Minnesota Vikings

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
67	Grady Alderman G. Alderman	OL	6'2"	247	12/10/1938	23	Detroit Mercy
73	Bill Bishop B. Bishop	DL	6'4"	248	5/8/1931	30	North Texas
23	Jamie Caleb J. Caleb	RB	6'1"	210	10/29/1936	25	Grambling
71	Ed Culpepper E. Culpepper	DL	6'1"	255	1/21/1934	27	Alabama
62	Bob Denton B. Denton	OL	6'3"	244	7/24/1934	27	Pacific
25	Dean Derby D. Derby	DB	6'0"	185	6/11/1935	26	Washington
76	Paul Dickson P. Dickson	DL	6'5"	252	2/26/1937	24	Baylor
44	Billy Gault B. Gault	DB	6'1"	185	12/19/1936	25	Texas Christian
50	Dick Grecni D. Grecni	LB	6'1"	230	3/27/1938	23	Ohio
28	Dick Haley D. Haley	DB	5'10"	193	10/2/1937	24	Pittsburgh
58	Rip Hawkins R. Hawkins	LB	6'3"	235	4/21/1939	22	North Carolina
32	Ray Hayes R. Hayes	RB	6'3"	235	5/25/1935	26	Central Oklahoma
65	Jerry Huth J. Huth	OL	6'0"	226	7/23/1933	28	Wake Forest
27	Gene Johnson G. Johnson	DB	6'0"	187	9/18/1935	26	Cincinnati
83	Don Joyce D. Joyce	DL	6'3"	253	10/8/1929	32	Tulane
52	Bill Lapham B. Lapham	OL	6'3"	238	2/2/1934	27	Iowa
59	Jim Leo J. Leo	DL	6'1"	225	6/18/1937	24	Cincinnati
70	Jim Marshall J. Marshall	DL	6'4"	248	12/30/1937	24	Ohio State
20	Tommy Mason T. Mason	RB	6'1"	196	7/8/1939	22	Tulane
35	Doug Mayberry D. Mayberry	RB	6'1"	220	3/23/1937	24	Utah State
39	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	RB	6'1"	195	12/31/1928	33	Washington
18	Mike Mercer M. Mercer	K	6'0"	220	11/21/1935	26	Arizona State
84	Dave Middleton D. Middleton	WR	6'1"	194	11/23/1933	28	Auburn
40	Jack Morris J. Morris	DB	6'0"	189	11/1/1931	30	Oregon
24	Rich Mostardo R. Mostardo	DB	5'11"	188	7/1/1938	23	Kent State
88	Fred Murphy F. Murphy	TE	6'3"	205	2/20/1938	23	Georgia Tech
31	Clancy Osborne C. Osborne	LB	6'3"	218	11/23/1934	27	Arizona State
22	Dick Pesonen D. Pesonen	DB	6'0"	190	6/10/1938	23	Minnesota Duluth
66	Ken Petersen K. Petersen	OL	6'2"	235	3/26/1939	22	Utah
79	Jim Prestel J. Prestel	DL	6'5"	275	6/28/1937	24	Idaho
64	Mike Rabold M. Rabold	OL	6'2"	239	3/12/1937	24	Indiana
89	Jerry Reichow J. Reichow	WR	6'2"	217	5/19/1934	27	Iowa
47	Justin Rowland J. Rowland	DB	6'2"	188	5/10/1937	24	Texas Christian
54	Karl Rubke K. Rubke	LB	6'4"	240	12/6/1935	26	Southern California
85	Bob Schnelker B. Schnelker	TE	6'3"	214	10/17/1928	33	Bowling Green
45	Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman	DB	6'0"	200	11/4/1939	22	Pittsburgh
14	George Shaw G. Shaw	QB	6'1"	183	7/25/1933	28	Oregon
43	Will Sherman W. Sherman	WR	6'2"	190	10/20/1927	34	Saint Mary's (CA)
77	Lebron Shields L. Shields	DL	6'4"	250	7/23/1937	24	Tennessee
87	Gordon Smith G. Smith	TE	6'2"	220	4/9/1939	22	Missouri
26	Charlie Sumner C. Sumner	DB	6'1"	194	10/19/1930	31	William & Mary
10	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	QB	6'0"	190	2/3/1940	21	Georgia
33	Mel Triplett M. Triplett	RB	6'1"	215	12/24/1931	30	Toledo
82	A.D. Williams	WR	6'2"	210	11/21/1933	28	Pacific
72	Frank Youso F. Youso	OL	6'4"	257	7/5/1936	25	Minnesota

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,684

Stafford

1,617

Prescott

1,541

Darnold

Rush Yards Leaders

603

Taylor

476

Williams

472

Dowdle

Rec Yards Leaders

696

Smith-Njigba

616

Nacua

525

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

14

Goff

13

Prescott

12

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

7

Taylor

6

Jacobs

5

Cook

Rec TD Leaders

6

Pickens

6

St. Brown

5

Egbuka

QB Rating Leaders

130.5

Jackson

120.6

Goff

116.0

Darnold

Sack Leaders

8.0

Bonitto

7.5

Young

7.0

Burns

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.8

30.6

29.7

27.7

27.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.2

15.8

18.3

19.3

19.4

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

395.8

387.5

376.8

375.0

373.7

362.8

Rush Yards Rankings

156.4

154.4

142.7

136.5

135.7

131.8

Pass Yards Rankings

306.3

280.7

276.3

259.3

256.5

256.2

Sack Leaders

30.0

20.0

19.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

125

Taylor

102

McCaffrey

94.5

Achane

Fantasy WR Rankings

88.5

Pickens

86.7

Smith-Njigba

84.8

Nacua

Fantasy TE Rankings

55.6

Warren

54.5

Ferguson

54.3

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

65

Aubrey

64

McLaughlin

64

Pineiro

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-2

Worst Record ATS

1-5

2-4

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	4	1	0	.800
Bengals	2	4	0	.333
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Colts	5	1	0	.833
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chargers	4	2	0	.667
Broncos	4	2	0	.667

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	4	2	0	.667
Commanders	3	2	0	.600
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	3	1	1	.700
Lions	4	2	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	5	1	0	.833
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	2	0	.667
Seahawks	4	2	0	.667