1977 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1977 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach George Brancato
Home field Lansdowne Park
Results
Record 8–8
Division place 2nd, East
Playoff finish Lost Eastern Final
Uniform

The 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record. Richard Holmes became the first player in CFL history to rush for 1,000 yards with two different teams. He rushed for 1016 yards while playing for the Argonauts and the Ottawa Rough Riders.[1]

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
AJune 14vs. Toronto Argonauts7–7Tie0–0–1
AJune 18at Edmonton Eskimos27–24Loss0–1–1
CJune 28vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats36–20Win1–1–1
DJuly 7at Toronto Argonauts28–6Loss1–2–1

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes16115031124522
Ottawa Rough Riders1688036834416
Toronto Argonauts16610025126612
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16511028339410

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1July 13vs. Montreal Alouettes27–17Loss0–1
2Bye
3July 27at Toronto Argonauts17–1Loss0–2
4Aug 3vs. Toronto Argonauts41–11Win1–2
5Aug 9at Saskatchewan Roughriders27–17Loss1–3
6Aug 16vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats31–17Win2–3
7Aug 23at Montreal Alouettes27–20Loss2–4
8Aug 31vs. BC Lions27–24Loss2–5
8Sept 5at Hamilton Tiger-Cats33–18Win3–5
9Sept 11vs. Montreal Alouettes16–11Loss3–6
10Bye
11Sept 24at Winnipeg Blue Bombers36–24Loss3–7
12Oct 1vs. Edmonton Eskimos34–17Win4–7
13Oct 8at Calgary Stampeders27–17Win5–7
14Oct 15vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats36–26Win6–7
15Oct 22at Montreal Alouettes28–16Loss6–8
16Oct 30vs. Toronto Argonauts14–4Win7–8
17Nov 6at Hamilton Tiger-Cats25–24Win8–8

[2]

Postseason

RoundDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
East Semi-FinalNov 13vs. Toronto Argonauts21–16Win9–8
East FinalNov 19at Montreal Alouettes21–18Loss9–9

[2]

Player stats

Passing

PlayerAttemptsCompletionsPercentageYardsTouchdownsInterceptions
Tom Clements29818261.0280416
Condredge Holloway[3]1026260.897255

Receiving

PlayerGames PlayedReceptionsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Jeff Avery123462518.4824
Tony Gabriel[4]1665136221.0758

Rushing

PlayerGames PlayedRushesYardsAvg.Touchdowns
Greg Woods34184.51

Awards and honours

References

  1. ↑ Ottawa Sun, August 15, 2012, Ian Busby's CFL Blitz
  2. 1 2 Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records
  3. ↑ CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League
  4. ↑ CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League
  5. ↑ Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements
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