1965 Minnesota Vikings Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Norm Van Brocklin (7-7) | 7-7 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Grady Alderman | T-G | December 10, 1938 | 6’2′ | 247 | Detroit Mercy |
| Billy Barnes | HB | May 14, 1935 | 5’11’ | 201 | Wake Forest |
| Hal Bedsole | TE | December 21, 1941 | 6’5′ | 236 | USC |
| Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5’11’ | 185 | Oregon |
| Larry Bowie | G | October 13, 1939 | 6’2′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Bill Brown | RB | June 29, 1938 | 5’11’ | 228 | Illinois |
| Ken Byers | G | April 6, 1940 | 6’1′ | 240 | Cincinnati |
| Lee Calland | DB | September 14, 1941 | 6’0′ | 190 | Louisville |
| Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5’11’ | 200 | Pittsburgh |
| Paul Dickson | DT-T | February 26, 1937 | 6’5′ | 252 | Baylor |
| Carl Eller | DE | February 25, 1942 | 6’6′ | 247 | Minnesota |
| Paul Flatley | WR-FL | January 30, 1941 | 6’1′ | 187 | Northwestern |
| Tom Hall | WR-DB | April 3, 1940 | 6’1′ | 195 | Minnesota |
| Rip Hawkins | LB | April 21, 1939 | 6’3′ | 235 | North Carolina |
| Gary Hill | DB | June 29, 1943 | 6’0′ | 200 | USC |
| Dick James | HB-DB | May 22, 1934 | 5’9′ | 179 | Oregon |
| Bill Jobko | LB | October 7, 1935 | 6’2′ | 224 | Ohio St. |
| Jeff Jordan | DB | November 23, 1943 | 6’3′ | 190 | Tulsa |
| Karl Kassulke | DB | March 20, 1941 | 6’0′ | 195 | Marquette |
| Ron Kelen | QB | November 6, 1939 | 6’1′ | 185 | Wisconsin |
| Phil King | HB-FB | June 22, 1936 | 6’4′ | 223 | Vanderbilt |
| John Kirby | LB | May 30, 1942 | 6’3′ | 230 | Nebraska |
| Gary Larsen | DT | March 13, 1940 | 6’5′ | 261 | Concordia (IL) |
| Errol Linden | T | October 21, 1937 | 6’5′ | 258 | Houston |
| Earsell Mackbee | DB | January 15, 1941 | 6’1′ | 195 | Utah St. |
| Jim Marshall | DE | December 30, 1937 | 6’4′ | 248 | Ohio St. |
| Tommy Mason | RB | July 8, 1939 | 6’1′ | 196 | Tulane |
| Dave Osborn | RB | March 18, 1943 | 6’0′ | 208 | North Dakota |
| Red Phillips | E | February 5, 1936 | 6’1′ | 197 | Auburn |
| Jim Prestel | DT | June 28, 1937 | 6’5′ | 275 | Idaho |
| Lance Rentzel | WR-FL | October 14, 1943 | 6’2′ | 202 | Oklahoma |
| George Rose | DB | January 1, 1942 | 5’11’ | 200 | Auburn |
| Ed Sharockman | DB | November 4, 1939 | 6’0′ | 200 | Pittsburgh |
| Gordie Smith | TE | April 9, 1939 | 6’2′ | 220 | Arizona St. |
| Milt Sunde | G | February 1, 1942 | 6’2′ | 250 | Minnesota |
| Archie Sutton | T | November 2, 1941 | 6’4′ | 262 | Illinois |
| Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6’0′ | 190 | Georgia |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C | May 22, 1940 | 6’2′ | 237 | Nebraska |
| Larry Vargo | DB-LB | April 5, 1939 | 6’3′ | 215 | Detroit Mercy |
| Bobby Walden | P | March 9, 1938 | 6’0′ | 190 | Georgia |
| Lonnie Warwick | LB | February 26, 1942 | 6’3′ | 238 | Tennessee |
| Roy Winston | LB | September 15, 1940 | 5’11’ | 222 | LSU |
| Jim Young | HB | June 6, 1943 | 6’0′ | 205 | Queens |