1977 Minnesota Vikings Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bud Grant (9-5)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1977 Minnesota Vikings Roster
1977 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Vikings scored 231 points, and the defensive squad conceded 227. Chuck Foreman carried the ball for a team-best 1,112 yards for Minnesota.

Fran Tarkenton passed for 1,734 yards. Ahmad Rashad paced the receiving corps, snagging 51 passes, while Sammy White accumulated 760 receiving yards.

Bobby Bryant picked off 4 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1977 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Fran Tarkenton	258	155	60.1	1734	6.7	9	3.5	14	5.4	59	22	232	69.2
Bob Lee	72	42	58.3	522	7.2	4	5.6	4	5.6	48	7	47	76.3
Tommy Kramer	57	30	52.6	425	7.5	5	8.8	4	7.0	69	6	45	77.0
Paul Krause	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	11	0	0	152.1
Totals	388	228	58.8	2692	6.9	19	4.9	22	5.7	69	35	324

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Foreman	270	1112	4.1	51	6
Brent McClanahan	95	324	3.4	18	1
Sammy Johnson	55	217	3.9	26	2
Robert Miller	46	152	3.3	14	0
Mark Kellar	7	15	2.1	9	0
Fran Tarkenton	15	6	0.4	8	0
Tommy Kramer	10	3	0.3	8	0
Bob Lee	12	-8	-0.7	7	0
Totals	510	1821	3.6	51	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ahmad Rashad	51	681	13.4	48	2
Sammy White	41	760	18.5	69	9
Chuck Foreman	38	308	8.1	31	3
Brent McClanahan	34	276	8.1	23	2
Robert Miller	27	246	9.1	25	0
Stu Voigt	20	212	10.6	24	1
Bob Tucker	9	109	12.1	29	2
Sammy Johnson	4	21	5.2	8	0
Bob Grim	3	65	21.7	23	0
Steve Craig	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	228	2692	11.8	69	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Cox	29	25	86.2	17	8	47.1	49
Totals	29	25	86.2	17	8	47.1	49

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Neil Clabo	83	3302	39.8	69
Totals	83	3302	39.8	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Manfred Moore	47	277	5.9	28
Bob Grim	11	69	6.3	44
Totals	58	346	6.0	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Manfred Moore	24	524	21.8	48
Sammy White	7	113	16.1	36
Brent McClanahan	4	90	22.5	32
Robert Miller	5	66	13.2	20
Mark Kellar	3	37	12.3	16
Bob Grim	1	4	4.0	4
Dennis Swilley	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	45	834	18.5	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Bryant	4	44	11.0	41
Nate Wright	3	0	0.0	0
Paul Krause	2	25	12.5	25
Matt Blair	1	18	18.0	18
Jeff Siemon	1	9	9.0	9
Jeff Wright	1	5	5.0	5
Phil Wise	1	4	4.0	4
Scott Studwell	1	4	4.0	4
Nate Allen	1	0	0.0	0
Fred McNeill	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	109	6.8	41

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Fran Tarkenton			3	2	-14	0
Matt Blair		0	0	2	0	0
Chuck Foreman			9	2	3	0
Jeff Siemon		0	0	2	0	0
James White			0	2	0	0
Brent McClanahan			7	2	0	0
Jeff Wright		0	0	2	0	0
Joe Blahak			0	1	0	0
Nate Wright		0	0	1	27	1
Sammy White			2	1	0	0
Steve Riley			0	1	0	0
Fred McNeill		0	0	1	0	0
Alan Page			0	1	0	0
Nate Allen		0	0	1	0	0
Mick Tingelhoff			0	1	0	0
Charles Goodrum			0	1	0	0
Wally Hilgenberg			0	1	0	0
Doug Dumler			0	1	0	0
Manfred Moore			3	0	0	0
Ahmad Rashad			2	0	0	0
Robert Miller			2	0	0	0
Dennis Swilley			1	0	0	0
Bob Grim			3	0	0	0
Tommy Kramer			3	0	-3	0
Bob Lee			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	36	25	13	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Sammy White	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Chuck Foreman	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Fred Cox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	0			49
Brent McClanahan	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Ahmad Rashad	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Tucker	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Sammy Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Matt Blair	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
Nate Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Carl Eller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	9	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	25	0	0	1	231