1970 Minnesota Vikings season

1970 Minnesota Vikings season
General managerJim Finks
Head coachBud Grant
Home fieldMetropolitan Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place1st NFC Central
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. 49ers) 14–17
Pro BowlersK Fred Cox
DE Carl Eller
SS Karl Kassulke
DT Gary Larsen
RB Dave Osborn
DT Alan Page
WR Gene Washington
AP All-ProsDE Carl Eller (1st team)
DT Alan Page (1st team)
Uniform

The 1970 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 10th in the National Football League and the first season following the AFL–NFL merger. Under head coach Bud Grant, they finished with a 12–2 record and won the first ever NFC Central title before losing to the San Francisco 49ers 17–14 at home in the NFC Divisional Playoff game. The Vikings' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.[1]

Offseason

1970 draft

1970 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Selection
1 25 John Ward Offensive tackle Oklahoma State
2 51 Bill Cappleman Quarterback Florida State
3 77 Chuck Burgoon Linebacker North Park
4 103 Traded to the New Orleans Saints[A]
5 129 Greg Jones Running back UCLA
6 155 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[B]
7 181 Hap Farber Linebacker Ole Miss
8 207 Mike Carroll Guard Missouri
9 233 George Morrow Defensive end Ole Miss
10 259 Stu Voigt Tight end Wisconsin
11 285 Godfrey Zaunbrecher Center LSU
12 311 James Holland Defensive back Jackson State
13 337 Robert Pearce Defensive back Stephen F. Austin
14 363 Tommy Spinks Wide receiver Louisiana Tech
15 389 Bennie Francis Defensive end Chadron State
16 415 Bruce Cerone Wide receiver Emporia State
17 441 Brian Healy Defensive back Michigan

Notes

  1. ^ The Vikings traded their fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to the Saints in exchange for TE Kent Kramer.
  2. ^ The Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (155th overall) to the Steelers in exchange for TE Tony Jeter.

Roster

1970 Minnesota Vikings roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance[2]
1 August 8 New Orleans Saints L 13–14 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, OH) 17,932
2 August 15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–20 0–2 Metropolitan Stadium 45,591
3 August 22 at Houston Oilers W 14–7 1–2 Astrodome 44,563
4 August 30 New York Jets W 52–21 2–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
5 September 5 at Cleveland Browns W 24–21 3–2 Cleveland Stadium 83,043
6 September 11 at Chicago Bears W 31–30 4–2 Soldier Field 46,630

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–10 1–0 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
2 September 27 New Orleans Saints W 26–0 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
3 October 4 at Green Bay Packers L 10–13 2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,967
4 October 11 at Chicago Bears W 24–0 3–1 Wrigley Field 45,485
5 October 18 Dallas Cowboys W 54–13 4–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
6 October 26 Los Angeles Rams W 13–3 5–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
7 November 1 at Detroit Lions W 30–17 6–1 Tiger Stadium 58,210
8 November 8 at Washington Redskins W 19–10 7–1 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 50,415
9 November 15 Detroit Lions W 24–20 8–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
10 November 22 Green Bay Packers W 10–3 9–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
11 November 29, 1970 at New York Jets L 10-20 9–2 Shea Stadium 62,333
12 December 5 Chicago Bears W 16–13 10–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900
13 December 13 at Boston Patriots W 35–14 11–2 Harvard Stadium 37,819
14 December 20 at Atlanta Falcons W 37–7 12–2 Atlanta Stadium 57,992

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 3010
Vikings 0 17 01027

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

Game information

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 5–1 10–1 335 143 W3
Detroit Lions 10 4 0 .714 4–2 7–4 347 202 W5
Green Bay Packers 6 8 0 .429 2–4 4–7 196 293 L2
Chicago Bears 6 8 0 .429 1–5 5–6 256 261 W2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Divisional December 27 San Francisco 49ers L 14–17 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,050

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yards Gary Cuozzo 1,720
Passing touchdowns Gary Cuozzo 7
Rushing yards Dave Osborn 681
Rushing touchdowns Clint Jones 9
Receiving yards Gene Washington 702
Receiving touchdowns Gene Washington 4
Points Fred Cox 125
Kickoff return yards Clint Jones 452
Punt return yards Charlie West 169
Interceptions Ed Sharockman 7

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 26)
Passing offense 2,181 155.8 14th
Rushing offense 1,634 116.7 14th
Total offense 3,815 272.5 19th
Passing defense 1,438 102.7 1st
Rushing defense 1,365 97.5 5th
Total defense 2,803 200.2 1st

References

  1. ^ The Best Show in Football: The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p. 294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6
  2. ^ "1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives". Archived from the original on December 24, 2022.

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