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1978 Minnesota Vikings
Head Coach:
*
Bud Grant
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
* Hall of Fame
+ Primary starter
Pos
#
Player
GP
GS
Start Pos
Exp
DOB
Ht
Wt
College
DB
Nate Allen
16
8
05/13/1948
' "
Texas Southern
LB
Matt Blair
16
5
09/20/1950
' "
Iowa State
DB
Bobby Bryant
16
11
01/24/1944
' "
South Carolina
P
Greg Coleman
9
2
09/09/1954
' "
Florida A&M
TE
Steve Craig
16
5
03/13/1951
' "
Northwestern
K
Rick Danmeier
16
2
04/08/1952
' "
Sioux Falls
DE
*
Carl Eller
14
15
02/25/1942
' "
Minnesota
RB
Chuck Foreman
14
6
10/26/1950
' "
Miami (FL)
T/G
Charlie Goodrum
16
6
01/11/1950
' "
Florida A&M
G
Wes Hamilton
16
3
04/24/1953
' "
Tulsa
DB
Tom Hannon
16
2
03/05/1955
' "
Michigan State
LB
Paul Harris
1
2
12/19/1954
' "
Alabama
LB/G
Wally Hilgenberg
15
14
09/19/1942
' "
Iowa
DE
Randy Holloway
16
R
08/26/1955
' "
Pittsburgh
G/C
Jim Hough
15
R
08/04/1956
' "
Utah State
RB
Sammy Johnson
3
5
09/22/1952
' "
North Carolina
RB
Mark Kellar
16
3
07/17/1952
' "
Northern Illinois
QB
Tommy Kramer
4
2
03/07/1955
' "
Rice
DB/WR
*
Paul Krause
16
15
02/19/1942
' "
Iowa
QB/P
Bob Lee
3
10
08/07/1945
' "
University of Pacific
T/G
Bob Lingenfelter
5
2
09/01/1954
' "
Nebraska
DE
Jim Marshall
16
19
12/30/1937
' "
Ohio State
RB
Brent McClanahan
13
6
09/21/1951
' "
Arizona State
LB
Fred McNeill
16
5
05/06/1952
' "
UCLA
WR
Kevin Miller
16
1
03/21/1955
' "
Louisville
RB
Robert Miller
15
4
01/09/1953
' "
Kansas
DE
Mark Mullaney
15
4
04/30/1953
' "
Colorado State
T
Frank Myers
12
R
01/04/1956
' "
Texas A&M
DT
*
Alan Page
6
12
08/07/1945
' "
Notre Dame
WR
Ahmad Rashad
16
6
11/19/1949
' "
Oregon
T
Steve Riley
5
5
11/23/1952
' "
Southern California
DB
Jeff Siemon
16
7
06/02/1950
' "
Stanford
DT
Lyman Smith
11
R
09/24/1956
' "
Duke
LB
Scott Studwell
13
2
08/27/1954
' "
Illinois
DT/G/DE
Doug Sutherland
16
9
08/01/1948
' "
Wisconsin - Superior
C/G/T
Dennis Swilley
14
2
06/28/1955
' "
North Texas
QB
*
Fran Tarkenton
16
18
02/03/1940
' "
Georgia
C
*
Mick Tingelhoff
16
17
05/22/1940
' "
Nebraska
TE
Bob Tucker
16
9
06/08/1945
' "
Bloomsburg (PA)
DB
John Turner
14
R
02/22/1956
' "
Miami (FL)
TE
Stu Voigt
15
9
08/12/1948
' "
Wisconsin
WR
Harry Washington
10
1
07/30/1956
' "
Colorado State
DT/NT
James White
16
3
10/26/1953
' "
Oklahoma State
WR
Sammy White
16
3
03/16/1954
' "
Grambling State
DB
Phil Wise
16
8
04/25/1949
' "
Nebraska - Omaha
K
Mike Wood
7
R
09/03/1954
' "
Southeast Missouri State
DB
Nate Wright
16
10
12/21/1946
' "
San Diego State
T
*
Ron Yary
16
11
08/16/1946
' "
Southern California
RB
Rickey Young
16
4
12/07/1953
' "
Jackson State
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