1977 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Rough Riders 1977 8–8 2nd, East Allan Waters Frank Clair George Brancato Lansdowne Park Lost Eastern Final File:CFL OTT Jersey 1976.png Rough Riders seasons 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.Ottawa Sun, August 15, 2012, Ian Busby's CFL Blitz Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts T 7–7 0–0–1 A June 18 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–27 0–1–1 C June 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–20 1–1–1 D July 7 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–28 1–2–1 Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 5 0 311 245 22Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 368 344 16Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 251 266 12Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 11 0 283 394 10 Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 17–27 0–1 2 Bye 3 2 July 27 at Toronto Argonauts L 1–17 0–2 4 3 Aug 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 41–11 1–2 5 4 Aug 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–27 1–3 6 5 Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–17 2–3 7 6 Aug 23 at Montreal Alouettes L 20–27 2–4 8 7 Aug 31 vs. BC Lions L 24–27 2–5 8 8 Sept 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–18 3–5 9 9 Sept 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 11–16 3–6 10 Bye 11 10 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 24–36 3–7 12 11 Oct 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 34–17 4–7 13 12 Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders W 27–17 5–7 14 13 Oct 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–26 6–7 15 14 Oct 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–28 6–8 16 15 Oct 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 14–4 7–8 17 16 Nov 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–24 8–8 http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records 2010-06-28 2009-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090313002822/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm dead Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–16 1–0 East Final Nov 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 18–21 1–1 Player stats Passing Player Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns InterceptionsTom Clements298 18261.0280416Condredge Hollowayhttps://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_holloway CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224752/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_holloway 2012-07-28 dead 10262 60.897255 Receiving Player Games Played Receptions Yards Average Long TouchdownsJeff Avery12 34 62518.4824Tony Gabrielhttps://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_gabriel CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224830/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_gabriel 2012-07-28 dead 16 65 136221.0758 Rushing Player Games Played Rushes Yards Avg. TouchdownsGreg Woods34184.51 Roster 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks  2 I Tom Clements  7 I Condredge Holloway Running backs 32 I Larry Cates DB  9 N Jim Foley 28 I Richard Holmes 30 N Mike Murphy Wide receivers 18 N Jeff Avery P 16 N Bill Hatanaka 24 N Ross Clarkson 71 N Gerry Organ K/P  1 N Len Platt Tight ends 77 N Tony Gabriel Offensive linemen 61 I Charlie Brandon G/T 60 I Jim Coode T 58 N Doug McGee G 56 I Frank Pomarico G 64 I Donn Smith C 67 N Jeff Turcotte T Defensive linemen 68 I Mike Fanucci DE 53 N Brian Hedges DT 57 I Kenny Moore DE 73 N Jim Piaskoski DE 66 N Claude Pilon DE/DT 79 I Mike Raines DT 69 I Mike Riley DT Linebackers 41 N Tim Berryman 76 N John Glassford 34 I Mike Widger Defensive backs 21 I Larry Brune 13 I Al Brenner 10 N Peter Crepin 14 I Jim Elder 27 I Mike Mitchell 31 I Wonder Monds 22 I Mike Nelms 23 N Pete Stenerson 17 N Wayne Tosh Special teams 14 N Gerald Kunyk P Italics indicate International player Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE) Tom Clements, All-Eastern QuarterbackCanadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements Tony Gabriel, Tight End, CFL All-Star Jeff Turcotte, Guard, CFL All-Star Mike Widger, Linebacker, CFL All-Star References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:1977 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1977 in sports in Ontario