# 1976 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1976 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 16th in the National Football League (NFL). The Vikings finished with an 11–2–1 record to give them their eighth NFC Central division title. The Vikings beat the Washington Redskins 35–20 in the divisional round of the playoffs, followed by a 24–13 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship, before losing 32–14 to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI. As of 2025, this is the most recent Super Bowl appearance by the franchise.

## Offseason
### 1976 draft

* Pro Bowler
1976 Minnesota Vikings Draft :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Notes |
| Round | Selection | Player name | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 25 | James White | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma State | |
| 2 | 54 | Sammy White | Wide receiver | Grambling State | |
| 3 | 85 | Wes Hamilton | Guard | Tulsa | |
| 4 | 118 | Leonard Willis | Wide receiver | Ohio State | |
| 5 | 133 | Steve Wagner | Safety | Wisconsin | from Falcons |
| 5 | 149 | Keith Bernette | Running back | Boston College | |
| 6 | 180 | Terry Egerdahl | Defensive back | Minnesota–Duluth | |
| 7 | 206 | Larry Brune | Defensive back | Rice | |
| 8 | 235 | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots |
| 9 | 262 | Isaac Hagins | Wide receiver | Southern | |
| 10 | 289 | Bill Salmon | Quarterback | Northern Iowa | |
| 11 | 316 | Steve Kracher | Running back | Montana State | |
| 12 | 345 | Robert Sparks | Defensive back | San Francisco State | |
| 13 | 372 | Gary Paulson | Defensive end | Colorado State | |
| 14 | 401 | Jeff Stapleton | Offensive tackle | Purdue | |
| 15 | 428 | Ron Groce | Running back | Macalester | |
| 16 | 457 | Randy Hickel | Defensive back | Montana State | |
| 17 | 484 | Dick Lukowski | Defensive tackle | West Virginia | |
Notes
* ↑ The Vikings traded RB Oscar Reed to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a fifth-round selection (133rd overall).
* ↑ The Vikings traded an eighth-round selection (235th overall) and a 1977 sixth-round selection (166th overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for C Doug Dumler.

### 1976 expansion draft

Vikings selected during the expansion draft :
| Name | Position | Expansion team |
| Joe Blahak | Cornerback | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Sam McCullum | Wide receiver | Seattle Seahawks |
| John Ward | Guard | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | July 31 | at Miami Dolphins | L 3–16 | 0–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 39,939 |
| 2 | August 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 13–10 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 32,851 |
| 3 | August 16 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–31 | 1–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 44,336 |
| 4 | August 22 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–17 | 2–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,784 |
| 5 | August 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–16 | 3–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,512 |
| 6 | September 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–30 | 3–3 | Mile High Stadium | 52,129 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 12 | at New Orleans Saints | W 40–9 | 1–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 58,156 |
| 2 | September 19 | Los Angeles Rams | T 10–10 (OT) | 1–0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,310 |
| 3 | September 26 | at Detroit Lions | W 10–9 | 2–0–1 | Silverdome | 77,292 |
| 4 | October 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–6 | 3–0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,809 |
| 5 | October 10 | Chicago Bears | W 20–19 | 4–0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,614 |
| 6 | October 17 | New York Giants | W 24–7 | 5–0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,508 |
| 7 | October 24 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–12 | 6–0–1 | Veterans Stadium | 56,233 |
| 8 | October 31 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–14 | 6–1–1 | Soldier Field | 53,602 |
| 9 | November 7 | Detroit Lions | W 31–23 | 7–1–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,735 |
| 10 | November 14 | Seattle Seahawks | W 27–21 | 8–1–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 45,087 |
| 11 | November 21 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–10 | 9–1–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 53,104 |
| 12 | November 29 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 16–20 | 9–2–1 | Candlestick Park | 56,775 |
| 13 | December 5 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–9 | 10–2–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,700 |
| 14 | December 11 | at Miami Dolphins | W 29–7 | 11–2–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 46,543 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Saints | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 12, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 58,156
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: September 19, 1976
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,310
* Referee: Fred Silva
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 3: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: September 26, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CDT)
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 77,292
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: October 4, 1976
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. (CDT)
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,809
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (ABC): Howard Cosell, Alex Karras and Frank Gifford
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: October 10, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CDT)
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,614
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 6: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Vikings | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: October 17, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CDT)
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,508
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Eagles | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 24, 1976
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. (CDT)
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,233
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 8: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: October 31, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CDT)
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,602
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Vikings | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: November 7, 1976
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. (CST)
* Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,735
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Vikings | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: November 14, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CST)
* Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,087
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Packers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date: November 21, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CST)
* Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,104
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: November 29, 1976
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. (PST)
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,775
* Referee: Don Wedge
* TV announcers (ABC): Howard Cosell, Alex Karras, Frank Gifford
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: December 5, 1976
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CST)
* Game weather: 18 °F (−8 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,700
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

