1964 Minnesota Vikings season
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1964 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1964 Minnesota Vikings season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Norm Van Brocklin | ||||||
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 8-5-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | T-2nd NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1964 Minnesota Vikings season was the fourth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 45th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins, five losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The eight wins was the most at the time in the franchise's four year history.
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Offseason
1964 NFL Draft
| Round | Overall Pick |
Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Carl Eller | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 2 | 19 | Hal Bedsole | Wide receiver | USC |
| 3 | 34 | George Rose | Running back | Auburn |
| 4 | Pick traded to Chicago Bears | |||
| 5 | 62 | John Kirby | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| 6 | 75 | Bob Lacey | Wide receiver | North Carolina |
| 7 | 90 | Wes Bryant | Defensive tackle | Arkansas |
| 8 | 103 | Bill McWatters | Fullback | North Texas State |
| 9 | 118 | Darrell Lester | Fullback | McNeese State |
| 10 | Pick traded to Los Angeles Rams | |||
| 11 | 146 | H.O. Estes | Guard | East Central State |
| 12 | 159 | Sandy Sands | Wide receiver | Texas |
| 13 | 174 | Russ Vollmer | Running back | Memphis State |
| 14 | 187 | Tom Michel | Running back | East Carolina |
| 15 | 202 | Monte Kiffin | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
| 16 | 215 | Carlton Oats | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
| 17 | 230 | Jerry McClurg | Wide receiver | Colorado |
| 18 | 243 | Carl Robinson | Defensive tackle | Prairie View A&M |
| 19 | 258 | Dick Schott | Wide receiver | Louisville |
| 20 | 271 | Milt Sunde | Offensive tackle | Minnesota |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1964-09-13 | Baltimore Colts | W 34-24 | Metropolitan Stadium | 35,563[1] | 1-0 |
| 2 | 1964-09-20 | Chicago Bears | L 28-7 | Metropolitan Stadium | 41,387 | 1-1 |
| 3 | 1964-09-27 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 22-13 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 50,009 | 1-2 |
| 4 | 1964-10-04 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24-23 | City Stadium | 42,327 | 2-2 |
| 5 | 1964-10-11 | Detroit Lions | L 24-20 | Metropolitan Stadium | 40,840 | 2-3 |
| 6 | 1964-10-18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30-10 | Metropolitan Stadium | 39,873 | 3-3 |
| 7 | 1964-10-25 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27-22 | Kezar Stadium | 31,845 | 4-3 |
| 8 | 1964-11-01 | Green Bay Packers | L 42-13 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,278[2] | 4-4 |
| 9 | 1964-11-08 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24-7 | Metropolitan Stadium | 40,408 | 5-4 |
| 10 | 1964-11-15 | at Baltimore Colts | L 17-14 | Memorial Stadium | 60,213 | 5-5 |
| 11 | 1964-11-22 | at Detroit Lions | T 23-23 | Tiger Stadium | 48,291 | 5-5-1 |
| 12 | 1964-11-29 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34-13 | Metropolitan Stadium | 31,677 | 6-5-1 |
| 13 | 1964-12-06 | at New York Giants | W 30-21 | Yankee Stadium | 62,802 | 7-5-1 |
| 14 | 1964-12-13 | at Chicago Bears | W 41-14 | Wrigley Field | 46,486 | 8-5-1 |
Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Baltimore Colts | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 428 | 225 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 342 | 245 | T-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 355 | 296 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 280 | 260 | W-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 283 | 339 | T-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 260 | 379 | L-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 236 | 330 | L-1 |
Footnotes
See also
References
- "1964 Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=1454. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- "1964 National Football League". NFLHistory.net. http://nflhistory.net/linescores/pdf/1964n.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- "1964 Minnesota Vikings". DatabaseFootball. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1964. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
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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 |
| 1964 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1964 AFL Season |
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