Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships.
Bud Grant [3] 16–6: Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana: January 18, 1976 X: Chuck Noll (2) Pittsburgh Steelers: Dallas Cowboys: Tom Landry [2] 21–17 Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida: January 9, 1977 XI: John Madden: Oakland Raiders: Minnesota Vikings: Bud Grant [4] 32–14 Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California: January 15, 1978 ...
Nine more divisional titles followed in the next 11 seasons, including NFC Championships in 1973, 1974 and 1976, making Grant the first head coach to lead a team to four Super Bowls, although he won none of them. Grant retired as head coach after the 1983 season, and was replaced by receivers coach Les Steckel in January 1984. [21]
Super Bowl appearances: 2. Super Bowls: LIV, LV. Team: ... (6613818a)Fran Tarkenton, Bud Grant Bud Grant, left, Minnesota Vikings head coach, and quarterback Fran Tarkenton are a happy pair after ...
The Jets' most recent championship appearance was their victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III. Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl (shown in bold below). Two of them (Jacksonville and Houston) joined the NFL relatively recently, and there are an additional eight teams whose Super Bowl appearance droughts began prior to 2002 ...
Head Coach Bud Grant (1967–1983 and 1985) The Vikings were upset by the Chiefs 23–7 in Super Bowl IV. As a new franchise, the Vikings had the first overall selection in the 1961 NFL draft, and they picked running back Tommy Mason of Tulane. They also took a young quarterback from the University of Georgia named Fran Tarkenton in the third ...
The Vikings' loss in Super Bowl XI meant the franchise finished with a 0–4 Super Bowl record under head coach Bud Grant, even though in the same eight-season span their regular season record was 87–24–1, which was the best in the NFL.
With his high-powered "no-huddle" offense, Levy's Bills went on to make four consecutive Super Bowl appearances from 1990 to 1993, the most in league history. [20] Each game ended in defeat, however, tying Levy with Bud Grant and Dan Reeves for the most Super Bowl appearances without a victory. Nonetheless, he is credited with changing the ...