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.
After Norm Van Brocklin stepped down at the end of the previous season, the Vikings hired Bud Grant, who was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL. Grant managed the team to a 3–8–3 record.