1971 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (11-3)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1971 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1971 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Vikings topped the circuit with just 139 points allowed. Minnesota chalked up 245 points. Clint Jones carried the ball for a team-best 675 yards.

Gary Cuozzo passed for 842 yards, while Norm Snead and Bob Lee spent time under center, too. Bob Grim snagged 45 passes for 691 yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 45 turnovers. Charlie West picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1971 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	168	75	44.6	842	5.0	6	3.6	8	4.8	52	13	97	52.2
Bob Lee	90	45	50.0	598	6.6	2	2.2	4	4.4	51	8	91	60.3
Norm Snead	75	37	49.3	470	6.3	1	1.3	6	8.0	55	7	67	40.4
Bob Grim	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	334	157	47.0	1910	5.7	9	2.7	18	5.4	55	28	255

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Clint Jones	180	675	3.8	73	4
Dave Osborn	123	349	2.8	15	5
Jim Lindsey	46	182	4.0	19	0
Oscar Reed	50	182	3.6	18	1
Bill Brown	46	136	3.0	23	2
Bob Grim	6	127	21.2	54	0
Gary Cuozzo	15	24	1.6	9	0
Bob Lee	11	14	1.3	4	1
Norm Snead	6	6	1.0	5	1
Al Denson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	484	1695	3.5	73	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Grim	45	691	15.4	55	7
Dave Osborn	25	195	7.8	25	1
Stu Voigt	15	214	14.3	25	1
Oscar Reed	15	138	9.2	26	0
Gene Washington	12	165	13.8	51	0
Al Denson	10	125	12.5	17	0
Bill Brown	10	94	9.4	36	0
Clint Jones	9	98	10.9	18	0
Jim Lindsey	8	31	3.9	9	0
Robert Brown	6	141	23.5	48	0
John Henderson	2	18	9.0	12	0
Totals	157	1910	12.2	55	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	25	25	100.0	32	22	68.8	91
Totals	25	25	100.0	32	22	68.8	91

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Lee	89	3515	39.5	58
Totals	89	3515	39.5	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie West	18	94	5.2	16
Bob Grim	7	44	6.3	36
Bobby Bryant	2	26	13.0	17
Totals	27	164	6.1	36

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie West	24	556	23.2	36
Clint Jones	12	329	27.4	47
Bob Grim	3	52	17.3	38
Bobby Bryant	1	23	23.0	23
Stu Voigt	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	41	960	23.4	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie West	7	236	33.7	89	0
Paul Krause	6	112	18.7	31	0
Ed Sharockman	6	109	18.2	33	0
Bobby Bryant	3	51	17.0	19	0
Karl Kassulke	2	29	14.5	27	0
Wally Hilgenberg	2	6	3.0	6	0
Roy Winston	1	29	29.0	29	1
Totals	27	572	21.2	89	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bobby Bryant		0	2	3	5	0
Alan Page			0	3	8	0
Wally Hilgenberg		0	0	3	4	0
Clint Jones			7	2	0	0
Paul Krause		0	0	2	6	0
Jim Lindsey			1	2	0	1
Noel Jenke			0	2	7	0
Gary Cuozzo			2	2	0	0
Charlie West		0	2	1	0	0
Bob Grim			0	1	0	0
Gene Washington			1	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			1	1	-8	0
John Ward			0	1	0	0
Gary Larsen			0	1	0	0
Bob Lee			2	1	0	0
Karl Kassulke		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Marshall			0	1	0	0
Dave Osborn			3	1	0	0
Carl Gersbach			0	1	0	0
Stu Voigt			1	0	0	0
Oscar Reed			1	0	0	0
Norm Snead			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	30	22	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	22	25	0			91
Bob Grim	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Dave Osborn	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Clint Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bill Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Norm Snead	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Oscar Reed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Lindsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Stu Voigt	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Roy Winston	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	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	0	0	0	0	0		2	4
Totals	14	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	25	0	0	2	245