1970 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
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
1970 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1970 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 defense proved to be a force, as the Vikings topped the league with just 143 points allowed. Minnesota moved the ball well, scoring 335 points. Gary Cuozzo tossed for 1,720 yards. Gene Washington snagged 44 passes for 702 yards, while John Henderson was targeted regularly also.
Dave Osborn carried the pigskin for a team-best 681 yards.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 44 turnovers, topping in the league. Ed Sharockman intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1970 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 257 | 128 | 49.8 | 1720 | 6.7 | 7 | 2.7 | 10 | 3.9 | 72 | 23 | 161 | 64.3 |
| Bob Lee | 79 | 40 | 50.6 | 610 | 7.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 5 | 6.3 | 52 | 6 | 36 | 71.2 |
| Bill Cappleman | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 78.9 |
| Fred Cox | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Totals | 344 | 173 | 50.3 | 2378 | 6.9 | 12 | 3.5 | 15 | 4.4 | 72 | 29 | 197 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 207 | 681 | 3.3 | 16 | 5 |
| Clint Jones | 120 | 369 | 3.1 | 23 | 9 |
| Bill Brown | 101 | 324 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 42 | 132 | 3.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Totals | 508 | 1634 | 3.2 | 23 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Washington | 44 | 702 | 16.0 | 49 | 4 |
| John Henderson | 31 | 527 | 17.0 | 52 | 2 |
| Bob Grim | 23 | 287 | 12.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 23 | 202 | 8.8 | 28 | 1 |
| John Beasley | 17 | 237 | 13.9 | 40 | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 17 | 2 |
| Clint Jones | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 72 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 49 | 1 |
| Kent Kramer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 173 | 2378 | 13.7 | 72 | 12 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 61 | 2309 | 37.9 | 64 |
| Totals | 61 | 2309 | 37.9 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 29 | 169 | 5.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Paul Dickson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 216 | 6.2 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 19 | 452 | 23.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 11 | 319 | 29.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 842 | 23.4 | 66 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sharockman | 7 | 132 | 18.9 | 43 | 1 |
| Paul Krause | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Karl Kassulke | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Charles | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 412 | 14.7 | 43 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carl Eller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Marshall | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Larsen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McGill | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grady Alderman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mick Tingelhoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Kramer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clint Jones | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roy Winston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Cox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Krause | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 122 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Fred Cox | 30 | 35 | 0 | 125 | ||||||||||
| Clint Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Gene Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Bill Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| John Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| John Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike McGill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Alan Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Roy Winston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Lindsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
