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- The Minnesota Vikings' eighth season was in 1968, and it was the second season Bud Grant served as the head coach of the team. The Vikings played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium. They finished the year 8-6-0 in the regular season, en route to winning the Central, but they lost their first playoff game to the Baltimore Colts 24-14.
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The 1968 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' eighth in the National Football League. Under head coach Bud Grant, the Vikings won the NFL Central division title with an 8–6 record, and qualified for the postseason for the first time in franchise history. This was the first of four consecutive division titles for the Vikings.
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The team won one NFL Championship in 1969, and was the last...
- 1969 Minnesota Vikings season
1969 Minnesota Vikings season; General manager: Jim Finks:...
- List of Minnesota Vikings seasons
The team won one NFL Championship in 1969, and was the last team crowned NFL champions before the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The franchise has been conference champions three times since the merger, but has never won the Super Bowl. The Vikings have been divisional champions 20 times, most among current members of their division.
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1969 Draft
1. ^[a] The Vikings traded their first-round selection (17th overall) and 1968 first-round selection (7th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for QB Gary Cuozzo. 2. ^[b] The Vikings traded QB Fran Tarkenton to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' second-round selection (39th overall), 1967 first- and second-round selections (2nd and 28th overall), and 1968first-round selection (1st overall). 3. ^[c] The Vikings traded their third-round selection (69th overall) to the Philadelphia E...
The Vikings, led by head coach Bud Grant, ended the season with an NFL-best 12–2 regular season record, leading the league in total points scored (379) and fewest points allowed (133), scoring 50 or more points in three of their games. They had 12 straight victories, the longest single-season winning streak in 35 years, and became the first modern ...
Western Conference Championship Game
Three weeks prior to this game, the teams met in Los Angeles in a battle between the undefeated (11–0) Rams and the 10–1 Vikings. The Vikings won that game 20–13. The rematch was played in the cold and snow of Minnesota. Despite committing more turnovers (3 to 1) and only gaining 20 more total yards (275–255), the Vikings managed to edge out the Rams for their first postseason win in franchise history. In the game in L.A., the Viking defense shut down the Rams' wide receivers and outside runn...
NFL Championship Game
Cleveland had lost the previous season's NFL title game34–0, and this time fared little better. The Vikings dominated the game, racking up 381 yards without losing a single turnover, while Cleveland gained just 268 yards and turned the ball over three times. The Vikings took a lead just four minutes into the first quarter, driving 70 yards for a touchdown in 8 plays. The key play of the drive was a pass from Joe Kapp to receiver Gene Washington that was nearly 5 yards short of the mark. Despi...
Led NFL, points scored (379)Led NFL, fewest points allowed (133)Joe Kapp – 7 passing touchdowns in a single game (NFL record) – Week 21968. Minnesota Vikings. Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees. Previous Season Next Season. Record: 8-6-0, 1st in NFL Central Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Bud Grant (8-6-0) Points For: 282 (20.1/g) 8th of 16. Points Against: 242 (17.3/g) 6th of 16. Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7.
Regular Season. View the 1968 Minnesota Vikings schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason NFL games.
The 1968 Minnesota Vikings, coached by Bud Grant, lost the NFL Divisionals after finishing the regular season in 1st place in the Western Conference Central Division with a 8-6 record. 1968 Vikings. 1968 Minnesota Vikings. Lost NFL Divisionals. 8-6 (.571) 1st place in NFL Western Conference Central Division. Head Coach. Bud Grant. General Manager.
The Minnesota Vikings were 8-6 in 1968. They finished 1st in the Central Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They fell to the Baltimore Colts, 24 to 14, in the 1968 Western Conference divisional game. Scores & Schedules. See schedule. Team Leaders. See roster. PASS YDS. 1,695. Kapp. RUSH YDS. 805. Brown. REC YDS. 756. Washington.
