1972 Minnesota Vikings Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bud Grant (7-7) | 7-7 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Grady Alderman | T-G | December 10, 1938 | 6’2′ | 247 | Detroit Mercy |
| John Beasley | TE | April 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 228 | California |
| Terry Brown | DB | January 9, 1947 | 6’0′ | 205 | Oklahoma St. |
| Bill Brown | RB | June 29, 1938 | 5’11’ | 228 | Illinois |
| Bobby Bryant | DB | January 24, 1944 | 6’1′ | 170 | South Carolina |
| Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5’11’ | 200 | Pittsburgh |
| Doug Davis | T | July 22, 1944 | 6’4′ | 255 | Kentucky |
| Calvin Demery | WR | August 17, 1950 | 6’1′ | 190 | Arizona St. |
| Mike Eischeid | K | September 29, 1940 | 6’0′ | 190 | Upper Iowa |
| Carl Eller | DE | February 25, 1942 | 6’6′ | 247 | Minnesota |
| Carl Gersbach | LB | January 8, 1947 | 6’1′ | 230 | Duke |
| John Gilliam | WR-FL | August 7, 1945 | 6’1′ | 195 | South Carolina St. |
| John Henderson | WR-FL | March 21, 1943 | 6’3′ | 195 | Michigan |
| Wally Hilgenberg | LB-G | September 19, 1942 | 6’3′ | 229 | Iowa |
| Clint Jones | RB | May 24, 1945 | 6’0′ | 205 | Michigan St. |
| Karl Kassulke | DB | March 20, 1941 | 6’0′ | 195 | Marquette |
| Paul Krause | DB-WR | February 19, 1942 | 6’3′ | 200 | Iowa |
| Gary Larsen | DT | March 13, 1940 | 6’5′ | 261 | Concordia (IL) |
| Bob Lee | QB-P | August 7, 1945 | 6’2′ | 195 | Arizona St. |
| Jim Lindsey | RB | November 24, 1944 | 6’2′ | 210 | Arkansas |
| Bob Lurtsema | DT-DE | March 29, 1942 | 6’6′ | 250 | Michigan Tech |
| Ed Marinaro | RB | March 31, 1950 | 6’2′ | 212 | Cornell |
| Jim Marshall | DE | December 30, 1937 | 6’4′ | 248 | Ohio St. |
| Amos Martin | LB | January 30, 1949 | 6’3′ | 228 | Louisville |
| Dave Osborn | RB | March 18, 1943 | 6’0′ | 208 | North Dakota |
| Alan Page | DT | August 7, 1945 | 6’4′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
| Oscar Reed | RB | March 24, 1944 | 6’0′ | 222 | Colorado St. |
| Ed Sharockman | DB | November 4, 1939 | 6’0′ | 200 | Pittsburgh |
| Jeff Siemon | LB | June 2, 1950 | 6’2′ | 235 | Stanford |
| Milt Sunde | G | February 1, 1942 | 6’2′ | 250 | Minnesota |
| Doug Sutherland | DT-G-DE | August 1, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Wisc-Superior |
| Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6’0′ | 190 | Georgia |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C | May 22, 1940 | 6’2′ | 237 | Nebraska |
| Stu Voigt | TE | August 12, 1948 | 6’1′ | 223 | Wisconsin |
| John Ward | G-DE-C | May 27, 1948 | 6’4′ | 258 | Oklahoma St. |
| Lonnie Warwick | LB | February 26, 1942 | 6’3′ | 238 | Tennessee |
| Gene Washington | WR | January 25, 1944 | 6’3′ | 208 | Michigan St. |
| Charlie West | DB | August 31, 1946 | 6’1′ | 197 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Ed White | G-T | April 4, 1947 | 6’1′ | 269 | California |
| Roy Winston | LB | September 15, 1940 | 5’11’ | 222 | LSU |
| Jeff Wright | DB | June 13, 1949 | 5’11’ | 190 | Minnesota |
| Nate Wright | DB | December 21, 1946 | 5’11’ | 180 | San Diego St. |
| Ron Yary | T | August 16, 1946 | 6’5′ | 255 | USC |
| Godfrey Zaunbrecher | C | February 21, 1946 | 6’2′ | 240 | LSU |