1965 Minnesota Vikings season

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.

[edit] Offseason

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

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

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	46,826^[1]	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

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1965 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
1965 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1965 AFL Season