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Seasons
[edit]| NFL champions (1920–1969)† |
Super Bowl champions (1966–present)‡ |
Conference champions (1967–present)° |
Division champions (1967–present)* |
Wild card berth (1970–present)§ |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach(es) | |||
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| Finish | Won | Lost | Tied | |||||||
| 1961 | NFL | Western | 7th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Norm Van Brocklin | |||
| 1962 | NFL | Western | 6th | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 1963 | NFL | Western | T-4th | 5 | 8 | 1 | Paul Flatley (ROY)[2] | |||
| 1964 | NFL | Western | T-2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Fran Tarkenton (PBMVP)[3][4] | |||
| 1965 | NFL | Western | 5th | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | NFL | Western | T-6th | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1967 | NFL | Western | Central | 4th | 3 | 8 | 3 | Bud Grant | ||
| 1968 | NFL | Western | Central* | 1st* | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoffs (at Colts) 14–24 | ||
| 1969 | NFL† | Western° | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Conference Playoffs (Rams) 23–20 Won NFL Championship (Browns) 27–7† Lost Super Bowl IV (vs. Chiefs) 7–23 |
Bud Grant (COY)[5] | |
| 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 14–17 | ||
| 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 12–20 | Carl Eller (GH)[6] Alan Page (MVP, DPY, UPINFC)[7][8] | |
| 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL | NFC° | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 27–20 Won Conference Championship (at Cowboys) 27–10 Lost Super Bowl VIII (vs. Dolphins) 7–24 |
Chuck Foreman (OROY)[9] Alan Page (GH)[10] | |
| 1974 | NFL | NFC° | Central* | 1st* | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 30–14 Won Conference Championship (Rams) 14–10 Lost Super Bowl IX (vs. Steelers) 6–16 |
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| 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs[a] (Cowboys) 14–17 | Fran Tarkenton (MVP, BBA, UPINFC, OPY)[7] | |
| 1976 | NFL | NFC° | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 2 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 35–20 Won Conference Championship (Rams) 24–13 Lost Super Bowl XI (vs. Raiders) 14–32 |
Chuck Foreman (UPINFC)[11] Sammy White (ROY, OROY)[9] | |
| 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 9 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 14–7 Lost Conference Championship (at Cowboys) 6–23 |
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| 1978[b] | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 8 | 7 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 10–34 | Ahmad Rashad (PBMVP)[3] | |
| 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 16–31 | ||
| 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1982[c] | NFL | NFC | 4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | Won First round (Falcons) 30–24 Lost Second round (at Redskins) 7–21 |
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| 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Les Steckel | ||
| 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Bud Grant | ||
| 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Tommy Kramer (CPY)[12] | Jerry Burns | |
| 1987[d] | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 8 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 44–10 Won Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 36–24 Lost Conference Championship (at Redskins) 10–17 |
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| 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 28–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 9–34 |
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| 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 13–41 | Keith Millard (DPY, UPINFC)[7] | |
| 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 7–24 | Chris Doleman (UPINFC)[7] Dennis Green (COY)[13] |
Dennis Green |
| 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 10–17 | ||
| 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bears) 18–35 | ||
| 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 15–40 | ||
| 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 23–22 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 22–38 |
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| 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 41–21 Lost Conference Championship (Falcons) 27–30 (OT) |
Randall Cunningham (BBA)[14] Dennis Green (COY)[13] Randy Moss (OROY)[9] | |
| 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd§ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 27–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 37–49 |
Cris Carter (MOY)[13] Randy Moss (PBMVP)[3] | |
| 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central* | 1st* | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 34–16 Lost Conference Championship (at Giants) 0–41 |
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| 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Dennis Green (5–10) Mike Tice (0–1) | ||
| 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Mike Tice | ||
| 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd§ | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 31–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Eagles) 14–27 |
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| 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Brad Childress | ||
| 2007 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Adrian Peterson (OROY,[9] PBMVP)[3] | ||
| 2008 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 14–26 | Adrian Peterson (BBA) | |
| 2009 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 34–3 Lost Conference Championship (at Saints) 28–31 (OT) |
Percy Harvin (OROY) | |
| 2010 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Madieu Williams (MOY) | Brad Childress (3–7) Leslie Frazier (3–3) | |
| 2011 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Leslie Frazier | ||
| 2012 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd§ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 10–24 | Kyle Rudolph (PBMVP) Adrian Peterson (BBA, MVP, OPY) | |
| 2013 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Mike Zimmer | ||
| 2015 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 9–10 | ||
| 2016 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 29–24 Lost Conference Championship (at Eagles) 7–38 |
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| 2018 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd§ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 26–20 (OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 10–27 |
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| 2020 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 24–31 | Justin Jefferson (OPY) | Kevin O'Connell |
| 2023 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 12 | 0 | Alfred Grant | ||
| 2025 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2027 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 28-21 | ||
| 2028 | NFL | NFC | North* | 1st* | 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) 44-38 | ||
| 2029 | NFL | NFC | North | 1st* | 13 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 42-28 Lost Conference Championship (at Cowboys) 34-31 |
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| 2030 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd§ | 10 | 7 | 0 | Won Wildcard Playoffs at (Falcons) 44-27 Lost Divisional Playoffs at (Eagles) 44-13 |
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| 2031 | NFL | NFC | North | |||||||
| 2032 | NFL | NFC | North | |||||||
| 2033 | NFL | NFC | North | |||||||
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