1973 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: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1973 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1973 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1973 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 2-1.

Minnesota racked up 296 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 168. Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 801 yards for the Vikings.

Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,113 yards. John Gilliam snagged 42 passes for 907 yards. Chuck Foreman was targeted regularly, too.

Bobby Bryant picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1973 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Super Bowl.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
67	Grady Alderman	LT	December 10, 1938	6'2"	247	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	14	14
85	Gary Ballman	FL-TE-SE-WR	July 6, 1940	6'1"	215	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	5	0
87	John Beasley	TE	April 6, 1945	6'3"	228	California	Pasadena, CA USA	5	1
17	Bob Berry	QB	March 10, 1942	5'11"	185	Oregon	San Jose, CA USA	6	0
24	Terry Brown	CB-S	January 9, 1947	6'0"	205	Oklahoma St.	Walters, OK USA	14	0
30	Bill Brown	RB	June 29, 1938	5'11"	228	Illinois	Mendota, IL USA	14	0
20	Bobby Bryant	PR	January 24, 1944	6'1"	170	South Carolina	Macon, GA USA	14	14
14	Fred Cox	K	December 11, 1938	5'11"	200	Pittsburgh	Monongahela, PA USA	14	0
84	Carroll Dale	WR	April 24, 1938	6'2"	200	Virginia Tech	Wise, VA USA	13	12
86	Rhett Dawson	WR	December 22, 1948	6'1"	185	Florida St.	Valdosta, GA USA	2	0
11	Mike Eischeid	P	September 29, 1940	6'0"	190	Upper Iowa	Orange City, IA USA	14	0
81	Carl Eller	LDE	February 25, 1942	6'6"	247	Minnesota	Winston-Salem, NC USA	14	14
44	Chuck Foreman	FB	October 26, 1950	6'2"	210	Miami (FL)	Frederick, MD USA	12	11
66	Frank Gallagher	OG	March 2, 1943	6'2"	245	North Carolina	Chester, PA USA	4	0
42	John Gilliam	WR	August 7, 1945	6'1"	195	South Carolina St.	Greenwood, SC USA	14	14
68	Charles Goodrum	OG	January 11, 1950	6'3"	256	Florida A&M	Miami, FL USA	10	0
58	Wally Hilgenberg	RLB	September 19, 1942	6'3"	229	Iowa	Marshalltown, IA USA	13	13
89	Doug Kingsriter	TE	January 29, 1950	6'2"	222	Minnesota	Little Falls, MN USA	11	0
22	Paul Krause	FS	February 19, 1942	6'3"	200	Iowa	Flint, MI USA	14	14
77	Gary Larsen	LDT	March 13, 1940	6'5"	261	Concordia (IL)	Fargo, ND USA	14	14
82	Jim Lash	WR	November 12, 1951	6'1"	200	Northwestern	Akron, OH USA	9	2
65	Steve Lawson	OG	January 4, 1949	6'3"	265	Kansas	Atlanta, GA USA	2	0
75	Bob Lurtsema	LDT	March 29, 1942	6'6"	250	Michigan Tech	Grand Rapids, MI USA	14	2
49	Ed Marinaro	RB	March 31, 1950	6'2"	212	Cornell	New York, NY USA	13	7
70	Jim Marshall	RDE	December 30, 1937	6'4"	248	Ohio St.	Danville, KY USA	14	14
55	Amos Martin	RLB-LLB	January 30, 1949	6'3"	228	Louisville	Indianapolis, IN USA	14	3
33	Brent McClanahan	KR	September 21, 1951	5'10"	202	Arizona St.	Bakersfield, CA USA	13	0
41	Dave Osborn	RB	March 18, 1943	6'0"	208	North Dakota	Everett, WA USA	11	0
88	Alan Page	RDT	August 7, 1945	6'4"	245	Notre Dame	Canton, OH USA	14	14
52	Ron Porter	LB	July 27, 1945	6'3"	232	Idaho	Columbus, GA USA	13	0
34	Al Randolph	DB	July 8, 1944	6'2"	205	Iowa	East St. Louis, IL USA	11	0
32	Oscar Reed	RB	March 24, 1944	6'0"	222	Colorado St.	Jonestown, MS USA	12	8
50	Jeff Siemon	MLB	June 2, 1950	6'2"	235	Stanford	Rochester, MN USA	14	14
64	Milt Sunde	RG	February 1, 1942	6'2"	250	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	14	8
69	Doug Sutherland	DE	August 1, 1948	6'3"	250	Wisc-Superior	Superior, WI USA	9	0
10	Fran Tarkenton	QB	February 3, 1940	6'0"	190	Georgia	Richmond, VA USA	14	14
53	Mick Tingelhoff	C	May 22, 1940	6'2"	237	Nebraska	Lexington, NE USA	14	14
83	Stu Voigt	TE	August 12, 1948	6'1"	223	Wisconsin	Madison, WI USA	13	13
72	John Ward	ROG	May 27, 1948	6'4"	258	Oklahoma St.	Enid, OK USA	8	7
40	Charlie West	DB	August 31, 1946	6'1"	197	Angelo State (TX)	Terrell, TX USA	5	0
62	Ed White	LG	April 4, 1947	6'1"	269	California	San Diego, CA USA	14	14
60	Roy Winston	LLB	September 15, 1940	5'11"	222	LSU	Baton Rouge, LA USA	13	13
23	Jeff Wright	SS	June 13, 1949	5'11"	190	Minnesota	Edina, MN USA	14	14
43	Nate Wright	LCB	December 21, 1946	5'11"	180	San Diego St.	Madison, FL USA	14	14
73	Ron Yary	RT	August 16, 1946	6'5"	255	USC	Chicago, IL USA	14	14
51	Godfrey Zaunbrecher	C	February 21, 1946	6'2"	240	LSU	Crowley, LA USA	5	0