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 Statistics
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.

The Vikings moved the ball well, scoring 377 points, and 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 Minnesota.

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
45Pete AthasDB-WRSeptember 15, 19465'11"185TennesseeHackensack, NJ USA50
27Autry BeamonDBNovember 12, 19536'1"190Texas A&M-CommerceTerrell, TX USA140
17Bob BerryQBMarch 10, 19425'11"185OregonSan Jose, CA USA10
21Joe BlahakDBAugust 29, 19505'9"187NebraskaColumbia, NE USA90
59Matt BlairLBSeptember 20, 19506'5"232Iowa St.Hilo, HI USA140
24Terry BrownSSJanuary 9, 19476'0"205Oklahoma St.Walters, OK USA1312
20Bobby BryantPRJanuary 24, 19446'1"170South CarolinaMacon, GA USA1414
12Neil ClaboPNovember 18, 19526'2"200TennesseeMiami Beach, FL USA140
14Fred CoxKDecember 11, 19385'11"200PittsburghMonongahela, PA USA140
84Steve CraigTEMarch 13, 19516'3"231NorthwesternAkron, OH USA141
81Carl EllerLDEFebruary 25, 19426'6"247MinnesotaWinston-Salem, NC USA1414
44Chuck ForemanRBOctober 26, 19506'2"210Miami (FL)Frederick, MD USA1412
42John GilliamWRAugust 7, 19456'1"195South Carolina St.Greenwood, SC USA1414
68Charles GoodrumLTJanuary 11, 19506'3"256Florida A&MMiami, FL USA147
87Clint HaslerigWR-HBApril 9, 19526'0"189MichiganCincinnati, OH USA70
58Wally HilgenbergRLBSeptember 19, 19426'3"229IowaMarshalltown, IA USA1414
89Doug KingsriterTEJanuary 29, 19506'2"222MinnesotaLittle Falls, MN USA30
22Paul KrauseFSFebruary 19, 19426'3"200IowaFlint, MI USA1414
82Jim LashWRNovember 12, 19516'1"200NorthwesternAkron, OH USA1414
65Steve LawsonGJanuary 4, 19496'3"265KansasAtlanta, GA USA110
19Bob LeeQB-PAugust 7, 19456'2"195Arizona St.Columbus, OH USA40
75Bob LurtsemaDT-DEMarch 29, 19426'6"250Michigan TechGrand Rapids, MI USA140
49Ed MarinaroFBMarch 31, 19506'2"212CornellNew York, NY USA1412
70Jim MarshallRDEDecember 30, 19376'4"248Ohio St.Danville, KY USA1414
55Amos MartinLBJanuary 30, 19496'3"228LouisvilleIndianapolis, IN USA50
66Andy MaurerLGSeptember 30, 19486'3"265OregonSilverton, OR USA147
33Brent McClanahanKRSeptember 21, 19515'10"202Arizona St.Bakersfield, CA USA122
80Sam McCullumWRNovember 30, 19526'2"203Montana St.McComb, MS USA90
54Fred McNeillLLBMay 6, 19526'2"229UCLADurham, NC USA145
35Robert MillerRBJanuary 9, 19535'11"204KansasHouston, TX USA140
77Mark MullaneyDEApril 30, 19536'6"242Colorado St.Denver, CO USA140
41Dave OsbornRBMarch 18, 19436'0"208North DakotaEverett, WA USA140
88Alan PageRDTAugust 7, 19456'4"245Notre DameCanton, OH USA1414
78Steve RileyTNovember 23, 19526'5"258USCChula Vista, CA USA140
50Jeff SiemonMLBJune 2, 19506'2"235StanfordRochester, MN USA1414
56Bob SteinLBJanuary 22, 19486'3"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA90
69Doug SutherlandLDTAugust 1, 19486'3"250Wisc-SuperiorSuperior, WI USA1414
10Fran TarkentonQBFebruary 3, 19406'0"190GeorgiaRichmond, VA USA1414
53Mick TingelhoffCMay 22, 19406'2"237NebraskaLexington, NE USA1414
83Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486'1"223WisconsinMadison, WI USA1313
72John WardG-DE-CMay 27, 19486'4"258Oklahoma St.Enid, OK USA140
62Ed WhiteRGApril 4, 19476'1"269CaliforniaSan Diego, CA USA1311
60Roy WinstonLLBSeptember 15, 19405'11"222LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA99
23Jeff WrightDBJune 13, 19495'11"190MinnesotaEdina, MN USA32
43Nate WrightLCBDecember 21, 19465'11"180San Diego St.Madison, FL USA1414
73Ron YaryRTAugust 16, 19466'5"255USCChicago, IL USA1414



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