1976 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (11-2-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1976 Minnesota Vikings RosterTeam Record: 11-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bud Grant (11-2-1)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1976 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Minnesota chalked up 305 points, while the rigid defensive squad yielded 176. Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,961 yards. Chuck Foreman snagged 55 passes, while Sammy White accumulated 906 receiving yards. Ahmad Rashad was targeted regularly, too.
Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 1,155 yards for the Vikings.
Nate Wright picked off 7 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1976 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 | 412 | 255 | 61.9 | 2961 | 7.2 | 17 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 56 | 25 | 221 | 89.3 | Bob Lee | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 156 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 37.6 |
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| Totals | 442 | 270 | 61.1 | 3117 | 7.1 | 17 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.3 | 56 | 31 | 262 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chuck Foreman | 278 | 1155 | 4.2 | 46 | 13 | Brent McClanahan | 130 | 382 | 2.9 | 19 | 4 | Robert Miller | 67 | 286 | 4.3 | 36 | 0 | Sammy Johnson | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 | Fran Tarkenton | 27 | 45 | 1.7 | 20 | 1 | Mark Kellar | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | Ron Groce | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | Bob Lee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Willie Spencer | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | Sammy White | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Totals | 540 | 2003 | 3.7 | 46 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chuck Foreman | 55 | 567 | 10.3 | 41 | 1 | Ahmad Rashad | 53 | 671 | 12.7 | 47 | 3 | Sammy White | 51 | 906 | 17.8 | 56 | 10 | Brent McClanahan | 40 | 252 | 6.3 | 23 | 1 | Stu Voigt | 28 | 303 | 10.8 | 44 | 1 | Robert Miller | 23 | 181 | 7.9 | 19 | 1 | Bob Grim | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 27 | 0 | Jim Lash | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | Steve Craig | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | Mark Kellar | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | Sammy Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
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| Totals | 270 | 3117 | 11.5 | 56 | 17 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Neil Clabo | 69 | 2678 | 38.8 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 69 | 2678 | 38.8 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lenny Willis | 30 | 207 | 6.9 | 29 | 0 | Sammy White | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 | Autry Beamon | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 271 | 6.8 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lenny Willis | 24 | 552 | 23.0 | 57 | 0 | Sammy White | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 36 | 0 | Robert Miller | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 | Sammy Johnson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | Mark Kellar | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Matt Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 859 | 20.5 | 57 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Nate Wright | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 | Nate Allen | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 30 | 0 | Bobby Bryant | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 | Matt Blair | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 | Paul Krause | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 | Autry Beamon | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | Jeff Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Jeff Siemon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 19 | 213 | 11.2 | 41 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Matt Blair | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | Mark Mullaney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Lenny Willis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sammy White | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Foreman | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mick Tingelhoff | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | Ron Yary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nate Allen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Autry Beamon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alan Page | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Wally Hilgenberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sammy Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Sutherland | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Lee | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Willie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brent McClanahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Groce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 89 | Chuck Foreman | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | Sammy White | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Brent McClanahan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Ahmad Rashad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Robert Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Nate Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Stu Voigt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
