1975 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: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1975 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1975 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1975 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 0-1.
Minnesota moved the ball well, scoring 377 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 180. Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,994 yards. Chuck Foreman snagged 73 passes, while John Gilliam accumulated 777 receiving yards.
Chuck Foreman carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,070 yards for the Vikings.
Paul Krause picked off 10 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1975 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Pete Athas | DB-WR | September 15, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Tennessee | Hackensack, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Autry Beamon | DB | November 12, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Terrell, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Joe Blahak | DB | August 29, 1950 | 5'9" | 187 | Nebraska | Columbia, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | SS | January 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Walters, OK USA | 13 | 12 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | PR | January 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | South Carolina | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Neil Clabo | P | November 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 200 | Tennessee | Miami Beach, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Monongahela, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Steve Craig | TE | March 13, 1951 | 6'3" | 231 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | February 25, 1942 | 6'6" | 247 | Minnesota | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Chuck Foreman | RB | October 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Frederick, MD USA | 14 | 12 |
| 42 | John Gilliam | WR | August 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Charles Goodrum | LT | January 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 87 | Clint Haslerig | WR-HB | April 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Michigan | Cincinnati, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | RLB | September 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 229 | Iowa | Marshalltown, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Doug Kingsriter | TE | January 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 222 | Minnesota | Little Falls, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | FS | February 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Iowa | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Jim Lash | WR | November 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Steve Lawson | G | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Bob Lee | QB-P | August 7, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Arizona St. | Columbus, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Lurtsema | DT-DE | March 29, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Michigan Tech | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Ed Marinaro | FB | March 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 212 | Cornell | New York, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Andy Maurer | LG | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Oregon | Silverton, OR USA | 14 | 7 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | KR | September 21, 1951 | 5'10" | 202 | Arizona St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 80 | Sam McCullum | WR | November 30, 1952 | 6'2" | 203 | Montana St. | McComb, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | LLB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 14 | 5 |
| 35 | Robert Miller | RB | January 9, 1953 | 5'11" | 204 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | DE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | RB | March 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 208 | North Dakota | Everett, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Alan Page | RDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | T | November 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | USC | Chula Vista, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon | MLB | June 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Rochester, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Bob Stein | LB | January 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | LDT | August 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Wisc-Superior | Superior, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Ed White | RG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | September 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | Jeff Wright | DB | June 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | Minnesota | Edina, MN USA | 3 | 2 |
| 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 |
