1962 Minnesota Vikings season
General managerBert Rose
Head coachNorm Van Brocklin
Home fieldMetropolitan Stadium
Results
Record2–11–1
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 1962 season was the Minnesota Vikings' second in the National Football League. Under head coach Norm Van Brocklin, the team finished with a 2–11–1 record that still stands as the franchise's worst season record in terms of winning percentage, both by today's method of calculation (.179) and the method used at the time (.154), in which ties were not counted as games played. The Vikings have won at least three games in every season since.

Offseason

1962 Draft

1962 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Overall
12 Traded to the New York Giants[a]
217 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[b]
330 Bill MillerWide receiverMiami (Florida)
445 Roy WinstonGuardLSU
558 Traded to the New York Giants[c]
673 Larry BowieOffensive tacklePurdue
786 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[d]
8101 Paul WhiteRunning backFlorida
9114 Marshall ShirkOffensive tackleUCLA
10129 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[e]
11142 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[b]
12157 Gary FallonRunning backSyracuse
13170 Roger Van CleefOffensive tackleSouthwestern Oklahoma
14185 Patrick RussOffensive tacklePurdue
15198 Larry GuilfordEndPacific
16213 John ContoulisOffensive tackleConnecticut
17226 Ron StaleyEndWisconsin
18241 Junior HawthorneOffensive tackleKentucky
19254 Tommy MinterRunning backBaylor
20269 Terry CagaananRunning backUtah State
^[a] The Vikings traded their 1st-round selection (2nd overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for QB George Shaw.
^[b] The Vikings traded their 2nd-round selection (17th overall) and 11th-round selection (142nd overall) to Cleveland for DT Jim Prestel, DE Jim Marshall, LB Dick Grecni, RB Jamie Caleb, RB Billy Gault and DT Paul Dickson.
^[c] The Vikings traded their 5th-round selection (58th overall) to the New York Giants for RB Mel Triplett, TE Bob Schnelker and OT Bob Schmidt.
^[d] The Vikings traded their 7th-round selection (86th overall) to Philadelphia for TE Jerry Reichow.
^[e] The Vikings traded their 10th-round selection (129th overall) to Cleveland for DE Bob Denton.

Roster

1962 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance[1]
1 August 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–30 0–1 Husky Stadium (Seattle, WA) 22,500
2 August 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–33 0–2 Multnomah Stadium (Portland, OR) 23,544
3 August 25 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–24 0–3 Parade Stadium (Minneapolis) 15,500
4 September 2 Baltimore Colts W 24–13 1–3 Metropolitan Stadium 27,227
5 September 8 Dallas Cowboys W 45–26 2–3 Grady Stadium (Atlanta, GA)[2] 12,500

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 16 at Green Bay Packers L 7–34 0–1 City Stadium 38,669
2 September 23 Baltimore Colts L 7–34 0–2 Metropolitan Stadium 30,787
3 September 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–21 0–3 Kezar Stadium 38,407
4 October 7 Chicago Bears L 0–13 0–4 Metropolitan Stadium 33,141
5 October 14 Green Bay Packers L 21–48 0–5 Metropolitan Stadium 41,475
6 October 21 at Los Angeles Rams W 38–14 1–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 33,071
7 October 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–21 2–5 Metropolitan Stadium 30,071
8 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 31–39 2–6 Forbes Field 14,462
9 November 11 at Chicago Bears L 30–31 2–7 Wrigley Field 46,984
10 November 18 Detroit Lions L 6–17 2–8 Metropolitan Stadium 31,257
11 November 25 Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 2–8–1 Metropolitan Stadium 26,728
12 December 2 San Francisco 49ers L 12–35 2–9–1 Metropolitan Stadium 33,076
13 December 9 at Detroit Lions L 23–37 2–10–1 Tiger Stadium 42,256
14 December 16 at Baltimore Colts L 17–42 2–11–1 Memorial Stadium 53,645

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 13 1 0 .929 11–1 415 148 W3
Detroit Lions 11 3 0 .786 10–2 315 177 L1
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 8–4 321 287 W2
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 5–7 293 288 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 5–7 282 331 L2
Minnesota Vikings 2 11 1 .154 1–10–1 254 410 L3
Los Angeles Rams 1 12 1 .077 1–10–1 220 334 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Pro Bowl

Second-year halfback Tommy Mason was the only Viking voted to the East–West Pro Bowl game, played January 13, 1963, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and won by the East 30–20.

Statistics

Team leaders

Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsFran Tarkenton2,595
Passing touchdownsFran Tarkenton22
Rushing yardsTommy Mason740
Rushing touchdownsTommy Mason
Fran Tarkenton
Mel Triplett		2
Receiving yardsTommy Mason603
Receiving touchdownsCharley Ferguson
Tommy Mason		6
PointsJim Christopherson61
Kickoff return yardsBill Butler588
Punt return yardsBill Butler169
InterceptionsEd Sharockman6
Sacks Jim Marshall 9

Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL[3]

League rankings

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 14)
Passing offense2,216158.311th
Rushing offense1,864133.16th
Total offense4,080291.412th
Passing defense3,123223.111th
Rushing defense1,978141.310th
Total defense5,101364.412th

References

  • "1962 Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
  • "1962 Minnesota Vikings". DatabaseFootball. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
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