1974 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (10-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1974 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (10-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1974 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Minnesota piled up points with 310 points, while the solid defense yielded 195. Fran Tarkenton threw for 2,598 yards. Chuck Foreman paced all receivers, snagging 53 passes, while Jim Lash accumulated 631 receiving yards. John Gilliam was targeted regularly, too.
Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 777 yards for the Vikings.
Nate Wright picked off 6 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1974 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LOT | December 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 247 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 2 |
| 56 | Scott Anderson | C | February 13, 1951 | 6'4" | 242 | Missouri | Denton, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 21 | Joe Blahak | CB | August 29, 1950 | 5'9" | 187 | Nebraska | Columbia, NE USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Matt Blair | LLB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 14 | 6 |
| 71 | Dave Boone | DE | October 30, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | LS | January 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Walters, OK USA | 14 | 7 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | RB | June 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 228 | Illinois | Mendota, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Bryant | DB | January 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | South Carolina | Macon, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Monongahela, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Steve Craig | TE | March 13, 1951 | 6'3" | 231 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 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 | 13 | 13 |
| 42 | John Gilliam | WR | August 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Charles Goodrum | LT | January 11, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 58 | Wally Hilgenberg | RLB | September 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 229 | Iowa | Marshalltown, IA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 85 | John Holland | WR | February 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Beckley, WV USA | 10 | 0 |
| 89 | Doug Kingsriter | TE | January 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 222 | Minnesota | Little Falls, MN USA | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | Paul Krause | FS | February 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Iowa | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 10 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | DT | March 13, 1940 | 6'5" | 261 | Concordia (IL) | Fargo, ND USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Lash | WR | November 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Steve Lawson | ROG | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 75 | Bob Lurtsema | DE-DT | March 29, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Michigan Tech | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Ed Marinaro | RB | March 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 212 | Cornell | New York, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Larry Marshall | CB | March 2, 1950 | 5'10" | 195 | Maryland | Levittown, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Amos Martin | RLB | January 30, 1949 | 6'3" | 228 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 2 |
| 66 | Andy Maurer | RG | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Oregon | Silverton, OR USA | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Brent McClanahan | KR | September 21, 1951 | 5'10" | 202 | Arizona St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Sam McCullum | WR | November 30, 1952 | 6'2" | 203 | Montana St. | McComb, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | LB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | RB | March 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 208 | North Dakota | Everett, WA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 88 | Alan Page | RDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Randy Poltl | S | March 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Stanford | Long Beach, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Oscar Reed | RB | March 24, 1944 | 6'0" | 222 | Colorado St. | Jonestown, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | OT | November 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | USC | Chula Vista, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon | MLB | June 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Rochester, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Milt Sunde | LOG-ROG | February 1, 1942 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 11 | 3 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | LDT | August 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Wisc-Superior | Superior, WI USA | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Richmond, VA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 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 | 14 | 13 |
| 25 | Jackie Wallace | PR | March 13, 1951 | 6'3" | 197 | Arizona | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Ed White | LG | April 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 269 | California | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | September 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 23 | Jeff Wright | SS | June 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | Minnesota | Edina, MN USA | 11 | 10 |
| 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 |
