1972 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1972 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1972 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Vikings scored 301 points, and the defense allowed 252. Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,651 yards. John Gilliam paced pass catchers, snagging 47 passes for 1,035 yards.

Oscar Reed carried the ball for a team-best 639 yards for Minnesota.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 40 turnovers. Paul Krause picked off 6 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Fran Tarkenton	378	215	56.9	2651	7.0	18	4.8	13	3.4	76	26	203	80.2
Bob Lee	6	3	50.0	75	12.5	1	16.7	0	0.0	63	0	0	135.4
Paul Krause	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	385	218	56.6	2726	7.1	19	4.9	13	3.4	76	26	203

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Oscar Reed	151	639	4.2	43	2
Bill Brown	82	263	3.2	19	4
Dave Osborn	82	261	3.2	14	2
Ed Marinaro	66	223	3.4	19	0
Fran Tarkenton	27	180	6.7	21	0
Clint Jones	52	164	3.2	33	2
John Gilliam	8	14	1.8	14	0
Jim Lindsey	1	8	8.0	8	0
Stu Voigt	1	1	1.0	1	1
Paul Krause	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Eischeid	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Totals	472	1740	3.7	43	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Gilliam	47	1035	22.0	66	7
Oscar Reed	30	205	6.8	37	0
John Beasley	28	232	8.3	18	1
Ed Marinaro	28	218	7.8	18	1
Bill Brown	22	298	13.5	76	4
Dave Osborn	20	166	8.3	18	1
Gene Washington	18	259	14.4	39	2
John Henderson	10	190	19.0	70	2
Stu Voigt	6	50	8.3	14	1
Clint Jones	6	42	7.0	10	0
Jim Lindsey	3	28	9.3	13	0
Totals	218	2723	12.5	76	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	34	34	100.0	33	21	63.6	97
Totals	34	34	100.0	33	21	63.6	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Eischeid	62	2651	42.8	61
Totals	62	2651	42.8	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie West	16	111	6.9	23
Bobby Bryant	10	48	4.8	10
Totals	26	159	6.1	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Gilliam	14	369	26.4	47
Clint Jones	12	327	27.2	49
Charlie West	9	196	21.8	31
Bobby Bryant	2	41	20.5	22
Bill Brown	3	37	12.3	27
Jim Lindsey	1	17	17.0	17
Stu Voigt	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	42	989	23.5	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Krause	6	109	18.2	35	1
Bobby Bryant	4	82	20.5	34	0
Roy Winston	3	55	18.3	23	0
Jeff Wright	3	31	10.3	31	0
Charlie West	3	7	2.3	8	0
Karl Kassulke	2	25	12.5	22	0
Jeff Siemon	2	23	11.5	23	0
Wally Hilgenberg	1	17	17.0	14	1
Nate Wright	1	10	10.0	10	0
Lonnie Warwick	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	26	365	14.0	35	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mick Tingelhoff			0	3	0	0
John Gilliam			2	2	13	0
Jeff Wright		0	0	2	16	0
Wally Hilgenberg		0	1	2	13	0
John Beasley			0	2	4	0
Roy Winston		0	0	2	19	0
Mike Eischeid			2	2	0	0
Jeff Siemon		0	0	2	0	0
Bobby Bryant		0	1	2	24	1
Charlie West		0	2	2	26	0
Jim Marshall			0	1	0	0
Nate Wright		0	0	1	0	0
Carl Eller			0	1	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			3	1	0	0
Paul Krause		0	1	1	24	1
Dave Osborn			3	0	0	0
Bill Brown			4	0	0	0
John Henderson			1	0	0	0
Oscar Reed			7	0	0	0
Ed Marinaro			4	0	0	0
Clint Jones			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	32	26	139	2

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	34	0			97
Bill Brown	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
John Gilliam	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Dave Osborn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Paul Krause	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			12
Oscar Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
John Henderson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Stu Voigt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Gene Washington	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Clint Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ed Marinaro	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bobby Bryant	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
John Beasley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Wally Hilgenberg	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	11	19	0	0	0	2	2	0	21	34	0	0	0	301