Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1961 Minnesota Vikings season was the first year of season play for the expansion franchise and the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of three wins and eleven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The team's first ever regular season game was a victory against the Chicago Bears, 37–13. In that game, rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss 4 touchdown passes and ran for another.The Vikings' defense surrendered 5.41 rushing yards-per-attempt in 1961, the fifth-most of all time.. }
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- 1961_Minnesota_Vikings_season abstract "The 1961 Minnesota Vikings season was the first year of season play for the expansion franchise and the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of three wins and eleven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The team's first ever regular season game was a victory against the Chicago Bears, 37–13. In that game, rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss 4 touchdown passes and ran for another.The Vikings' defense surrendered 5.41 rushing yards-per-attempt in 1961, the fifth-most of all time.".