1977 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 1977 CFL season East Montreal Alouettes West Edmonton Eskimos 65th Grey Cup Montreal Alouettes 1976 1978 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 1977 CFL season is considered to be the 24th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 20th Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 1977 The 65th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Ice Bowl", was held in Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The game itself set an attendance record with 68,318, which in turn set a record for ticket revenue of $1,401,930. The Montreal Alouettes also set an CFL regular-season team attendance record with 69,093 attending the September 6 game against the Toronto Argonauts at Olympic Stadium. Regular season standings main WDL West Division y y p 2 EDM Edmonton Eskimos CQ BC BC Lions Q WIN Winnipeg Blue Bombers Q SAS Saskatchewan Roughriders CAL Calgary Stampeders 10 6 0 412 320 10 6 0 369 326 10 6 0 382 336 8 8 0 330 389 4 12 0 241 327 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete main WDL East Division y y p 2 MON Montreal Alouettes CQ OTT Ottawa Rough Riders Q TOR Toronto Argonauts Q HAM Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 5 0 311 245 8 8 0 368 344 6 10 0 251 266 5 11 0 283 394 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete Edmonton and Montreal have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs 65th Grey Cup The Montreal Alouettes are the 1977 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos, 41–6, in front of their home crowd of 68,318 at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. This Grey Cup was known as the "Ice Bowl" since the field was frozen in a sheet of ice. There was controversy with respect to the game due to the fact the Eskimos were wearing normal cleats, while the Alouettes were wearing staples on their cleats giving them a huge advantage on the icy field. The Alouettes' Sonny Wade (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Glen Weir (DT) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. The Alouettes' Don Sweet (K) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Playoff bracket November 12/13: Conference Semifinals November 19/20: Conference Finals November 27: 65th Grey Cup @ Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Quebec 1 East West E3 Toronto Argonauts 16 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 21 W3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32 W2 BC Lions 33 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 18 E1 Montreal Alouettes 21 W2 BC Lions 1 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 38 E1 Montreal Alouettes 41 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 6 CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1977 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jerry Tagge, BC Lions RB – Jimmy Edwards, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Jim Washington, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Tom Scott, Winnipeg Blue Bombers TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders WR – Tom Forzani, Calgary Stampeders WR – Leon Bright, BC Lions C – Al Wilson, BC Lions OG – Jeff Turcotte, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Ralph Galloway, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Mike Wilson, Toronto Argonauts OT – Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes 25em break Defence DT – Glen Weir, Montreal Alouettes DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Jim Corrigall, Toronto Argonauts DE – Ron Estay, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Mike Widger, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Chuck Zapiec, Montreal Alouettes DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes DB – Larry Highbaugh, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Paul Bennett, Toronto Argonauts DB – Pete Lavorato, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Randy Rhino, Montreal Alouettes end Special teams P – Ken Clark, Hamilton Tiger-Cats K – Dave Cutler, Edmonton Eskimos 1977 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Tom Clements, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Jimmy Edwards, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Richard Holmes, Toronto & Ottawa SB – Peter Dalla Riva, Montreal Alouettes TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders WR – Jeff Avery, Ottawa Rough Riders WR – Brock Aynsley, Montreal Alouettes C – Donn Smith, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Jeff Turcotte, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Larry Butler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Mike Wilson, Toronto Argonauts OT – Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes 25em break Defence DT – Glen Weir, Montreal Alouettes DT – Ecomet Burley, Toronto Argonauts DE – Jim Corrigall, Toronto Argonauts DE – Jim Piaskoski, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Ray Nettles, Toronto Argonauts LB – Mike Widger, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Chuck Zapiec, Montreal Alouettes DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes DB – Eric Harris, Toronto Argonauts DB – Paul Bennett, Toronto Argonauts DB – Tony Proudfoot, Montreal Alouettes DB – Randy Rhino, Montreal Alouettes end Special teams P – Ken Clark, Hamilton Tiger-Cats K – Don Sweet, Montreal Alouettes 1977 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jerry Tagge, BC Lions RB – Willie Burden, Calgary Stampeders RB – Jim Washington, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Tom Scott, Winnipeg Blue Bombers TE – Gord Paterson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Tom Forzani, Calgary Stampeders WR – Leon Bright, BC Lions C – Al Wilson, BC Lions OG – Buddy Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Ralph Galloway, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Layne McDowell, BC Lions OT – Charlie Turner, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – Frank Landy, BC Lions DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos DE – David Boone, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Ron Estay, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Roger Goree, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Glen Jackson, BC Lions DB – Paul Williams, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Larry Highbaugh, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Rocky Long, BC Lions DB – Pete Lavorato, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Joe Fourqurean, BC Lions S – Grady Cavness, BC Lions end Special teams P – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions K – Dave Cutler, Edmonton Eskimos 1977 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Jimmy Edwards (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Al Wilson (C), BC Lions CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Leon Bright (WR), BC Lions CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders CFL's Coach of the Year – Vic Rapp, BC Lions References CFL Category:Canadian Football League seasons