1978 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (8-7-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1978 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1978 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Vikings chalked up 294 points, but the defensive squad yielded 306. Fran Tarkenton led the charge, passing for 3,468 yards. Rickey Young paced all receivers, snagging 88 passes, while Ahmad Rashad accumulated 769 receiving yards. Sammy White provided receiving help, too.

Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 749 yards for Minnesota.

Bobby Bryant picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1978 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
Fran Tarkenton	572	345	60.3	3468	6.1	25	4.4	32	5.6	58	27	254	68.9
Tommy Kramer	16	5	31.2	50	3.1	0	0.0	1	6.2	19	1	11	15.1
Bob Lee	4	2	50.0	10	2.5	0	0.0	1	25.0	6	2	20	16.7
Totals	592	352	59.5	3528	6.0	25	4.2	34	5.7	58	30	285

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	237	749	3.2	21	5
Rickey Young	134	417	3.1	16	1
Robert Miller	70	213	3.0	19	3
Sammy Johnson	11	41	3.7	17	0
Mark Kellar	11	34	3.1	5	0
Sammy White	5	30	6.0	16	0
Brent McClanahan	10	26	2.6	22	0
Greg Coleman	2	22	11.0	17	0
Tommy Kramer	1	10	10.0	10	0
Fran Tarkenton	24	-6	-0.2	15	1
Totals	505	1536	3.0	22	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rickey Young	88	704	8.0	48	5
Ahmad Rashad	66	769	11.7	58	8
Chuck Foreman	61	396	6.5	20	2
Sammy White	53	741	14.0	33	9
Bob Tucker	47	540	11.5	35	0
Robert Miller	22	230	10.5	29	0
Stu Voigt	4	52	13.0	27	0
Steve Craig	4	31	7.8	9	0
Mark Kellar	3	-5	-1.7	8	0
Brent McClanahan	2	11	5.5	7	0
Kevin Miller	1	35	35.0	35	1
Harry Washington	1	24	24.0	24	0
Totals	352	3528	10.0	58	25

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rick Danmeier	37	36	97.3	19	12	63.2	72
Totals	37	36	97.3	19	12	63.2	72

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Greg Coleman	51	1991	39.0	61
Mike Wood	31	1100	35.5	47
Totals	82	3091	37.7	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kevin Miller	48	239	5.0	47
Sammy White	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	49	239	4.9	47

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kevin Miller	40	854	21.4	38
Harry Washington	4	71	17.8	20
Sammy White	3	50	16.7	20
Brent McClanahan	3	38	12.7	24
Robert Miller	2	23	11.5	13
Mark Kellar	1	13	13.0	13
Rickey Young	1	8	8.0	8
Steve Craig	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	55	1057	19.2	38

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Bryant	7	69	9.9	23
Nate Wright	5	58	11.6	30
Matt Blair	3	28	9.3	20
Phil Wise	2	21	10.5	14
Fred McNeill	2	1	0.5	1
Tom Hannon	2	0	0.0	0
John Turner	1	15	15.0	15
Totals	22	192	8.7	30

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Fran Tarkenton			7	7	-7
Fred McNeill		0	0	6	39
Matt Blair		0	0	3	49	1
Carl Eller			0	3	0	0
Tom Hannon		0	0	3	0	0
Robert Miller			2	2	4
Jim Marshall			0	2	0	0
Randy Holloway			0	2	0	0
Rickey Young			6	2	0
Ahmad Rashad			2	1	0
James White			0	1	0	0
Charles Goodrum			0	1	0	0
Mark Mullaney			0	1	0	0
Phil Wise		0	0	1	20	0
Chuck Foreman			8	0	0
Bob Tucker			2	0	0	0
Kevin Miller			3	0	0
Bobby Bryant		0	1	0	0	0
Mark Kellar			1	0	0	0
Brent McClanahan			1	0	0	0
Sammy White			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	35	105	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rick Danmeier									12	36	0			72
Sammy White	0	9	0	0					0	0	0			54
Ahmad Rashad		8							0	0	0			48
Chuck Foreman	5	2							0	0	0			42
Rickey Young	1	5		0					0	0	0			36
Robert Miller	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Matt Blair						0	1		0	0	0			6
Fred McNeill						0		1	0	0	0			6
Kevin Miller		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Fran Tarkenton	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	10	25	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	36	0	0	0	294