Английская Википедия:1979 Minnesota Vikings season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 1979 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 19th in the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a 7–9 record, their first losing season since 1967, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1972.
The loss of Fran Tarkenton to retirement in the off-season meant third-year quarterback Tommy Kramer became the starter. The season also marked the end of an era as the last remaining original Viking, longtime defensive end Jim Marshall, retired after 19 seasons with the Vikings and 20 in the NFL, having set league records for most consecutive games played (282) and consecutive starts (270). Counting playoff games, he had started in every one of the 289 games in Vikings history. Safety Paul Krause also retired after the season ended; he holds the league record with 81 career interceptions.
Offseason
1979 Draft
Pro Bowler |
colspan="6" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 1979 Minnesota Vikings Draft | |||||
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colspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Draft order | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player name | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| College | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Notes | |
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Selection | ||||
1 | 16 | Ted Brown | Running back | North Carolina State | |
2 | 43 | Dave Huffman | Center | Notre Dame | |
3 | 72 | Pick forfeited due to illegal tryoutШаблон:Ref | |||
4 | 97 | Steve Dils | Quarterback | Stanford | |
5 | 129 | Jerry Meter | Linebacker | Michigan | |
6 | 152 | Joe Senser | Tight end | West Chester (PA) | |
7 | 181 | Bob Winkel | Defensive tackle | Kentucky | |
8 | 207 | Traded to the Baltimore ColtsШаблон:Ref | |||
9 | 236 | Billy Diggs | Wide receiver | Winston-Salem State | |
10 | 263 | Traded to the New York JetsШаблон:Ref | |||
11 | 291 | Brian Nelson | Wide receiver | Texas Tech | |
12 | 317 | David Stephens | Linebacker | Kentucky |
- Шаблон:Note The details of this forfeited pick are unknown.
- Шаблон:Note The Vikings traded their eighth-round selection (207th overall) to the Baltimore Colts in exchange for OT Frank Myers.
- Шаблон:Note The Vikings traded their 10th-round selection (263rd overall) and 1978 eighth-round selection (213th overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for S Phil Wise.
Roster
Preseason
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance[1] |
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1 | August 2 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 9–12 | 0–1 | Kingdome | 60,881 |
2 | August 11 | at San Diego Chargers | L 0–19 | 0–2 | San Diego Stadium | 49,037 |
3 | August 18 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–21 | 0–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 45,790 |
4 | August 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–25 | 0–4 | Metropolitan Stadium | 39,578 |
Regular season
Schedule
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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1 | September 2 | San Francisco 49ers | W 28–22 | 1–0 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,539 |
2 | September 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–26 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | 53,231 |
3 | September 16 | Miami Dolphins | L 12–27 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,187 |
4 | September 23 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–21 (OT) | 2–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,524 |
5 | September 30 | at Detroit Lions | W 13–10 | 3–2 | Silverdome | 75,295 |
6 | October 7 | Dallas Cowboys | L 20–36 | 3–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,572 |
7 | October 15 | at New York Jets | L 7–14 | 3–4 | Shea Stadium | 54,479 |
8 | October 21 | Chicago Bears | W 30–27 | 4–4 | Metropolitan Stadium | 41,164 |
9 | October 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–12 | 4–5 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,906 |
10 | November 4 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–37 | 4–6 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47,213 |
11 | November 11 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–19 | 4–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,706 |
12 | November 18 | Detroit Lions | W 14–7 | 5–7 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,650 |
13 | November 25 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–22 | 6–7 | Tampa Stadium | 70,039 |
14 | December 2 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–27 Шаблон:Small | 6–8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 56,700 |
15 | December 9 | Buffalo Bills | W 10–3 | 7–8 | Metropolitan Stadium | 42,239 |
16 | December 16 | at New England Patriots | L 23–27 | 7–9 | Schaefer Stadium | 54,719 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Шаблон:1979 NFC Central standings
Awards and records
- On September 2, WR Ahmad Rashad caught four touchdown passes, which remains a Vikings single-game record.
- On November 25, the team blocked four kicks – two extra point attempts, a field goal attempt and a punt by Tom Blanchard – against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This remains a franchise record.
- On December 16, RB Rickey Young caught 15 passes, a single-game franchise record.
Statistics
Team leaders
width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category | width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player(s) | width=75px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Value |
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Passing yards | Tommy Kramer | 3,397 |
Passing touchdowns | Tommy Kramer | 23 |
Rushing yards | Rickey Young | 708 |
Rushing touchdowns | Rickey Young | 3 |
Receiving yards | Ahmad Rashad | 1,156 |
Receiving touchdowns | Ahmad Rashad | 9 |
Points | Rick Danmeier | 67 |
Kickoff return yards | Jimmy Edwards | 1,103 |
Punt return yards | Jimmy Edwards | 186 |
Interceptions | Tommy Hannon Nate Wright |
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League rankings
width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category | width=100px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Total yards | width=110px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Yards per game | width=80px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| NFL rank Шаблон:Small |
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Passing offense | 3,139 | 196.2 | 12th |
Rushing offense | 1,764 | 110.3 | 23rd |
Total offense | 4,903 | 306.4 | 19th |
Passing defense | 2,697 | 168.6 | 11th |
Rushing defense | 2,526 | 157.9 | 26th |
Total defense | 5,223 | 326.4 | 18th |
References
Шаблон:Minnesota Vikings Шаблон:Minnesota Vikings seasons Шаблон:1979 NFL season by team