1962 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-11-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1962 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1962 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

The Vikings labored to change the scoreboard with just 254 points, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 410, most in the circuit. Tommy Mason carried the ball for a team-best 740 yards for Minnesota.

Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,595 yards. Jerry Reichow paced pass catchers, snagging 39 passes, while Tommy Mason accumulated 603 receiving yards.

Ed Sharockman intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Fran Tarkenton	329	163	49.5	2595	7.9	22	6.7	25	7.6	89	66.9
John McCormick	18	7	38.9	104	5.8	0	0.0	5	27.8	53	19.0
Tommy Mason	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	9	0.0
Totals	348	170	48.9	2699	7.8	22	6.3	31	8.9	89

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Mason	167	740	4.4	71	2
Fran Tarkenton	41	361	8.8	31	2
Doug Mayberry	74	274	3.7	17	1
Hugh McElhenny	50	200	4.0	27	0
Mel Triplett	52	160	3.1	18	2
Bill Brown	34	103	3.0	15	0
Bobby Reed	6	22	3.7	11	0
John McCormick	2	4	2.0	4	0
Totals	426	1864	4.4	71	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerry Reichow	39	561	14.4	41	3
Tommy Mason	36	603	16.8	74	6
Oscar Donahue	16	285	17.8	53	1
Hugh McElhenny	16	191	11.9	41	0
Charley Ferguson	14	364	26.0	89	6
Steve Stonebreaker	12	227	18.9	56	1
Doug Mayberry	11	100	9.1	21	1
Bill Brown	10	124	12.4	29	1
Gordie Smith	7	138	19.7	40	1
Bobby Reed	4	37	9.2	37	1
Tom Adams	3	51	17.0	32	0
Mel Triplett	2	30	15.0	27	1
Fran Tarkenton		-12			0
Totals	170	2699	15.9	89	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Christopherson	28	28	100.0	20	11	55.0	61
Mike Mercer	3	3	100.0	5		0.0	3
Totals	31	31	100.0	25	11	44.0	64

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John McCormick	46	1795	39.0	53
Mike Mercer	19	827	43.5	77
Totals	65	2622	40.3	77

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Butler	12	169	14.1	46
Bobby Reed	9	82	9.1	19
Tommy Mason	6	52	8.7	16
Hugh McElhenny	5	43	8.6	14
Ed Sharockman	1	16	16.0	16
Tom Franckhauser	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	34	374	11.0	46

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Butler	26	588	22.6	45
Bobby Reed	13	337	25.9	40
Tommy Mason	12	301	25.1	42
Hugh McElhenny	7	160	22.9	40
Ed Sharockman	3	71	23.7	47
Jim Prestel	2	29	14.5	17
Bob Denton	1	17	17.0	17
Steve Stonebreaker	1	12	12.0	12
Larry Bowie	2	7	3.5	6
Totals	67	1522	22.7	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Sharockman	6	92	15.3	32	0
Bill Butler	5	80	16.0	39	1
Tom Franckhauser	4	27	6.8	24	0
Dean Derby	4	0	0.0	0	0
Charlie Sumner	3	46	15.3	32	0
Jim Christopherson	1	32	32.0	32	0
Rip Hawkins	1	3	3.0	3	0
Chuck Lamson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	280	11.2	39	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tommy Mason			9	3	0	0
Bill Butler		0	3	3	7	0
Ed Sharockman		0	2	2	88	1
Jim Marshall			0	2	0	0
Clancy Osborne			0	2	0	0
Tom Franckhauser		0	0	2	0	0
Chuck Lamson		0	0	2	0	0
Cliff Livingston			0	2	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			5	2	0	0
Mike Rabold			0	1	0	0
Bob Denton			0	1	0	0
Jim Prestel			1	1	0	0
Paul Dickson			0	1	0	0
Bill Brown			1	1	0	0
Charlie Sumner		0	0	1	0	0
Doug Mayberry			5	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
Jerry Huth			0	1	0	0
Gordie Smith			0	1	0	0
Hugh McElhenny			3	1	0	0
Grady Alderman			0	1	0	0
Bobby Reed			3	0	0	0
John McCormick			1	0	0	0
Jerry Reichow			1	0	0	0
Mel Triplett			2	0	0	0
Rip Hawkins		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	37	32	95	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Christopherson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	28	0			61
Tommy Mason	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Charley Ferguson	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Jerry Reichow	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Mel Triplett	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Fran Tarkenton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Doug Mayberry	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ed Sharockman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bobby Reed	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Gordie Smith	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Oscar Donahue	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Butler	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Steve Stonebreaker	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Brown	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Mercer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0			3
Jim Leo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Rip Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	7	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	31	0	0	2	254