1963 Minnesota Vikings season

1963 Minnesota Vikings season
General managerBert Rose
Head coachNorm Van Brocklin
Home stadiumMetropolitan Stadium
Results
Record5–8–1
Division place4th (tied) NFL Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsRB Tommy Mason (1st team)
LB Rip Hawkins (2nd team)
Pro BowlersRB Tommy Mason
T Grady Alderman
LB Rip Hawkins
Uniform

The 1963 season was the Minnesota Vikings' third in the National Football League (NFL). Under head coach Norm Van Brocklin, the team finished with a 5–8–1 record. Five wins in a season represented the most in the franchise's three-year history. 22-year-old Paul Flatley of Northwestern University was named the NFL's Rookie of the Year, a first for the fledgling franchise.