1963 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1963 Minnesota Vikings season was the third year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 44rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The five wins at the time was the most in the franchise's three-year history.

Offseason [edit]

Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	3	3	Jim Dunaway	Defensive Tackle	Mississippi
2	2	16	Bobby Bell	Defensive Tackle	Minnesota
3	3	31	Ray Poage	Running Back	Texas
4	2	44	Paul Flatley	Wide Receiver	Northwestern
5	3	59	Gary Kaltenbach	Offensive Tackle	Pittsburgh
6	2	72	Traded to the Cleveland Browns^[a]
7	3	87	Traded to the New York Giants^[b]
8	2	100	Jim O'Mahoney	Linebacker	Miami (Florida)
9	3	115	Bob Hoover	Running Back	Florida
10	2	128	Terry Kosens	Running Back	Hofstra
11	3	143	John Campbell	Linebacker	Minnesota
12	2	156	John Sklopan	Running Back	Southern Mississippi
13	3	171	Dave O'Brien	Offensive Tackle	Boston College
14	2	184	Ralph Ferrisi	Running Back	Southern Connecticut State
15	3	199	John Murio	End	Whitworth
16	2	212	Rex Mirich	Offensive Tackle	Northern Arizona
17	3	227	Tom Munsey	Running Back	Concord
18	2	240	Tom McIntyre	Offensive Tackle	St. John's (Minnesota)
19	3	255	Frank Horvath	Running Back	Youngstown State
20	2	268	Mailon Kent	Running Back	Auburn

^{^[a]} Minnesota traded their 6th round selection (72nd overall) to Cleveland for CB Tom Franckhauser, OT Errol Linden, TE Charley Ferguson, and PK Fred Cox.

^{^[b]} Minnesota traded their 7th round selection (87th overall) to the New York Giants for DE/LB Jim Leo.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	1963-09-15	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24-20	Kezar Stadium	30,781	1-0
2	1963-09-22	Chicago Bears	L 28-7	Metropolitan Stadium	33,923	1-1
3	1963-09-29	San Francisco 49ers	W 45-14	Metropolitan Stadium	28,567	2-1
4	1963-10-06	St. Louis Cardinals	L 56-14	Metropolitan Stadium	30,220	2-2
5	1963-10-13	Green Bay Packers	L 37-28	Metropolitan Stadium	42,567	2-3
6	1963-10-20	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27-24	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	30,555	2-4
7	1963-10-27	at Detroit Lions	L 28-10	Tiger Stadium	44,509	2-5
8	1963-11-03	Los Angeles Rams	W 21-13	Metropolitan Stadium	33,567	3-5
9	1963-11-10	at Green Bay Packers	L 28-7	City Stadium	42,327	3-6
10	1963-11-17	Baltimore Colts	L 37-34	Metropolitan Stadium	33,136	3-7
11	1963-11-24	Detroit Lions	W 34-31	Metropolitan Stadium	28,763	4-7
12	1963-12-01	at Chicago Bears	T 17-17	Wrigley Field	47,249	4-7-1
13	1963-12-08	at Baltimore Colts	L 41-10	Memorial Stadium	54,122	4-8-1
14	1963-12-15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34-13	Franklin Field	57,403	5-8-1

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