1968 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (8-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1968 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1968 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Minnesota scored 282 points, while the defensive unit allowed 242. Bill Brown carried the ball for a team-best 805 yards for the Vikings.

Joe Kapp passed for 1,695 yards. Gene Washington paced pass catchers, snagging 46 passes for 756 yards.

Paul Krause picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1968 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Kapp	248	129	52.0	1695	6.8	10	4.0	17	6.9	61	58.8
Gary Cuozzo	33	24	72.7	297	9.0	1	3.0	0	0.0	31	110.3
Bill Brown	1	1	100.0	3	3.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	79.2
Totals	282	154	54.6	1995	7.1	11	3.9	17	6.0	61

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Brown	222	805	3.6	32	11
Clint Jones	128	536	4.2	43	1
Joe Kapp	50	269	5.4	27	3
Jim Lindsey	53	152	2.9	9	4
Dave Osborn	42	140	3.3	23	0
Earl Denny	2	9	4.5	9	0
Oscar Reed	2	6	3.0	5	0
Gary Cuozzo	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	500	1921	3.8	43	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Washington	46	756	16.4	61	6
Bill Brown	31	329	10.6	57	3
John Beasley	23	289	12.6	20	0
Tom Hall	19	268	14.1	37	1
Jim Lindsey	15	148	9.9	22	0
Bill Martin	10	101	10.1	15	1
John Henderson	4	42	10.5	12	0
Clint Jones	4	26	6.5	14	0
Art Powell	1	31	31.0	31	0
Bob Goodridge	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	154	1995	13.0	61	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	32	31	96.9	29	19	65.5	88
Totals	32	31	96.9	29	19	65.5	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
King Hill	33	1354	41.0	53
Bill Martin	28	1046	37.4	49
Totals	61	2400	39.3	53

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie West	20	201	10.0	98	1
Bobby Bryant	10	49	4.9	15	0
Totals	30	250	8.3	98	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie West	22	576	26.2	82
Bobby Bryant	19	373	19.6	35
Clint Jones	4	60	15.0	22
Earl Denny	3	19	6.3	10
Ed Sharockman	1	14	14.0	14
Jim Lindsey	1	7	7.0	7
Grady Alderman	1	0	0.0	0
Bill Martin	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	1049	20.2	82

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Krause	7	82	11.7	29	0
Ed Sharockman	4	70	17.5	22	0
Bobby Bryant	2	60	30.0	51	1
Earsell Mackbee	2	55	27.5	36	0
Karl Kassulke	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	16	267	16.7	51	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Paul Krause		0	0	3	0	0
Bobby Bryant		0	2	3	0
Alan Page			0	2	0	0
Wally Hilgenberg			0	2	0	0
Roy Winston			0	2	0	0
Gary Larsen			0	2	0	0
Karl Kassulke		0	0	2	8	0
Lonnie Warwick			0	2	0	0
Bill Brown			6	2	0
Jim Marshall			0	1	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
Doug Davis			0	1	0	0
Earsell Mackbee		0	0	1	28	0
Joe Kapp			3	1	0
Jim Lindsey			3	1	0
Bill Martin			1	1	0
Ed Sharockman		0	0	1	0	0
Carl Eller			0	1	0	0
Tom Hall			0	1	0
Gary Cuozzo			1	0	0	0
Dave Osborn			1	0	0	0
Earl Denny			1	0	0	0
Charlie West			2	0	0
Gene Washington			1	0	0
Clint Jones			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	22	30	36	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	31	0			88
Bill Brown	11	3							0	0	0			84
Gene Washington		6							0	0	0			36
Jim Lindsey	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Joe Kapp	3								0	0	0			18
Bobby Bryant			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Bill Martin		1		0					0	0	0			6
Clint Jones	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Tom Hall		1							0	0	0			6
Charlie West			1	0					0	0	0			6
Jim Marshall									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	31	0	0	1	282