Minnesota Vikings

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Minnesota Vikings were founded in 1961 and were the first team to be based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area (Twin Cities) since the Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets who played on and off in the NFL in the 1920s and 1930s. They were originally offered a franchise in the new American Football League (AFL) but joined the NFL 5 months later instead due to pressure from the league. Ole Haugsrud was included in the NFL team ownership as, in the 1920s, he had sold his Duluth Eskimos team back to the league which allowed him 10 percent in any future Minnesota team. Mr Haugsrud' high school, Central High School in Superior,WI was also called the Vikings had similar uniform colours as they continue to use today.

During the 1960s, the Vikings' record was typical for an expansion team but continue to improve including a Central Division title in 1968 and won the 1969 NFL Championship Game, prior to the 1970 merger and therefore they have not won a Super Bowl but have appeared in 4 (IV, VIII, XI, IX).

NAMES

Minnesota Vikings(1961-PRESENT)

LOCATION

Bloomington,MN(1961-1981)
Minneapolis,MN(1982-PRESENT)

AFFILIATIONS

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE(1961-)
WESTERN CONFERENCE(1961-1969)
Central Division(1967-1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE(1970-)
NFC Central Division(1970-2001)
NFC North Division(2002-)

SEASONS

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Franchise records according to Pro-Football-Reference.com

SEASON LEAGUE CONF DIVISION FINISH W L T PLAYOFFS
1961 NFL Western 7TH 3 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1962 NFL Western 6TH 2 11 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1963 NFL Western T-4TH 5 8 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1964 NFL Western T-2ND 8 5 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1965 NFL Western 5th 7 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1966 NFL Western T-6TH 4 9 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1967 NFL WESTERN CENTRAL 4TH 3 8 3 DID NOT QUALIFY
1968 NFL WESTERN CENTRAL 1ST 8 6 0 LOST CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS (Colts) 14-24
1969 NFL WESTERN CENTRAL 1ST 12 2 0 WON CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS (Rams) 23-20
WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (BROWNS) 27-7
LOST SUPER BOWL IV ( Chiefs) 7-23
1970 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 12 2 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 14-17
1971 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 11 3 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS) 12-20
1972 NFL NFC CENTRAL 3RD 7 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1973 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 12 2 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (REDSKINS) 27-20
WON NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (COWBOYS) 27-10
LOST SUPER BOWL VIII (DOLPHINS) 7-24
1974 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 10 4 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (CARDINALS) 30-14
WON NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Rams) 14-10
LOST SUPER BOWL IX (STEELERS) 6-16
1975 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 12 2 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS)) 14-17
1976 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 11 2 1 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (REDSKINS) 35-20
WON NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Rams) 24-13
LOST SUPER BOWL XI ( RAIDERS) 14-32
1977 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 9 5 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 14-7
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (COWBOYS) 6-23
1978 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 8 7 1 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 10-34
1979 NFL NFC CENTRAL 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1980 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 9 7 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 16-31
1981 NFL NFC CENTRAL 4TH 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1982 NFL NFC 4TH 5 4 0 WON FIRST ROUND (Falcons) 30-24
LOSTSECOND ROUND (REDSKINS) 7-21
1983 NFL NFC CENTRAL 4TH 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1984 NFL NFC CENTRAL 5th 3 13 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1985 NFL NFC CENTRAL 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1986 NFL NFC CENTRAL 2ND 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1987 NFL NFC CENTRAL 2ND 8 7 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 44-10
WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (49ERS)) 36-24
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (REDSKINS) 10-17
1988 NFL NFC CENTRAL 2ND 11 5 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Rams) 28-17
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 9-34
1989 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 10 6 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 13-41
1990 NFL NFC CENTRAL 5th 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1991 NFL NFC CENTRAL 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1992 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 11 5 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (REDSKINS) 7-24
1993 NFL NFC CENTRAL 2ND 9 7 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (GIANTS) 10-17
1994 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 10 6 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 18-35
1995 NFL NFC CENTRAL 4TH 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1996 NFL NFC CENTRAL 2ND 9 7 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS) 15-40
1997 NFL NFC CENTRAL 4TH 9 7 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (GIANTS) 23-22
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 22-38
1998 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 15 1 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (CARDINALS) 41-21
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Falcons) 27-30 (OT)
1999 NFL NFC CENTRAL 2ND 10 6 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS) 27-10
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 37-49
2000 NFL NFC CENTRAL 1ST 11 5 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 34-16
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (GIANTS) 0-41
2001 NFL NFC CENTRAL 4TH 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2002 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2003 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2004 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 8 8 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (PACKERS) 31-17
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 14-27
2005 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2006 NFL NFC NORTH 3RD 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2007 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2008 NFL NFC NORTH 1ST 10 6 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 14-26
2009 NFL NFC NORTH 1ST 12 4 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS) 34-3
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (SAINTS) 28-31 (OT)
2010 NFL NFC NORTH 4TH 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2011 NFL NFC NORTH 4TH 3 13 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2012 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 10 6 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (PACKERS) 10-24
2013 NFL NFC NORTH 4TH 5 10 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
2014 NFL NFC NORTH 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2015 NFL NFC NORTH 1ST 11 5 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS)  9-10
2016 NFL NFC NORTH 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2017 NFL NFC NORTH 1ST 13 3 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 29-24
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Eagles) 7-38
2018 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 8 7 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
2019 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 10 6 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 26-20 (OT)
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 10-27
2020 NFL NFC NORTH 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2021 NFL NFC NORTH 2ND 8 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2022 NFL NFC NORTH 1ST 13 4 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (GIANTS) 24-31
2023 NFL NFC North 3rd 7 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

The Vikings won the 1969 NFL Championship Game but lost the Super Bowl that year and therefore have not won an NFL league title.

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

SEASON SUPER BOWL W/L OPPONENT SCORE HOST CITY VICTORY APP
1969 IV L
KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS
23-7 NEW ORLEANS - 1
1973 VIII L
MIAMI
DOLPHINS
24-7 HOUSTON - 2
1974 IX L
PITTSBURGH
STEELERS
16-6 NEW ORLEANS - 3
1976 XI L
OAKLAND
RAIDERS
32-14 PASADENA - 4

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

4
NFL WESTERN11969
NFC31973-1974, 1976

DIVISION TITLES

21
NFL CENTRAL21968-1969
NFC CENTRAL141970-1971, 1973-1978, 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000
NFC NORTH52008-2009, 2015, 2017, 2022

PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES

311968-1971, 1973-1978, 1980, 1982, 1987-1989, 1992-1994, 1996-2000, 2004, 2008-2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022

LOGOS

(1961-1965) (1966-2012) (2013-)

HELMETS

(1961-1979) (1980-1984) (1985-2005) (2006-2012)
(2013-)

STADIUMS

MEMORIAL STADIUM
(BLOOMINGTON, MN)
(1961-1981)
H.H.HUMPHREY METRODOME
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
(1982-2013)
TCF BANK STADIUM
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
(2014-2015)
U.S.BANK STADIUM
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
(2016-)