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The 1969 season was the Minnesota Vikings' ninth season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Bud Grant. With a 12–2 record, the best in the league, the Vikings won the NFL Central division title, to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row. This was the first of three consecutive seasons as the ...
However, the Vikings would not even consider playing at the University of Minnesota's Memorial Stadium even on a temporary basis. Discussions for a new stadium actually began in 1970, with six years remaining in both the Twins' and Vikings' leases. While the initial talks focused on a stadium for the Vikings, the Twins quickly joined the ...
Minnesota had a regular season record of 12–2, including a 51–3 defeat of the Browns eight weeks earlier on November 9. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Vikings defeated the Los Angeles Rams 23–20 in the Western Conference championship a week earlier at Met Stadium.
The 1969 division races were largely uneventful. All four division winners assumed first place by week five and never relinquished it. The closest races were in the Central and Coastal, where the Vikings and Rams won their divisions by 2½ games, but the Rams had clinched with four games to play and the Vikings with three games to play.
They use that day to give back to the Minnesota community. Most recently, several Vikings helped Minnesota teachers shop for school supplies at the Kids in Need Resource Center in Roseville.
Minnesota Vikings: Minneapolis, Minnesota: 1982 2013 Closed in 2013 due to damage sustained during a snowstorm. The Vikings played for two seasons at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium before moving into their permanent home, U.S. Bank Stadium. [96] [97] Kingdome: Seattle Seahawks: Seattle, Washington: 1976 1999 Demolished in early ...
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Shaquill Griffin (1) celebrates after the 12-7 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo ...
Fred Cox not only was a kicking legend with the Vikings, but he also invented one of the great football toys of all time.