1973 Minnesota Vikings Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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 contributed to the receiving game, 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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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LT | December 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 247 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | FL-TE-SE-WR | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | John Beasley | TE | April 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Pasadena, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | DB | January 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Walters, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | RB | June 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 228 | Illinois | Mendota, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | PR | January 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | South Carolina | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Monongahela, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Carroll Dale | WR | April 24, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | Virginia Tech | Wise, VA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 86 | Rhett Dawson | WR | December 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Florida St. | Valdosta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Eischeid | P | September 29, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Upper Iowa | Orange City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | February 25, 1942 | 6'6" | 247 | Minnesota | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Chuck Foreman | FB | October 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Frederick, MD USA | 12 | 11 |
| 66 | Frank Gallagher | G | March 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina | Chester, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | John Gilliam | WR | August 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Charles Goodrum | G-T | January 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | RLB | September 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 229 | Iowa | Marshalltown, IA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 89 | Doug Kingsriter | TE | January 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 222 | Minnesota | Little Falls, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | FS | February 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Iowa | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | LDT | March 13, 1940 | 6'5" | 261 | Concordia (IL) | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Jim Lash | WR | November 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Steve Lawson | G | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Lurtsema | DT-DE | March 29, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Michigan Tech | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Ed Marinaro | RB | March 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 212 | Cornell | New York, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Amos Martin | LB | January 30, 1949 | 6'3" | 228 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | KR | September 21, 1951 | 5'10" | 202 | Arizona St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | RB | March 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 208 | North Dakota | Everett, WA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Alan Page | RDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Ron Porter | LB | July 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 232 | Idaho | Columbus, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Al Randolph | DB | July 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Iowa | East St. Louis, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Oscar Reed | RB | March 24, 1944 | 6'0" | 222 | Colorado St. | Jonestown, MS USA | 12 | 8 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon | MLB | June 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Rochester, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Milt Sunde | RG | February 1, 1942 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 8 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | DT-G-DE | August 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Wisc-Superior | Superior, WI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | May 22, 1940 | 6'2" | 237 | Nebraska | Lexington, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Stu Voigt | TE | August 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 223 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | John Ward | G-DE-C | May 27, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Enid, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | Charlie West | DB | August 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Angelo State (TX) | Terrell, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Ed White | LG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | September 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 23 | Jeff Wright | SS | June 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | Minnesota | Edina, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Nate Wright | LCB | December 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego St. | Madison, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Ron Yary | RT | August 16, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Godfrey Zaunbrecher | C | February 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Crowley, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
