1977 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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]

1977 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachGeorge Brancato
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Final
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Preseason

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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

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Standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 16 11 5 0 311 245 22
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 368 344 16
Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 251 266 12
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 11 0 283 394 10

Schedule

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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

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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

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Passing

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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

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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

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

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ Ottawa Sun, August 15, 2012, Ian Busby's CFL Blitz
  2. ^ a b "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