Minnesota Vikings

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
25	Nate Allen N. Allen	DB	5'10"	170	5/13/1948	30	Texas Southern
59	Matt Blair M. Blair	LB	6'5"	232	9/20/1950	28	Iowa State
20	Bobby Bryant B. Bryant	DB	6'1"	170	1/24/1944	34	South Carolina
8	Greg Coleman G. Coleman	P	6'0"	185	9/9/1954	24	Florida A&M
84	Steve Craig S. Craig	TE	6'3"	231	3/13/1951	27	Northwestern
7	Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier	K	6'0"	194	4/8/1952	26	Sioux Falls
81	Carl Eller C. Eller	DL	6'6"	247	2/25/1942	36	Minnesota
44	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	RB	6'2"	210	10/26/1950	28	Miami (FL)
68	Charlie Goodrum C. Goodrum	OL	6'3"	256	1/11/1950	28	Florida A&M
61	Wes Hamilton W. Hamilton	OL	6'3"	261	4/24/1953	25	Tulsa
45	Tom Hannon T. Hannon	DB	5'11"	193	3/5/1955	23	Michigan State
57	Paul Harris P. Harris	LB	6'3"	220	12/19/1954	24	Alabama
58	Wally Hilgenberg W. Hilgenberg	LB	6'3"	229	9/19/1942	36	Iowa
75	Randy Holloway R. Holloway	DL	6'5"	250	8/26/1955	23	Pittsburgh
51	Jim Hough J. Hough	OL	6'2"	267	8/4/1956	22	Utah State
48	Sammy Johnson S. Johnson	RB	6'0"	223	9/22/1952	26	North Carolina
39	Mark Kellar M. Kellar	RB	6'0"	225	7/17/1952	26	Northern Illinois
9	Tommy Kramer T. Kramer	QB	6'2"	200	3/7/1955	23	Rice
22	Paul Krause P. Krause	DB	6'3"	200	2/19/1942	36	Iowa
19	Bob Lee B. Lee	QB	6'2"	195	8/7/1945	33	Pacific
76	Bob Lingenfelter B. Lingenfelter	OL	6'7"	277	9/1/1954	24	Nebraska
70	Jim Marshall J. Marshall	DL	6'4"	248	12/30/1937	41	Ohio State
33	Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan	RB	5'10"	202	9/21/1951	27	Arizona State
54	Fred McNeill F. McNeill	LB	6'2"	230	5/6/1952	26	UCLA
87	Kevin Miller K. Miller	WR	5'10"	180	3/21/1955	23	Louisville
35	Robert Miller R. Miller	RB	5'11"	204	1/9/1953	25	Kansas
77	Mark Mullaney M. Mullaney	DL	6'6"	242	4/30/1953	25	Colorado State
74	Frank Myers F. Myers	OL	6'5"	255	1/4/1956	22	Texas A&M
88	Alan Page A. Page	DL	6'4"	245	8/7/1945	33	Notre Dame
28	Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	WR	6'2"	205	11/19/1949	29	Oregon
78	Steve Riley S. Riley	OL	6'5"	258	11/23/1952	26	Southern California
50	Jeff Siemon J. Siemon	LB	6'2"	235	6/2/1950	28	Stanford
79	Lyman Smith L. Smith	DL	6'5"	250	9/24/1956	22	Duke
55	Scott Studwell S. Studwell	LB	6'2"	228	8/27/1954	24	Illinois
69	Doug Sutherland D. Sutherland	DL	6'3"	250	8/1/1948	30	Wisconsin-Superior
67	Dennis Swilley D. Swilley	OL	6'3"	253	6/28/1955	23	North Texas
10	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	QB	6'0"	190	2/3/1940	38	Georgia
53	Mick Tingelhoff M. Tingelhoff	OL	6'2"	237	5/22/1940	38	Nebraska
38	Bob Tucker B. Tucker	TE	6'3"	230	6/8/1945	33	Bloomsburg
27	John Turner J. Turner	DB	6'0"	197	2/22/1956	22	Miami (FL)
83	Stu Voigt S. Voigt	TE	6'1"	223	8/12/1948	30	Wisconsin
80	Harry Washington H. Washington	WR	6'0"	180	7/30/1956	22	Colorado State
72	James White J. White	DL	6'3"	265	10/26/1953	25	Oklahoma State
85	Sammy White S. White	WR	5'11"	190	3/16/1954	24	Grambling
29	Phil Wise P. Wise	DB	6'0"	190	4/25/1949	29	Nebraska Omaha
5	Mike Wood M. Wood	P	5'11"	199	9/3/1954	24	Southeast Missouri State
43	Nate Wright N. Wright	DB	5'11"	180	12/21/1947	31	San Diego State
73	Ron Yary R. Yary	OL	6'5"	255	7/16/1946	32	Southern California
34	Rickey Young R. Young	RB	6'2"	196	12/7/1953	25	Jackson State

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000