1964 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (8-5-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1964 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1964 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1964 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The Vikings chalked up 355 points, and the defense yielded 296. Bill Brown carried the ball for a team-best 866 yards for Minnesota, and Tommy Mason also contributed to the rushing attack.

Fran Tarkenton threw for 2,506 yards. Bill Brown snagged 48 passes for 703 yards.

George Rose picked off 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	306	171	55.9	2506	8.2	22	7.2	11	3.6	64	91.8
Ron Kelen	19	7	36.8	78	4.1	0	0.0	1	5.3	18	28.0
Tommy Mason	1	1	100.0	30	30.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	30	158.3
Totals	326	179	54.9	2614	8.0	23	7.1	12	3.7	64

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Brown	226	866	3.8	48	7
Tommy Mason	169	691	4.1	51	4
Fran Tarkenton	50	330	6.6	31	2
Tom Michel	39	129	3.3	14	0
Bill McWatters	14	60	4.3	16	1
Ted Dean	5	30	6.0	9	0
Bobby Walden	1	18	18.0	18	0
Darrell Lester	4	18	4.5	7	0
Bill Butler	5	11	2.2	6	0
Ron Kelen	1	10	10.0	10	0
Gordie Smith	1	2	2.0	2	0
Tom Hall	4	-4	-1.0	5	0
Totals	519	2161	4.2	51	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Brown	48	703	14.6	64	9
Paul Flatley	28	450	16.1	48	3
Tommy Mason	26	239	9.2	29	1
Tom Hall	23	325	14.1	32	2
Jerry Reichow	20	284	14.2	51	2
Hal Bedsole	18	295	16.4	43	5
Gordie Smith	10	211	21.1	44	1
Bill McWatters	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Bill Butler	1	58	58.0	58	0
Ted Dean	1	23	23.0	23	0
Tom Michel	1	14	14.0	14	0
Larry Vargo	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	179	2614	14.6	64	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	42	40	95.2	33	21	63.6	103
Totals	42	40	95.2	33	21	63.6	103

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Walden	72	3341	46.4	73
Totals	72	3341	46.4	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Butler	22	156	7.1	32
Tommy Mason	10	150	15.0	45
Karl Kassulke	1	0	0.0	0
Ted Dean	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	35	306	8.7	45

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Butler	26	597	23.0	34
Tom Michel	8	192	24.0	40
George Rose	8	180	22.5	38
Bill Brown	5	68	13.6	23
Ted Dean	3	50	16.7	23
Tommy Mason	2	36	18.0	25
Bill McWatters	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	53	1130	21.3	40

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Rose	6	48	8.0	32	1
Roy Winston	3	24	8.0	15	0
Karl Kassulke	3	4	1.3	4	0
Rip Hawkins	2	85	42.5	56	2
Bill Butler	2	15	7.5	15	0
Jim Prestel	1	26	26.0	26	1
Ed Sharockman	1	22	22.0	22	0
Larry Vargo	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	224	11.8	56	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Carl Eller			0	4	45	1
Bill Brown			9	4	0	0
Tom Michel			3	3	0	0
Bill Butler		0	4	3	0	0
Jim Marshall			0	2	0	0
Bill McWatters			2	2	0	0
Rip Hawkins		0	0	2	25	0
Errol Linden			0	2	0	0
Larry Vargo		0	0	2	0	0
Tommy Mason			9	2	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			6	2	0	0
Bill Jobko			0	1	0	0
Mike Bundra			0	1	0	0
Karl Kassulke		0	1	1	5	0
John Kirby			0	1	0	0
Ed Sharockman		0	1	1	28	0
Ken Byers			0	1	0	0
Bill Swain			0	1	0	0
Jerry Reichow			1	0	0	0
George Rose		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	37	35	103	1

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	21	40	0			103
Bill Brown	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			96
Hal Bedsole	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Tommy Mason	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Paul Flatley	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jerry Reichow	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Tom Hall	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Fran Tarkenton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rip Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gordie Smith	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Prestel	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Carl Eller	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bill McWatters	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
George Rose	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	14	23	0	0	0	4	1	0	21	40	0	0	0	355