1962 Minnesota Vikings season

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 standards (.179) and at the time (.154), when ties were not counted as games played. The Vikings have won at least three games in every season since.

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

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

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 53 active, 5 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance[1]
1August 11at San Francisco 49ersL 24–300–1Husky Stadium (Seattle, WA)22,500
2August 18at Los Angeles RamsL 24–330–2Multnomah Stadium (Portland, OR)23,544
3August 25St. Louis CardinalsL 21–240–3Parade Stadium (Minneapolis)15,500
4September 2Baltimore ColtsW 24–131–3Metropolitan Stadium27,227
5September 8Dallas CowboysW 45–262–3Grady Stadium (Atlanta, GA)[2]12,500

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 16at Green Bay PackersL 7–340–1City Stadium38,669
2September 23Baltimore ColtsL 7–340–2Metropolitan Stadium30,787
3September 30at San Francisco 49ersL 7–210–3Kezar Stadium38,407
4October 7Chicago BearsL 0–130–4Metropolitan Stadium33,141
5October 14Green Bay PackersL 21–480–5Metropolitan Stadium41,475
6October 21at Los Angeles RamsW 38–141–5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum33,071
7October 28Philadelphia EaglesW 31–212–5Metropolitan Stadium30,071
8November 4at Pittsburgh SteelersL 31–392–6Forbes Field14,462
9November 11at Chicago BearsL 30–312–7Wrigley Field46,984
10November 18Detroit LionsL 6–172–8Metropolitan Stadium31,257
11November 25Los Angeles RamsT 24–242–8–1Metropolitan Stadium26,728
12December 2San Francisco 49ersL 12–352–9–1Metropolitan Stadium33,076
13December 9at Detroit LionsL 23–372–10–1Tiger Stadium42,256
14December 16at Baltimore ColtsL 17–422–11–1Memorial Stadium53,645

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.

Postseason

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

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 10 April 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
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