1963 Minnesota Vikings season
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1963 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1963 Minnesota Vikings season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Norm Van Brocklin | ||||||
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5-8-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 4th NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1963 Minnesota Vikings season was the third year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 44rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The five wins at the time was the most in the franchise's three year history.
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Offseason
1963 NFL Draft
| Round | Overall Pick |
Name | Position | College |
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| 1 | 3 | Jim Dunaway | Defensive tackle | Mississippi |
| 2 | 16 | Bobby Bell | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 3 | 31 | Ray Poage | Running back | Texas |
| 4 | 44 | Paul Flatley | Wide receiver | Northwestern |
| 5 | 59 | Gary Kaltenbach | Offensive tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | Pick traded to Cleveland Browns | |||
| 7 | Pick traded to New York Giants | |||
| 8 | 100 | Jim O'Mahoney | Linebacker | Miami (Florida) |
| 9 | 115 | Bob Hoover | Running back | Florida |
| 10 | 128 | Terry Kosens | Running back | Hofstra |
| 11 | 143 | John Campbell | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 12 | 156 | John Sklopan | Running back | Southern Mississippi |
| 13 | 171 | Dave O'Brien | Offensive tackle | Boston College |
| 14 | 184 | Ralph Ferrisi | Running back | Southern Connecticut State |
| 15 | 199 | John Murio | Offensive lineman | Whitworth |
| 16 | 212 | Rex Mirich | Offensive tackle | Northern Arizona |
| 17 | 227 | Tom Munsey | Running back | Concord |
| 18 | 240 | Tom McIntyre | Offensive tackle | St. John's (Minnesota) |
| 19 | 255 | Frank Horvath | Running back | Youngstown State |
| 20 | 268 | Mailon Kent | Running back | Auburn |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | 1963-09-15 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24-20 | Kezar Stadium | 30,781 | 1-0 |
| 2 | 1963-09-22 | Chicago Bears | L 28-7 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,923 | 1-1 |
| 3 | 1963-09-29 | San Francisco 49ers | W 45-14 | Metropolitan Stadium | 28,567 | 2-1 |
| 4 | 1963-10-06 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 56-14 | Metropolitan Stadium | 30,220 | 2-2 |
| 5 | 1963-10-13 | Green Bay Packers | L 37-28 | Metropolitan Stadium | 42,567 | 2-3 |
| 6 | 1963-10-20 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27-24 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 30,555 | 2-4 |
| 7 | 1963-10-27 | at Detroit Lions | L 28-10 | Tiger Stadium | 44,509 | 2-5 |
| 8 | 1963-11-03 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21-13 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,567 | 3-5 |
| 9 | 1963-11-10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28-7 | City Stadium | 42,327 | 3-6 |
| 10 | 1963-11-17 | Baltimore Colts | L 37-34 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,136 | 3-7 |
| 11 | 1963-11-24 | Detroit Lions | W 34-31 | Metropolitan Stadium | 28,763 | 4-7 |
| 12 | 1963-12-01 | at Chicago Bears | T 17-17 | Wrigley Field | 47,249 | 4-7-1 |
| 13 | 1963-12-08 | at Baltimore Colts | L 41-10 | Memorial Stadium | 54,122 | 4-8-1 |
| 14 | 1963-12-15 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 34-13 | Franklin Field | 57,403 | 5-8-1 |
Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 301 | 144 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 369 | 206 | W-2 |
| Baltimore | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 316 | 285 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 326 | 265 | L-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 309 | 390 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 210 | 350 | L-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 198 | 391 | L-5 |
See also
References
- "1963 Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=1453. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- "1963 National Football League". NFLHistory.net. http://nflhistory.net/linescores/pdf/1963n.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- "1963 Minnesota Vikings". DatabaseFootball. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1963. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Cleveland | Baltimore |
| Dallas | Chicago |
| NY Giants | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| St. Louis | Minnesota |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1963 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1963 AFL Season |
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