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:
“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)
“The seasons change their manners, as the year
Had found some months asleep and leapt them over.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)