1963 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (5-8-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1963 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1963 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

The Vikings ran up 309 points, but the defense allowed 390. Tommy Mason carried the ball for a team-best 763 yards for Minnesota.

Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,311 yards. Paul Flatley snagged 51 passes for 867 yards. Tommy Mason contributed to the receiving game, too.

Ed Sharockman intercepted 5 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	297	170	57.2	2311	7.8	15	5.1	15	5.1	67	78.0
Ron Kelen	58	27	46.6	376	6.5	1	1.7	2	3.4	53	59.3
Totals	355	197	55.5	2687	7.6	16	4.5	17	4.8	67

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Mason	166	763	4.6	70	7
Bill Brown	128	445	3.5	21	5
Tommy Wilson	73	282	3.9	30	4
Fran Tarkenton	28	162	5.8	24	1
Bobby Reed	21	88	4.2	16	0
Ron Kelen	8	65	8.1	20	0
Bill Butler	17	48	2.8	11	0
Bob Ferguson	3	1	0.3	1	0
Jerry Reichow	1	-12	-12.0	-12	0
Totals	445	1842	4.1	70	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Flatley	51	867	17.0	62	4
Tommy Mason	40	365	9.1	41	2
Jerry Reichow	35	479	13.7	57	3
Bill Brown	17	109	6.4	30	2
Ray Poage	15	354	23.6	67	2
Bobby Reed	13	137	10.5	45	0
Tommy Wilson	7	48	6.9	21	0
Gordie Smith	6	177	29.5	54	2
Jim Boylan	6	78	13.0	19	1
Bill Butler	4	39	9.8	19	0
Leon Clarke	3	34	11.3	14	0
Totals	197	2687	13.6	67	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	39	39	100.0	24	12	50.0	75
Totals	39	39	100.0	24	12	50.0	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fred Cox	70	2707	38.7	57
Totals	70	2707	38.7	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Butler	21	220	10.5	60	1
Bobby Reed	9	91	10.1	26	0
Tommy Mason	4	63	15.8	23	0
Karl Kassulke	1	31	31.0	31	0
Totals	35	405	11.6	60	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Butler	33	713	21.6	35	0
Bobby Reed	13	367	28.2	51	0
Ed Sharockman	7	139	19.9	28	0
Bill Brown	3	105	35.0	78	1
Tom Franckhauser	4	94	23.5	26	0
Tommy Mason	3	61	20.3	21	0
Lee Calland	2	45	22.5	25	0
Gordie Smith	2	24	12.0	18	0
John Campbell	1	8	8.0	8	0
Larry Bowie	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	69	1556	22.6	78	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Sharockman	5	93	18.6	47	1
Tom Franckhauser	2	59	29.5	32	0
Don Hultz	1	35	35.0	35	1
Chuck Lamson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Rip Hawkins	1	6	6.0	6	0
Roy Winston	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	11	200	18.2	47	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Hultz		0	0	9	4	0
Bill Butler			8	8	0	0
Jim Marshall			1	4	12	1
Grady Alderman			0	4	5	0
Roy Winston		0	0	4	26	1
Bill Brown			7	2	0	0
Lee Calland			1	2	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			7	2	0	0
Chuck Lamson		0	0	2	0	0
Ed Sharockman		0	1	2	0	0
Tommy Mason			14	2	0	0
Paul Dickson			0	2	0	0
Gordie Smith			0	2	2	0
Rip Hawkins		0	1	2	0	0
Steve Stonebreaker			0	2	0	0
Bill Jobko			0	1	0	0
Jim Prestel			0	1	0	0
Tom Franckhauser		0	0	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
John Campbell			1	1	0	0
Paul Flatley			1	1	0	0
Larry Bowie			0	1	0	0
Bobby Reed			1	1	0	0
Karl Kassulke			0	1	0	0
Tommy Wilson			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	45	58	49	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Fred Cox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	39	0			75
Tommy Mason	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Bill Brown	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Tommy Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Paul Flatley	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Jerry Reichow	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Gordie Smith	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ray Poage	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jim Boylan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Butler	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ed Sharockman	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Don Hultz	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Roy Winston	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Fran Tarkenton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	17	16	1	1	0	2	2	0	12	39	0	0	0	309