1977 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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
	← 1976; Other seasons; 1978 →;

The 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second 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

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 14	vs. Toronto Argonauts	7–7	Tie	0–0–1
A	June 18	at Edmonton Eskimos	27–24	Loss	0–1–1
C	June 28	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	36–20	Win	1–1–1
D	July 7	at Toronto Argonauts	28–6	Loss	1–2–1

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	16	11	5	311	245	22
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	8	8	368	344	16
Toronto Argonauts	16	6	10	251	266	12
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	5	11	283	394	10

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	27–17	Loss	0–1
2	Bye
3	July 27	at Toronto Argonauts	17–1	Loss	0–2
4	Aug 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–11	Win	1–2
5	Aug 9	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–17	Loss	1–3
6	Aug 16	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–17	Win	2–3
7	Aug 23	at Montreal Alouettes	27–20	Loss	2–4
8	Aug 31	vs. BC Lions	27–24	Loss	2–5
8	Sept 5	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	33–18	Win	3–5
9	Sept 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	16–11	Loss	3–6
10	Bye
11	Sept 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–24	Loss	3–7
12	Oct 1	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–17	Win	4–7
13	Oct 8	at Calgary Stampeders	27–17	Win	5–7
14	Oct 15	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	36–26	Win	6–7
15	Oct 22	at Montreal Alouettes	28–16	Loss	6–8
16	Oct 30	vs. Toronto Argonauts	14–4	Win	7–8
17	Nov 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	25–24	Win	8–8

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	21–16	Win	9–8
East Final	Nov 19	at Montreal Alouettes	21–18	Loss	9–9

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Player stats

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Percentage	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Tom Clements	298	182	61.0	2804	16
Condredge Holloway^[3]	102	62	60.8	972	5	5

Receiving

Player	Games Played	Receptions	Yards	Average	Long	Touchdowns
Jeff Avery	12	34	625	18.4	82	4
Tony Gabriel^[4]	16	65	1362	21.0	75	8

Rushing

Player	Games Played	Rushes	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns
Greg Woods	3	4	18	4.5	1

Awards and honours

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE)
Tom Clements, All-Eastern Quarterback^[5]
Tony Gabriel, Tight End, CFL All-Star
Jeff Turcotte, Guard, CFL All-Star
Mike Widger, Linebacker, CFL All-Star

References

^ Ottawa Sun, August 15, 2012, Ian Busby's CFL Blitz
^ ^a ^b "Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements

[1] Ottawa Sun, August 15, 2012, Ian Busby's CFL Blitz

[michigan-football-2] "Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

[3] "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[4] "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[5] Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements

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