1964 Minnesota Vikings season

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The 1964 Minnesota Vikings season was the fourth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 45th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins, five losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The eight wins was the most at the time in the franchise's four year history.

Offseason

Round	Overall Pick	Name	Position	College
1	6	Carl Eller	Defensive tackle	Minnesota
2	19	Hal Bedsole	Wide receiver	USC
3	34	George Rose	Running back	Auburn
4	Pick traded to Chicago Bears
5	62	John Kirby	Linebacker	Nebraska
6	75	Bob Lacey	Wide receiver	North Carolina
7	90	Wes Bryant	Defensive tackle	Arkansas
8	103	Bill McWatters	Fullback	North Texas State
9	118	Darrell Lester	Fullback	McNeese State
10	Pick traded to Los Angeles Rams
11	146	H.O. Estes	Guard	East Central State
12	159	Sandy Sands	Wide receiver	Texas
13	174	Russ Vollmer	Running back	Memphis State
14	187	Tom Michel	Running back	East Carolina
15	202	Monte Kiffin	Defensive tackle	Nebraska
16	215	Carlton Oats	Wide receiver	Florida A&M
17	230	Jerry McClurg	Wide receiver	Colorado
18	243	Carl Robinson	Defensive tackle	Prairie View A&M
19	258	Dick Schott	Wide receiver	Louisville
20	271	Milt Sunde	Offensive tackle	Minnesota

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	1964-09-13	Baltimore Colts	W 34-24	Metropolitan Stadium	35,563¹	1-0
2	1964-09-20	Chicago Bears	L 28-7	Metropolitan Stadium	33,923	1-1
3	1964-09-27	Los Angeles Rams	L 22-13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	50,009	1-2
4	1964-10-04	Green Bay Packers	W 24-23	City Stadium	42,327	2-2
5	1964-10-11	Detroit Lions	L 24-20	Metropolitan Stadium	40,840	2-3
6	1964-10-18	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30-10	Metropolitan Stadium	39,873	3-3
7	1964-10-25	San Francisco 49ers	W 27-22	Kezar Stadium	31,845	4-3
8	1964-11-01	Green Bay Packers	L 42-13	Metropolitan Stadium	44,278²	4-4
9	1964-11-08	San Francisco 49ers	W 24-7	Metropolitan Stadium	40,408	5-4
10	1964-11-15	Baltimore Colts	L 17-14	Memorial Stadium	60,213	5-5
11	1964-11-22	Detroit Lions	T 23-23	Tiger Stadium	48,291	5-5-1
12	1964-11-29	Los Angeles Rams	W 34-13	Metropolitan Stadium	31,677	6-5-1
13	1964-12-06	New York Giants	W 30-21	Yankee Stadium	62,802	7-5-1
14	1964-12-13	Chicago Bears	W 41-14	Wrigley Field	46,486	8-5-1

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1964 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
1964 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1964 AFL Season