1970 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1970 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1970 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Defensively, the Vikings topped the league with just 143 points allowed. Minnesota moved the ball well, scoring 335 points. Gary Cuozzo tossed for 1,720 yards. Gene Washington snagged 44 passes for 702 yards. John Henderson contributed to the receiving game also.

Dave Osborn carried the pigskin for a team-best 681 yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 44 turnovers, topping in the league. Ed Sharockman intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1970 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Gary Cuozzo	257	128	49.8	1720	6.7	7	2.7	10	3.9	72	23	161	64.3
Bob Lee	79	40	50.6	610	7.7	5	6.3	5	6.3	52	6	36	71.2
Bill Cappleman	7	4	57.1	49	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	26	0	0	78.9
Fred Cox	1	1	100.0	-1	-1.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	-1	0	0	79.2
Totals	344	173	50.3	2378	6.9	12	3.5	15	4.4	72	29	197

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Osborn	207	681	3.3	16	5
Clint Jones	120	369	3.1	23	9
Bill Brown	101	324	3.2	18	0
Oscar Reed	42	132	3.1	21	1
Gary Cuozzo	17	61	3.6	15	0
Jim Lindsey	11	47	4.3	9	0
Bob Lee	10	20	2.0	10	1
Totals	508	1634	3.2	23	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Washington	44	702	16.0	49	4
John Henderson	31	527	17.0	52	2
Bob Grim	23	287	12.5	35	0
Dave Osborn	23	202	8.8	28	1
John Beasley	17	237	13.9	40	2
Bill Brown	15	149	9.9	17	2
Clint Jones	9	117	13.0	72	0
Oscar Reed	6	53	8.8	19	0
Jim Lindsey	4	94	23.5	49	1
Kent Kramer	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	173	2378	13.7	72	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	35	35	100.0	46	30	65.2	125
Totals	35	35	100.0	46	30	65.2	125

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom McNeill	61	2309	37.9	64
Totals	61	2309	37.9	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie West	29	169	5.8	53
Bob Grim	5	46	9.2	24
Paul Dickson	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	35	216	6.2	53

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Clint Jones	19	452	23.8	41
Charlie West	11	319	29.0	66
Oscar Reed	5	71	14.2	19
Steve Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	36	842	23.4	66

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Sharockman	7	132	18.9	43	1
Paul Krause	6	90	15.0	40	0
Bobby Bryant	3	40	13.3	39	1
Lonnie Warwick	3	30	10.0	23	0
Karl Kassulke	3	22	7.3	11	0
Wally Hilgenberg	2	33	16.5	17	0
Alan Page	1	27	27.0	27	0
John Charles	1	25	25.0	25	0
Roy Winston	1	13	13.0	13	0
Charlie West	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	28	412	14.7	43	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Alan Page		0	0	7	77	1
Carl Eller			0	2	2	0
Jim Marshall			0	2	24	0
Gary Larsen			0	2	0	0
Gary Cuozzo			3	2	0	0
Mike McGill			0	1	5	1
Gene Washington			1	1	0	0
Bob Grim			1	1	0	0
Grady Alderman			0	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
Kent Kramer			0	1	0	0
Dave Osborn			5	1	0	0
Clint Jones			5	1	0	0
Roy Winston		0	0	1	14	1
Fred Cox			0	1	0	0
Bob Lee			2	0	0	0
Bill Brown			3	0	0	0
Paul Krause		0	1	0	0	0
Steve Smith			1	0	0	0
Oscar Reed			2	0	0	0
Charlie West		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	25	122	3

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	30	35	0			125
Clint Jones	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Dave Osborn	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Gene Washington	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Ed Sharockman	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0			18
Bill Brown	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
John Beasley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
John Henderson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bobby Bryant	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike McGill	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Alan Page	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Oscar Reed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Roy Winston	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Lindsey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	16	12	0	0	0	2	3	2	30	35	0	0	0	335