Seasons
See also: History of the Minnesota Vikings| NFL champions (1920–1969)† |
Super Bowl champions (1967–present)‡ |
Conference champions (1967–present)° |
Division champions (1967–present)* |
Wild card berth (1970–present)§ |
| NFL season |
Team season |
League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Post-season results | Awards | Ref | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | — | 7th | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | — | 6th | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | |
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | — | T-4th | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | Paul Flatley (ROY) | |
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | — | T-2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | Fran Tarkenton (PBMVP) | |
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | — | 5th | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | — | T-6th | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | |
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Central | 4th | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Central* | 1st* | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 24–14 | — | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL† | Western° | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 23–20 Won NFL Championship (1) (Browns) 27–7† Lost Super Bowl IV (Chiefs) 23–7 |
Bud Grant (COY) | |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 17–14 | — | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 20–12 | Carl Eller (GSH) Alan Page (MVP, DPY, UPINFC) |
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| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC° | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 27–20 Won Conference Championship (Cowboys) 27–10 Lost Super Bowl VIII (Dolphins) 24–7 |
Chuck Foreman (OROY) Alan Page (GSH) |
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| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC° | Central* | 1st* | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 30–14 Won Conference Championship (Rams) 14–10 Lost Super Bowl IX (Steelers) 16–6 |
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| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 17–14 | Fran Tarkenton (MVP, BBA, UPINFC, OPY) | |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC° | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 2 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 35–20 Won Conference Championship (Rams) 24–13 Lost Super Bowl XI (Raiders) 32–14 |
Chuck Foreman (UPINFC) Sammy White (ROY, OROY) |
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| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 9 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 14–7 Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) 23–6 |
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| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 8 | 7 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 34–10 | Ahmad Rashad (PBMVP) | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) 31–16 | — | |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | — | 4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | Won First Round (Falcons) 30–24 Lost Second Round (Redskins) 21–7 |
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| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | Tommy Kramer (CPY) | |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 8 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 44–10 Won Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 36–24 Lost Conference Championship (Redskins) 17–10 |
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| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 28–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 34–9 |
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| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 41–13 | Keith Millard (DPY, UPINFC) | |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 24–7 | Chris Doleman (UPINFC) Dennis Green (COY) |
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| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 17–10 | — | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bears) 35–18 | — | |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 40–15 | — | |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 23–22 Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 38–22 |
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| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 41–21 Lost Conference Championship (Falcons) 30–27 (OT) |
Randall Cunningham (BBA) Dennis Green (COY) Randy Moss (OROY) |
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| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 27–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 49–37 |
Cris Carter (MOY) Randy Moss (PBMVP) |
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| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 34–16 Lost Conference Championship (Giants) 41–0 |
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| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd§ | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 31–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) 27–14 |
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| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | Adrian Peterson (OROY, PBMVP) | |
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 26–14 | — | |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 34–3 Lost Conference Championship (Saints) 31–28 (OT) |
Percy Harvin (OROY) | |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | Madieu Williams (MOY) | |
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd§ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 24–10 | TBD | |
| Total | 426 | 355 | 9 | Regular season record through 2012 | |||||||
| 19 | 27 | — | Playoff record through 2012 | ||||||||
| 445 | 382 | 9 | Regular season and playoffs | ||||||||
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Famous quotes containing the word seasons:
“Let there be seasons so that our tongues will be rich in asparagus and limes.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“I will venture to affirm, that the three seasons wherein our corn has miscarried did no more contribute to our present misery, than one spoonful of water thrown upon a rat already drowned would contribute to his death; and that the present plentiful harvest, although it should be followed by a dozen ensuing, would no more restore us, than it would the rat aforesaid to put him near the fire, which might indeed warm his fur-coat, but never bring him back to life.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“I say this because there is an uneasiness in things just now. Waiting for something to be over before you are forced to notice it. The pollarded trees scarcely bucking the wind and yet it’s keen, it make you fall over. Clabbered sky. Seasons that pass with a rush.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)