#### Week 14: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: December 11, 1976
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. (CST)
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,543
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

### Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Minnesota Vikings$^{(1)}$ | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | 5–1 | 9–2–1 | 305 | 176 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 253 | 216 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 262 | 220 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 5–8 | 218 | 299 | W1 |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| Divisional | December 18 | Washington Redskins | W 35–20 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,221 |
| NFC Championship | December 26 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–13 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,191 |
| Super Bowl XI | January 9 | Oakland Raiders | L 14–32 | Rose Bowl | 100,421 |

### Game summaries
#### NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#4) Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Vikings | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: December 18, 1976
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,221
* TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and Paul Hornung
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Stu Voigt 18-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 7–0.
WAS – Mark Moseley 47-yard field goal. Vikings 7–3.
MIN – Sammy White 27-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 14–3.
Second quarter
MIN – Chuck Foreman 2-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 21–3.
Third quarter
MIN – Chuck Foreman 30-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 28–3.
WAS – Mark Moseley 35-yard field goal. Vikings 28–6.
MIN – Sammy White 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 35–6.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Frank Grant 12-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick). Vikings 35–13.
WAS – Roy Jefferson 3-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick). Vikings 35–20.
Top passers
WAS – Billy Kilmer – 26/49, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 12/21, 170 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
WAS – Mike Thomas – 11 rushes, 45 yards
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 20 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
WAS – Frank Grant – 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD
MIN – Sammy White – 4 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD :
The Vikings jumped to a 35–6 lead by the end of the third quarter, led by running backs Chuck Foreman and Brent McClanahan who each rushed for more than 100 yards.
McClanahan's career-long 41-yard run on Minnesota's first play of the game set up quarterback Fran Tarkenton's 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Stu Voigt. Washington defensive back Eddie Brown gave his team some early scoring opportunities with big special teams plays, first returning the kickoff 26 yards to the 38-yard line, and later returning a punt 17 yards to the Vikings 45. But the team was unable to capitalize. All they could do after the kickoff return was go three-and-out, and on the first play after his big punt return, Billy Kilmer threw a pass that was intercepted by Bobby Bryant. Now momentum seemed slipping away, but on the first play after Bryant's pick, Washington took the ball right back with an interception by safety Jake Scott, who returned it 17 yards to the Minnesota 34-yard line. Three plays later, Mark Moseley kicked a 47-yard field goal that cut the Washington deficit to 7–3. Later in the quarter, Minnesota drove 66 yards and scored when Tarkenton threw a 27-yard pass to Sammy White. Safety Ken Houston deflected the ball, but it still bounced to White, who made a diving, juggling catch for a touchdown to put the Vikings up 14–3. By the end of the first quarter, the Vikings had gained 143 yards, while holding Washington to 18 yards and no first downs.
The situation only got worse for Washington in the second quarter. A promising drive for them into Vikings territory ended with no points when Moseley missed a 51-yard field goal attempt. Minnesota then drove 66 yards, featuring a 35-yard completion from Tarkenton to Ahmad Rashad, to score on Foreman's 2-yard touchdown run, putting them up 21–3. The Redskins next drive ended with an interception by Vikings defensive back Nate Wright. On the next play, Houston intercepted the ball from Tarkenton and returned it 8 yards to the Vikings 38. But Washington was unable to move the ball and had to punt. In the final seconds of the half, Washington had a chance for a touchdown with a deep throw from Kilmer to receiver Frank Grant. Grant had broken open in the end zone, but was unable to make the catch and the pass fell incomplete.
Washington had to punt on the first drive of the second half, and Leonard Willis returned it 10 yards to the Vikings 48, where Minnesota proceeded to drive to a 28–3 lead on a 30-yard touchdown burst by Foreman. This time the Redskins were able to respond, converting a 20-yard catch by tight end Jean Fugett, a 20-yard run by Mike Thomas, and a 10-yard reception by fullback John Riggins into a 35-yard Moseley field goal, making the score 28–6. But after this, the Vikings drove 77 yards and scored on a 9-yard pass from Tarkenton to White. By the time Kilmer completed two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, the game was already out of reach.

