1974 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (10-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1974 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1974 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Vikings piled up points with 310 points, and the solid defense yielded 195. Fran Tarkenton threw for 2,598 yards. Chuck Foreman paced all receivers, snagging 53 passes, while Jim Lash accumulated 631 receiving yards. John Gilliam contributed to the receiving game, too.

Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 777 yards for Minnesota.

Nate Wright picked off 6 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1974 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	351	199	56.7	2598	7.4	17	4.8	12	3.4	80	17	142	82.1
Bob Berry	48	34	70.8	305	6.4	5	10.4	1	2.1	21	2	12	113.6
Mike Eischeid	1	1	100.0	6	6.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	6	0	0	91.7
Totals	400	234	58.5	2909	7.3	22	5.5	13	3.2	80	19	154

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	199	777	3.9	32	9
Dave Osborn	131	514	3.9	17	4
Oscar Reed	62	215	3.5	15	0
Ed Marinaro	44	124	2.8	8	1
Fran Tarkenton	21	120	5.7	15	2
Brent McClanahan	9	41	4.6	14	1
Bill Brown	19	41	2.2	11	0
John Gilliam	2	16	8.0	9	0
Bob Berry	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	488	1856	3.8	32	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	53	586	11.1	66	6
Jim Lash	32	631	19.7	57	0
Stu Voigt	32	268	8.4	22	5
Dave Osborn	29	196	6.8	25	0
John Gilliam	26	578	22.2	80	5
Ed Marinaro	17	132	7.8	20	1
Oscar Reed	15	99	6.6	12	1
Sam McCullum	7	138	19.7	34	3
Doug Kingsriter	5	89	17.8	21	0
John Holland	5	84	16.8	20	0
Bill Brown	5	41	8.2	21	0
Steve Craig	4	26	6.5	10	1
Brent McClanahan	3	35	11.7	17	0
Nate Wright	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	234	2909	12.4	80	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	39	32	82.1	20	12	60.0	68
Totals	39	32	82.1	20	12	60.0	68

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Eischeid	73	2636	36.1	50
Totals	73	2636	36.1	50

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jackie Wallace	25	191	7.6	20
Sam McCullum	12	85	7.1	13
Larry Marshall	5	46	9.2	19
Wally Hilgenberg	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Totals	43	320	7.4	20

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brent McClanahan	23	549	23.9	52
Sam McCullum	12	300	25.0	36
John Gilliam	3	86	28.7	31
Larry Marshall	4	56	14.0	24
Jackie Wallace	2	31	15.5	16
Chuck Foreman	1	30	30.0	30
Bill Brown	3	19	6.3	19
Dave Osborn	1	14	14.0	14
Ed Marinaro	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	50	1090	21.8	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Nate Wright	6	91	15.2	44
Jeff Wright	4	60	15.0	27
Amos Martin	3	39	13.0	28
Paul Krause	2	53	26.5	45
Jeff Siemon	2	24	12.0	22
Terry Brown	2	15	7.5	11
Jackie Wallace	1	3	3.0	3
Wally Hilgenberg	1	0	0.0	0
Matt Blair	1	-3	-3.0	-3
Totals	22	282	12.8	45

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jeff Siemon		0	0	3	3	0
Chuck Foreman			6	2	0
Paul Krause		0	0	2	0	0
Stu Voigt			1	2	0
Fred McNeill			0	1	0	0
Amos Martin		0	0	1	15	1
Brent McClanahan			1	1	0
Jackie Wallace		0	2	1	23	0
Matt Blair		0	0	1	13	0
Jeff Wright		0	0	1	0	0
Sam McCullum			1	1	0
Carl Eller			0	1	0	0
Bill Brown			3	1	0	0
Roy Winston			0	1	0	0
Terry Brown		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Osborn			1	0	0
Larry Marshall			1	0	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			1	0	-6	0
Jim Lash			2	0	0	0
Ed Marinaro			3	0	0
Fran Tarkenton			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	20	48	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Chuck Foreman	9	6		0					0	0	0			90
Fred Cox									12	32	0			68
John Gilliam	0	5		0					0	0	0			30
Stu Voigt		5							0	0	0			30
Dave Osborn	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Sam McCullum		3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Fran Tarkenton	2								0	0	0			12
Ed Marinaro	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Brent McClanahan	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Amos Martin						0	1		0	0	0			6
Oscar Reed	0	1							0	0	0			6
Steve Craig		1							0	0	0			6
Wally Hilgenberg			0			0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	17	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	32	0	0	1	310