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1966 Minnesota Vikings season

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Record
  
4–9–1

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

Head coach
  
Norm Van Brocklin

Home field
  
Metropolitan Stadium

Division place
  
T-6th NFL Western

Start date
  
1966

General manager
  
Jim Finks

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1965 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1966 Minnesota Vikings season was the sixth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 47th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of four wins, nine losses, and one tie under sixth-year head coach Norm Van Brocklin, who resigned on February 11, 1967.

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1966 Draft

^[a] Chicago traded their 5th round selection (76th overall) to Minnesota for OG Palmer Pyle. ^[b] The New York Giants traded Pittsburgh's 6th round selection (83rd overall) to Minnesota for LB Bill Swain. ^[c] Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (87th overall) and 1965 7th round selection (92nd overall) to Detroit for DT Mike Bundra and End Larry Vargo. ^[d] Minnesota traded their 8th round selection (120th overall) and LB John Campbell to Baltimore for OT Larry Kramer. ^[e] Minnesota traded their 10th round selection (148th overall) to Detroit for DB Gary Lowe. ^[f] Minnesota traded their 20th round selection (298th overall) to Philadelphia for HB Billy Ray Barnes.

Schedule

  • A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

    • Standings

    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    League rankings

    References

    1966 Minnesota Vikings season Wikipedia
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