1973 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: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (12-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1973 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1973 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1973 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 2-1.

Minnesota racked up 296 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 168. Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 801 yards for the Vikings.

Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,113 yards. John Gilliam snagged 42 passes for 907 yards. Chuck Foreman was targeted regularly, too.

Bobby Bryant picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1973 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Fran Tarkenton	274	169	61.7	2113	7.7	15	5.5	7	2.6	54	31	270	93.2
Bob Berry	24	10	41.7	121	5.0	1	4.2	2	8.3	30	1	8	37.0
Totals	298	179	60.1	2234	7.5	16	5.4	9	3.0	54	32	278

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	182	801	4.4	50	4
Oscar Reed	100	401	4.0	30	3
Ed Marinaro	95	302	3.2	27	2
Dave Osborn	48	216	4.5	14	0
Bill Brown	47	206	4.4	21	3
Fran Tarkenton	41	202	4.9	16	1
John Gilliam	5	71	14.2	44	1
Brent McClanahan	17	69	4.1	10	0
Bob Berry	2	5	2.5	5	0
Stu Voigt	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	538	2275	4.2	50	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Gilliam	42	907	21.6	54	8
Chuck Foreman	37	362	9.8	35	2
Ed Marinaro	26	196	7.5	17	2
Stu Voigt	23	318	13.8	43	2
Oscar Reed	19	122	6.4	13	0
Carroll Dale	14	192	13.7	40	0
Bill Brown	5	22	4.4	7	1
Dave Osborn	3	4	1.3	5	0
Jim Lash	2	34	17.0	18	0
Doug Kingsriter	2	27	13.5	14	0
Rhett Dawson	2	24	12.0	19	0
Gary Ballman	2	22	11.0	12	0
John Beasley	1	3	3.0	0	1
John Ward	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	179	2234	12.5	54	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	33	33	100.0	35	21	60.0	96
Totals	33	33	100.0	35	21	60.0	96

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Eischeid	66	2628	39.8	57
Totals	66	2628	39.8	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Bryant	25	140	5.6	16
Charlie West	1	0	0.0	0
Jeff Wright	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	28	140	5.0	16

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brent McClanahan	16	410	25.6	45
John Gilliam	10	174	17.4	29
Charlie West	3	104	34.7	42
Bill Brown	3	35	11.7	18
Oscar Reed	2	29	14.5	15
Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	35	752	21.5	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Bryant	7	105	15.0	46	1
Paul Krause	4	28	7.0	24	0
Jeff Wright	3	31	10.3	25	0
Nate Wright	3	6	2.0	6	0
Jeff Siemon	2	24	12.0	21	0
Terry Brown	1	63	63.0	63	1
Wally Hilgenberg	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	21	263	12.5	63	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jeff Wright		0	2	3	0	0
Wally Hilgenberg		0	0	2	2	1
Nate Wright		0	1	2	0	0
Roy Winston			0	2	4	0
Jeff Siemon		0	0	2	0	0
Brent McClanahan			2	1	0	0
Ed White			0	1	0	0
Chuck Foreman			6	1	0	0
Alan Page			0	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
Gary Larsen			0	1	0	0
Jim Marshall			1	1	7	0
Ron Porter			0	1	0	0
Bob Lurtsema			0	1	0	0
Doug Kingsriter			0	1	0	0
Oscar Reed			2	1	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			5	1	0	0
Carl Eller			0	1	0	0
Paul Krause		0	0	1	4	0
Charles Goodrum			0	1	0	0
Stu Voigt			1	0	0	0
Bill Brown			2	0	0	0
Dave Osborn			2	0	0	0
Ed Marinaro			3	0	0	0
John Gilliam			1	0	0	0
Bobby Bryant		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	26	17	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	21	33	0			96
John Gilliam	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Chuck Foreman	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Ed Marinaro	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bill Brown	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Oscar Reed	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Stu Voigt	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
John Beasley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Fran Tarkenton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Wally Hilgenberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Terry Brown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Roy Winston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	14	16	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	33	0	0	1	296