Minnesota Vikings year by year

66 seasons since 1961 · 550-446-11 all time

How have the Vikings ranked, year by year?

The Minnesota Vikings have played 65 seasons since 1961: 546-446-11 in the regular season. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league 3 times: 2017, 1971 and 1970. Their offense scored the most in 1998. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2017's (1st in points allowed), the best offense 2022's (8th in points scored). In 2026 they are 4-0, 18th in points scored and 1st in points allowed after 4 games.

Minnesota Vikings by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L-T	Offense	Defense	Yds/G	Yds allowed/G	Coach	Postseason
2026	4-0	21.518th	12.81st	262.831st	289.35th	Kevin O'Connell	—
2025	9-8	20.226th	19.67th	—	—	Kevin O'Connell	—
2024	14-3	25.49th	19.55th	—	—	Kevin O'Connell	Lost in the wild card round
2023	7-10	20.222nd	21.313th	—	—	Kevin O'Connell	—
2022	13-4	24.98th	25.128th	—	—	Kevin O'Connell	Lost in the wild card round
2021	8-9	25.014th	25.124th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	—
2020	7-9	26.911th	29.729th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	—
2019	10-6	25.48th	18.95th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	Lost in the divisional round
2018	8-7-1	22.519th	21.39th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	—
2017	13-3	23.910th	15.81st	—	—	Mike Zimmer	Lost the conference championship
2016	8-8	20.423rd	19.26th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	—
2015	11-5	22.816th	18.95th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	Lost in the wild card round
2014	7-9	20.320th	21.411th	—	—	Mike Zimmer	—
2013	5-10-1	24.414th	30.032nd	—	—	Leslie Frazier	—
2012	10-6	23.714th	21.814th	—	—	Leslie Frazier	Lost in the wild card round
2011	3-13	21.319th	28.131st	—	—	Leslie Frazier	—
2010	6-10	17.629th	21.818th	—	—	Brad Childress, Leslie Frazier	—
2009	12-4	29.42nd	19.510th	—	—	Brad Childress	Lost the conference championship
2008	10-6	23.712th	20.813th	—	—	Brad Childress	Lost in the wild card round
2007	8-8	22.815th	19.412th	—	—	Brad Childress	—
2006	6-10	17.626th	20.414th	—	—	Brad Childress	—
2005	9-7	19.119th	21.519th	—	—	Mike Tice	—
2004	8-8	25.36th	24.726th	—	—	Mike Tice	Lost in the divisional round
2003	9-7	26.06th	22.123rd	—	—	Mike Tice	—
2002	6-10	24.48th	27.630th	—	—	Mike Tice	—
2001	5-11	18.124th	24.426th	—	—	Dennis Green, Mike Tice	—
2000	11-5	24.85th	23.224th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost the conference championship
1999	10-6	24.95th	20.918th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost in the divisional round
1998	15-1	34.81st	18.56th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost the conference championship
1997	9-7	22.111th	22.419th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost in the divisional round
1996	9-7	18.623rd	19.715th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost in the wild card round
1995	8-8	25.84th	24.127th	—	—	Dennis Green	—
1994	10-6	22.37th	19.613th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost in the wild card round
1993	9-7	17.320th	18.112th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost in the wild card round
1992	11-5	23.44th	15.67th	—	—	Dennis Green	Lost in the wild card round
1991	8-8	18.813th	19.116th	—	—	Jerry Burns	—
1990	6-10	21.99th	20.416th	—	—	Jerry Burns	—
1989	10-6	21.911th	17.26th	—	—	Jerry Burns	Lost in the divisional round
1988	11-5	25.44th	14.62nd	—	—	Jerry Burns	Lost in the divisional round
1987	8-7	22.413th	22.316th	—	—	Jerry Burns	Lost the conference championship
1986	9-7	24.94th	17.15th	—	—	Jerry Burns	—
1985	7-9	21.614th	22.417th	—	—	Bud Grant	—
1984	3-13	17.324th	30.328th	—	—	Les Steckel	—
1983	8-8	19.818th	21.817th	—	—	Bud Grant	—
1982	5-4	20.813th	22.020th	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1981	7-9	20.313th	23.121st	—	—	Bud Grant	—
1980	9-7	19.815th	19.311th	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1979	7-9	16.224th	21.117th	—	—	Bud Grant	—
1978	8-7-1	18.412th	19.120th	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1977	9-5	16.516th	16.213th	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost the conference championship
1976	11-2-1	21.89th	12.62nd	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost Super Bowl XI
1975	12-2	26.93rd	12.93rd	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1974	10-4	22.15th	13.93rd	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost Super Bowl IX
1973	12-2	21.19th	12.02nd	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost Super Bowl VIII
1972	7-7	21.512th	18.011th	—	—	Bud Grant	—
1971	11-3	17.518th	9.91st	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1970	12-2	23.93rd	10.21st	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1969	12-2	27.1	9.5	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost Super Bowl IV
1968	8-6	20.1	17.3	—	—	Bud Grant	Lost in the divisional round
1967	3-8-3	16.6	21.0	—	—	Bud Grant	—
1966	4-9-1	20.9	21.7	—	—	Norm Van Brocklin	—
1965	7-7	27.4	28.8	—	—	Norm Van Brocklin	—
1964	8-5-1	25.4	21.1	—	—	Norm Van Brocklin	—
1963	5-8-1	22.1	27.9	—	—	Norm Van Brocklin	—
1962	2-11-1	18.1	29.3	—	—	Norm Van Brocklin	—
1961	3-11	20.4	29.1	—	—	Norm Van Brocklin	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1970, the first season after the merger; yards (passing net of sacks, plus rushing) in 1999.

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