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Years
of Operation: 1974 - 1976
Overall
Record: 9-9
First
Game: Oct 1, 1974 vs Pacific Lutheran JV's
First
Win: Sept 7, 1975 vs Snohomish Co. Ramblers
Final
Game: Oct 23, 1976 vs Seattle Titans
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League
Affiliation:
Independent (1974)
Northwest
International Football League (1975-76)
Team
Headquarters: Olympia, WA |
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Owner:
General
Manager:
Coaches:
Fran Luhtala (HC)
Home
Field(s): Ingersoll, Hoquiam, Shelton, Tumwater, Yelm, North Thurston HS |
Titles
Won:
None |
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Key Players:
QB Jerry Kelly, RB Steve Luhtala, RB Gary
Jones, WR Dave Greenwood, TE Tom Yotty, PK Ken Stevenson, Dave Lapp, Bob Martin
(former UW and Green Bay Packer), Steve Castro, Mark Snorteland
(Colorado State), Doug Makaiwi, Monroe Brown, Marion Berger, Gary
Baxter.
Jim Johnson and Alan Ketter set then NIFL records
with 3 INT's each against the Whatcom County Lakers.
The Vikings started the 1975 Northwest
International League season with a
promising 4 game win streak before closing out with 3 straight losses.
Dave Greenwood was the top receiver from his tight end position.
In 1976 the nomadic Vikings had no true "home"
stadium and finished 5-5 with a win over the
Seattle Titans in the regular season finale. The players voted to
forego the playoff game against the unbeaten Pierce County Bengals, a
team the Vikings had lost to three times in the past two years.
The Vikings folded after the season with a 9-8 record over 2 seasons in
the NWIFL. Jim Johnson and Alan Ketter each had 3 INT's in
the opening rout of the Lakers.
Key Players for 1976:
QB Steve Castro, RB Mark Snorteland (Colorado State), LB Doug Makaiwi,
PK Monroe Brown, QB Marlon Berger
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1974 Schedule/Results (0-1): |
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