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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
The Vikings racked up 296 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 168. Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 801 yards for Minnesota.
Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,113 yards. John Gilliam snagged 42 passes for 907 yards, while Chuck Foreman provided receiving help, 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 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | DB | 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 | G | 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 | G-T | 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 | 0 |
| 65 | Steve Lawson | G | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Lurtsema | DT-DE | March 29, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Michigan Tech | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Ed Marinaro | RB | March 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 212 | Cornell | New York, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Amos Martin | LB | January 30, 1949 | 6'3" | 228 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 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 | DT-G-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 | G-DE-C | May 27, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Enid, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 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 |
