1962 Minnesota Vikings season

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The 1962 Minnesota Vikings season was the second year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 43rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of two wins, 11 losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin.

Offseason

Round	Overall Pick	Name	Position	College
1	Pick traded to Los Angeles Rams
2	Pick traded to Cleveland Browns
3	30	Bill Miller	Wide receiver	Miami (Florida)
4	45	Roy Winston	Guard	LSU
5	Pick traded to New York Giants
6	73	Larry Bowie	Offensive tackle	Purdue
7	Pick traded to Philadelphia Eagles
8	101	Paul White	Running back	Florida
9	114	Marshall Shirk	Offensive tackle	UCLA
10	Pick traded to Cleveland Browns
11	Pick traded to Cleveland Browns
12	157	Gary Fallon	Running back	Syracuse
13	170	Roger Van Cleef	Offensive tackle	Southwestern Oklahoma
14	185	Patrick Russ	Offensive tackle	Purdue
15	198	Larry Guilford	Offensive lineman	Pacific
16	213	John Contoulis	Offensive tackle	Connecticut
17	226	Ron Staley	Offensive lineman	Wisconsin
18	241	Junior Hawthorne	Offensive tackle	Kentucky
19	254	Tommy Minter	Running back	Baylor
20	269	Terry Cagaanan	Running back	Utah State

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	1962-09-16	Green Bay Packers	L 34-7	City Stadium	38,669	0-1
2	1962-09-23	Baltimore Colts	L 34-7	Metropolitan Stadium	30,787	0-2
3	1962-09-30	San Francisco 49ers	L 21-7	Kezar Stadium	38,407	0-3
4	1962-10-07	Chicago Bears	L 13-0	Metropolitan Stadium	26,907	0-4
5	1962-10-14	Green Bay Packers	L 48-21	Metropolitan Stadium	41,475	0-5
6	1962-10-21	Los Angeles Rams	W 38-14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	33,071	1-5
7	1962-10-28	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31-21	Metropolitan Stadium	30,071	2-5
8	1962-11-04	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 39-31	Forbes Field	14,462	2-6
9	1962-11-11	Chicago Bears	L 31-30	Wrigley Field	46,984	2-7
10	1962-11-18	Detroit Lions	L 17-6	Metropolitan Stadium	31,257	2-8
11	1962-11-25	Los Angeles Rams	T 24-24	Metropolitan Stadium	53,601	2-8-1
12	1962-12-02	San Francisco 49ers	L 35-12	Metropolitan Stadium	33,076	2-9-1
13	1962-12-09	Detroit Lions	L 37-23	Tiger Stadium	47,253	2-10-1
14	1962-12-16	Baltimore Colts	L 42-17	Memorial Stadium	53,645	2-11-1

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1962 NFL Season v • d • e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Cleveland	Baltimore
Dallas	Chicago
NY Giants	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
St. Louis	Minnesota
Washington	San Francisco
1962 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1962 AFL Season