1973 Minnesota Vikings season
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1973 Minnesota Vikings season

Season information
TeamMinnesota Vikings
Season Year1973
Head coachBud Grant
Home fieldMetropolitan Stadium
Results
Record12-2
Place1st NFC Central
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 27-20
Won Conference Championship (Cowboys) 27-10
Lost Super Bowl VIII (Dolphins) 24-7
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The 1973 Minnesota Vikings season was their 13th year of play in the National Football League. The Vikings regained the NFC Central title, as they finished with a record of 12 wins and two losses. The Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins, 27-20, in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at home and went on to upset the Dallas Cowboys, 27-10, in Irving, Texas to win the NFC Championship, before losing Super Bowl VIII to the Miami Dolphins, 24-7 at Rice Stadium in Houston.

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NFL Draft :
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 12 Chuck Foreman Running Back University of Miami
2 34 Jackie Wallace Defensive Back University of Arizona
3 65 Jim Lash Wide Receiver Northwestern University
4 80 Mike Wells Quarterback University of Illinois
5 118 Brent McClanahan Running Back Arizona State University
6 139 Doug Kingsriter Tight End University of Minnesota
6 143 Fred Abbott Linebacker University of Florida
7 168 Josh Brown Running Back Texas State
8 196 Craig Darling Tackle Iowa
9 221 Larry Dibbles Defensive End New Mexico
10 236 Randy Lee Defensive Back Tulane
10 246 Dave Mason Defensive Back University of Nebraska
11 274 Geary Murdock Guard Iowa State
12 299 Alan Spencer Wide Receiver Pittsburg State
13 324 Ron Just Guard Minot State
14 352 Eddie Bishop Defensive Back Southern
15 377 Tony Chandler Running Back Missouri Valley
16 402 Larry Smiley Defensive End Texas Southern
17 429 Dave Winfield Tight End University of Minnesota

Schedule :
Week Date Opponent Result Venue
1 September 16, 1973 Oakland Raiders W 24-16 Metropolitan Stadium
2 September 23, 1973 at Chicago Bears W 22-13 Soldier Field
3 September 30, 1973 Green Bay Packers W 11-3 Metropolitan Stadium
4 October 7, 1973 at Detroit Lions W 23-9 Tiger Stadium
5 October 14, 1973 at San Francisco 49ers W 17-13 Candlestick Park
6 October 21, 1973 Philadelphia Eagles W 28-21 Metropolitan Stadium
7 October 28, 1973 Los Angeles Rams W 10-9 Metropolitan Stadium
8 November 4, 1973 Cleveland Browns W 26-3 Metropolitan Stadium
9 November 11, 1973 Detroit Lions W 28-7 Metropolitan Stadium
10 November 19, 1973 at Atlanta Falcons L 20-14 Atlanta Stadium
11 November 25, 1973 Chicago Bears W 31-13 Metropolitan Stadium
12 December 2, 1973 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27-0 Riverfront Stadium
13 December 8, 1973 at Green Bay Packers W 31-7 Lambeau Field
14 December 16, 1973 at New York Giants W 31-7 Yale Bowl

Standings :
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 296 168 W-2
Detroit Lions 6 7 1 .464 271 247 L-1
Green Bay Packers 5 7 2 .429 202 259 W-1
Chicago Bears 3 11 0 .214 195 334 L-6

Standings :
Week Date Opponent Result Venue
Division December 22, 1973 Washington Redskins W 27-20 Metropolitan Stadium
Conference Championship December 30, 1973 at Dallas Cowboys W 27-10 Texas Stadium
Super Bowl January 13, 1974 N Miami Dolphins L 24-7 Rice Stadium

Minnesota Vikings

FranchiseFranchise * History * Expansion Draft * Players * Quarterbacks * Head coaches * Seasons * Statistics
StadiumsMetropolitan Stadium * Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome * New Vikings Stadium
CulturePurple People Eaters * "Skol, Vikings" * Herschel Walker trade * Love Boat Scandal
LoreThe Wrong Way Run
Head coachesVan Brocklin * Grant * Steckel * Burns * Green * Tice * Childress
Division championships (18)1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2009
Super Bowl appearances (4)IV * VIII * IX * XI
Retired numbers10, 53, 70, 77, 80, 88
Seasons1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1978 * 1979 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010
Current league affiliationsLeague: National Football League * Conference: National Football Conference * Division: North Division

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