1965 Minnesota Vikings season
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1965 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1965 Minnesota Vikings season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Norm Van Brocklin | ||||||
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 7-7 | ||||||
| Division Place | 5th NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1965 Minnesota Vikings season was the fifth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 46th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of seven wins and seven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin.
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Offseason
1965 NFL Draft
| Round | Overall Pick |
Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jack Snow | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 15 | Archie Sutton | Tackle | Illinois |
| 2 | 23 | Lance Rentzel | Wide receiver | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Pick traded to Baltimore Colts | |||
| 4 | 51 | Jim Whalen | Wide receiver | Boston College |
| 4 | 55 | Jim Harris | Tackle | Utah State |
| 5 | Pick traded to Detroit Lions | |||
| 6 | 79 | Jim Grisham | Running back | Oklahoma |
| 7 | Pick traded to Detroit Lions | |||
| 8 | 100 | John Hankinson | Quarterback | Minnesota |
| 8 | 107 | Jeff Jordon | Running back | Tulsa |
| 9 | 120 | Frank McClendon | Tackle | Alabama |
| 10 | 135 | Jerald Schweiger | Tackle | Wisconsin–Superior |
| 11 | 148 | John Thomas | Wide receiver | USC |
| 12 | 163 | Mike Tilleman | Defensive tackle | Montana |
| 13 | 176 | Dave Osborn | Running back | North Dakota |
| 14 | 191 | Max Leetzow | Wide receiver | Idaho |
| 15 | 204 | Phillip Morgan | Running back | East Tennessee State |
| 16 | 219 | Paul Labinski | Tackle | St. John's (Minnesota) |
| 17 | 232 | Veran Smith | Running back | Utah State |
| 18 | 247 | Rich Kotite | Wide receiver | Wagner |
| 19 | 260 | Ellis Johnson | Running back | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 20 | 271 | Cosmo Iacavazzi | Running back | Princeton |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1965-09-19 | at Baltimore Colts | L 35-16 | Memorial Stadium | 56,562 | 0-1 |
| 2 | 1965-09-26 | Detroit Lions | L 31-29 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,826[1] | 0-2 |
| 3 | 1965-10-03 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 38-35 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 36,755 | 1-2 |
| 4 | 1965-10-09 | New York Giants | W 40-14 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,283 | 2-2 |
| 5 | 1965-10-17 | Chicago Bears | L 45-37 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 | 2-3 |
| 6 | 1965-10-24 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 42-41 | Kezar Stadium | 42,680 | 3-3 |
| 7 | 1965-10-31 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27-17 | Cleveland Stadium | 83,505 | 4-3 |
| 8 | 1965-11-07 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24-13 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 | 5-3 |
| 9 | 1965-11-14 | Baltimore Colts | L 41-21 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 | 5-4 |
| 10 | 1965-11-21 | Green Bay Packers | L 38-13 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 | 5-5 |
| 11 | 1965-11-28 | San Francisco 49ers | L 45-24 | Metropolitan Stadium | 40,306 | 5-6 |
| 12 | 1965-12-05 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24-19 | Lambeau Field | 50,852 | 5-7 |
| 13 | 1965-12-12 | at Detroit Lions | W 29-7 | Tiger Stadium | 45,420 | 6-7 |
| 14 | 1965-12-19 | at Chicago Bears | W 24-17 | Wrigley Field | 46,604 | 7-7 |
Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 316 | 224 | T-1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 389 | 284 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 409 | 275 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 421 | 402 | T-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 383 | 403 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 257 | 295 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 269 | 328 | L-1 |
Footnotes
- ^ This is an opening game attendance record at Metropolitian Stadium.
See also
References
- "1965 Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=1996. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- "1965 National Football League". NFLHistory.net. http://nflhistory.net/linescores/pdf/1965n.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- "1965 Minnesota Vikings". DatabaseFootball. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1965. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
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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 |
| 1965 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1965 AFL Season |
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