#### NFC Championship: vs. (#3) Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Vikings | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
* Date: December 26, 1976
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 19 °F (−7 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,379
* Referee: Dick Jorgensen
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Bobby Bryant 90-yard blocked field goal return (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 7–0.
Second quarter
MIN – Fred Cox 25-yard field goal. Vikings 10–0.
Third quarter
MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–0.
LA – Lawrence McCutcheon 10-yard run (kick failed). Vikings 17–6.
LA – Harold Jackson 5-yard pass from Pat Haden (Tom Dempsey kick). Vikings 17–13.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Sammy Johnson 12-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 24–13.
Top passers
LA – Pat Haden – 9/22, 161 yards, TD, 2 INT
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 12/27, 143 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
LA – Lawrence McCutcheon – 26 rushes, 128 yards, TD
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 15 rushes, 118 yards, TD
Top receivers
LA – Harold Jackson – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 5 receptions, 81 yards :
The Vikings forced a blocked field goal, a blocked punt, and two interceptions en route to the victory over the Rams. On offense, running back Chuck Foreman rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on just 15 carries while also catching 5 passes for 81 yards.
In the first quarter, the Rams got off to a good start as they marched down the field to the Viking 2-yard line. The drive stalled there, and coach Chuck Knox, recalling the NFC championship game in Minnesota two years ago (when the Rams were intercepted in the end zone after driving to the Viking 2-yard line) ordered a field goal attempt. Nate Allen blocked the field goal attempt, and the ball bounced off the ground right into the waiting arms of Bobby Bryant, who returned it 90 yards for a Minnesota touchdown. The first quarter ended with the Rams dominating the stat sheet. They had run 22 plays for 89 yards and 7 first downs, while holding the Vikings to 5 plays, one first down, and 17 yards, but they still trailed 7–0.
In the second quarter, linebacker Matt Blair blocked and recovered a punt on the Rams 10-yard line to set up Fred Cox's 25-yard field goal to give the Vikings a 10–0 lead before halftime. Then in the third period, Foreman rushed 62 yards to the Los Angeles 2-yard line, and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run two plays later to increase the lead 17–0.
The Rams rallied back with two quick touchdowns in the third quarter. After a chance to put the game away was wiped out by Monte Jackson's interception of a Tarkenton pass in the end zone, Pat Haden led the Rams on an 80-yard drive highlighted by a 40-yard pass to Harold Jackson, and culminating in a 10-yard touchdown run by Lawrence McCutcheon. Rams kicker Tom Dempsey missed the extra point. Dempsey had missed nine extra points during the season. Announcers Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier speculated that Haden was feeling pressure on this drive because Knox had James Harris warming up on the sidelines. On the Vikings' next drive, Fred Dryer hit Fran Tarkenton on a sack, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jack Youngblood at the Viking 8-yard line. Three plays later, Haden hit Jackson for a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Vikings defense snuffed out two big chances for LA to take the lead. With 7 minutes left, the Rams drove to a third down on the Vikings 33, but Minnesota linebacker Wally Hilgenberg sacked Haden and forced a punt. With 2:40 left in the game, Los Angeles advanced to the Minnesota 39-yard line. On fourth down and needing more than a field goal, Haden thought he had Jackson open deep near the goal line, but Bryant intercepted the pass (his second of the game) rather than batting it down. A few plays later, Tarkenton dumped a short pass off to Foreman, which he turned into a 57-yard gain. Foreman was injured on the play, but backup running back Sammy Johnson scored the clinching touchdown from 12 yards out.
This turned out to be the last playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium. The Vikings played four playoff games between 1977 and 1981, all on the road. Minnesota's next home playoff game came after the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Vikings' first in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. They would next host an outdoor home playoff game in January 2016.
To date, this is the most recent NFC Championship that the Vikings have won.

#### Super Bowl XI: vs. (#1) Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
* Date: January 9, 1977
* Game time: 12:50 p.m. (PST)
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
* TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
OAK – Errol Mann 24-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0.
OAK – Dave Casper 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 10–0.
OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed). Raiders 16–0.
Third quarter
OAK – Errol Mann 40-yard field goal. Raiders 19–0.
MIN – Sammy White 8-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Raiders 19–7.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 26–7.
OAK – Willie Brown 75-yard interception return (kick failed). Raiders 32–7.
MIN – Stu Voigt 13-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick). Raiders 32–14.
Top passers
OAK – Ken Stabler – 12/19, 180 yards, TD
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 17/35, 205 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Clarence Davis – 16 rushes, 137 yards
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 17 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 4 receptions, 79 yards
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 5 receptions, 62 yards :

## Statistics
### Team leaders

| Category | Player(s) | Value |
| Passing yards | Fran Tarkenton | 2,961 |
| Passing touchdowns | Fran Tarkenton | 17 |
| Rushing yards | Chuck Foreman | 1,155 |
| Rushing touchdowns | Chuck Foreman | 13 |
| Receiving yards | Sammy White | 906 |
| Receiving touchdowns | Sammy White | 10 |
| Points | Fred Cox | 89 |
| Kickoff return yards | Leonard Willis | 552 |
| Punt return yards | Leonard Willis | 207 |
| Interceptions | Nate Wright | 7 |

### League rankings

| Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 28) |
| Passing offense | 2,855 | 203.9 | 4th |
| Rushing offense | 2,003 | 143.1 | 18th |
| Total offense | 4,858 | 347.0 | 6th |
| Passing defense | 1,575 | 112.5 | 1st |
| Rushing defense | 2,096 | 149.7 | 17th |
| Total defense | 3,671 | 262.2 | 6th |