1969 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division
Postseason: 2-1 Won Championship
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1969 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1969 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Offensively, the Vikings topped the circuit with 379 points. Defensively, Minnesota surrendered 133 points, lowest in the league. Dave Osborn carried the ball for a team-best 643 yards.

Joe Kapp threw for 1,726 yards. Gene Washington snagged 39 passes for 821 yards. John Beasley and John Henderson contributed to the receiving game, too.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Bobby Bryant picked off 8 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1969 Minnesota Vikings won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Kapp	237	120	50.6	1726	7.3	19	8.0	13	5.5	83	28	198	78.5
Gary Cuozzo	98	49	50.0	693	7.1	4	4.1	5	5.1	50	6	54	65.6
Bob Lee	11	7	63.6	79	7.2	1	9.1	0	0.0	30	0	0	115.3
Totals	346	176	50.9	2498	7.2	24	6.9	18	5.2	83	34	252

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Osborn	186	643	3.5	58	7
Bill Brown	126	430	3.4	30	3
Oscar Reed	83	393	4.7	23	1
Clint Jones	54	241	4.5	80	3
Joe Kapp	22	104	4.7	18	0
Jim Lindsey	6	21	3.5	10	1
Billy Harris	6	13	2.2	5	0
Bob Lee	3	9	3.0	7	0
Gary Cuozzo	3	-4	-1.3	2	0
Totals	489	1850	3.8	80	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Washington	39	821	21.1	83	9
John Henderson	34	553	16.3	47	5
John Beasley	33	361	10.9	32	4
Dave Osborn	22	236	10.7	31	1
Bill Brown	21	183	8.7	27	0
Bob Grim	10	155	15.5	44	1
Oscar Reed	7	59	8.4	16	2
Clint Jones	3	23	7.7	9	0
Jim Lindsey	2	45	22.5	30	1
Kent Kramer	2	37	18.5	24	1
Billy Harris	2	13	6.5	10	0
Tom Hall	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	176	2498	14.2	83	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	43	43	100.0	37	26	70.3	121
Totals	43	43	100.0	37	26	70.3	121

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Lee	67	2680	40.0	56
Totals	67	2680	40.0	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie West	39	245	6.3	55
Bob Grim	4	12	3.0	8
Bobby Bryant	2	9	4.5	9
Totals	45	266	5.9	55

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Clint Jones	17	444	26.1	71
Charlie West	9	240	26.7	78
Oscar Reed	1	38	38.0	38
Jim Lindsey	2	26	13.0	16
Billy Harris	1	23	23.0	23
Steve Smith	1	3	3.0	3
Grady Alderman	1	0	0.0	0
Milt Sunde	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	33	774	23.5	78

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Bryant	8	97	12.1	56	0
Earsell Mackbee	6	100	16.7	38	0
Paul Krause	5	82	16.4	77	1
Lonnie Warwick	4	46	11.5	19	0
Roy Winston	3	17	5.7	17	0
Karl Kassulke	2	36	18.0	20	0
Ed Sharockman	1	36	36.0	36	0
Jim Marshall	1	30	30.0	30	0
Alan Page					1
Totals	30	444	14.8	77	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Beasley			1	2	60	1
Jim Marshall		0	0	2	0	0
Lonnie Warwick		0	0	2	0	0
Bob Grim			1	1	0	0
Joe Kapp			1	1	0	0
Jim Lindsey			0	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant		0	0	1	8	0
Dale Hackbart			0	1	0	0
Gary Larsen			0	1	0	0
Alan Page			0	1	0	0
Earsell Mackbee		0	0	1	0	0
Paul Krause		0	0	1	3	0
Jim Vellone			0	1	0	0
Bill Brown			3	1	0	0
Bob Lee			2	0	0	0
Dave Osborn			3	0	0	0
Gary Cuozzo			2	0	0	0
Gene Washington			1	0	0	0
Oscar Reed			1	0	0	0
Charlie West			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	17	17	71	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	26	43	0			121
Gene Washington	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Dave Osborn	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
John Beasley	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			30
John Henderson	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Clint Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Oscar Reed	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bill Brown	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jim Lindsey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Grim	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Alan Page	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Kent Kramer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Reilly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Paul Krause	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	15	24	0	0	0	2	1	1	26	43	0	0	0	379