1965 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1965 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1965 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Vikings scored 383 points, but the shaky defensive squad surrendered 403, most in the circuit. Bill Brown carried the ball for a team-best 699 yards for Minnesota, and Tommy Mason also aided the ground game.

Fran Tarkenton threw for 2,609 yards. Paul Flatley paced pass catchers, snagging 50 passes for 896 yards. Bill Brown provided receiving help, too.

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	171	52.0	2609	7.9	19	5.8	11	3.3	72	83.8
Ron Kelen	40	18	45.0	252	6.3	2	5.0	0	0.0	38	82.5
Bob Berry	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Tommy Mason	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	372	189	50.8	2861	7.7	21	5.6	12	3.2	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Brown	160	699	4.4	40	6
Tommy Mason	141	597	4.2	26	10
Fran Tarkenton	56	356	6.4	36	1
Phil King	72	356	4.9	21	0
Billy Ray Barnes	48	148	3.1	18	0
Dave Osborn	20	106	5.3	21	2
Ron Kelen	4	13	3.2	20	0
Jim Young	3	4	1.3	4	0
Lance Rentzel	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	505	2278	4.5	40	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Flatley	50	896	17.9	58	7
Bill Brown	41	503	12.3	47	1
Gordie Smith	22	431	19.6	49	5
Tommy Mason	22	321	14.6	72	1
Tom Hall	15	287	19.1	69	2
Red Phillips	15	185	12.3	43	1
Phil King	12	96	8.0	25	1
Hal Bedsole	8	123	15.4	36	3
Billy Ray Barnes	3	15	5.0	7	0
Dave Osborn	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	189	2861	15.1	72	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	44	44	100.0	35	23	65.7	113
Totals	44	44	100.0	35	23	65.7	113

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Walden	51	2146	42.1	61
Totals	51	2146	42.1	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Mason	9	63	7.0	17	0
Tom Hall	3	21	7.0	9	0
Lonnie Warwick	1	10	10.0	10	1
Lance Rentzel	4	9	2.2	6	0
Jim Young	4	7	1.8	5	0
Dick James	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	22	115	5.2	17	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lance Rentzel	23	602	26.2	101	1
Dave Osborn	18	422	23.4	92	0
Dick James	11	212	19.3	28	0
Tom Hall	4	93	23.2	29	0
Jim Young	4	78	19.5	28	0
Tommy Mason	3	66	22.0	26	0
Billy Ray Barnes	3	37	12.3	18	0
Phil King	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	67	1524	22.7	101	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Sharockman	6	118	19.7	40	1
Jeff Jordan	4	45	11.2	18	0
Rip Hawkins	3	68	22.7	35	1
Larry Vargo	3	18	6.0	18	0
Karl Kassulke	2	31	15.5	16	0
George Rose	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	19	286	15.1	40	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Fran Tarkenton			5	3	0
Bill Brown			9	3	0
Jim Marshall			0	2	0
John Kirby			0	2	0
Billy Ray Barnes			1	2	0
Carl Eller			0	2	9
Tommy Mason			9	2	0
Jeff Jordan		0	0	1	0
Lance Rentzel			4	1	0
Karl Kassulke		0	0	1	0
Grady Alderman			0	1	0
Larry Bowie			0	1	15
Phil King			3	1	0
Tom Hall			3	1	0
Lonnie Warwick			0	1	0
Gary Larsen			0	1	0
Dave Osborn			2	1	0
Milt Sunde			0	1	0
Gordie Smith			1	0	0
Jim Young			1	0	0
Paul Flatley			1	0	0
Dick James			1	0	0
Ron Kelen			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	41	27	24

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	23	44	0			113
Tommy Mason	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Paul Flatley	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Bill Brown	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Gordie Smith	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Hal Bedsole	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Dave Osborn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Tom Hall	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Lance Rentzel	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Fran Tarkenton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Lonnie Warwick	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Phil King	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Red Phillips	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Rip Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ed Sharockman	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Prestel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Carl Eller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	21	1	1	0	2	0	0	23	44	0	0	2	381