- 1961 Minnesota Vikings season
Infobox NFL season
team = Minnesota Vikings
year =1961
record = 3-11-0
division_place = 7th Western Conference
coach =Norm Van Brocklin
stadium =Metropolitan Stadium
playoffs = Did not qualify
previous =First seasonThe 1961Minnesota Vikings season was the first year of season play for the expansion franchise and the 42nd regular season of theNational Football League . The Vikings finished with a record of three wins and 11 losses under head coachNorm Van Brocklin . The team's first ever regular season game was a victory against theChicago Bears , 37-13. In that game, rookiequarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss 4 touchdown passes and ran for another.Offseason
1961 NFL Draft
With the first overall pick in the
1961 NFL Draft , the Vikings selectedrunning back Tommy Mason fromTulane University . In the third round, the Vikings selected quarterback Fran Tarkenton, a future hall-of-famer and he later would finish his professional football career as the franchise record holder for most passing yards (33,098) and passing touchdowns (239). [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299 ]
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*cite web
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