1965 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1965 season was the Minnesota Vikings' fifth in the National Football League. Under head coach Norm van Brocklin, the team finished with a 7–7 record.

1965 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coachNorm Van Brocklin
General managerJim Finks
Home fieldMetropolitan Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

1965 Draft
Main article: 1965 NFL draft
Pro Bowler
1965 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Selection
18 Jack Snow Wide receiver Notre Dame
215 Archie Sutton Tackle Illinois from Giants[a]
23 Lance Rentzel Wide receiver Oklahoma
336 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers[b]
451 Jim Whalen Wide receiver Boston College
55 Jim Harris Tackle Utah State from Browns[c]
564 Traded to the Detroit Lions[d]
679 Jim Grisham Running back Oklahoma
792 Traded to the Detroit Lions[e]
8100 John Hankinson Quarterback Minnesota from 49ers[f]
107 Jeff Jordon Running back Tulsa
9120 Frank McClendon Tackle Alabama
10135 Jerald Schweiger Tackle Wisconsin–Superior
11148 John Thomas Wide receiver USC
12163 Mike Tilleman Defensive tackle Montana
13176 Dave Osborn Running back North Dakota
14191 Max Leetzow Defensive end Idaho
15204 Phillip Morgan Running back East Tennessee State
16219 Paul Labinski Tackle St. John's (Minnesota)
17232 Veran Smith Running back Utah State
18247 Rich Kotite Wide receiver Wagner
19260 Ellis Johnson Running back Southeastern Louisiana
20271 Cosmo Iacavazzi Running back Princeton
^[a] The New York Giants traded their 2nd round selection (15th overall) and 1964 4th round selection (53rd overall) to Minnesota for RB Hugh McElhenny.
^[b] Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (36th overall) to Pittsburgh for RB Bob Ferguson.
^[c] Cleveland traded their 4th round selection (55th overall) (and by some reports their 1966 6th round selection (90th overall)) to Minnesota for DT Mike Bundra.
^[d] Minnesota traded their 5th round selection (64th overall) to Detroit for WR Tom Hall and HB Bruce Zellmer.
^[e] Minnesota traded their 7th round selection (92nd overall) and 1966 6th round selection (87th overall) to Detroit for DT Mike Bundra and End Larry Vargo.
^[f] San Francisco traded their 8th round selection (100th overall) to Minnesota for DT Roy Williams.

Roster
1965 Minnesota Vikings final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 , 5 practice squad

Preseason
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 14 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31—21 1—0 Atlanta Stadium (Atlanta, GA) 39,240
2 August 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 35—21 2—0 Metropolitan Stadium 43,125
3 August 28 Washington Redskins W 20—16 3—0 American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) 20,426
4 September 3 Dallas Cowboys W 57—17 4—0 Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) 41,500
5 September 11 New York Giants W 24—9 5—0 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (Omaha, NE) 14,250

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 19at Baltimore ColtsL 16–350–1Memorial Stadium56,562
2September 26Detroit LionsL 29–310–2Metropolitan Stadium46,826[1]
3October 3at Los Angeles RamsW 38–351–2Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum36,755
4October 9New York GiantsW 40–142–2Metropolitan Stadium44,283
5October 17Chicago BearsL 37–452–3Metropolitan Stadium47,426
6October 24at San Francisco 49ersW 42–413–3Kezar Stadium42,680
7October 31at Cleveland BrownsW 27–174–3Cleveland Stadium83,505
8November 7Los Angeles RamsW 24–135–3Metropolitan Stadium47,426
9November 14Baltimore ColtsL 21–415–4Metropolitan Stadium47,426
10November 21Green Bay PackersL 13–385–5Metropolitan Stadium47,426
11November 28San Francisco 49ersL 24–455–6Metropolitan Stadium40,306
12December 5at Green Bay PackersL 19–245–7Lambeau Field50,852
13December 12at Detroit LionsW 29–76–7Tiger Stadium45,420
14December 19at Chicago BearsW 24–177–7Wrigley Field46,604

Note: The game against the Giants, originally scheduled for Sunday, October 10, was pushed up to Saturday night because of the World Series.

  1. This is an opening game attendance record at Metropolitan Stadium.

Standings
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 8–3–1 316 224 T1
Baltimore Colts 10 3 1 .769 8–3–1 389 284 W1
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 7–5 409 275 L1
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 421 402 T1
Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 .500 5–7 383 403 W2
Detroit Lions 6 7 1 .462 4–7–1 257 295 W1
Los Angeles Rams 4 10 0 .286 2–10 269 328 L1

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

Statistics

Team leaders
Category Player(s) Value
Passing yardsFran Tarkenton2,609
Passing touchdownsFran Tarkenton19
Rushing yardsBill Brown699
Rushing touchdownsTommy Mason10
Receiving yardsPaul Flatley896
Receiving touchdownsPaul Flatley7
PointsFred Cox113
Kickoff return yardsLance Rentzel602
Punt return yardsTommy Mason63
InterceptionsEd Sharockman6

League rankings
Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 14)
Passing offense2,546181.98th
Rushing offense2,278162.72nd
Total offense4,824344.64th
Passing defense2,493178.16th
Rushing defense1,755125.49th
Total defense4,248303.47th

References
  • "1965 Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
  • "1965 Minnesota Vikings". DatabaseFootball. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
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