1977 Minnesota Vikings season

1977 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Bud Grant
General manager	Mike Lynn
Home field	Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	1st NFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 14–7 Lost Conference Championship (at Cowboys) 6–23

The 1977 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League. was the 17th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of nine wins and five losses. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton was injured with a broken leg in week 9 and missed the rest of the season.

Offseason

1977 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	27	27	Tommy Kramer	Quarterback	Rice
2	27	55	Dennis Swilley	Guard	Texas A&M
3	27	83	Tom Hannon	Linebacker	San Diego State
4	27	111	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks^[a]
5	26	138	Ken Moore	Tight end	Northern Illinois
6	27	166	Traded to the New England Patriots^[b]
7	27	194	Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals^[c]
8	27	222	Clint Strozier	Defensive back	USC
9	27	250	Scott Studwell	Linebacker	Illinois
10	27	278	Dan Beaver	Kicker	Illinois
11	27	306	Keith Hartwig	Wide receiver	Arizona
12	27	335	Jim Kelleher	Running back	Colorado

^{^[a]} Minnesota traded their 4th round selection (111th overall) to Seattle for RB Ahmad Rashād.

^{^[b]} Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (166th overall) and 1976 8th round selection (235th overall) to New England for OL Doug Dumler.

^{^[c]} Minnesota traded their 7th round selection (194th overall) to Cincinnati for TE Orlando Nelson.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	Dallas Cowboys	L 16–10 (OT)	Met Stadium	47,678
2	September 24, 1977	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 9–3	Tampa Stadium	66,272
3	October 2, 1977	Green Bay Packers	W 19–7	Met Stadium	47,143
4	October 9, 1977	Detroit Lions	W 14–7	Met Stadium	45,860
5	October 16, 1977	Chicago Bears	W 22–16 (OT)	Met Stadium	47,708
6	October 24, 1977	at Los Angeles Rams	L 35–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	62,414
7	October 30, 1977	at Atlanta Falcons	W 14–7	Atlanta Fulton County Stadium	59,257
8	November 6, 1977	St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–7	Busch Stadium	47,066
9	November 13, 1977	Cincinnati Bengals	W 42–10	Met Stadium	45,371
10	November 20, 1977	at Chicago Bears	L 10-7	Soldier Field	49,563
11	November 27, 1977	at Green Bay Packers	W 13–6	Lambeau Field	56,267
12	December 4, 1977	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–27	Met Stadium	40,745
13	December 11, 1977	at Oakland Raiders	L 35–13	Oakland Coliseum	52,771
14	December 17, 1977	at Detroit Lions	W 30–21	Silverdome	78,572

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7
Bears	0	10	0	0	10

Game information

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Vikings	0	13	0	0	13
Packers	6	0	0	0	6

Scoring summary

1	GB	David Whitehurst 3-yard run (kick failed)	GB 6–0

2	MIN	Sammy White 40-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)	MIN 7–6

2	MIN	Fred Cox 21-yard field goal	MIN 10–6

2	MIN	Fred Cox 31-yard field goal	MIN 13–6

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	December 26, 1977	at Los Angeles Rams	W 14–7	L A Coliseum	62,538
Conference Championship	January 1, 1978	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–6	Texas Stadium	61,968

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 28)
Passing Offense	2,368 Yards	169.1 YPG	6th
Rushing Offense	1,821 Yards	130.1 YPG	21st
Total Offense	4,189 Yards	299.2 YPG	14th
Passing Defense	1,581 Yards	112.9 YPG	3rd
Rushing Defense	2,218 Yards	158.4 YPG	21st
Total Defense	3,799 Yards	271.4 YPG	11th

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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