Yearly Results: 1971-75

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1971

Head Coach Bud Grant

Preseason (5-1)

8/8	L	10	New England at U of M	31,813	17
8/14	W	34	at San Diego	49,267	7
8/21	W	34	Chicago	47,900	14
8/28	W	26	at Pittsburgh	46,276	21
9/4	L	7	at Denver	43,000	14
9/11	W	24	Miami	47,900	0

Regular Season (11-3)

Finish: NFC Central Champions

9/20	W	16	at Detroit	54,418	13
9/26	L	17	Chicago	47,900	20
10/3	W	19	Buffalo	47,900	0
10/10	W	13	at Philadelphia	65,258	0
10/17	W	24	at Green Bay	56,263	13
10/25	W	10	Baltimore	49,784	3
10/31	W	17	at NY Giants	62,829	10
11/7	L	9	San Francisco	49,784	13
11/14	W	3	Green Bay	54,505	0
11/21	W	23	at New Orleans	83,130	10
11/28	W	24	Atlanta	49,784	7
12/5	L	14	at San Diego	54,505	30
12/11	W	29	Detroit	49,784	10
12/19	W	27	at Chicago	55,049	10

 NFC Divisional Playoffs

 Metropolitan Stadium

12/25

L

12

Dallas

49,100

20

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1972

Head Coach Bud Grant

Preseason (3-2)

8/12	W	24	San Diego	47,900	13
8/18	L	10	at Buffalo	41,006	21
8/26	W	20	at Cleveland	70,583	17
9/4	W	26	Houston	47,900	14
9/10	L	19	at Miami	74,298	21

Regular Season (7-7)

Finish: Third in NFC Central

9/18	L	21	Washington	47,900	24
9/24	W	34	at Detroit	54,418	10
10/1	L	14	Miami	47,900	16
10/8	L	17	St. Louis	49,784	9
10/15	W	23	at Denver	51,656	20
10/23	L	10	at Chicago	55,701	13
10/29	W	27	at Green Bay	56,263	13
11/5	W	37	New Orleans	49,784	6
11/12	W	16	Detroit	49,784	14
11/19	W	45	at Los Angeles	77,982	41
11/26	L	10	at Pittsburgh	50,348	23
12/3	W	23	Chicago	49,784	10
12/10	L	7	Green Bay	49,784	23
12/16	L	17	at San Francisco	61,214	20

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1973

Head Coach Bud Grant

Preseason (5-0)

8/11	W	10	Pittsburgh	46,619	6
8/18	W	13	at Kansas City	72,676	10
8/25	W	34	at Oakland	57,515	10
8/31	W	20	Miami	46,619	17
9/8	W	24	at San Diego	42,007	16

Regular Season (12-2)

Finish: NFC Central Champions

9/16	W	24	Oakland	46,619	16
9/23	W	22	at Chicago	55,701	13
9/30	W	11	Green Bay	48,503	3
10/7	W	23	at Detroit	54,418	9
10/14	W	17	at San Francisco	59,359	13
10/21	W	28	Philadelphia	48,503	21
10/28	W	10	Los Angeles	48,503	9
11/4	W	26	Cleveland	48,503	3
11/11	W	28	Detroit	48,503	7
11/19	L	14	at Atlanta	50,850	20
11/25	W	31	Chicago	48,503	13
12/2	L	0	at Cincinnati	59,580	27
12/8	W	31	at Green Bay	52,267	7
12/16	W	31	at NY Giants(New Haven)	70,041	7

 NFC Divisional Playoffs

 Metropolitan Stadium

12/22

W

27

Washington

46,409

220

 NFC Championship Game

 Texas Stadium

12/30

W

27

Dallas

60,272

10

 Super Bowl VIII

Rice Stadium

1/13/74

L

7

Miami

68,142

24

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1974

Head Coach Bud Grant

Persian (3-2)

8/10	L	21	at Denver	23,822	27
8/19	L	9	at Miami	67,963	21
8/25	W	32	Buffalo	46,553	13
8/31	W	14	at St. Louis	42,544	10
9/7	W	42	San Diego	46,553	0

Regular Season (10-4)

Finish: NFC Central Champions

9/15	W	32	at Green Bay	56,312	17
9/22	W	7	at Detroit	49,703	6
9/29	W	11	Chicago	46,619	7
10/6	W	23	at Dallas	60,817	21
10/13	W	51	Houston	48,490	10
10/20	L	16	Detroit	48,501	20
10/27	L	14	New England	48,497	17
11/3	W	17	at Chicago	55,753	0
11/11	W	28	at St. Louis	51,392	24
11/17	L	7	Green Bay	48,480	19
11/24	L	17	at Los Angeles	90,266	20
12/1	W	29	New Orleans	48,456	9
12/7	W	23	Atlanta	48,480	10
12/14	W	35	at Kansas City	72,474	15

 NFC Divisional Playoffs

 Metropolitan Stadium

12/21

W

30

St. Louis

44,626

14

 NFC Championship Game

 Metropolitan Stadium

12/29

W

14

Los Angeles

47,404

10

 Super Bowl IX

 Tulane Stadium

1/12/75

L

6

Pittsburgh

80,997

16

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1975

Head Coach Bud Grant

Persian (2-3-1)

8/9	L	15	NY Jets at Phoenix	51,323	20
8/17	L	10	at New England	40,218	36
8/23	W	16	at Dallas	45,395	13
9/1	W	20	Miami	47,653	7
9/6	L	6	St. Louis	46,975	13
9/13	T	14	at San Diego	31,642	14

Regular Season (12-2)

Finish: NFC Central Champions

9/21	W	27	San Francisco	48,418	17
9/28	W	42	at Cleveland	65,419	10
10/5	W	28	Chicago	48,446	3
10/12	W	29	NY Jets	48,444	21
10/19	W	25	Detroit	48,446	19
10/27	W	13	at Chicago	56,302	9
11/2	W	28	at Green Bay	55,279	17
11/9	W	38	Atlanta	48,446	0
11/16	W	20	at New Orleans	60,214	7
11/23	W	28	San Diego	48,443	13
11/30	L	30	at Washington	54,311	31
12/7	W	24	Green Bay	48,446	3
12/14	L	10	at Detroit	78,990	17
12/20	W	35	at Buffalo	73,391	13

 NFC Divisional Playoffs

 Metropolitan Stadium

12/28

L

14

Dallas

46,425

17

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