1978 Minnesota Vikings Roster

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1978 Minnesota Vikings Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Bud Grant (8-7-1)8-70-1Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central DivisionLost Division Playoff

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Nate AllenDBMay 13, 19485’10’170Texas Southern
Matt BlairLBSeptember 20, 19506’5′232Iowa St.
Bobby BryantDBJanuary 24, 19446’1′170South Carolina
Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546’0′185Florida A&M
Steve CraigTEMarch 13, 19516’3′231Northwestern
Rick DanmeierKApril 8, 19526’0′194Sioux Falls
Carl EllerDEFebruary 25, 19426’6′247Minnesota
Chuck ForemanRBOctober 26, 19506’2′210Miami (FL)
Charles GoodrumG-TJanuary 11, 19506’3′256Florida A&M
Wes HamiltonGApril 24, 19536’3′261Tulsa
Tom HannonDBMarch 5, 19555’11’193Michigan St.
Paul HarrisLBDecember 19, 19546’3′220Alabama
Wally HilgenbergLB-GSeptember 19, 19426’3′229Iowa
Randy HollowayDEAugust 26, 19556’5′250Pittsburgh
Jim HoughG-CAugust 4, 19566’2′267Utah St.
Sammy JohnsonRBSeptember 22, 19526’0′223North Carolina
Mark KellarRBJuly 17, 19526’0′225Northern Illinois
Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556’2′200Rice
Paul KrauseDB-WRFebruary 19, 19426’3′200Iowa
Bob LeeQB-PAugust 7, 19456’2′195Arizona St.
Bob LingenfelterT-GSeptember 1, 19546’7′277Nebraska
Jim MarshallDEDecember 30, 19376’4′248Ohio St.
Brent McClanahanRBSeptember 21, 19515’10’202Arizona St.
Fred McNeillLBMay 6, 19526’2′229UCLA
Kevin MillerWRMarch 21, 19555’10’180Louisville
Robert MillerRBJanuary 9, 19535’11’204Kansas
Mark MullaneyDEApril 30, 19536’6′242Colorado St.
Frank MyersTJanuary 4, 19566’5′255Texas A&M
Alan PageDTAugust 7, 19456’4′245Notre Dame
Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496’2′205Oregon
Steve RileyTNovember 23, 19526’5′258USC
Jeff SiemonLBJune 2, 19506’2′235Stanford
Lyman SmithDTSeptember 24, 19566’5′250Duke
Scott StudwellLBAugust 27, 19546’2′228Illinois
Doug SutherlandDT-G-DEAugust 1, 19486’3′250Wisc-Superior
Dennis SwilleyC-G-TJune 28, 19556’3′253Texas A&M
Fran TarkentonQBFebruary 3, 19406’0′190Georgia
Mick TingelhoffCMay 22, 19406’2′237Nebraska
Bob TuckerTEJune 8, 19456’3′230Bloomsburg
John TurnerDBFebruary 22, 19566’0′197Miami (FL)
Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486’1′223Wisconsin
Harry WashingtonWRJuly 30, 19566’0′180Colorado St.
James WhiteDT-NTOctober 26, 19536’3′265Oklahoma St.
Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545’11’190Grambling St.
Phil WiseDBApril 25, 19496’0′190South Dakota
Mike WoodKSeptember 3, 19545’11’199SE Missouri St.
Nate WrightDBDecember 21, 19465’11’180San Diego St.
Ron YaryTAugust 16, 19466’5′255USC
Rickey YoungRBDecember 7, 19536’2′196Jackson St.