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- Offseason 1963 Draft
- Roster
- Preseason
- Regular season Schedule
- Standings
- Postseason
- Statistics Team leaders League rankings
- References
{{Infobox NFL season | team = Minnesota Vikings | year = 1963 | record = 5–8–1 | division_place = 4th NFL Western | coach = Norm Van Brocklin | general manager = Bert Rose | stadium = Metropolitan Stadium | playoffs = did not qualify | shortnavlink = Vikings seasons }}The 1963 season was the Minnesota Vikings' third in the National Football League. Under head coach Norm Van Brocklin, the team finished with a 5–8–1 record. Five wins in a season represented the most in the franchise's three-year history. 22-year-old Paul Flatley of Northwestern University was named the NFL's Rookie of the Year, a first for the fledgling franchise. Offseason1963 Draft{{main article|1963 NFL draft}} | | |
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1 | 3 | 3 | Jim Dunaway | Defensive tackle | Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 16 | Bobby Bell | Defensive tackle | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 31 | Ray Poage | Running back | Texas | 4 | 2 | 44 | Paul Flatley | Wide receiver | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 59 | Gary Kaltenbach | Offensive tackle | Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 72 | Traded to the Cleveland Browns{{ref|Browns trade|[a]}} | 7 | 3 | 87 | Traded to the New York Giants{{ref|Giants trade|[b]}} | 8 | 2 | 100 | Jim O'Mahoney | Linebacker | Miami (FL) | 9 | 3 | 115 | Bob Hoover | Running back | Florida | 10 | 2 | 128 | Terry Kosens | Running back | Hofstra | 11 | 3 | 143 | John Campbell | Linebacker | Minnesota | 12 | 2 | 156 | John Sklopan | Running back | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 3 | 171 | Dave O'Brien | Offensive tackle | Boston College | 14 | 2 | 184 | Ralph Ferrisi | Running back | Southern Connecticut State | 15 | 3 | 199 | John Murio | End | Whitworth | 16 | 2 | 212 | Rex Mirich | Offensive tackle | Northern Arizona | 17 | 3 | 227 | Tom Munsey | Running back | Concord | 18 | 2 | 240 | Tom McIntyre | Offensive tackle | St. John's (MN) | 19 | 3 | 255 | Frank Horvath | Running back | Youngstown State | 20 | 2 | 268 | Mailon Kent | Running back | Auburn |
{{note|Browns trade|[a]}} Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (72nd overall) to Cleveland for CB Tom Franckhauser, OT Errol Linden, TE Charley Ferguson, and PK Fred Cox. {{note|Giants trade|[b]}} Minnesota traded their 7th round selection (87th overall) to the New York Giants for DE/LB Jim Leo. Roster{{NFL final roster | year = 1963 | team = Minnesota Vikings | prefix = | active = 53 | inactive = 5 | PS = 5 | quarterbacks ={{NFLplayer|10|Fran Tarkenton}}{{NFLplayer|11|Ron Vander Kelen|rookie=y}} | running_backs ={{NFLplayer|30|Bill Brown|d=American football|FB}}{{NFLplayer|20|Tommy Mason}} | wide_receivers ={{NFLplayer|85|Paul Flatley|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|89|Jerry Reichow}} | tight_ends ={{NFLplayer|87|Gordon Smith|d=American football}} | offensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|67|Grady Alderman|T}}{{NFLplayer|61|Larry Bowie|d=guard|G}}{{NFLplayer|53|Mick Tingelhoff|C}} | defensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|70|Jim Marshall|d=gridiron football|DE}}{{NFLplayer|79|Jim Prestel|DT}} | linebackers ={{NFLplayer|58|Rip Hawkins}}{{NFLplayer|60|Roy Winston}} | defensive_backs ={{NFLplayer|29|Karl Kassulke|rookie=y|S}}{{NFLplayer|45|Ed Sharockman|CB}} | special_teams ={{NFLplayer|14|Fred Cox|rookie=y|K}} | reserve_lists = | practice_squad = }}Preseason Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1963nflmin.html] |
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1 | August 10 | San Francisco 49ers | W 43–28 | 1–0 | (Portland, OR)}} | 20,837 | 2 | August 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–3 | 2–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 42,966 | 3 | August 25 | New York Giants | W 17–16 | 3–0 | Metropolitan Stadium | 29,815 | 4 | August 31 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 27–34 | 3–1 | (Hershey, PA)}} | 15,861 | 5 | September 6 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 35–0 | 4–1 | Busch Stadium | 30,842 |
Regular seasonSchedule Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | 1 | September 15 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24–20 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 30,781 | 2 | September 22 | Chicago Bears | L 7–28 | 1–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,923 | 3 | September 29 | San Francisco 49ers | W 45–14 | 2–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 28,567 | 4 | October 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 14–56 | 2–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 30,220 | 5 | October 13 | Green Bay Packers | L 28–37 | 2–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 42,567 | 6 | October 20 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 24–27 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 30,555 | 7 | October 27 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–28 | 2–5 | Tiger Stadium | 44,509 | 8 | November 3 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21–13 | 3–5 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,567 | 9 | November 10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 3–6 | City Stadium | 42,327 | 10 | November 17 | Baltimore Colts | L 34–37 | 3–7 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,136 | 11 | November 24 | Detroit Lions | W 34–31 | 4–7 | Metropolitan Stadium | 28,763 | 12 | December 1 | at Chicago Bears | T 17–17 | 4–7–1 | Wrigley Field | 47,249 | 13 | December 8 | at Baltimore Colts | L 10–41 | 4–8–1 | Memorial Stadium | 54,122 | 14 | December 15 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–13 | 5–8–1 | Franklin Field | 57,403 |
Standings{{1963 NFL Western standings}}PostseasonFor the first time, the Vikings had starters in the East–West Pro Bowl, played January 12, 1964, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and won by the West squad. Halfback Tommy Mason, linebacker Rip Hawkins and tackle Grady Alderman each were voted to start on the West team coached by the Chicago Bears' George Halas. Wide receiver Paul Flatley, who led the team in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, was named as the 1963 Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI) and The Sporting News (TSN). Halfback Tommy Mason, in his third year, was named first-team All-Pro by the AP, UPI, TSN, the Newspaper Enterprise Association and the New York Daily News. Middle linebacker Rip Hawkins was named second-team All-Pro by the UPI.[1] StatisticsTeam leaders |
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Passing yards | Fran Tarkenton | 2,311 | Passing touchdowns | Fran Tarkenton | 15 | Rushing yards | Tommy Mason | 763 | Rushing touchdowns | Tommy Mason | 7 | Receiving yards | Paul Flatley | 867 | Receiving touchdowns | Paul Flatley | 4 | Points | Fred Cox | 75 | Kickoff return yards | Bill Butler | 713 | Punt return yards | Bill Butler | 220 | Interceptions | Ed Sharockman | 5 |
League rankings{{small|(out of 14) |
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Passing offense | 2,169 | 154.9 | 12th | Rushing offense | 1,733 | 123.8 | 4th | Total offense | 4,011 | 286.5 | 11th |
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Passing defense | 2,998 | 214.1 | 10th | Rushing defense | 1,733 | 123.8 | 7th | Total defense | 4,731 | 337.9 | 9th |
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1963/allpro.htm|title=1963 All Pro Players|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}
{{refbegin}}- {{cite web |title=1963 Draft |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=1453 |accessdate=April 10, 2007 }}
- {{cite web |title=1963 Minnesota Vikings |publisher=DatabaseFootball |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1963 |accessdate=April 11, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408163908/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1963 |archivedate=8 April 2007 |deadurl=yes }}
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