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 | Kyle Rudolph (PBMVP) | |
| 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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