1972 Minnesota Vikings season
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1972 Minnesota Vikings season
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings season | |
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| Head coach | Bud Grant |
| Home field | Metropolitan Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–7 |
| Division Place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1971 | 1973 |
1972 was the 12th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of seven wins and seven losses.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1972 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | (10) | Jeff Siemon | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 2 | (50) | Ed Marinaro | Running back | Cornell |
| 3 | (59) | Bart Buetow | Offensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 6 | (154) | Amos Martin | Linebacker | Louisville |
| 7 | (181) | Bill Slater | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 8 | (206) | Calvin Demery | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 9 | (232) | Charlie Goodrum | Guard | Florida A&M |
| 10 | (258) | Willie Aldridge | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 11 | (284) | Willie McKelton | Defensive back | Southern |
| 12 | (310) | Bob Banaugh | Defensive back | Montana State |
| 13 | (336) | Franklin Roberts | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 14 | (361) | Marv Owens | Running back | San Diego State |
| 15 | (388) | Mike Sivert | Guard | East Tennessee State |
| 16 | (414) | Neil Graff | Quarterback | Wisconsin |
| 17 | (440) | Dick Schmalz | Wide receiver | Auburn |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | |||||
| 1 | September 18 | Washington Redskins | L 24–21 | 0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 2 | September 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–10 | 1–1 | Tiger Stadium |
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| 3 | October 1 | Miami Dolphins | L 16–14 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 4 | October 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 19–17 | 1–3 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 5 | October 15 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–20 | 2–3 | Mile High Stadium |
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| 6 | October 23 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–10 | 2–4 | Soldier Field |
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| 7 | October 29 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27–13 | 3–4 | Lambeau Field |
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| 8 | November 5 | New Orleans Saints | W 37–6 | 4–4 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 9 | November 12 | Detroit Lions | W 16–14 | 5–4 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 10 | November 19 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 45–41 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 11 | November 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23–10 | 6–5 | Three Rivers Stadium |
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| 12 | December 3 | Chicago Bears | W 23–10 | 7–5 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 13 | December 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 23–7 | 7–6 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 14 | December 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–17 | 7–7 | Candlestick Park |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 304 | 226 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 339 | 290 | W-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 301 | 252 | L-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 225 | 275 | L-1 |
Awards, records, and honors
All-Pros
- First Team
- OT Ron Yary (AP)
- Second Team
- OT Ron Yary (NEA-2, PFWA-2)
- DE Carl Eller (AP-2)
- DT Alan Page (AP-2, NEA-2, PFWA-2)
- S Paul Krause (AP-2)
Pro Bowlers
- WR John Gilliam
- OT Ron Yary
- DT Alan Page
- FS Paul Krause
League leaders
- John Gilliam – Yards per reception (22.0)
References
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