1975 was the 15th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 56th regular season of the National Football League . The Vikings won their third straight NFC Central title, as they finished with a record of 12 wins and two losses, before losing to the Dallas Cowboys , 17-14 in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at home due to a play known as the "Hail Mary".
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 21
San Francisco
W 27-17
1-0
46,479
2
September 28
at Cleveland
W 42-10
2-0
68,064
3
October 5
Chicago
W 28-3
3-0
47,578
4
October 12
NY Jets
W 29-21
4-0
47,739
5
October 19
Detroit
W 25-19
5-0
47,872
6
October 27
at Chicago
W 13-9
6-0
51,259
7
November 2
at Green Bay
W 28-17
7-0
57,267
8
November 9
Atlanta
W 38-0
8-0
43,751
9
November 16
at New Orleans
W 20-7
9-0
52,765
10
November 23
San Diego
W 28-13
10-0
43,737
11
November 30
at Washington
L 31-30
10-1
54,498
12
December 7
Green Bay
W 24-3
11-1
46,147
13
December 14
at Detroit
L 17-10
11-2
73,130
14
December 20
at Buffalo
W 35-13
12-2
54,993
Game Summaries [ ] Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
10
0
7
17
Vikings
3
10
0
14
27
at Metropolitan Stadium , Bloomington, Minnesota
Game information
First quarter
MIN - Fred Cox 28 yard field goal, Vikings 3-0. Second quarter
MIN - Fred Cox 29 yard field goal, Vikings 6-0.
MIN – Terry Brown 26 yard fumble return, (Fred Cox kick), Vikings 13-0.
SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 19 yard field goal, Vikings 13-3.
SF – Gene Washington 22 yard pass from Norm Snead , (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), Vikings 13-10. Third quarter
No Scoring Fourth quarter
MIN – Brent McClanahan 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton , (Fred Cox kick), Vikings 20-10.
MIN – Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush, (Fred Cox kick), Vikings 27-10.
SF – Dave Washington 15 yard blocked punt return, (Steve Mike-Mayer kick), Vikings 27-17. Top passers
Top rushers
SF – Wilbur Jackson - 15 rushes, 59 yards
MIN – Brent McClanahan – 16 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers
SF – Gene Washington - 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD
MIN – Brent McClanahan - 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Standings [ ] Roster [ ] Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Divisional
December 28
Dallas
L 17-14
46,425
Awards and records [ ] Fran Tarkenton, Bert Bell Award [1] Milestones [ ] References [ ] 