1963 Minnesota Vikings season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Minnesota Vikings 1963 5–8–1 4th (tied) NFL Western Norm Van Brocklin Bert Rose Metropolitan Stadium Did not qualify RB Tommy MasonT Grady AldermanLB Rip Hawkins RB Tommy Mason (1st team)LB Rip Hawkins (2nd team) File:Vikings1962-64.png Vikings seasons The 1963 season was the Minnesota Vikings' third in the National Football League (NFL). 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. Offseason 1963 draft 1963 NFL draft Pro Bowler Hall of Famer 1963 Minnesota Vikings Draft Draft order Player name Position College Notes Round Selection 1 3 Jim Dunaway Defensive tackle Ole Miss 2 16 Bobby Bell Defensive tackle Minnesota 3 31 Ray Poage Running back Texas 4 44 Paul Flatley Wide receiver Northwestern 5 59 Gary Kaltenbach Offensive tackle Pittsburgh 6 72 Traded to the Cleveland BrownsThe Vikings traded their sixth-round selection (72nd overall) to the Browns in exchange for CB Tom Franckhauser, OT Errol Linden, TE Charley Ferguson and K Fred Cox. 7 87 Traded to the New York GiantsThe Vikings traded their seventh-round selection (87th overall) to the Giants in exchange for DE/LB Jim Leo. 8 100 Jim O'Mahoney Linebacker Miami (FL) 9 115 Bob Hoover Running back Florida 10 128 Terry Kosens Running back Hofstra 11 143 John Campbell Linebacker Minnesota 12 156 John Sklopan Running back Southern Miss 13 171 Dave O'Brien Offensive tackle Boston College 14 184 Ralph Ferrisi Running back Southern Connecticut 15 199 John Murio End Whitworth 16 212 Rex Mirich Offensive tackle Arizona State–Flagstaff 17 227 Tom Munsey Running back Concord 18 240 Tom McIntyre Offensive tackle St. John's (MN) 19 255 Frank Horvath Running back Youngstown 20 268 Mailon Kent Running back Auburn Notes Roster 1963 Minnesota Vikings 10 Fran Tarkenton 11 Ron Vander Kelen y 30 Bill Brown American football 22 Bill Butler safety 35 Bob Ferguson fullback 20 Tommy Mason 24 Tommy Wilson American football 80 Jim Boylan American football y 85 Paul Flatley y 89 Jerry Reichow 87 Gordon Smith American football 67 Grady Alderman T 63 Jim Battle American football G y 61 Larry Bowie guard G 65 Gerry Huth G 73 Errol Linden T 74 Dave O'Brien American football T y 53 Mick Tingelhoff C 62 Bob Denton DE 76 Paul Dickson American football DT 83 Don Hultz DE y 70 Jim Marshall defensive end DE 79 Jim Prestel DT 75 Pat Russ DT y 55 John Campbell American football y OLB 58 Rip Hawkins MLB 57 Bill Jobko OLB 82 Steve Stonebreaker OLB 60 Roy Winston OLB 23 Lee Calland y CB 25 Terry Dillon y FS 40 Tom Franckhauser FS 29 Karl Kassulke y SS 26 Terry Kosens y SS 21 Chuck Lamson SS 45 Ed Sharockman CB 14 Fred Cox y K/P Jim O'Mahoney y no LB -- Terry Cagaanan y no RB IR 81 Leon Clarke American football TE IR 86 Ray Poage y TE IR 27 Bobby Reed American football RB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendancehttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1963nflmin.html 1963 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) - Pro Football Archives 1 August 10 San Francisco 49ers W 43–28 1–0 Multnomah Stadium (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 Stadium (Hershey, PA) 15,861 5 September 6 at St. Louis Cardinals W 35–0 4–1 Busch Stadium 30,842 Regular season Schedule 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 Game summaries Week 2: vs Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings 1963 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings September 22 Bears 7 7 0 14 Vikings 0 7 0 0 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota 33,923 51 F C Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter CHI – Ronnie Bull 24-yard pass from Bill Wade (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 7–0. Second quarter MIN – Jerry Reichow 24-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Tie 7–7. CHI – Mike Ditka 36-yard pass from Bill Wade (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 14–7. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CHI – Bill Wade 1-yard run (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 21–7. CHI – Mike Ditka 10-yard pass from Bill Wade (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 28–7. Top passers CHI – Bill Wade – 23/32, 253 yards, 3 TD MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 13/22, 167 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers CHI – Rick Casares – 7 rushes, 53 yards MIN – Tommy Mason – 11 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers CHI – Mike Ditka – 8 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD MIN – Ray Poage – 5 receptions, 67 yards Standings Postseason For 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.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1963/allpro.htm 1963 All Pro Players Pro-Football-Reference.com July 4, 2016 Statistics Team leaders Category Player(s) Value 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 5SacksDon Hultz, Jim Marshall10.5 Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2021/07/pre-1982-sacks-added-to-pro-football-reference/ 2023-12-18 Sports-Reference.com en League rankings Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank(out of 14) Passing offense 2,169 154.9 12th Rushing offense 1,733 123.8 4th Total offense 4,011 286.5 11th Passing defense 2,998 214.1 10th Rushing defense 1,733 123.8 7th Total defense 4,731 337.9 9th References 1963 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=1453 April 10, 2007 1963 Minnesota Vikings DatabaseFootball http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1963 April 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070408163908/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIN&lg=nfl&yr=1963 8 April 2007 usurped 1963 Minnesota Minnesota Vikings