Record 8–6 Start date 1968 General manager Jim Finks | Division place 1st NFL Central Head coach Bud Grant Home field Metropolitan Stadium | |
Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 24–14 People also search for 1964 Minnesota Vikings season | ||
The 1968 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League. Under head coach Bud Grant, the Vikings won the NFL Central Division title with a record of eight wins and six losses, as they qualified for postseason play for the first time in franchise history. The Vikings' first trip to the playoffs ended with a 24–14 loss in the Western Conference Championship Game to the eventual NFL champion and Super Bowl runner-up Baltimore Colts at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
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1968 Draft
^[a] The New York Giants traded their 1st round selection (1st overall), 1967 1st round selection (2nd overall), 1967 2nd round selection (28th overall), and 1969 2nd round selection (39th overall) to Minnesota for QB Fran Tarkenton. ^[b] Minnesota traded their 1st round selection (7th overall) and their 1969 1st round selection (17th overall) to New Orleans for QB Gary Cuozzo. ^[c] Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (61st overall) to PIttsburgh for CB Brady Keys. ^[d] Dallas traded their 3rd round selection (76th overall) to Minnesota for WR Lance Rentzel. ^[e] Minnesota traded their 5th round selection (117th overall) to Washington for OL Bob Breitenstein. ^[f] Atlanta traded their 7th round selection (167th overall) to Minnesota for QB Ron Vander Kelen. ^[g] Detroit traded their 17th round selection (445th overall) to Minnesota for their 1969 16th round selection (407th overall).Schedule
Note: The October 6 game against Detroit was originally scheduled to be played in Detroit. The game was switched with the November 17 game due to game 4 of the World Series.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.