1978 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Ottawa Rough Riders 1978 12–4 1st, East Allan Waters Frank Clair George Brancato Lansdowne Park Lost Eastern Final File:CFL OTT Jersey 1976.png Rough Riders seasons The 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 12–4 record. In 1978, Tony Gabriel was named the Outstanding Player in the CFL. He was the first Canadian to win that honour since Russ Jackson in 1969. No other Canadian has won the award since Gabriel. By 1978, Condredge Holloway's interception totals had dropped from 9, 6 and 5 in his first three years to just 2 on 214 attempts in 1978.https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_holloway HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Condredge 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 Holloway's share of Ottawa's passing yards was between 25.7 – 32.8 percent over the first three years. In 1978, it soared to 49.7 percent. Holloway's higher profile and obvious improvement would be factors in Clements' May, 1979 trade to Saskatchewan.https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_holloway HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Condredge 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 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–16 1–0 B June 21 vs. BC Lions L 20–21 1–1 C June 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 4–25 1–2 D July 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–28 1–3 Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 16 12 4 0 395 261 22 Montreal Alouettes 16 8 7 1 331 295 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 225 403 11 Toronto Argonauts 16 4 12 0 234 389 8 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 July 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–10 1–0 2 July 26 at Toronto Argonauts L 16–20 1–1 3 Aug 1 at Edmonton Eskimos W 24–23 2–1 4 Aug 8 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 37–18 3–1 5 Aug 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–6 4–1 6 Aug 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–8 5–1 7 Aug 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 27–16 6–1 8 Sept 5 at Montreal Alouettes W 23–18 7–1 8 Sept 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29–31 7–2 9 Bye 10 Sept 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 53–18 8–2 11 Sept 30 at Toronto Argonauts W 24–3 9–2 12 Oct 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 5–25 9–3 13 Oct 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 13–10 10–3 14 Oct 21 at BC Lions L 17–20 10–4 15 Oct 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–9 11–4 16 Nov 4 at Montreal Alouettes W 34–9 12–4 http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm Ottawa RedBlacks historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics 2010-06-29 2009-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090313002822/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/ottaware.htm dead Postseason Round Date Opponent Result Record East Final Nov 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 16–21 0–1 Player stats Passing Player Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns Interceptions Tom Clements239 15263.619901712Condredge Hollowayhttps://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_holloway HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Condredge 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 214132 61.71970122 Receiving Player Games Played Receptions Yards Average Long Touchdowns Jeff Avery16 50 76715.3683Tony Gabrielhttps://www.cfl.ca/page/his_legends_gabriel HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Tony 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 67 107016.08011Art Green16 4058014.5476 Rushing Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns Long Art Green582384.1364 Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tony Gabriel (TE) CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE) CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Coode (OT) Roster 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks  2 I Tom Clements  7 I Condredge Holloway Running backs 20 N Art Green 28 I Richard Holmes 30 N Mike Murphy Wide receivers 18 N Jeff Avery P 24 N Ross Clarkson 23 N Pete Stenerson DB Tight ends 74 N Dan Fournier 77 N Tony Gabriel Offensive linemen 61 I Charlie Brandon G 60 I Jim Coode T 51 N Ray Honey T 58 N Doug McGee G 65 I Mark Perrelli T 56 I Frank Pomarico G 64 I Donn Smith C 67 N Jeff Turcotte T Defensive linemen 75 I John Anderson DT 68 I Mike Fanucci DE 53 N Brian Hedges DT 73 N Jim Piaskoski DE 79 I Mike Raines DT 69 I Mike Riley DT Linebackers 41 N Tim Berryman 42 I Brad Carr 78 I Ron Foxx 76 N John Glassford 34 I Mike Widger Defensive backs 21 I Larry Brune 10 N Peter Crepin 19 I Kenny Downing 22 I Mike Nelms 17 N Wayne Tosh Special teams  5 N J. T. Hay K 14 N Gerald Kunyk P Italics indicate International player References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons Category:1978 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1978 in sports in Ontario