1965 Minnesota Vikings season
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1965 Minnesota Vikings season
Head Coach Norm Van Brocklin
Home Field Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record 7-7
Place 5th Western Conference
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Timeline
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1964 1966

The 1965 Minnesota Vikings season was the fifth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 46th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of seven wins and seven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin.

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Offseason

1965 NFL Draft

Round Overall
Pick		 Name Position College
1 8 Jack Snow Wide receiver Notre Dame
2 15 Archie Sutton Tackle Illinois
2 23 Lance Rentzel Running back Oklahoma
3 Pick traded to Baltimore Colts
4 51 Jim Whalen Wide receiver Boston College
4 55 Jim Harris Tackle Utah State
5 Pick traded to Detroit Lions
6 79 Jim Grisham Running back Oklahoma
7 Pick traded to Detroit Lions
8 100 John Hankinson Quarterback Minnesota
8 107 Jeff Jordon Running back Tulsa
9 120 Frank McClendon Tackle Alabama
10 135 Jerald Schweiger Tackle Wisconsin-Superior
11 148 John Thomas Wide receiver USC
12 163 Mike Tilleman Defensive tackle Montana
13 176 Dave Osborn Running back North Dakota
14 191 Max Leetzow Wide receiver Idaho
15 204 Phillip Morgan Running back East Tennessee State
16 219 Paul Labinski Tackle St. John's (Minnesota)
17 232 Veran Smith Running back Utah State
18 247 Rich Kotite Wide receiver Wagner
19 260 Ellis Johnson Running back Southeastern Louisiana
20 271 Cosmo Iacavazzi Running back Princeton

Regular season

Final standings

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

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 316 224
Baltimore Colts 10 3 1 .769 389 284
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 409 275
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 421 402
Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 .500 383 403
Detroit Lions 6 7 1 .462 257 295
Los Angeles Rams 4 10 0 .286 269 328

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Record
1 1965-09-19 Baltimore Colts L 35-16 Memorial Stadium 56,562 0-1
2 1965-09-26 Detroit Lions L 31-29 Metropolitan Stadium 46,8261 0-2
3 1965-10-03 Los Angeles Rams W 38-35 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 36,755 1-2
4 1965-10-09 New York Giants W 40-14 Metropolitan Stadium 44,283 2-2
5 1965-10-17 Chicago Bears L 45-37 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 2-3
6 1965-10-24 San Francisco 49ers W 42-41 Kezar Stadium 39,873 3-3
7 1965-10-31 Cleveland Browns W 27-17 Cleveland Stadium 83,505 4-3
8 1965-11-07 Los Angeles Rams W 24-13 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 5-3
9 1965-11-14 Baltimore Colts L 41-21 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 5-4
10 1965-11-21 Green Bay Packers L 38-13 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 5-5
11 1965-11-28 San Francisco 49ers L 45-24 Metropolitan Stadium 40,306 5-6
12 1965-12-05 Green Bay Packers L 24-19 Lambeau Field 50,852 5-7
13 1965-12-12 Detroit Lions W 29-7 Tiger Stadium 45,420 6-7
14 1965-12-19 Chicago Bears W 24-17 Wrigley Field 46,604 7-7

Footnotes

  1. ^ This is an opening game attendance record at Metropolitian Stadium.

See also

References

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1965 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1965 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
Related: 1965 AFL Season
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