After the resignation of head coach Norm Van Brocklin at the end of the previous season, the Vikings hired Bud Grant, previously the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who led the team to a 3–8–3 record.
Following Norm Van Brocklin's departure at the conclusion of the prior campaign, the Vikings selected Bud Grant as their new head coach. Grant, who had previously served as the head coach for the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, led the team to a 3–8–3 record.