Wright		0	0	1	0	0
Nate Allen		0	0	1	4
Autry Beamon		0	1	1	0	0
Alan Page			0	1	1	0
Wally Hilgenberg			0	1	0	0
Sammy Johnson			0	1	0	0
Doug Sutherland			0	1	9	0
Ahmad Rashad			1	0	0
Bob Lee			3	0	-2	0
Willie Spencer			1	0	0	0
Robert Miller			2	0	0
Brent McClanahan			5	0	0
Ron Groce			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	33	25	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									19	32	0			89
Chuck Foreman	13	1							0	0	0			84
Sammy White	0	10	0	0					0	0	0			60
Brent McClanahan	4	1							0	0	0			30
Ahmad Rashad		3							0	0	0			18
Fran Tarkenton	1								0	0	0			6
Robert Miller	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Nate Allen						0		1	0	0	0			6
Stu Voigt		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	32	0	0	0	305