Super Bowl XI
January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl: Oakland beat the Vikings 32-14, making Minnesota the first team to lose four Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XI was played on January 9, 1977, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to decide the champion of the 1976 season. The Oakland Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 for their first Super Bowl title. It is still the earliest calendar date on which a Super Bowl has been played.
Quick Facts
- Visitor
- Oakland Raiders
- Home
- Minnesota Vikings
- Visitor coach
- John Madden
- Visitor record
- 13–1
- Visitor place
- 1
- Home coach
- Bud Grant
- Home record
- 11–2–1
- Visitor total
- 32
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Background
The Vikings reached the game after an 11-2-1 season and playoff wins over Washington and the Los Angeles Rams; Oakland had gone 13-1. Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff caught four passes for 79 yards, setting up three touchdowns, and was named MVP. The defeat made Minnesota the first team to lose four Super Bowls, a record that stood until the Denver Broncos lost their fifth in Super Bowl XLVIII. It remains the Vikings' most recent Super Bowl appearance.
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