1963 Minnesota Vikings season

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The 1963 Minnesota Vikings season was the third year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 44rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The five wins at the time was the most in the franchise's three year history.

Offseason

Round	Overall Pick	Name	Position	College
1	3	Jim Dunaway	Defensive tackle	Mississippi
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	Pick traded to Cleveland Browns
7	Pick traded to New York Giants
8	100	Jim O'Mahoney	Linebacker	Miami (Florida)
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 Mississippi
13	171	Dave O'Brien	Offensive tackle	Boston College
14	184	Ralph Ferrisi	Running back	Southern Connecticut State
15	199	John Murio	Offensive lineman	Whitworth
16	212	Rex Mirich	Offensive tackle	Northern Arizona
17	227	Tom Munsey	Running back	Concord
18	240	Tom McIntyre	Offensive tackle	St. John's (Minnesota)
19	255	Frank Horvath	Running back	Youngstown State
20	268	Mailon Kent	Running back	Auburn

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	1963-09-15	San Francisco 49ers	W 24-20	Kezar Stadium	30,781	1-0
2	1963-09-22	Chicago Bears	L 28-7	Metropolitan Stadium	33,923	1-1
3	1963-09-29	San Francisco 49ers	W 45-14	Metropolitan Stadium	28,567	2-1
4	1963-10-06	St. Louis Cardinals	L 56-14	Metropolitan Stadium	30,220	2-2
5	1963-10-13	Green Bay Packers	L 37-28	Metropolitan Stadium	42,567	2-3
6	1963-10-20	Los Angeles Rams	L 27-24	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	30,555	2-4
7	1963-10-27	Detroit Lions	L 28-10	Tiger Stadium	44,509	2-5
8	1963-11-03	Los Angeles Rams	W 21-13	Metropolitan Stadium	33,567	3-5
9	1963-11-10	Green Bay Packers	L 28-7	City Stadium	42,327	3-6
10	1963-11-17	Baltimore Colts	L 37-34	Metropolitan Stadium	33,136	3-7
11	1963-11-24	Detroit Lions	W 34-31	Metropolitan Stadium	28,763	4-7
12	1963-12-01	Chicago Bears	T 17-17	Wrigley Field	47,249	4-7-1
13	1963-12-08	Baltimore Colts	L 41-10	Memorial Stadium	54,122	4-8-1
14	1963-12-15	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34-13	Franklin Field	57,403	5-8-1

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1963 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
1963 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1963 AFL Season